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CEC 8 : Bring It On Down PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorma Karhuvaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Nails (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas Nails is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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, Jorma Karhuvaara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thomas Nails!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nails tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karhuvaara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karhuvaara throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Karhuvaara swats away the attempt to clinch by Nails.
A big right from Karhuvaara misses.
Karhuvaara misses with a straight right.
Nails fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Karhuvaara, pushing him back against the cage.
Karhuvaara throws an elbow that misses.
Karhuvaara effectively controlling the action here.
Nails softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nails comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Karhuvaara working aggressively here.
Karhuvaara misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Nails as the two fighters clinch.
Karhuvaara throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nails unloads a knee to the mid-section. Karhuvaara lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stalling in the clinch from Karhuvaara.
Nails slowing the pace effectively.
Nails misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nails.
Nails blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karhuvaara creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nails landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nails throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Karhuvaaras head.
A bit of stalling here from Nails.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhuvaara swings wildly with an uppercut but Nails uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nails is struggling to control the position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nails is stalling here.
Karhuvaara managing to block the knees to the body from Nails.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karhuvaara.
Nails with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhuvaara blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nails lands a nice uppercut.
Karhuvaara misses with some punches.
Karhuvaara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karhuvaara working aggressively here.
Nails stalls.
Nails lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Karhuvaara managing to block the knees to the body from Nails.
Karhuvaara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Karhuvaara pushes off an throws an elbow but Nails leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Karhuvaara dodges an elbow strike from Nails.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nails is pressed up against the cage. Karhuvaara has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nails down to the mat. Nails avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nails tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karhuvaara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nails tries to close the distance and clinch up but Karhuvaara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thomas Nails is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nails changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nails wants to clinch.
Nails fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nails doesn't manage to clinch there - Karhuvaara circles away.
Nails moves in looking to clinch but Karhuvaara pushes him off.
Karhuvaara throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nails holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karhuvaara.
Knees to the body from Nails.
Nails landing knees to the head.
Karhuvaara has a couple of punches blocked by Nails.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Nails dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nails tries to close the distance and clinch but Karhuvaara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karhuvaara throws a hook to the side of Nails's head but Nails sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nails fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nails lands with a slapping head kick.
Nails moves away from the strike by Karhuvaara.
Karhuvaara waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Nails.
Karhuvaara connects with a nice looking jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nails.
Nails throws a sloppy head kick and Karhuvaara moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Karhuvaara.
Karhuvaara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nails sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karhuvaara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karhuvaara misses with a straight right.
Nails moves in looking to clinch but Karhuvaara pushes him off.
Thomas Nails is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nails stuffs the takedown.
Nails tries to clinch there but Karhuvaara circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhuvaara throws a head kick that misses
and Nails counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nails.
Karhuvaara looking to throw knees to the head but Nails is blocking nicely.
Karhuvaara misses with an elbow over the top.
Karhuvaara works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Karhuvaara has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nails is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nails unloads a knee to the mid-section. Karhuvaara lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nails crunches a lovely knee into Karhuvaara's ribcage.
Nails throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Karhuvaara fails to land.
Nails blocks an elbow strike.
Nails slowing the pace effectively.
Nails blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhuvaara letting Nails take a breather here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nails as Karhuvaara tries to tie him up.
Karhuvaara takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nails has Karhuvaara pressed against the cage.
Karhuvaara looking to stall.
Karhuvaara is looking to break free of the clinch but Nails has double underhooks.
Nails tries to land knees in the clinch but Karhuvaara avoids the damage to the body.
Nails gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Karhuvaara.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorma Karhuvaara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhuvaara misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Karhuvaara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karhuvaara working aggressively here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nails.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nails.
Nails leaning against his opponent.
Karhuvaara blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nails lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karhuvaara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nails's elbow.
Nails cracks Karhuvaara with a nice body shot.
Nails prevents a takedown attempt there.
Karhuvaara throws a punch but it's blocked by Nails.
Nails leaning against his opponent.
Karhuvaara avoiding damage as Nails throws knees to the body.
Nails avoiding damage.
Nice body punch from Nails - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Nails showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nails moves in looking to clinch but Karhuvaara pushes him off.
Nails tries to clinch but Karhuvaara moves out of range.
Karhuvaara misses with a body kick.
Karhuvaara scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Thomas Nails has been cut.
A slow jab from Karhuvaara misses its intended target.
Karhuvaara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nails looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Karhuvaara is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nails moves into range and clinches up with Karhuvaara.
Karhuvaara with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nails throws an elbow but misses.
Nails has Karhuvaara pressed against the cage.
Karhuvaara's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nails has Karhuvaara pressed against the cage.
Nails is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Karhuvaara has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nails is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nails dodges an elbow strike from Karhuvaara.
Nails unloads a knee to the mid-section. Karhuvaara lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nails unloads a knee to the mid-section. Karhuvaara lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nails landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nails.
Karhuvaara tries to score a body lock takedown but Nails shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nails stalling in the clinch.
Nails comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nails with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nails misses with an elbow over the top.
Karhuvaara is trying to drag Nails to the mat but Nails just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorma Karhuvaara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karhuvaara throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nails lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karhuvaara backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nails.
Nails has Karhuvaara pressed against the cage.
Karhuvaara has a couple of punches blocked by Nails.
A nice left hand lands by Karhuvaara.
Nails tries to land a knee to the head but Karhuvaara blocks with his arms.
Karhuvaara taking a breather.
The referee calls for Nails to work.
Nails lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Karhuvaara or not.
Thomas Nails is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karhuvaara is trying to drag Nails to the mat but Nails just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Karhuvaara is trying to break free.
Karhuvaara takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Nails.
Karhuvaara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nails content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Nails's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Jorma Karhuvaara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karhuvaara trying to control the position but instead, Nails has worked for underhooks and has pushed Karhuvaara into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Nails comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nails winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Nails!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hernandez Escado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Wannis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hernandez Escado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raymond Wannis!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wannis tries to clinch up.
Escado looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Escado seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Wannis is trying to control the position but Escado postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Escado gets to his feet. Wannis looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Wannis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Escado paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Escado closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wannis is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Escado is controlling him well.
Escado has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Wannis!
Wannis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wannis is trying to stand.
Escado controlling from the full mount.
Escado avoids the attempt from Wannis to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escado lands a nice shot to the head.
Wannis is desperately trying to improve his position but Escado has a good base and remains in mount.
Wannis tries to hold on but Escado postures up.
Escado with a couple of short strikes.
Escado with the ground and pound from mount.
Wannis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wannis is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Escado lands a big shot there that rocks Wannis but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wannis wants to control but Escado is having none of it.
Escado has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wannis's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escado looking to secure an arm triangle but Wannis defends it well.
Escado controlling his opponent.
Escado is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Wannis is surviving well by controlling Escado's body position as best he can.
Escado is breathing heavily.
Wannis is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Wannis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Escado will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wannis is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wannis is in a horrible position here. Escado smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Escado controlling the pace for now.
Wannis is trying to escape the mount.
Escado tries to control but Wannis wriggling away.
Wannis is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wannis is just holding on here. Escado manages to take his back.
Wannis trying to control the position but Escado manages to sink in the hooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wannis takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Escado controlling the position well here. Wannis rolled but Escado kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Escado has the hooks in. Wannis is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Wannis is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Escado gets his hands free as Wannis looks to control.
Wannis manages to reverse the position and now he's in Escado's guard. Nice work there by Wannis.
Escado 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.
Wannis wants to stand but Escado has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Wannis trying to control but Escado is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hernandez Escado dominated that round.
That's time! Escado's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wannis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Escado looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Escado preventing the sweep.
Wannis is trying to control the position but Escado postures up.
Escado avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Escado looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hernandez Escado overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wannis is looking for a triangle but Escado pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Escado postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wannis might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Escado kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Escado passes Wannis's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wannis trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Escado manages to pass to mount!
Escado looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wannis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wannis tries to hold on but Escado postures up.
Escado controlling the pace for now.
Wannis doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wannis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wannis wants to hold on but Escado pushes him away.
Wannis can't escape the position.
Wannis tries to lock up and control but Escado gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wannis is looking to improve his position but Escado isn't that keen on the idea.
Escado landing punches.
Escado avoids the attempt from Wannis to control.
Despite being in the dominant position, Raymond Wannis just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wannis wants to clinch.
Raymond Wannis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escado fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Wannis as Escado shoots in.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wannis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wannis should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Wannis tries to clinch there but Escado circles away.
Raymond Wannis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wannis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wannis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wannis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wannis missing with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Wannis.
Escado avoids a wild elbow strike from Wannis.
Escado blocking some punches.
Escado tries to pull guard but Wannis holds him up against the cage and eventually Escado drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hernandez Escado. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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.
Wannis lands a damaging elbow.
Wannis trying to land knees to the body.
Escado blocks an elbow strike.
Wannis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escado pulls guard successfully.
Wannis looking to sit in guard and control but Escado gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wannis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wannis wants to sweep here but Escado controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wannis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wannis had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Escado is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Wannis Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Escado's back instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hernandez Escado dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Wannis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Escado swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wannis tries to clinch there but Escado circles away.
Wannis doesn't manage to clinch there - Escado circles away.
Wannis wants to clinch.
Escado circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wannis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Escado swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wannis tries to close the distance and clinch but Escado swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Escado fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wannis sprawls well initially but Escado persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wannis is looking to get back to full guard here but Escado has managed to pass to side control instead.
Escado looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wannis is looking to get to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escado looking to control but Wannis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wannis tries to hold on but Escado postures up.
Wannis is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wannis wants to control but Escado is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wannis is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wannis wants to control but Escado is having none of it.
Escado landing strikes from the mount and Wannis is in trouble!
Escado working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wannis is trying desperately to improve position.
Escado content just to control the position here.
Wannis is desperately trying to improve his position but Escado has a good base and remains in mount.
Escado avoids the attempt from Wannis to control.
Escado manages to capitalize on a mistake by Wannis to take his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escado lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Wannis hold on?!
Escado is not going to allow Wannis to sit and survive in this position.
Escado looking for the RNC.
You can see the frustration on Wannis's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Escado is trying to stick to Wannis's back but Wannis is turning into Escado. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Escado's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Wannis.
Wannis wants to control from the top but Escado keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Escado has a closed guard, preventing Wannis from standing up.
Escado wants to sweep but no luck.
Wannis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Wannis stands and steps away. Escado gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Wannis tries to clinch up but Escado circles away and keeps his distance.
Wannis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Escado swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Escado keeps the fight on the outside.
Wannis tries to clinch but Escado is having none of it.
Raymond Wannis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hernandez Escado is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wannis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Escado paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Escado closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hernandez Escado showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Escado, 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hernandez Escado!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paavo Matinheimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keijo Kanki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keijo Kanki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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, Paavo Matinheimo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keijo Kanki!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matinheimo moves out of range of the body kick from Kanki.
A big right from Matinheimo misses.
Kanki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Matinheimo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Matinheimo.
It looks like Keijo Kanki has been cut.
Matinheimo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kanki scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kanki wants to get back to his feet.
Kanki is thwarting Matinheimo's attempts to control the position.
Matinheimo gets full guard.
Matinheimo keeping full guard, as Kanki tries to pass.
Matinheimo looking for a sweep. Not yet Matinheimo, not yet.
Matinheimo working for a triangle but Kanki defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kanki preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matinheimo had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Kanki is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Matinheimo Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Kanki's back instead.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Matinheimo. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Matinheimo doesn't have the hooks in and Kanki manages to turn into his guard.
Matinheimo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kanki preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kanki is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kanki has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Matinheimo is proving hard to escape from.
Matinheimo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Matinheimo keeping full guard, as Kanki tries to pass.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Matinheimo looks to land a right hand but Kanki moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Matinheimo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kanki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matinheimo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Matinheimo throws a combination that misses
and Kanki counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Matinheimo!
Matinheimo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Matinheimo is breathing heavily.
Kanki is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Matinheimo looks to land a combination but Kanki avoids it well.
Nice cross by Matinheimo.
Kanki changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Matinheimo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kanki is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Matinheimo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kanki working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Matinheimo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kanki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Matinheimo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanki has hold of Matinheimo's hands but Matinheimo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kanki keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Matinheimo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Matinheimo trying to control from half guard but Kanki is working away.
Matinheimo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kanki looking for submissions off his back.
Kanki slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kanki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Matinheimo.
Kanki had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Matinheimo is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Kanki Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Matinheimo's back instead.
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.
Kanki is not going to allow Matinheimo to sit and survive in this position.
Kanki is trying to stick to Matinheimo's back but Matinheimo is turning into Kanki. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kanki's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Matinheimo.
Kanki keeping moving, preventing Matinheimo from controlling successfully.
Kanki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Matinheimo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Matinheimo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Matinheimo throws a big right hand that misses.
Kanki is looking for a triangle but Matinheimo pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matinheimo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Matinheimo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keijo Kanki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Keijo Kanki's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kanki takes one to the chin there.
Matinheimo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A punch combination from Matinheimo misses.
Kanki decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Matinheimo trying to control from the bottom.
Matinheimo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Matinheimo.
Kanki sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Matinheimo's guard.
Matinheimo trying to control from the bottom.
Matinheimo wants to improve his position but Kanki is controlling well.
Matinheimo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Matinheimo.
Kanki preventing the sweep.
Kanki trying to control the position from guard on top but Matinheimo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kanki drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kanki jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Matinheimo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kanki moves out of range of the strikes.
Matinheimo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kanki has a takedown stuffed.
Matinheimo misses with a straight left.
Matinheimo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kanki tries for a takedown but Matinheimo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kanki misses with a body kick.
Matinheimo thows a body shot but no joy.
Kanki darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kanki is working for a submission of some sort.
Matinheimo moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matinheimo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kanki drops back looking for a leg! Matinheimo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Matinheimo manages to kick Kanki off! Kanki jumps back into Matinheimo's guard.
Matinheimo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Matinheimo thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Matinheimo can't keep his opponent in guard - Kanki advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kanki is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matinheimo flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Kanki seems to be working for a kimura but Matinheimo defends the submission attempt.
Matinheimo controlling the position well.
Matinheimo wants to get back to his feet.
Matinheimo wants to get back to full guard.
Kanki wants to free his trapped foot but Matinheimo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Matinheimo flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Matinheimo thuds his right hand into Kanki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Matinheimo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kanki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Matinheimo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kanki moves into the clinch.
Kanki jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Matinheimo walks away with a smile on his face. Kanki gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Paavo Matinheimo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keijo Kanki.
Kanki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Matinheimo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kanki rushes Matinheimo and presses him up against the cage.
Matinheimo is pressed up against the cage. Kanki has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Matinheimo down to the mat. Matinheimo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Matinheimo blocks a head kick by Kanki.
Kanki looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Matinheimo can't keep his opponent in guard - Kanki advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kanki is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kanki looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keijo Kanki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Keijo Kanki's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Jab by Matinheimo.
Matinheimo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kanki shoots in but Matinheimo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Paavo Matinheimo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Matinheimo misses.
Matinheimo misses with an uppercut. Kanki saw that one coming.
Kanki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kanki looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Matinheimo is defending against the submission attempts here by Kanki.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kanki blocks the strikes from Matinheimo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanki trying to mount his opponent but Matinheimo defends it.
Matinheimo moves into full guard.
Kanki is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Matinheimo is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Matinheimo has escaped and now he's on top!
Matinheimo distracts Kanki with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Matinheimo trying to control but Kanki is working from the bottom.
Kanki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Matinheimo advances position into side control!
Kanki tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Matinheimo presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Matinheimo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matinheimo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kanki hang on?
Matinheimo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Matinheimo wants to control the pace but Kanki is squirming around nicely.
Matinheimo scoring with strikes but Kanki is staying in there.
Matinheimo prevents Kanki from getting the reversal.
Kanki is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Keijo Kanki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kanki tries to buck Matinheimo off but he can't manage it.
Matinheimo landing punches.
A nice elbow there by Matinheimo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matinheimo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kanki wants to hold on but Matinheimo pushes him away.
Matinheimo looking to finish Kanki with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kanki!
Kanki is squirming around, avoiding Matinheimo's attempts to control the action.
Matinheimo landing strikes from the mount.
Matinheimo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kanki's face.
Matinheimo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kanki's face.
Matinheimo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
You get the feeling that Kanki really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The referee warns Kanki that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Matinheimo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kanki?
Matinheimo looking to finish Kanki with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kanki!
Matinheimo prevents Kanki from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matinheimo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Matinheimo lands a big elbow.
Kanki keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Paavo Matinheimo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matinheimo unloading with bombs!
Kanki is working to get back to half guard.
Keijo Kanki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kanki is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paavo Matinheimo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kanki has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keijo Kanki!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Splinter Fullohair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Voitto Vekkiotsamo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Voitto Vekkiotsamo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Splinter Fullohair's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Splinter Fullohair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Voitto Vekkiotsamo!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vekkiotsamo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vekkiotsamo throws a sloppy head kick and Fullohair moves out of range easily.
Fullohair tries a head kick but it misses.
Vekkiotsamo connects with the punch.
Fullohair wants to clinch.
Vekkiotsamo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fullohair shoots for a double leg takedown but Vekkiotsamo sprawls well. He's pushed Fullohair's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vekkiotsamo misses with a body kick.
Fullohair takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Vekkiotsamo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vekkiotsamo just misses with a punch to the body.
Fullohair avoids the head kick by Vekkiotsamo.
No joy there for Vekkiotsamo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vekkiotsamo throws a head kick that misses.
Vekkiotsamo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fullohair shoots for a takedown but Vekkiotsamo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Horrible takedown by Fullohair or perhaps it was just good defense by Vekkiotsamo which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Splinter Fullohair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fullohair wants to clinch.
Vekkiotsamo tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vekkiotsamo connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Fullohair to the floor! Vekkiotsamo dives in looking for the finish!
It looks like Splinter Fullohair has been cut.
Vekkiotsamo is thwarting Fullohair's attempts to control the position.
Fullohair wants to improve his position but Vekkiotsamo is controlling well.
Vekkiotsamo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fullohair is trying to maintain the position but Vekkiotsamo is very close to passing his half guard.
Vekkiotsamo throwing shots but Fullohair is blocking nicely.
Vekkiotsamo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vekkiotsamo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fullohair is not content to let Vekkiotsamo control the position.
Vekkiotsamo drops an elbow to the side of Fullohair's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vekkiotsamo winds up and cracks Fullohair with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Vekkiotsamo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vekkiotsamo works his way into full mount!
Fullohair slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Fullohair is breathing heavily.
Fullohair is looking for a sweep. Vekkiotsamo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fullohair has hold of Vekkiotsamo's hands but Vekkiotsamo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Vekkiotsamo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fullohair with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vekkiotsamo lands with a punch from half guard.
Vekkiotsamo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Vekkiotsamo is trying to control the action in half guard but Fullohair is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vekkiotsamo is pressing down on Fullohair's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fullohair is holding on for now.
Vekkiotsamo gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Vekkiotsamo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fullohair pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vekkiotsamo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vekkiotsamo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fullohair fails with the takedown.
Vekkiotsamo throws a good cross that connects.
Vekkiotsamo throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Fullohair stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Vekkiotsamo follows into mount!
Fullohair is rocked!
Vekkiotsamo lands a heavy elbow.
Oh Fullohair is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vekkiotsamo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fullohair hang on?
Vekkiotsamo lands a heavy elbow.
Fullohair seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fullohair is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Vekkiotsamo landing shots from mount.
Vekkiotsamo lands a big shot there that rocks Fullohair but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Vekkiotsamo breaks from Fullohair's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The referee warns Fullohair that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Vekkiotsamo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fullohair throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Vekkiotsamo landing punches.
Vekkiotsamo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Fullohair looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fullohair is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Vekkiotsamo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Voitto Vekkiotsamo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Splinter Fullohair's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fullohair takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fullohair shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vekkiotsamo as he jumps to the side.
Fullohair has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vekkiotsamo finds it's way round the side to connect with Fullohair's head.
Vekkiotsamo scores with a body shot.
Voitto Vekkiotsamo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fullohair takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vekkiotsamo throws a quick head kick that knocks Fullohair silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Vekkiotsamo is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Voitto Vekkiotsamo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Augustine Grimli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lancelot Dulac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lancelot Dulac has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Augustine Grimli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lancelot Dulac!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dulac throws a good cross that connects.
Grimli fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dulac throws a good cross that connects.
Grimli misses the shot to the body.
Dulac misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grimli.
Dulac shoots in looking for a takedown. Grimli tries to sprawl out of it but Dulac keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Grimli manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Grimli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dulac clinches up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Grimli takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dulac tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Grimli is trying to maintain a safe position but Dulac gets an underhook and turns Grimli into the cage.
Dulac dodges an elbow strike from Grimli.
Grimli dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dulac tries to pull guard but Grimli won't allow it.
Augustine Grimli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lancelot Dulac.
Dulac is stalling here.
Dulac pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dulac tries to bum rush Grimli with a series of wild strikes but Grimli uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Grimli.
Nice takedown defense from Grimli. No joy for Dulac on that attempt.
Grimli misses with a takedown attempt - Dulac sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Grimli wants to clinch but Dulac slips to the side
and Dulac counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Grimli is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Dulac fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grimli manages to avoid it.
Grimli gets caught flat footed, as Dulac shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Grimli throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grimli keeping moving, preventing Dulac from controlling successfully.
Dulac trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dulac missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dulac stands up and waves to Grimli to follow him.
Grimli closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dulac to the mat! Dulac manages to get full guard.
Dulac looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimli stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dulac swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dulac looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Grimli postures up.
Dulac has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Grimli can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dulac is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Grimli drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Grimli jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Grimli prevents Dulac from getting back to his feet.
Dulac wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Grimli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dulac moves away.
Grimli shoots in but Dulac avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dulac throws a body punch but Grimli moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimli closes the distance and clinches.
Dulac tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dulac wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grimli prevents Dulac from breaking the clinch.
Grimli can't find room to land a body shot as Dulac controls the action.
Dulac tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dulac manages to break the clinch.
Dulac stuffs the takedown attempt from Grimli. Grimli gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Grimli. No joy for Dulac on that attempt.
Grimli closes the distance but Dulac moves to the side
and Dulac counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Grimli has his feet on Dulac's thighs here. He's pushed Dulac off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Dulac screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Augustine Grimli!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joey Path (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Pis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalle Pis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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196 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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, Joey Path!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Pis!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Path closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pis trying to control here.
Pis is not content to let Path control the position.
Pis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Path is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pis misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Pis trying to control here.
Path is controlling the pace.
Pis wants to control but Path is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pis wants to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Path fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Path misses with a double jab.
Path looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pis wants to improve his position but instead Path has moved into half guard.
Pis trying to control here.
Pis gets full guard.
Pis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Path is one step ahead there.
Path makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Path advances to half guard.
Pis is looking for a sweep. Path is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pis is not content to let Path control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Path throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pis is pressing down on Path's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Path stopping the sweep attempt from Pis.
Pis looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Path puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Path missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Path is working away from the top position though.
Pis tries to roll over but Path keeps him under control.
Path wants to control but Pis is keeping him busy.
Pis is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Path's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Path's back!
Path wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pis not allowing Path to control his hands.
Path has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Path prevents Pis from getting a body triangle.
Path tries to escape the position.
Pis is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Path defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Pis looks gassed!
Pis lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Pis.
Pis is hanging on to Path's back as he tries to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Path has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Pis.
Pis controls the action.
Path turns into Pis and is now in his guard.
Pis working a defensive guard here.
Pis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Path trying to control the position from guard on top but Pis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Path closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Pis is looking to reverse the position.
Path wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pis keeps working.
Pis manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Path dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pis misses with a series of wild punches.
Path closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Pis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Path wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Path wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pis keeps working.
Pis tries to improve position but can't.
Path stands up and beckons Pis to his feet.
Path wants to clinch.
Path shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Path scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pis?
Path in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pis can't escape the position.
Path pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Path prevents Pis from getting the reversal.
Path in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pis is squirming around, avoiding Path's attempts to control the action.
Joey Path overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pis is trying desperately to improve position.
Path can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pis is looking to escape.
Pis is desperately trying to improve his position but Path has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Path takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pis tries to hold on but Path postures up.
Path lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Pis is in all sorts of trouble here.
Path with the ground and pound from mount.
Pis is desperately trying to improve his position but Path has a good base and remains in mount.
Path controlling from the full mount.
Pis takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Path unloading with bombs!
Path working Pis over with strikes here.
Pis is desperately trying to improve his position but Path has a good base and remains in mount.
Path lands a nice shot to the head.
Path sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Path avoids the attempt from Pis to control.
Pis is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Path controlling his opponent.
Path tries to control but Pis wriggling away.
Path punishing his opponent with strikes.
Path looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Pis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Path looking to control but Pis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pis is looking to improve his position but Path isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Path dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
No luck for Path with that takedown attempt.
Pis fails with the takedown
and Path counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pis!
Path takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Path scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pis?
Pis wants to control but Path is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Path trying to control but Pis is having none of it.
Path is really struggling to control Pis but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Pis tries to reverse the position but Path maintains control.
Pis is squirming around, avoiding Path's attempts to control the action.
Pis tries to lock up and control but Path gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pis is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Path wants to control the pace but Pis is squirming around nicely.
Pis working to try and regain half guard.
Path trying to control but Pis is having none of it.
Pis sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Pis is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Path looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Path wants to take a breather but Pis is having none of it.
Ground and pound from Path.
It looks like Path is going to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pis is looking to control Path's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pis avoid being mounted?
Pis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Path gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Path slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Joey Path is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Path postures up in Pis's guard and throws a big left but Pis blocks it.
Path wants to control from the top but Pis keeps moving.
Path pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pis is keeping the position for now.
Path wants to stand but Pis is controlling his posture from full guard.
Pis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kalle Pis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Path showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Path, 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Path!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harri Mulqvist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Kuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harri Mulqvist has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harri Mulqvist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mr Kuk!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mulqvist is looking to land body kicks.
Kuk looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Mulqvist lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mulqvist feints and then cracks Kuk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kuk down.
Mulqvist gets the takedown into side control.
Mulqvist tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mulqvist is working Kuk over with some ground and pound from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mulqvist lands a nice forearm strike.
Kuk is not content to let Mulqvist control the position.
Mulqvist has hold of Kuk's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Kuk tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Mulqvist cranks the arm and Kuk screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Kuk, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Harri Mulqvist!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vihanen Thaikku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Di Maio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thaikku's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ice Cream Paint Job. Di Maio has chosen Manowar - Sign of the Hammer as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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197 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vihanen Thaikku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joseph Di Maio!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thaikku is looking to clinch but Di Maio is avoiding it.
Di Maio is looking to clinch but Thaikku is avoiding it.
Di Maio misses with a straight left.
Thaikku tries to clinch up but Di Maio circles away and keeps his distance.
Thaikku is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Di Maio misses with a wild combination.
Thaikku has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thaikku there as he acknowledges the shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Di Maio.
Vihanen Thaikku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thaikku moves into the clinch.
Thaikku with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Di Maio.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thaikku avoiding damage as Di Maio throws knees to the body.
Thaikku tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thaikku is fighting off a takedown attempt but Di Maio is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Thaikku to the mat. Thaikku regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Di Maio wants to pass the guard but Thaikku is keeping the position.
Thaikku is breathing heavily.
Di Maio drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Thaikku dives on top into guard.
Di Maio looking for a guillotine here but Thaikku defends easily.
Di Maio is trying to hold Thaikku in close to prevent damage but Thaikku has managed to pass into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Di Maio wants to get back to full guard.
Di Maio is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Thaikku knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Di Maio on the ground.
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.
Di Maio actively working from the bottom here.
Di Maio is looking for a sweep. Thaikku is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Thaikku tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Di Maio counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Di Maio looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Di Maio passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Di Maio unloads with some shots from mount but Thaikku bucks and avoids them well.
Thaikku really wants to buck Di Maio off and get back to his feet.
Di Maio goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Thaikku is on top in guard.
Di Maio looking for a guillotine here but Thaikku defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Thaikku gets to his feet - Di Maio follows without any prompting.
Thaikku takes one to the side of the head.
Thaikku gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thaikku misses with a knee to the head.
Thaikku looking to throw knees to the head but Di Maio is blocking nicely.
Thaikku throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thaikku avoiding damage as Di Maio throws knees to the body.
Di Maio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thaikku.
Thaikku throws a knee to the head but misses.
Di Maio trying to land knees to the body.
Di Maio takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Di Maio dominated that 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.
Thaikku tries to clinch but Di Maio moves out of range.
Di Maio throws a right and a left that Thaikku avoids nicely.
Di Maio fails to land the takedown.
Thaikku tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Di Maio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thaikku has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thaikku tries a knee to the head but Di Maio blocks it.
Di Maio misses with a knee to the head.
Di Maio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Di Maio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thaikku tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thaikku misses with a knee to the head.
Thaikku tries a knee to the head but Di Maio blocks it.
Thaikku tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thaikku managing to block the knees to the body from Di Maio.
Di Maio tries to land knees in the clinch but Thaikku avoids the damage to the body.
Thaikku blocks an elbow strike.
Thaikku with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thaikku with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thaikku with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thaikku with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Di Maio missing with knees to the body.
Di Maio trying to land knees to the body.
Di Maio blocks an elbow strike from Thaikku.
Thaikku looking to throw knees to the head but Di Maio is blocking nicely.
Di Maio throws an elbow but it misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Di Maio lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Di Maio unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thaikku lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Di Maio gets control of Thaikku's arms and successfully pulls guard. Di Maio will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Di Maio wants to sweep but no luck.
Di Maio isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Thaikku stacks Di Maio 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 Thaikku!
Di Maio is trying to work for a sweep but Thaikku has mounted him!
Thaikku is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Good leg kick by Di Maio there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Di Maio throws a head kick that misses.
Di Maio misses with a double jab.
Joseph Di Maio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thaikku tries to clinch up.
Di Maio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thaikku was well out of range. Poor timing from Di Maio.
Thaikku has closed the distance and engaged Di Maio in a clinch.
Di Maio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Di Maio is looking to control Thaikku's arms but Thaikku gets an underhook and turns him. Now Di Maio has his back to the cage.
Thaikku misses with a knee to the head.
Thaikku misses with a knee strike.
Thaikku throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Di Maio blocks it with crossed arms.
Di Maio tries for a takedown. No joy.
Thaikku avoiding damage as Di Maio throws knees to the body.
Di Maio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees to the body from Di Maio.
Thaikku lands an elbow just above Di Maio 's eye.
Thaikku tries a knee to the head but Di Maio blocks it.
Thaikku swings wildly with an uppercut but Di Maio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Di Maio using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Di Maio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thaikku.
Thaikku looking to throw knees to the head but Di Maio is blocking nicely.
Thaikku tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thaikku misses with a knee strike.
Di Maio lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Di Maio missing with knees to the body.
Thaikku using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Di Maio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Di Maio blocks an elbow strike.
Di Maio lands a nice knee to the body.
Thaikku misses with a knee to the head.
Thaikku throws a head punch that misses.
Di Maio connects with a knee to the head.
Thaikku managing to block the knees to the body from Di Maio.
Di Maio landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thaikku misses with a knee strike.
Thaikku using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Di Maio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Di Maio tries to pull guard but Thaikku holds him up against the cage and eventually Di Maio drops back down to his feet.
Vihanen Thaikku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Di Maio.
Di Maio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thaikku looking to throw knees to the head but Di Maio is blocking nicely.
Di Maio misses with a knee to the head.
Thaikku throws a knee to the head but misses.
Di Maio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thaikku.
Di Maio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Di Maio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thaikku.
Di Maio missing with knees to the body.
Thaikku throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Di Maio blocks it with crossed arms.
Thaikku throws an elbow but it misses.
Thaikku managing to block the knees to the body from Di Maio.
Di Maio avoids the elbow strike from Thaikku, against the cage.
Thaikku lands a knee to the head.
Thaikku managing to block the knees to the body from Di Maio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Thaikku misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thaikku blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thaikku misses with a knee to the head.
Thaikku tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thaikku blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Di Maio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thaikku.
Thaikku with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thaikku tries a knee to the head but Di Maio blocks it.
Thaikku misses with a knee to the head.
Di Maio trying to land knees to the body.
Di Maio taking a breather.
Thaikku blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thaikku avoiding damage as Di Maio throws knees to the body.
Thaikku with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Di Maio missing with knees to the body.
Thaikku gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Di Maio.
Di Maio tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thaikku just stands there and leans against the cage.
Di Maio takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Di Maio changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Thaikku fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Di Maio blocks a head kick by Thaikku.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thaikku looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vihanen Thaikku dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Di Maio feints and as Thaikku raises his hands in defense, Di Maio changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Di Maio looking to sit in guard and control but Thaikku gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Di Maio is working an open guard so Thaikku takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Di Maio swats away the attempt to clinch by Thaikku.
Thaikku rushes Di Maio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Di Maio tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Knees to the body from Di Maio.
Di Maio fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Di Maio with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thaikku misses with a knee to the head.
Di Maio is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Thaikku gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Vihanen Thaikku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Di Maio.
Thaikku throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Di Maio blocks it with crossed arms.
Di Maio lands an elbow inside.
Thaikku looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Di Maio.
Thaikku with a knee to the head.
Di Maio lands an elbow inside.
Di Maio blocks an elbow strike from Thaikku.
Thaikku tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thaikku tries a knee to the head but Di Maio blocks it.
Di Maio crunches a lovely knee into Thaikku's ribcage.
Di Maio trying to land knees to the body.
Thaikku tries to land a knee to the head but Di Maio blocks with his arms.
Di Maio takes an elbow to the temple.
Di Maio wants a takedown.
Thaikku misses with some punches.
Di Maio blocking some punches.
Thaikku misses with a knee to the head.
Di Maio trying to land knees to the body.
Di Maio pushes off an throws an elbow but Thaikku leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thaikku throws a knee to the head but misses.
Di Maio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Di Maio looking to throw knees to the head but Thaikku is blocking nicely.
Thaikku looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thaikku blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thaikku misses with a knee strike.
Di Maio fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Thaikku lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thaikku working aggressively here.
Di Maio looking to throw knees to the head but Thaikku is blocking nicely.
Thaikku avoiding damage as Di Maio throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Thaikku landing knees to the head.
Thaikku using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Di Maio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Di Maio drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Thaikku gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Di Maio takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thaikku throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Di Maio blocks it with crossed arms.
Thaikku managing to block the knees to the body from Di Maio.
Thaikku tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Di Maio trying to land knees to the body.
Di Maio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thaikku looking to throw knees to the head but Di Maio is blocking nicely.
Thaikku avoiding damage as Di Maio throws knees to the body.
Thaikku tries to land a knee to the head but Di Maio blocks with his arms.
Di Maio unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thaikku lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thaikku lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Di Maio tries to pull guard but Thaikku holds him up against the cage and eventually Di Maio drops back down to his feet.
Thaikku managing to block the knees to the body from Di Maio.
Thaikku lands a knee to the head.
Di Maio crunches a lovely knee into Thaikku's ribcage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Thaikku tries a knee to the head but Di Maio blocks it.
Thaikku throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thaikku throws a knee to the head but misses.
Di Maio using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thaikku misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Di Maio trying to land knees to the body.
Thaikku lands an elbow inside that Di Maio shrugs off.
Di Maio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thaikku.
Di Maio blocks an elbow strike from Thaikku.
Thaikku connects with a nasty looking knee right to Di Maio's face.
Thaikku tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thaikku avoiding damage as Di Maio throws knees to the body.
Di Maio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thaikku tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thaikku.
Thaikku blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thaikku throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Di Maio blocks it with crossed arms.
Di Maio tries to pull guard but Thaikku holds him up against the cage and eventually Di Maio drops back down to his feet.
Di Maio stalling against the cage.
Thaikku comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thaikku lands a knee to the head.
Thaikku stops a takedown attempt from Di Maio.
Thaikku landing knees to the head.
Thaikku throws a knee to the head but misses.
Di Maio crunches a lovely knee into Thaikku's ribcage.
Thaikku blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thaikku avoiding damage as Di Maio throws knees to the body.
Di Maio tries a knee to the head but Thaikku blocks it.
Thaikku misses with a knee strike.
Thaikku managing to block the knees to the body from Di Maio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Di Maio changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Thaikku fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Thaikku has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thaikku throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Di Maio lands a nice knee to the body.
Thaikku scores with a knee to the head.
Thaikku managing to block the knees to the body from Di Maio.
Thaikku misses with a knee strike.
Thaikku scores with a knee to the head.
Di Maio fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Thaikku looking to throw knees to the head but Di Maio is blocking nicely.
Thaikku throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Di Maio blocks it with crossed arms.
Di Maio tries to land knees in the clinch but Thaikku avoids the damage to the body.
Di Maio trying to land knees to the body.
Vihanen Thaikku has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thaikku softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Di Maio landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thaikku looking to throw knees to the head but Di Maio is blocking nicely.
Di Maio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thaikku.
Di Maio throws a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Di Maio tries to land a knee to the head but Thaikku blocks with his arms.
Thaikku throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Di Maio blocks it with crossed arms.
Thaikku throws an elbow that misses.
Thaikku avoiding damage as Di Maio throws knees to the body.
Thaikku connects with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vihanen Thaikku showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thaikku 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 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vihanen Thaikku!
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