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CEC 12 : Tough At The Top PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Naama Kala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrik Penttila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Penttila's choice of entrance music: Go to Sleep. Naama Kala has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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186 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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195 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Brawler
Inexperienced |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Naama Kala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henrik Penttila!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kala shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kala tries to pass the half guard into mount. Penttila knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Penttila avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kala.
Penttila is trying to control but can't.
Penttila scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Kala manages to mount him!
Penttila is squirming around, avoiding Kala's attempts to control the action.
Penttila is looking to improve his position but Kala isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penttila is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kala trying to control but Penttila is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penttila takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Penttila wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Kala controls the position.
Penttila rolls, trying to escape but Kala keeps control of the position.
Kala is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Penttila has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Penttila holding both Kala 's hands and preventing any damage.
Kala keeps control of the position easily here as Penttila tries to buck him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kala avoiding Penttila 's attempts to control his hands.
Penttila rolls, trying to escape but Kala keeps control of the position.
Penttila turns into Kala and is now in his guard.
Kala wants to sweep but no luck.
Kala on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kala tries to get out of the position.
Kala looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Penttila postures up in Kala's guard and throws a big left but Kala blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penttila stopping the sweep attempt from Kala.
Penttila throws and elbow that misses. Kala uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Penttila's guard. Nice move by Kala!
Penttila is trying to control the position but Kala postures up.
Penttila wants to get back to his feet but Kala is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kala's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kala tries to free his leg and advance position but Penttila is retaining full guard.
Penttila wants to sweep but no luck.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kala shoots in but Penttila avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kala is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Penttila tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kala paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Penttila misses with a takedown
and Kala counters by moving into the clinch.
Penttila drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kala pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kala scores with a takedown into Penttila's guard.
Penttila manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Penttila avoids the attempt from Kala to control.
Penttila putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naama Kala dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Penttila with a poor takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Penttila misses with a takedown
and Kala counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Penttila misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Kala seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kala seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Penttila does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kala passes to full mount!
Kala landing shots from mount.
Kala controlling from the full mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Penttila can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kala trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Penttila is trying desperately to improve position.
Penttila is trying to reverse the position but instead Kala has taken his back - oops!
Penttila can't escape the position.
Kala lands shots from the back.
Penttila is really stuck here.
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.
Kala controls the action.
Kala seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Penttila for as long as he can get away with.
Kala controlling well, preventing Penttila from escaping the position.
Kala is riding his opponent, not letting Penttila buck him off.
Penttila breaks Kala's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Penttila tries to free his leg and advance position but Kala is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penttila in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kala knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Penttila on the ground.
Penttila throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kala works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kala is adopting a defensive guard.
Kala trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Kala is looking for a triangle here but Penttila uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Kala tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kala takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kala takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Penttila wants to control but Kala is keeping him busy.
Penttila is chipping away with strikes.
Penttila working the ground and pound.
Naama Kala overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
An elbow from Penttila crashes against the mat.
Penttila wants to control but Kala is keeping him busy.
Kala is looking to regain half guard here but Penttila keeps moving and retains side control.
Check out the look on Penttila's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naama Kala dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kala fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kala shoots for a double leg takedown but Penttila sprawls well. He's pushed Kala's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice sprawl there from Penttila as Kala shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Naama Kala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penttila fails with the takedown
and Kala counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kala.
Penttila keeping full guard, as Kala tries to pass.
Penttila thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Kala stopping the sweep attempt from Penttila.
Kala has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kala trying to control but Penttila is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penttila 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kala accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Penttila striking off his back but it's not causing Kala any problems.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Penttila fails with a takedown attempt.
Kala has a takedown stuffed.
Kala shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kala was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Penttila is squirming around, avoiding Kala's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penttila really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Penttila wants to control but Kala is having none of it.
Kala looking to control but Penttila is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kala putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Penttila is trying desperately to improve position.
Kala wants to control the pace but Penttila is squirming around nicely.
Penttila has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Penttila is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Kala.
Kala with good strikes from the mount here!
Penttila is looking to get to half guard.
Penttila is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Penttila flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Kala looking to control but Penttila is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kala looking to control and managing it successfully.
Penttila is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Penttila sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kala is looking to take a break and control but Penttila is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kala will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Penttila is looking to get back to full guard here but Kala has managed to pass to side control instead.
Penttila wants to hold on but Kala pushes him away.
Henrik Penttila has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kala sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kala has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Penttila's face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Naama Kala showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kala, 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Naama Kala!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hesekiel Paarma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paarma comes to the cage accompanied by Sibelius's Karelia. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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151 lbs
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154 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hesekiel Paarma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommy McCall!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCall misses with a wild combination.
Paarma throws a one two combo.
Paarma really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
McCall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McCall scores with a decent looking hook.
McCall moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Hesekiel Paarma has been cut.
Paarma showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McCall.
McCall throws a series of punches but Paarma moves out of range.
Paarma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paarma fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McCall, pushing him back against the cage.
McCall is trying to break the clinch but Paarma has him pressed against the cage.
Paarma with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McCall letting Paarma take a breather here.
Paarma wants to break free but McCall has control.
McCall wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Paarma tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Paarma escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McCall lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Paarma backs up against the cage.
McCall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paarma moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Paarma is rocked!
McCall fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Paarma square on the jaw! Damn, Paarma is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tommy McCall!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Markku Koskela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dark Horse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dark Horse will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Markku Koskela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dark Horse!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horse has managed to clinch.
Koskela wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Horse has him pressed against the cage.
Horse escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck for Horse with that takedown attempt.
Koskela shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice takedown defense from Koskela. No joy for Horse on that attempt.
Koskela takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Koskela takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Horse tries to clinch but Koskela moves out of range.
Horse fakes the leg kick and cracks Koskela in the body.
Horse fails with an attempt to clinch.
Koskela throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Horse counters with a low kick, right behind Koskela 's knee.
Horse scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koskela throws a head kick that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Koskela, as that shot connected.
Koskela misses with a wild combination.
Koskela is breathing heavily.
Koskela misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horse.
Koskela with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Horse to score with a decent uppercut.
Koskela moves out of range of the body kick from Horse.
Horse moves out of range as Koskela strikes.
A punch combination from Horse misses.
Horse is looking to slow Koskela down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse gets a clinch.
Horse is working for takedown but Koskela is calmly controlling the position for now.
Markku Koskela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dark Horse.
Horse lands a right hand that snaps the head of Koskela backwards.
Horse gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Horse taking a breather.
Horse breaks from the clinch.
Horse drops Koskela with a right and a left! Horse comes rushing in but Koskela regains his composure and manages to keep Horse in guard.
Koskela is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Horse lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Oh Koskela is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Horse gets to his feet - Koskela follows without any prompting.
Markku Koskela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horse cracks a nice hook into Koskela's ribs.
Koskela seems to have got his legs back now.
Horse gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Koskela really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Horse changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Koskela fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Horse tries for a takedown but Koskela sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Koskela looks to land a left hand but Horse moved out of range nicely.
Horse misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Horse.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
No luck for Koskela with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horse gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Horse goes for a takedown in the clinch but Koskela prevents it.
Koskela has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Horse avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Horse has picked Koskela up - he's going for a ride! Horse dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koskela flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Koskela avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Horse.
Horse missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Horse is looking for a kimura but Koskela is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Horse to get the leverage.
Koskela trying to control but Horse postures up.
Horse is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Koskela is looking to escape.
Ground and pound from Horse.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Horse tries for a takedown but Koskela sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Koskela stuffs the takedown attempt from Horse. Horse gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horse shoots for a double leg takedown but Koskela sprawls well. He's pushed Horse's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Koskela misses with a jab, cross combination.
Horse takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Horse throws a combination. Koskela tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
No luck for Horse with that takedown attempt.
Koskela avoids a punch combination nicely.
Koskela looks to score with a jab to the body but Horse is just out of range.
Horse scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Koskela fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Horse lands a head shot.
Horse displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koskela throws out the jab.
A cross from Horse lands.
Horse fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Koskela on the side of the head.
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.
Horse throws a series of punches but Koskela moves out of range.
Horse fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Horse tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koskela swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koskela scores with a jab. Horse acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Horse throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Horse throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Koskela's waist but Koskela gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Horse off to one side.
Horse lands with a shot to the body.
Horse shoots in looking for a takedown. Koskela tries to sprawl out of it but Horse keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Koskela manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Koskela lands a body shot.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Koskela. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Horse moves out of range of the strikes.
Horse lands a front kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An inside leg kick lands from Horse.
Horse moves forwards but Koskela connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Horse throws a nice looking combination but Koskela bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Horse takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dark Horse dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Horse will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Horse tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Koskela swivels and escapes.
Horse on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab from Koskela does it's job there.
Koskela misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horse misses with a double jab.
Koskela tries to bum rush Horse with a series of wild strikes but Horse uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Koskela drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Horse strikes from his own guard.
Horse is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Koskela trying to control but Horse is working from the bottom.
Koskela is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Horse is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse looking for a guillotine here but Koskela defends easily.
Koskela cracks Horse with a solid left hand.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Horse clinches up against the cage.
Horse breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Koskela shoots for a double leg takedown but Horse sprawls well. He's pushed Koskela's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Horse lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
No luck for Horse with that takedown attempt.
Markku Koskela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dark Horse.
Koskela paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Markku Koskela is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horse has managed to clinch.
Horse keeps control of Koskela as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Horse is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Horse escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Koskela finds it's way through Horse's defenses.
Horse will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Koskela tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Horse counters with a nice leg kick.
Koskela lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Horse circles away quickly and effectively.
Horse rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Koskela moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Horse moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koskela.
Horse escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Koskela fails in his attempt to clinch.
Koskela misses with an uppercut.
Horse's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Horse duly obliges.
Horse misses with a wild combination.
Koskela lands with a shot to the body.
Horse avoids the head kick by Koskela.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horse closes the distance and clinches up with Koskela, looking for a takedown. Horse pushes Koskela against the cage but Koskela circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Koskela scores a takedown into full mount!
Koskela dominating with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koskela blocks Horse's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Horse is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Koskela lands a big shot there that rocks Horse but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Koskela scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Horse?
Horse tries to hold on but Koskela pushes him away.
Horse keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Horse wants to control but Koskela is having none of it.
Horse is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koskela looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Horse is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Koskela avoids the attempt from Horse to control.
Koskela is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Koskela cracks Horse with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Horse is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Koskela looking to secure an arm triangle but Horse defends it well.
Horse wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Koskela lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Horse tries to hold on but Koskela pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markku Koskela dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Horse has a takedown stuffed.
Koskela swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Horse dodges the punch combination from Koskela.
Koskela keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Koskela with a jab.
Koskela tries to clinch up
and Horse counters by clinching up.
Horse escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Horse fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horse shoots in and drives through. Koskela sprawls well.
Markku Koskela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dark Horse.
Koskela misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Horse fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Koskela slips a jab and a cross from Horse.
Horse closes this distance looking for a takedown but Koskela circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskela misses with a looping right.
Crunch! Horse slams his shin into Koskela's torso.
Horse has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Koskela finds it's way round the side to connect with Horse's head.
Horse shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Horse tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Horse shoots in for a double leg but Koskela sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Horse shoots in but no luck this time.
Horse will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Koskela throws a jab but it's blocked by Horse.
Koskela tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Horse clinches with his opponent.
Koskela stops a takedown attempt from Horse.
Horse leaning against his opponent.
Horse has picked Koskela up - he's going for a ride! Horse dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Horse is trying to control the action in half guard but Koskela is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Koskela looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Koskela throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horse thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Koskela's head.
Koskela tries to kick Horse off but Horse keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Koskela is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Koskela blocking the ground and pound attempt from Horse.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Horse cracks the inside of Koskela's front leg.
Horse is looking to clinch but Koskela is avoiding it.
Horse throws a series of punches but Koskela moves out of range.
Koskela moves in looking to clinch but Horse pushes him off.
Horse turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Koskela tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Koskela scores with a decent looking hook.
Horse moves in looking to clinch but Koskela pushes him off.
Horse shoots in but Koskela avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horse tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koskela swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Horse pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Koskela looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Horse is fending him off so far but Koskela persists. Nope, Horse circles away and we're back to standing.
Horse looks for a takedown but Koskela sprawls well.
Koskela pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Horse.
Koskela throws a right hand that Horse ducks under and follows up with a left that Horse also avoids with ease.
A combination from Horse does no damage.
Koskela takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Horse lands a jab to Koskela's midsection.
Horse comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Horse misses with a series of wild punches.
Horse misses with the combination.
Koskela avoids the head kick by Horse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Horse throws a one two combo.
Koskela wants to land a leg kick but Horse is out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Koskela. No joy for Horse on that attempt.
Koskela swinging wilding here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Horse.
Koskela doesn't manage to clinch there - Horse circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Koskela as Horse shoots in.
Koskela throws a lazy right hand but Horse sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Horse slips a straight right by Koskela.
Koskela showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Horse.
Koskela slips a jab and a cross from Horse.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Horse scores with a one two! Koskela had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Horse tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Horse circles away from the clinch attempt.
Horse scores with a leg kick.
Horse scores with a three punch combo!
And that's the end of the fight!
Dark Horse comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Horse 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dark Horse!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Metuselah Paakkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Jackson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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193 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Metuselah Paakkanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Paakkanen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jackson avoids the head kick by Paakkanen.
Paakkanen throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Paakkanen tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Paakkanen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Paakkanen slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson scores with a three punch combo!
Paakkanen misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Paakkanen avoids it well.
A nice combination there by Jackson.
Paakkanen thumps Jackson with a low kick.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Jackson lands with an uppercut that bounces Paakkanen off the cage and back into rage.
Paakkanen scores with a sloppy right hand. Jackson should have avoided that one.
Paakkanen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Paakkanen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paakkanen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jackson if he has to take too many more of those.
Paakkanen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson throws a leg kick but Paakkanen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paakkanen scores with a jab to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Paakkanen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson looks gassed!
A slapping leg kick lands for Paakkanen.
Paakkanen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Paakkanen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Paakkanen moved away.
Paakkanen misses the jab.
Paakkanen misses with the combination.
Paakkanen slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Paakkanen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Paakkanen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Paakkanen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jackson. That did some damage!
Paakkanen lands with a kick to the temple. Jackson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jackson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like David Jackson has been cut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Paakkanen.
A punch combination from Paakkanen misses.
Paakkanen lands a nice shot to the body.
Paakkanen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Paakkanen.
Paakkanen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
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!
Jackson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paakkanen looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Paakkanen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Paakkanen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jackson will feel that in the morning.
Paakkanen connects with a high kick.
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Paakkanen. Paakkanen obviously looking to wear him down.
Paakkanen digs a good body shot into Jackson's ribs.
Jackson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Paakkanen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Paakkanen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paakkanen misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jackson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Paakkanen.
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Paakkanen. Paakkanen obviously looking to wear him down.
Paakkanen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paakkanen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jackson's head.
Paakkanen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jackson's head.
Jackson is rocked!
Paakkanen throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Paakkanen finish him?
Paakkanen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jackson seems to have recovered his senses.
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Paakkanen. Paakkanen obviously looking to wear him down.
Jackson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Paakkanen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Paakkanen sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Jackson to the ground! Paakkanen dives into full mount looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson blocking the ground and pound.
Paakkanen controlling the pace for now.
Paakkanen thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Paakkanen stands up from mount. Strange move.
Paakkanen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jackson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Paakkanen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Paakkanen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice body kick there by Paakkanen.
Jackson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jackson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jackson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jackson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Paakkanen.
Paakkanen throws a leg kick which misses Jackson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jackson tries to avoid it.
Paakkanen is looking to slow Jackson down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Paakkanen.
Paakkanen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paakkanen lands a two punch combo.
That has opened up David Jackson's cut even more.
Paakkanen scoring well with a low kick there.
Paakkanen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Paakkanen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Paakkanen lands with a slapping head kick.
Paakkanen is looking to slow Jackson down with leg kicks.
A combination from Paakkanen does no damage.
Paakkanen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jackson.
Paakkanen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jackson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jackson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Paakkanen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Paakkanen misses with a few strikes there.
Paakkanen misses with a two punch combination.
Paakkanen loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paakkanen lands a front kick.
Paakkanen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jackson's sensitive parts.
Paakkanen lands with a nice body kick.
Paakkanen throws a nice head kick!
A head kick from Paakkanen lands but Jackson takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Metuselah Paakkanen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Jackson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jackson throws a right hand that Paakkanen ducks under and follows up with a left that Paakkanen also avoids with ease.
Jackson cracks Paakkanen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jackson needs to keep his hands up - Paakkanen had a free shot at his head there.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Paakkanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Metuselah Paakkanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Paakkanen.
Paakkanen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Paakkanen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Paakkanen throws a nice outside leg kick.
A punch combination from Paakkanen misses.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paakkanen.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson misses with the combination.
A slapping body kick lands there for Paakkanen.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Paakkanen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jackson.
Paakkanen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Paakkanen.
Jackson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Paakkanen.
Paakkanen keeps Jackson at a distance using the push kick.
Metuselah Paakkanen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paakkanen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Paakkanen scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Paakkanen.
Paakkanen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jackson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jackson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jackson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Paakkanen.
Paakkanen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Paakkanen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Paakkanen.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Paakkanen. Jackson shrugs it off though.
Paakkanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Paakkanen.
Paakkanen thuds his shin into the meat of Jackson's side.
Paakkanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick from Paakkanen lands but Jackson takes it in his stride.
Paakkanen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jackson's calf.
Nice shot lands for Paakkanen.
Paakkanen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jackson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jackson takes a kick to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Paakkanen.
A chopping leg kick lands by Paakkanen.
Paakkanen tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paakkanen throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Paakkanen stalks Jackson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jackson's face. Jackson staggers backwards, shaken.
Paakkanen lands a front kick.
Paakkanen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A left and a right from Paakkanen both land. Nice combination.
Paakkanen scores with a jab to the head.
Paakkanen missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paakkanen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paakkanen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Paakkanen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Paakkanen.
Jackson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackson defending well as Paakkanen loads up on a big left hand.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paakkanen.
The fighters circling - Paakkanen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paakkanen fakes the leg kick and cracks Jackson in the body.
Paakkanen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paakkanen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Paakkanen.
Metuselah Paakkanen is winning the standup battle so far.
Paakkanen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jackson's calf.
Paakkanen lands a nice looking body shot.
Paakkanen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jackson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Paakkanen throws a combination. Jackson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Paakkanen feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
Jackson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Paakkanen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
A solid leg kick lands there for Paakkanen.
Paakkanen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Paakkanen misses with a body shot.
Paakkanen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Paakkanen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A good leg kick by Paakkanen.
Paakkanen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Paakkanen.
Paakkanen lands with a kick to the temple. Jackson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jackson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paakkanen lands with a kick to the temple. Jackson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jackson walks into a left hand.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Paakkanen.
Paakkanen cracks a nice hook into Jackson's ribs.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Paakkanen.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Paakkanen, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paakkanen scores with a head kick.
Paakkanen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Paakkanen.
Paakkanen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jackson's head backwards.
Paakkanen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Paakkanen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Paakkanen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson takes a kick to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paakkanen lands with a nice body kick.
Paakkanen misses with a two punch combination.
Paakkanen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Paakkanen.
Jackson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Paakkanen lands a high kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Metuselah Paakkanen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on David Jackson's cut.
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.
Paakkanen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Paakkanen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Paakkanen.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Jackson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Paakkanen.
Paakkanen lands with a slapping head kick.
Paakkanen misses with a double jab.
Jackson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Paakkanen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jackson takes a step back to recover.
Paakkanen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Paakkanen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jackson if he has to take too many more of those.
Jackson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Paakkanen.
Paakkanen misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paakkanen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Paakkanen misses with a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Paakkanen, right into the meat.
Paakkanen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jackson's calf.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paakkanen.
Paakkanen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paakkanen tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Paakkanen can pounce on him.
Jackson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jackson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Paakkanen lands a high kick!
Paakkanen throws a head kick that half lands.
Paakkanen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Paakkanen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Paakkanen misses with the combination.
Paakkanen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Paakkanen connects with a crisp jab.
Paakkanen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Paakkanen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Paakkanen throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Paakkanen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Paakkanen.
Jackson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Paakkanen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paakkanen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Paakkanen lands with a kick to the temple. Jackson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Paakkanen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paakkanen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jackson.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Paakkanen connects with a body shot.
Paakkanen throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Paakkanen throws a head kick that Jackson semi-blocks.
Paakkanen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Paakkanen.
Paakkanen throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paakkanen lands with a slapping head kick.
Paakkanen scores with a one two! Jackson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Paakkanen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paakkanen fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Paakkanen!
Jackson throws a wild body kick that Paakkanen sees coming a mile off.
Paakkanen is working the combinations to good effect here.
Paakkanen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Paakkanen throws a head kick that half lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paakkanen throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Paakkanen misses with the combination.
Paakkanen throws a head kick that Jackson semi-blocks.
Paakkanen scores with a kick to the body.
Paakkanen misses with a double jab.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Paakkanen.
A solid leg kick lands there for Paakkanen.
Paakkanen lands with a kick to the temple. Jackson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paakkanen looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Good leg kick by Paakkanen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Paakkanen swinging wilding here.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Paakkanen throws a head kick that Jackson semi-blocks.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Paakkanen moves out of range.
Paakkanen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jackson in his tracks.
Paakkanen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jackson takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paakkanen feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Paakkanen.
Paakkanen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Paakkanen throws a nice head kick!
Paakkanen looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Paakkanen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Paakkanen scores with a leg kick.
Paakkanen throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
Paakkanen dips to his left and cracks Jackson with an uppercut!
Paakkanen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Paakkanen fails to land with a series of punches.
Paakkanen throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Paakkanen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Paakkanen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Paakkanen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jackson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping leg kick lands for Paakkanen.
Paakkanen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Paakkanen throws a quick inside leg kick.
David Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Metuselah Paakkanen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Metuselah Paakkanen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Paakkanen 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:24
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:24
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Metuselah Paakkanen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larry White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tobias Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White's entrance music is Barry White - What Am I Gonna Do with You. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good kicks
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Larry White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tobias Johansson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johansson rushes White and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johansson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. White gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Johansson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
White is trying to break the clinch but Johansson has him pressed against the cage.
White lands a left hand.
Johansson misses with the head strike.
White prevents a takedown attempt there.
Johansson is trying to trip White. He has hold of a leg but White is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Johansson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Johansson preventing the sweep.
White is looking to stand up but Johansson isn't so interested in that idea.
Johansson throwing strikes but missing.
Johansson postures up in White's guard and throws a big left but White blocks it.
White wants to sweep here but Johansson controlling him for the moment.
White working a defensive guard here.
Johansson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as White works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A combination from White does no damage.
White connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Johansson to the floor! White dives in looking for the finish!
It looks like Tobias Johansson has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White sitting and controlling from the half guard.
White blocks the strikes from Johansson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Johansson is looking to improve his position.
Johansson is staying active underneath White, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
White looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Johansson wants to improve his position but White is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Good work by White as he checks the leg kick.
White with a jab.
Johansson looks gassed!
Johansson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johansson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
White knocks Johansson to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Johansson is looking for a sweep.
White cracks Johansson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
White works to advance to full mount. Johansson defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
White landing strikes from the mount and Johansson is in trouble!
White controlling from the full mount.
Johansson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson working to try and regain half guard.
White controlling from mount.
White landing strikes, looking to finish!
White trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
White controlling the pace for now.
White lands with some strikes.
White controlling the pace for now.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Larry White just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
An inside leg kick lands from White.
Tobias Johansson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White throws a left that rocks Johansson and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! White dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Johansson regain composure!
Johansson is rocked!
That has opened up Tobias Johansson's cut even more.
White in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Johansson looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! White turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Larry White!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between martin lagermo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Camilo Bolinhas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bolinhas's choice of entrance music: Guns n' Roses - Mr. Brownstone. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, martin lagermo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Camilo Bolinhas!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolinhas scoring well with a low kick there.
Bolinhas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bolinhas moves out of range of the body kick from lagermo.
Bolinhas misses with a kick to the body.
Bolinhas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bolinhas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
lagermo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
lagermo goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Bolinhas turns into him and now he's in lagermo's guard.
lagermo is looking to stand up but Bolinhas isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolinhas is standing up over lagermo. lagermo looks to escape but Bolinhas dives into side control.
lagermo is looking for a sweep.
Bolinhas decides to stand up, so the ref orders lagermo to his feet.
Bolinhas throws a combination. lagermo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
lagermo is breathing heavily.
Bolinhas looks to score with a jab to the body but lagermo is just out of range.
lagermo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bolinhas scores with a push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick by Bolinhas misses
and lagermo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bolinhas's guard now.
Bolinhas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolinhas is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bolinhas stands up out of the half guard.
Bolinhas lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bolinhas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bolinhas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Bolinhas finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bolinhas cracks lagermo with a good jab.
Bolinhas moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
lagermo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bolinhas.
Camilo Bolinhas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bolinhas scores with a nice strike.
Bolinhas lands a high kick!
lagermo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bolinhas works his way to full guard. Good work.
lagermo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bolinhas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from lagermo.
Bolinhas tries to get to full guard but lagermo has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
lagermo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
It looks like lagermo is going to stand back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bolinhas has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for lagermo. Oh but Bolinhas has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! lagermo goes limp - he's gone! Bolinhas jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Camilo Bolinhas!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harri Mulqvist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magni Turisas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turisas is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Manowar - Gods Of War. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Magni Turisas was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harri Mulqvist!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Magni Turisas!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Turisas.
Mulqvist closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mulqvist lands in his opponent's guard.
Turisas is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Turisas has momentary wrist control but Mulqvist slips an elbow through the middle.
Turisas wriggles free and stands up.
Mulqvist takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Turisas throws a series of punches but Mulqvist moves out of range.
Turisas throws a nice looking combination but Mulqvist bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mulqvist shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mulqvist thows a body kick. Turisas tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mulqvist feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Turisas's calf.
Nice defenses there by Turisas.
Turisas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Turisas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mulqvist.
Turisas blocks the body kick.
Mulqvist throws a hook but Turisas avoids it easily.
Mulqvist showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turisas.
Turisas lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turisas fails to land with a series of punches.
Turisas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turisas misses with a double jab.
Turisas throws a right and a left that Mulqvist avoids nicely.
Turisas misses with a straight right.
Mulqvist shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mulqvist throws a sloppy head kick and Turisas moves out of range easily.
Turisas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mulqvist throws a leg kick but Turisas moved away.
Mulqvist misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mulqvist lands a head kick. Turisas smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Turisas lunges at Mulqvist with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mulqvist's hand.
A combination from Turisas does no damage.
Turisas throws a right hand that Mulqvist ducks under and follows up with a left that Mulqvist also avoids with ease.
Magni Turisas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mulqvist loads up on a big right hand but Turisas slips the punch.
Turisas thows a body shot but no joy.
Mulqvist tries to close the distance and clinch but Turisas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mulqvist misses with a low kick as Turisas jumps back.
Turisas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mulqvist on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mulqvist has a takedown stuffed.
Magni Turisas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Mulqvist with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harri Mulqvist. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turisas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Turisas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mulqvist takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Turisas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Turisas fails to land with a series of punches.
Mulqvist misses with an attempted mid kick.
Turisas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mulqvist.
Mulqvist takes a swing at Turisas's ribcage but misses.
Mulqvist misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Turisas counters with a left to the body.
Turisas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Turisas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Turisas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mulqvist looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Turisas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turisas misses with a wild combination.
Mulqvist showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turisas.
Turisas with a nice cross.
Mulqvist slips a jab and a cross from Turisas.
Mulqvist jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turisas throws a series of punches but Mulqvist avoids them all with ease.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mulqvist swings away with a body shot that misses
and Turisas counters with a two punch combo.
A head kick misses from Mulqvist.
Mulqvist scores with a nice right hand.
Turisas tries to bum rush Mulqvist with a series of wild strikes but Mulqvist uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mulqvist uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turisas.
Mulqvist avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Turisas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mulqvist is looking to chop away at Turisas's legs.
Turisas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A combination from Turisas does no damage.
Mulqvist throws out a leg kick but Turisas moves out of range and Mulqvist only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mulqvist swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mulqvist dodges the punch combination from Turisas.
Turisas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Turisas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Turisas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mulqvist motions for Turisas to come forward. Mulqvist throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Turisas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mulqvist.
Turisas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Turisas throws a looping overhand right but Mulqvist ducks down to avoid it.
Turisas stuffs the takedown attempt from Mulqvist. Mulqvist gets slowly back to his feet.
Turisas avoids the head kick by Mulqvist.
Mulqvist tries to clinch up.
Turisas digs a good body shot into Mulqvist's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mulqvist is looking to slow Turisas down with leg kicks.
Mulqvist throws a body punch but Turisas moves out of range.
Turisas works over Mulqvist's head and body with a nice combination.
Turisas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Turisas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magni Turisas dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mulqvist fails in his attempt to clinch.
Turisas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Turisas tries to bum rush Mulqvist with a series of wild strikes but Mulqvist uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mulqvist throws a head kick but Turisas moves out of range.
Turisas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mulqvist circles away quickly and effectively.
Mulqvist lands with a nice body punch.
Turisas throws a series of strikes that have Mulqvist backpedaling.
Mulqvist throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Turisas's waist but Turisas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mulqvist off to one side.
Turisas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turisas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Turisas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mulqvist slips a jab and a cross from Turisas.
Turisas misses with a double jab.
Mulqvist avoids a punch combination nicely.
Turisas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mulqvist scores a takedown into full mount!
Turisas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mulqvist. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mulqvist unloads with some shots from mount but Turisas bucks and avoids them well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turisas is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Mulqvist landing strikes from the mount.
Turisas is trying to stand.
Mulqvist working Turisas over with strikes here.
Mulqvist is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Turisas is surviving well by controlling Mulqvist's body position as best he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mulqvist thowing shots but they're missing.
Turisas really wants to buck Mulqvist off and get back to his feet.
Turisas defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Mulqvist.
Turisas is trying to stand up.
BOOM! Mulqvist connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mulqvist won't let Turisas get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Mulqvist throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Mulqvist 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.
Mulqvist has control of Turisas's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Turisas regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mulqvist won't let Turisas get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turisas bucks Mulqvist off and manages to get back to his feet!
Turisas takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Turisas throws a right and a left that Mulqvist avoids nicely.
A nice combination there by Turisas.
Turisas throws a right hand that Mulqvist ducks under and follows up with a left that Mulqvist also avoids with ease.
A low kick from Mulqvist misses
letting Turisas counter with a right hand.
Mulqvist throws out a leg kick but Turisas moves out of range and Mulqvist only half commits.
Mulqvist looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Turisas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mulqvist. Mulqvist obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turisas checks the leg kick nicely there.
A combination from Turisas does no damage.
Mulqvist clinches but Turisas breaks the clinch
and Turisas counters with a two punch combo.
Turisas goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Magni Turisas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turisas misses with the combination.
Turisas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some wild striking there from Turisas.
Turisas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mulqvist.
Mulqvist pivots, looking for a leg kick but Turisas is out of range and Mulqvist settles back down.
Mulqvist lands a nice looking body kick.
No joy there for Turisas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slow jab from Turisas misses its intended target.
Mulqvist fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mulqvist steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turisas.
Mulqvist throws a sloppy head kick and Turisas moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turisas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mulqvist moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Turisas checks the leg kick nicely there.
Turisas throws a right hand that Mulqvist ducks under and follows up with a left that Mulqvist also avoids with ease.
Mulqvist takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Turisas misses with a series of wild punches.
Turisas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mulqvist. That's going to slow Turisas down.
Mulqvist is looking to clinch but Turisas is avoiding it.
Turisas moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mulqvist tries a head kick but it misses.
Turisas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Turisas swinging wilding here.
Turisas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Turisas misses with a double jab.
Turisas misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Harri Mulqvist will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Turisas scores with a one two! Mulqvist had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Turisas stuffs the takedown attempt from Mulqvist. Mulqvist gets slowly back to his feet.
Mulqvist avoids a punch combination nicely.
Turisas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Mulqvist.
Mulqvist tries for a takedown but Turisas circles away easily
and Turisas counters with a series of strikes. Mulqvist will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mulqvist fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turisas misses with a series of wild punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mulqvist.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harri Mulqvist. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turisas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Turisas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mulqvist throws out a leg kick but Turisas moves out of range and Mulqvist only half commits.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Turisas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mulqvist tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Turisas counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulqvist looks to land a body kick but Turisas moved away.
Mulqvist doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Turisas to counter with a crisp jab.
Turisas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mulqvist has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Turisas checks a low kick from Mulqvist.
Turisas circles away from the clinch attempt
and Turisas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turisas throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Turisas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Turisas scores with a three punch combo!
Turisas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mulqvist shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Turisas counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Turisas misses.
Mulqvist misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turisas misses with a few strikes there.
Turisas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Turisas 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.
Mulqvist with a poor takedown
and Turisas counters with a two punch combo.
Turisas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mulqvist moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Turisas tries to bum rush Mulqvist with a series of wild strikes but Mulqvist uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Turisas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mulqvist.
Mulqvist lands with a kick to the ribs.
Turisas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lazy left from Turisas finds it's target.
Turisas throws a right and a left that Mulqvist avoids nicely.
Turisas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mulqvist doesn't seem bothered though.
Turisas fails to land with a series of punches.
Turisas lands a jab to the nose.
Turisas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Turisas is working the combinations to good effect here.
Turisas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Turisas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Turisas looks to land a combination. Mulqvist sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Turisas throws a right and a left that Mulqvist avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turisas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mulqvist's hands.
Turisas goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Turisas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mulqvist.
Turisas misses with a double jab.
Mulqvist showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turisas.
Good exchange - Turisas coming out on top.
Some wild striking there from Turisas.
Mulqvist throws a chopping leg kick but Turisas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Turisas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Turisas misses with the combination.
Turisas misses with the combination.
Turisas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mulqvist stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Turisas scores with a one two! Mulqvist had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Turisas slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turisas misses with the combination.
Turisas tries to land a front kick but Mulqvist steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Turisas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mulqvist takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mulqvist throws a lazy head kick
enabling Turisas to counter with a crisp jab.
Mulqvist misses with a leg kick
and Turisas counters with a left and a right that stings Mulqvist.
Turisas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Turisas lands a head shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Turisas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mulqvist throws a head kick but Turisas moves out of range.
Turisas throws a series of punches but Mulqvist avoids them all with ease.
Turisas misses with a series of wild punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mulqvist looks to land a left hand but Turisas moved out of range nicely.
Turisas throws a series of punches but Mulqvist moves out of range.
Mulqvist tries to close the distance and clinch but Turisas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Turisas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magni Turisas really 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.
Turisas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Turisas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mulqvist throws a body kick that misses.
Turisas misses with a wild combination.
Mulqvist looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Turisas misses with a wild combination.
Mulqvist dodges the punch combination from Turisas.
Mulqvist throws a low kick but Turisas avoids it.
Mulqvist shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mulqvist throws a body kick that misses.
Turisas takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Turisas!
Turisas stuffs the takedown attempt from Mulqvist. Mulqvist gets slowly back to his feet.
Turisas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Turisas misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Turisas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulqvist throws a wild body kick that Turisas sees coming a mile off.
Turisas looks to land a combination but Mulqvist avoids it well.
Turisas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mulqvist circles away quickly and effectively.
Turisas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mulqvist.
A punch combination from Turisas misses.
Turisas misses with a two punch combination.
Mulqvist pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Turisas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mulqvist.
Turisas walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mulqvist.
Mulqvist throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mulqvist!
Mulqvist looks to score with a jab to the body but Turisas is just out of range.
Turisas throws a nice looking combination but Mulqvist bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Turisas swinging wilding here.
Turisas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mulqvist circles away quickly and effectively.
Turisas takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Magni Turisas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turisas misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turisas misses with the combination.
Turisas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mulqvist.
Turisas misses with a few strikes there.
Mulqvist wants to slow Turisas down by chopping away at his legs.
Turisas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mulqvist on the side of the head.
Mulqvist shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Turisas pinned against the cage. Turisas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mulqvist misses with a head kick.
Mulqvist clinches but Turisas breaks the clinch
and Turisas counters with a straight right hand.
Mulqvist avoids a punch combination nicely.
Turisas has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mulqvist.
Turisas avoids the head kick by Mulqvist.
Turisas staying out of range there.
Turisas closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mulqvist.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harri Mulqvist. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Turisas fails to land with a series of punches.
Mulqvist throws a head kick that misses.
Turisas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mulqvist moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mulqvist misses with a wild body shot.
Mulqvist fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turisas misses with a two punch combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Turisas.
Mulqvist tries for a takedown but Turisas circles away easily
letting Turisas counter with a right hand.
Turisas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Turisas fails to land with a series of punches.
Mulqvist shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Turisas counters with a nice uppercut.
Mulqvist takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Turisas misses with a few strikes there.
Turisas stuffs the takedown attempt from Mulqvist. Mulqvist gets slowly back to his feet.
Turisas scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turisas catches Mulqvist with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mulqvist misses with a head kick.
Turisas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A punch combination from Turisas misses.
Turisas throws a nice looking combination but Mulqvist bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Turisas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turisas might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Turisas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mulqvist. Mulqvist circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Turisas throws a series of punches but Mulqvist avoids them all with ease.
Turisas misses with the combination.
Turisas throws a nice looking combination but Mulqvist bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Turisas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mulqvist tries for a takedown but Turisas circles away easily
and Turisas counters with a left and a right that stings Mulqvist.
Turisas lands with a nice combination. Mulqvist backs away looking to recover.
Turisas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magni Turisas dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!
Mulqvist throws the kick towards the body but Turisas avoids it.
Mulqvist shoots for a takedown but Turisas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A punch combination from Turisas misses.
Turisas lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Turisas misses with a few strikes there.
Turisas lands with a nice combination. Mulqvist backs away looking to recover.
Mulqvist avoids a punch combination nicely.
Turisas throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mulqvist tries a head kick but it misses.
Turisas throws a series of punches but Mulqvist avoids them all with ease.
Mulqvist goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Turisas misses.
Turisas moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Turisas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Turisas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Turisas looks to land a combination but Mulqvist avoids it well.
Turisas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Turisas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turisas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Turisas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mulqvist dodges the punch combination from Turisas.
Mulqvist darts in trying to clinch
and Turisas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Turisas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Turisas looks to land a combination but Mulqvist avoids it well.
Turisas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Turisas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mulqvist.
A telegraphed right hand from Turisas misses the target.
Mulqvist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turisas.
Turisas with a hook.
Mulqvist doesn't manage to clinch there - Turisas circles away.
Mulqvist pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turisas tries to keep at a distance but Mulqvist has taken the fight into the clinch.
Magni Turisas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turisas blocks an elbow strike.
Turisas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mulqvist dodges the punch combination from Turisas.
Mulqvist looks for the body kick but Turisas saw that one coming.
Turisas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mulqvist looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mulqvist with a poor takedown
and Turisas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Turisas looks to land a combination but Mulqvist avoids it well.
Mulqvist dodges the punch combination from Turisas.
Turisas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Turisas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mulqvist circles away quickly and effectively.
Mulqvist misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turisas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Turisas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mulqvist has time to react.
Turisas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Turisas fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turisas throws a right and a left that Mulqvist avoids nicely.
Turisas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Turisas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Turisas misses with a two punch combination.
Nice straight punches there by Turisas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Turisas.
Mulqvist takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Turisas throws out a powerful jab.
Mulqvist slips a jab and a cross from Turisas.
Turisas lands with a straight right. Mulqvist didn't see that one coming.
Turisas throws a nice looking combination but Mulqvist bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Good standup being displayed there by Turisas as he connects with a hook.
Turisas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Turisas stuns Mulqvist with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mulqvist pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Turisas swinging wilding here.
Mulqvist bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Turisas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mulqvist circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mulqvist tries a head kick but it misses.
Mulqvist misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turisas fails to land with a series of punches.
Mulqvist throws a head kick that misses.
Turisas throws a nice looking combination but Mulqvist bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Turisas thuds his right hand into Mulqvist's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mulqvist tries a low kick but Turisas avoids it.
Mulqvist has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mulqvist there as he acknowledges the shot.
Turisas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Turisas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mulqvist moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Turisas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Turisas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Turisas tries to bum rush Mulqvist with a series of wild strikes but Mulqvist uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mulqvist is looking to clinch.
Turisas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mulqvist moves out of range of the strikes.
Harri Mulqvist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mulqvist finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mulqvist fails with the takedown
and Turisas counters with a series of strikes. Mulqvist will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Magni Turisas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Turisas 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 45:49
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 45:49
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magni Turisas!
Magni Turisas is the new light heavyweight champion!
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