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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between roger whitmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riley Beaudin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riley Beaudin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, roger whitmore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Riley Beaudin!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnem�ki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
whitmore moves into the clinch.
Beaudin is stalling here.
Beaudin scores with a shot to the side of whitmore's head.
whitmore has hold of one of Beaudin's legs. Beaudin is fighting the takedown attempt but whitmore gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Beaudin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with whitmore. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Beaudin looking for a sweep. Not yet Beaudin, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beaudin throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Beaudin keeping full guard, as whitmore tries to pass.
whitmore won't allow Beaudin to get back to his feet.
Beaudin 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.
whitmore scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
whitmore stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Beaudin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Beaudin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst whitmore is controlling him.
whitmore controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
whitmore missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
whitmore trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Beaudin manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
whitmore is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Beaudin trying to control the position from guard on top but whitmore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beaudin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now whitmore is on top in guard.
Beaudin wants to stand up but whitmore is controlling him.
whitmore working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
whitmore trying to control the position from guard on top but Beaudin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
whitmore prevents Beaudin from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
whitmore pushing down on Beaudin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Beaudin tries to get to full guard but whitmore has control of the leg.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Beaudin pushes whitmore off but whitmore dives into side control.
whitmore working the ground and pound.
whitmore trying to control the action but Beaudin is working from the bottom.
Beaudin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Beaudin looks gassed!
whitmore is trying to get an arm triangle but Beaudin is defending well.
Beaudin wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beaudin is trying to improve his position.
whitmore has an Americana. Beaudin didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! whitmore is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if whitmore hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). roger whitmore!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauri Saarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Muchacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Muchacho acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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219 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauri Saarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Muchacho!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnem�ki, Marco Blurstr�m and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saarinen gets the takedown into side control.
Muchacho manages to work his way to half guard, despite Saarinen's best efforts.
Muchacho wants to improve his position but Saarinen is controlling well.
Muchacho blocking the ground and pound attempt from Saarinen.
Muchacho slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Muchacho is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Muchacho isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Saarinen stacks Muchacho on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Saarinen!
Muchacho is looking to regain half guard here but Saarinen keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Muchacho keeps working.
Muchacho taking punishment in the form of punches.
Saarinen decides to stand up, so the ref orders Muchacho to his feet.
Saarinen shoots in for a double leg but Muchacho sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Saarinen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muchacho is looking for a triangle but Saarinen pushes his legs off easily.
Muchacho working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Saarinen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Muchacho is tightening it up a little... Saarinen has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Saarinen reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Saarinen taps out! nice BJJ there by Muchacho!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ivan Muchacho!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Lecouc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alguem Bom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lecouc kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rammstein - Zerst�ren. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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196 lbs
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190 lbs
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Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Lecouc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alguem Bom!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurstr�m, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bom throws a right hand that Lecouc ducks under and follows up with a left that Lecouc also avoids with ease.
Bom misses with a series of wild punches.
Bom tries a head kick but it misses.
Bom throws a sloppy head kick and Lecouc moves out of range easily.
Bom is looking to clinch.
Bom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bom misses with a head kick.
Lecouc looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bom looks like he's trying to stand up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lecouc connects with a nice short shot to Bom's temple.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lecouc connects with a nice short shot to Bom's temple.
Bom looks gassed!
Lecouc looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bom with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bom is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecouc landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bom is still in real trouble! Can Lecouc finish him?
Bom has hold of Lecouc's hands but Lecouc slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lecouc lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Bom! More strikes land and this one is all over! Lecouc jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Lecouc!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joakim Nystroem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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272 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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254 lbs
5 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Joakim Nystroem!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnem�ki, Roosa J�rvil�inen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones scoring well with a low kick there.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones throws a leg kick which misses Nystroem's front leg but catches the back leg as Nystroem tries to avoid it.
Jones fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nystroem.
Nystroem looks gassed!
Jones throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Nystroem stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Jones follows into mount!
It looks like Joakim Nystroem has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Nystroem has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Jones working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Nystroem is trying to escape the mount.
Jones quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Jones but it's paid off an Nystroem is forced to tap! Nice work by Jones.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chris Jones!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Hearns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claus Von Stauffenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hearns comes to the cage accompanied by Darude - Sandstorm. Von Stauffenberg comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wagner, The ride of the Valkyries kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thomas Hearns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Claus Von Stauffenberg!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurstr�m, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Stauffenberg misses with a hook.
Von Stauffenberg cracks Hearns with an open hand slap.
Hearns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hearns tries a low kick but Von Stauffenberg avoids it.
Hearns scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Claus Von Stauffenberg has been cut.
Hearns slips under a jab from Von Stauffenberg.
Von Stauffenberg waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Hearns.
Von Stauffenberg looks to land a combination but Hearns avoids it well.
Von Stauffenberg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hearns uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Von Stauffenberg.
Von Stauffenberg looks to land a combination but Hearns avoids it well.
Von Stauffenberg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hearns.
Hearns moves out of range as Von Stauffenberg strikes.
Von Stauffenberg lands with an overhand left.
A punch combination from Von Stauffenberg misses.
Von Stauffenberg works Hearns's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hearns moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Von Stauffenberg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hearns ducks under a wild hook from Von Stauffenberg.
Nice defenses there by Von Stauffenberg.
Hearns is looking to score with low kicks.
Von Stauffenberg throws the left hand but Hearns avoids the punch easily.
Von Stauffenberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hearns moves away.
Hearns throws a one two combo.
Hearns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Von Stauffenberg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Von Stauffenberg throws a lazy right hand but Hearns sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Claus Von Stauffenberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hearns missing with a left hand there. Von Stauffenberg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hearns misses with a two punch combination.
Von Stauffenberg looks to land a combination. Hearns sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hearns ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
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!
Hearns lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hearns throws a hook but Von Stauffenberg blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Stauffenberg throws a body punch but Hearns moves out of range.
No joy there for Hearns, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Von Stauffenberg throws a jab when Hearns was well out of range.
Von Stauffenberg lands with an uppercut that bounces Hearns off the cage and back into rage.
Hearns uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Von Stauffenberg.
Hearns moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Von Stauffenberg throws an overhand right that lands on Hearns's shoulder, as Hearns tries to avoid the shot.
Hearns slips under a jab.
Von Stauffenberg throws an overhand right that lands on Hearns's shoulder, as Hearns tries to avoid the shot.
Hearns keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Von Stauffenberg.
Hearns slips under a jab.
Hearns drops Von Stauffenberg with a left right combo! Hearns follows him down to the ground into side control.
Von Stauffenberg is rocked!
Von Stauffenberg looks gassed!
Hearns decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Von Stauffenberg takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Stauffenberg fails to land with a series of punches.
Von Stauffenberg throws out a loose jab but Hearns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Von Stauffenberg dodges the punch combination from Hearns.
Hearns darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That has opened up Claus Von Stauffenberg's cut even more.
Von Stauffenberg on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Von Stauffenberg swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hearns counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Von Stauffenberg is still on wobbly legs! Can Hearns finish him?
The cut above Claus Von Stauffenberg's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hearns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Von Stauffenberg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Von Stauffenberg seems to have recovered his senses.
Hearns rushes Von Stauffenberg with punches - Von Stauffenberg moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Von Stauffenberg goes down! Hearns follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Hearns!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Brooke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and dsdsds sdsdsd (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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250 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyrone Brooke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, dsdsds sdsdsd!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnem�ki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
sdsdsd changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brooke tries to avoid it but sdsdsd manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brooke to the ground. Brooke escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
sdsdsd tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brooke swivels and escapes.
sdsdsd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brooke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
sdsdsd has a takedown stuffed.
Tyrone Brooke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of dsdsds sdsdsd.
sdsdsd tries to close the distance and clinch but Brooke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
sdsdsd has a takedown stuffed.
sdsdsd fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
sdsdsd fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
sdsdsd is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
sdsdsd fails to land the takedown.
dsdsds sdsdsd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Brooke scores with a four punch combination!
Brooke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
sdsdsd will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
sdsdsd tries for a takedown but Brooke sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brooke keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
sdsdsd looks gassed!
Brooke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
sdsdsd throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brooke counters with an inside leg kick.
sdsdsd misses with a takedown attempt
and Brooke counters with a low kick, right behind sdsdsd 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooke throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brooke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A good leg kick by Brooke.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brooke scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brooke.
Brooke connects with a solid leg kick.
Brooke dips to his left and cracks sdsdsd with an uppercut!
A slapping leg kick lands for Brooke.
Brooke throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by sdsdsd.
sdsdsd takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like dsdsds sdsdsd has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brooke.
Brooke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Brooke lands but sdsdsd takes it in his stride.
sdsdsd shoots and misses
and Brooke counters with a left and a right that stings sdsdsd.
sdsdsd gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Brooke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
sdsdsd takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brooke lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Brooke throws a leg kick which misses sdsdsd's front leg but catches the back leg as sdsdsd tries to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Brooke.
sdsdsd takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
sdsdsd stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brooke.
Brooke connects with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooke feints and then cracks sdsdsd's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow sdsdsd down.
sdsdsd takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Brooke.
Brooke scoring well with a low kick there.
Brooke lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brooke.
Brooke throws out a powerful jab.
Brooke throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brooke cracks the inside of sdsdsd's front leg.
A nice combination there by Brooke.
sdsdsd stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brooke.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Brooke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on dsdsds sdsdsd's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Brooke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tyrone Brooke is winning the standup battle so far.
sdsdsd shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brooke counters with an inside leg kick.
sdsdsd falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brooke counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. sdsdsd is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Brooke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
sdsdsd misses with a hook to the body
and Brooke counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Brooke goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
sdsdsd has his takedown stuffed
and Brooke counters with a nice low kick that buckles sdsdsd's knee momentarily.
sdsdsd is breathing heavily.
sdsdsd with a poor takedown
and Brooke counters with a left and a right that stings sdsdsd.
Tyrone Brooke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of dsdsds sdsdsd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brooke. That's going to slow sdsdsd down.
Brooke moves into range and connects with a jab.
Brooke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that sdsdsd can do to turn this around?
sdsdsd misses with a takedown
and Brooke counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Brooke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brooke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt sdsdsd.
sdsdsd takes a kick to the side of the head.
Brooke throws a leg kick which misses sdsdsd's front leg but catches the back leg as sdsdsd tries to avoid it.
Tyrone Brooke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
sdsdsd chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brooke can pounce on him.
sdsdsd stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brooke.
A good leg kick by Brooke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooke throws a nice inside leg kick.
sdsdsd's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
sdsdsd chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brooke can pounce on him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brooke, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brooke.
sdsdsd swings away with a body shot that misses
and Brooke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brooke. That's going to slow sdsdsd down.
Brooke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt sdsdsd.
Brooke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
sdsdsd is trying desperately to land a takedown but Brooke is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for sdsdsd.
Brooke connects with a crisp jab.
sdsdsd on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brooke. Brooke obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
sdsdsd on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brooke. Brooke obviously looking to wear him down.
Brooke scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Brooke feints and then cracks sdsdsd's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow sdsdsd down.
Brooke sizes up sdsdsd with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brooke thumps sdsdsd with a low kick.
Brooke throws a leg kick which misses sdsdsd's front leg but catches the back leg as sdsdsd tries to avoid it.
sdsdsd tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brooke works sdsdsd's body with a nice hook.
sdsdsd takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
sdsdsd shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooke cracks the inside of sdsdsd's front leg.
Brooke's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Brooke duly obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Brooke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brooke throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by sdsdsd.
sdsdsd with a poor takedown
and Brooke counters with a slapping leg kick.
sdsdsd takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A good leg kick by Brooke.
sdsdsd takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A good leg kick by Brooke.
sdsdsd misses with a takedown
and Brooke counters with a good low kick that sdsdsd was not able to check.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Brooke dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on dsdsds sdsdsd's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
sdsdsd misses with a takedown attempt
and Brooke counters with a low kick, right behind sdsdsd 's knee.
sdsdsd wants to clinch
and Brooke counters with an outside leg kick.
sdsdsd looks to clinch
and Brooke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brooke looks to land a combination. sdsdsd sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
sdsdsd doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Brooke counters with a thumping low kick.
Brooke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brooke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
sdsdsd takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brooke thuds his right hand into sdsdsd's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brooke lands a head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
sdsdsd chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brooke can pounce on him.
sdsdsd takes one on the button.
Brooke scoring well with a low kick there.
Brooke lands a jab-cross combination.
Brooke cracks the inside of sdsdsd's front leg.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brooke.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brooke.
Brooke lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
sdsdsd takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brooke cracks the inside of sdsdsd's front leg.
Brooke scoring well with a low kick there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but sdsdsd might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Brooke has got the better of the exchanges.
Brooke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brooke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tyrone Brooke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brooke lands a nice leg kick that just misses sdsdsd's sensitive parts.
Brooke changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brooke connects with a jab.
A good leg kick by Brooke.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brooke, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brooke, right into the meat.
sdsdsd tries for a takedown but Brooke circles away easily
and Brooke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tyrone Brooke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of dsdsds sdsdsd.
Brooke scoring well with a low kick there.
Brooke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brooke feints and then cracks sdsdsd's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow sdsdsd down.
Brooke scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice shot by Brooke.
Brooke throws a nice outside leg kick.
sdsdsd has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Brooke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brooke cracks the inside of sdsdsd's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
sdsdsd tries to move into range but Brooke moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Brooke goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Brooke scores with a sloppy right hand. sdsdsd should have avoided that one.
dsdsds sdsdsd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brooke tries a head kick but it misses.
Brooke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
sdsdsd misses with a takedown attempt
and Brooke counters with a thumping low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
sdsdsd walks into a straight right hand from Brooke.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brooke scoring well with a low kick there.
Brooke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt sdsdsd.
Tyrone Brooke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
sdsdsd throws a body kick the misses
and Brooke makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrone Brooke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brooke has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Tyrone Brooke!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Tyrone Brooke!
Judge Anni Minnem�ki scores the fight for Tyrone Brooke!
Tyrone Brooke wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Silly Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Bocek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bocek's choice of entrance music: Song 2. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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165 lbs
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159 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Silly Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Bocek!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurstr�m, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnem�ki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Guy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bocek closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bocek is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Guy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bocek lands a nice forearm strike.
Bocek landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bocek working the ground and pound.
Bocek lands a nice forearm strike.
Guy is rocked!
A big shot lands for Bocek! That's hurt Guy! Will he recover? Bocek fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Bocek!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rankka Ankka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thulani Imamu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ankka kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Stone Sour - Cardiff. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rankka Ankka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thulani Imamu!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnem�ki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ankka doesn't manage to clinch there - Imamu circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Imamu.
Ankka throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Imamu's waist but Imamu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ankka off to one side.
Imamu misses with a series of wild punches.
Imamu throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Imamu misses.
Imamu looks to land a combination but Ankka avoids it well.
Ankka lands with a shot to the body.
Imamu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ankka circles away quickly and effectively.
Ankka fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Imamu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ankka shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rankka Ankka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Imamu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ankka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ankka shoots in looking for a takedown. Imamu tries to sprawl out of it but Ankka keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Imamu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ankka misses with a combination
and Ankka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Ankka clinches.
Ankka tries to land knees in the clinch but Imamu avoids the damage to the body.
Imamu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Imamu misses with the combination.
Nice takedown defense from Imamu. No joy for Ankka on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imamu fails to land with a series of punches.
Imamu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice takedown defense from Imamu. No joy for Ankka on that attempt.
Ankka falls off balance throwing a combination
and Imamu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ankka is breathing heavily.
Ankka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ankka has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ankka throws a left and a right that both miss
and Imamu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Imamu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Imamu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ankka circles away quickly and effectively.
Ankka scores with a takedown into Imamu's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ankka trying to control the position from guard on top but Imamu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Imamu has his feet on Ankka's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Ankka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ankka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ankka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Imamu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Imamu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Imamu, as that shot connected.
Imamu misses with a series of wild punches.
Ankka tries to close the distance and clinch but Imamu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rankka Ankka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Imamu scores with a jab to the head.
Imamu misses with a series of wild punches.
Ankka looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Imamu is fending him off so far but Ankka persists. Nope, Imamu circles away and we're back to standing.
Ankka takes one to the chin there.
Imamu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ankka tries to close the distance and clinch but Imamu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Imamu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Imamu misses with a two punch combination.
Ankka tries to clinch
and Imamu counters with a three punch combo that has Ankka backing up. Ankka nods at Imamu to acknowledge the strikes.
Ankka clinches.
Ankka trying to land knees to the body.
Imamu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Imamu connects with a body shot.
Ankka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imamu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Imamu.
Imamu lands a nice looking body shot.
Imamu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ankka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ankka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ankka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Imamu pinned against the cage. Imamu gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ankka tries to clinch up
and Imamu counters with a two punch combo.
Ankka takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ankka walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Imamu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Imamu is working the combinations to good effect here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Imamu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Imamu is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Ankka had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into p�t�.
Ankka takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ankka takes the fight into the clinch.
Ankka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Imamu wants to get back to striking at distance but Ankka won't allow it.
Ankka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ankka tries to land a knee to the head but Imamu blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ankka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ankka tries to land knees in the clinch but Imamu avoids the damage to the body.
Imamu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Imamu scores with a three punch combo!
Imamu lands a nice looking body shot.
Imamu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ankka punishes Imamu's body with a nice straight punch.
Ankka takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ankka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Imamu lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Imamu misses with a two punch combination.
Ankka gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Imamu counters with a three punch combo that has Ankka backing up. Ankka nods at Imamu to acknowledge the strikes.
Ankka slips a jab and a cross from Imamu.
Ankka closes the distance looking to clinch
and Imamu counters with a one-two to the body.
Thulani Imamu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ankka rushes Imamu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Imamu managing to block the knees to the body from Ankka.
Ankka misses with a knee strike.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Thulani Imamu 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.
Imamu misses with the combination.
Rankka Ankka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ankka fails to land with a series of punches.
Imamu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ankka fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ankka walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Imamu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Imamu. No joy for Ankka on that attempt.
Ankka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Imamu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Imamu dips to his left and cracks Ankka with an uppercut!
Ankka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Imamu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ankka instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Imamu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Imamu fails to land with a series of punches.
Ankka shoots in looking for a takedown. Imamu tries to sprawl out of it but Ankka keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Imamu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rankka Ankka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ankka misses with a combination
and Imamu counters with a two punch combo.
Imamu 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ankka tries to clinch up.
Imamu scores with a three punch combo!
A combination from Imamu does no damage.
Ankka looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Imamu!
Imamu wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ankka.
Imamu is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Ankka working Imamu over with strikes here.
Imamu wants to get back to his feet.
Ankka lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ankka lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ankka is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Imamu can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ankka 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ankka is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ankka working Imamu over with strikes here.
Ankka lands with some strikes.
Ankka landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ankka wants to control the pace but Imamu is squirming around nicely.
Imamu is not a happy chappy� he wants out of there.
Ankka landing strikes, looking to finish!
Imamu takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ankka looking to finish Imamu with some ground and pound. This is bad for Imamu!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ankka is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Imamu can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ankka lands a nice shot to the head.
Ankka thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Imamu wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ankka lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Imamu hang on?
Imamu trying desperately to get to his feet.
Ankka in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Imamu is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
BOOM! Ankka connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ankka landing strikes from the mount.
Ankka lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ankka landing strikes, looking to finish!
Imamu is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Ankka working the ground and pound effectively.
Rankka Ankka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Imamu that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Imamu wants to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Ankka.
Ankka landing punches.
Ankka punishing his opponent with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ankka working Imamu over with strikes here.
Ankka raining down shots from the mount!
Imamu wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
BOOM! Ankka connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Imamu trying desperately to get to his feet.
Imamu is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Ankka has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Imamu's face.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Rankka Ankka dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ankka has managed to clinch.
Imamu can't break the clinch.
Ankka looking to throw knees to the head but Imamu is blocking nicely.
Ankka looking to throw knees to the head but Imamu is blocking nicely.
Imamu breaks from the clinch.
Ankka looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ankka throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Imamu's waist but Imamu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ankka off to one side.
Ankka walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ankka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice jab there from Imamu.
Some wild striking there from Ankka.
Imamu misses with a series of wild punches.
Imamu throws a series of punches but Ankka moves out of range.
Ankka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ankka misses with a takedown attempt - Imamu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Imamu looks to land a combination but Ankka avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ankka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ankka throws a left and a right that both miss
and Imamu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Imamu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ankka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ankka scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Imamu is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Imamu on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Imamu explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
A left lands for Imamu.
Imamu throws a right hand that Ankka ducks under and follows up with a left that Ankka also avoids with ease.
Ankka drives through and clinches with Imamu against the cage.
Imamu tries to break the clinch but Ankka is controlling the position.
Imamu avoids the elbow strike from Ankka, against the cage.
Ankka missing with knees to the body.
Ankka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Imamu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Imamu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Imamu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ankka prevents Imamu from breaking the clinch.
Imamu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ankka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ankka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ankka misses with a knee strike.
Ankka keeps control of Imamu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ankka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Imamu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Imamu is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ankka landing knees to the head.
Ankka looking to throw knees to the head but Imamu is blocking nicely.
Ankka misses with a knee strike.
Ankka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Imamu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ankka misses with a knee to the head.
Ankka trying to land knees to the body.
Imamu manages to break the clinch.
Ankka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ankka wants to clinch
and Imamu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Imamu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ankka shoots and misses
and Imamu counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rankka Ankka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ankka walks into a left hand.
Ankka tries to clinch but Imamu moves out of range.
Imamu throws a one two combo.
Ankka closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ankka lands in his opponent's guard.
Ankka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ankka trying to control but Imamu is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ankka pushes down on Imamu's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Imamu makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Imamu misses with a two punch combination.
Ankka takes the fight into the clinch.
Ankka scores with a knee to the head.
Ankka misses with a knee to the head.
Imamu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ankka tries to clinch but Imamu moves out of range.
Imamu lands a jab-cross combination.
Ankka shoots in for a double leg but Imamu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ankka wants to clinch.
Thulani Imamu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Imamu 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.
Imamu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ankka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imamu is trying to break free.
Ankka misses with a knee strike.
Imamu manages to break the clinch.
Imamu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ankka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ankka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ankka lands a nice hook to Imamu's body. Imamu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ankka scores with a hook to the body. Imamu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ankka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Imamu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ankka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch combination from Imamu misses.
Ankka misses with a takedown attempt - Imamu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ankka tries to bum rush Imamu with a series of wild strikes but Imamu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ankka shoots in for a takedown but Imamu shows good takedown defense.
Ankka slips a jab and a cross from Imamu.
Imamu lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ankka backs up against the cage.
Ankka closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Imamu to counter with a crisp jab.
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 Rankka Ankka.
I think Ankka 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Thulani Imamu!
Judge Anni Minnem�ki scores the fight for Thulani Imamu!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Thulani Imamu!
Thulani Imamu wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John The Pitbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Pitbull has chosen Biggie Smalls - Juicy as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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6 - 0 - 0 |
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180 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Decent boxing
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Max Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John The Pitbull!
The judges for this bout are Roosa J�rvil�inen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurstr�m.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Pitbull connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Max Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Pitbull pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Power slips a jab from The Pitbull.
Power shoots for a double leg takedown but The Pitbull sprawls well. He's pushed Power's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Power shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Pitbull pinned against the cage. The Pitbull gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The Pitbull tests Power's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Max Power has been cut.
Power closes this distance looking for a takedown but The Pitbull circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Power. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power slips under a jab.
Power shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Pitbull pinned against the cage. The Pitbull gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Power shoots in but The Pitbull avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
The Pitbull throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Power on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power fails to land the takedown.
Power shoots in but no luck this time.
A jab from The Pitbull misses.
Power fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - The Pitbull throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power moves away from the strike by The Pitbull.
Power displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Pitbull throws out the jab.
Power closes the distance and clinches up with The Pitbull, looking for a takedown. Power pushes The Pitbull against the cage but The Pitbull circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Power. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Power fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Power gets cracked with a nice right hand there by The Pitbull.
Power fails to land the takedown.
Power is breathing heavily.
The Pitbull throws a hook to the side of Power's head but Power sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power has a takedown stuffed.
The Pitbull misses with an uppercut. Power saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from The Pitbull misses the target.
The Pitbull throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Power sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Power.
The Pitbull cracks a nice hook into Power's ribs.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
John The Pitbull dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Power's cut.
That's time! Power's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The Pitbull throws a nice looking combination but Power bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Pitbull lands a jab to the head.
The Pitbull digs a good hook to Power's body.
The Pitbull misses with a hook. Power ducked under it nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for The Pitbull. That snapped Power's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Pitbull feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Power sprawling to the canvas! Power rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can The Pitbull finish him?!
Power is rocked!
The Pitbull fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Power out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). John The Pitbull!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kasper Kessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kessler comes to the cage accompanied by Black Eyed Peas - I Got A Feeling. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kasper Kessler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikolai Putin!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnem�ki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kessler misses the jab.
Putin shoots in looking for a takedown. Kessler tries to sprawl out of it but Putin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kessler manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Some wild striking there from Kessler.
A swing and a miss from Kessler.
Kessler lands a left and a right that sends Putin crashing to the canvas! Kessler dives into mount looking to finish!
Putin is rocked!
Kessler controlling the pace for now.
Kessler wants to stand but Putin is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Putin can't escape the position.
Kessler content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kessler is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Putin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kessler fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A cross from Kessler lands.
Kessler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Putin moves away.
Putin tries to work over Kessler's front leg with a kick but Kessler checks it.
A shot to the body from Putin misses
and Kessler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Putin thinking.
Kessler changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kessler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Putin tries to move into range but Kessler moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kessler lands a hook that stumbles Putin back into the cage. Kessler follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Putin to the canvas! Kessler pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Putin has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kasper Kessler!
Kasper Kessler retains his welterweight title!
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