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TFL 25 - Across the Styx PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Kovatch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Kovatch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Henry!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry ducks under a wild hook from Kovatch.
Kovatch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henry tries to clinch but Kovatch is having none of it.
Kovatch will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kovatch shoots in and drives through. Henry sprawls well.
Kovatch misses with a straight right.
Henry moves in looking to clinch but Kovatch pushes him off.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kovatch.
Henry tries to clinch up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kovatch!
Kovatch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kovatch shoots for a takedown but Henry saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Kovatch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henry moves out of range of the strikes.
Henry clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Henry.
Kovatch jumps guard but Henry stands there with Kovatch around his waist. Kovatch gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John Henry.
Henry tries to clinch there but Kovatch circles away.
Henry tries to clinch but Kovatch moves out of range.
Henry has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Henry takes the fight into the clinch.
Kovatch jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Henry walks away with a smile on his face. Kovatch gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Henry tries to clinch there but Kovatch circles away.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kovatch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henry tries to clinch there but Kovatch circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kovatch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch but Kovatch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
John Henry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henry wants to clinch.
Kovatch connects with a jab.
Kovatch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henry closes the distance and pushes Kovatch back into the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Henry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John Henry.
Henry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Kovatch dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Good exchange - Kovatch coming out on top.
Kovatch darts in and clinches Henry up against the cage.
Henry is pushing Kovatch up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John Henry.
Kovatch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kovatch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henry tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kovatch counters with a series of strikes. Henry will be more careful next time no doubt.
Henry tries to clinch but Kovatch is having none of it.
Henry tries to clinch but Kovatch moves away
and Kovatch counters with a stiff right hand.
Henry swats away the attempt to clinch by Kovatch.
A big left from Kovatch misses.
Kovatch throws a left that rocks Henry and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Kovatch dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Henry regain composure!
Henry is rocked!
Kovatch is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Henry is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Henry is still in real trouble! Can Kovatch finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henry is trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovatch is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Henry is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Henry seems to have recovered his senses.
Kovatch tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kovatch has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Henry is trying to get back to his feet.
Henry bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Henry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry closes the distance but Kovatch moves to the side
and Kovatch counters with a two punch combo.
Henry tries to clinch but Kovatch is having none of it.
Henry wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henry has Kovatch up against the cage in a clinch.
Henry stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Henry receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Kovatch dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Henry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kovatch keeps the fight on the outside.
Henry wants to clinch.
Kovatch tries for a takedown but Henry sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Henry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henry tries to clinch there but Kovatch circles away.
Bruno Kovatch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are getting on Henry's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John Henry.
Henry closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The is referee keeping an eye on Henry - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kovatch tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kovatch fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Kovatch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kovatch tries for a takedown but Henry manages to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovatch tries for a takedown. No joy.
Henry pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kovatch tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Henry just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kovatch tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Henry takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John Henry.
Kovatch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kovatch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kovatch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kovatch keeps the fight on the outside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Henry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kovatch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Henry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Henry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kovatch has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Bruno Kovatch!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Bruno Kovatch!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Bruno Kovatch!
Bruno Kovatch wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Slim Shadie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heiska Kivikari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heiska Kivikari told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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162 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Slim Shadie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Heiska Kivikari!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shadie looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kivikari!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kivikari is squirming around, avoiding Shadie's attempts to control the action.
BOOM! Shadie connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kivikari is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The referee warns Kivikari that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Shadie has hold of Kivikari's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kivikari manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Shadie looking to finish Kivikari with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kivikari!
Kivikari wants to control but Shadie is having none of it.
Kivikari in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kivikari wants to control but Shadie is having none of it.
Shadie controlling from mount.
Shadie working Kivikari over with strikes here.
Kivikari is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Shadie! Kivikari is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Slim Shadie!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between phil owens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maik Masiina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Masiina's choice of entrance music: Run this town. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Basic striking
Likes ground |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, phil owens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maik Masiina!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid body kick from Masiina.
Masiina lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
owens swats away the attempt to clinch by Masiina.
Masiina tries to clinch but owens is having none of it.
Masiina takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
owens scores a takedown into full mount!
owens with shots to the head and body - Masiina looks very uncomfortable down there.
Masiina is squirming around, avoiding owens's attempts to control the action.
Masiina tries to hold on but owens postures up.
Masiina can't escape the position.
owens lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Masiina hang on?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masiina is looking to improve his position but owens isn't that keen on the idea.
owens is in the full mount, landing strikes.
owens wants to finish this one by submission but Masiina is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from owens.
owens putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
owens lands a big elbow.
owens cracks Masiina with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
owens lands a big elbow.
Masiina is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! owens has taken his back!
Masiina tries to roll but owens sticks to his back.
owens is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Masiina turns into owens and is now in his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
owens doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
owens can't keep his opponent in guard - Masiina advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Masiina tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Masiina is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from owens as he works his way to full guard.
Masiina looks gassed!
owens is controlling Masiina's posture.
owens manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Masiina manages to get himself to full guard.
Masiina wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
owens content to stall in guard here.
Masiina looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Masiina looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but owens is defending well. Masiina quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! owens has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Masiina celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Maik Masiina!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kumina Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conway Twitty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kumina Sato has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
Determined |
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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, Kumina Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Conway Twitty!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Twitty.
Twitty slips under a jab from Sato.
Sato fails to land the takedown.
Twitty scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sato won't allow Twitty to pass to mount.
Twitty wants to take a breather but Sato is having none of it.
Twitty thows a huge punch but Sato dodges it nicely.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Twitty in particular looking to stall.
Twitty missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sato taking some punishment here, with Twitty in his half guard.
Twitty with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sato kicks Twitty off and gets back to his feet.
Twitty cracks Sato with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Twitty connects with a looping right hand.
Sato takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Twitty fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sato turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Twitty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sato manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twitty avoids the head kick by Sato.
Twitty throws a nice looking combination but Sato bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Twitty scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Twitty tries to advance to mount but can't.
Sato tries to bench press Twitty off him but Twitty keeps the position.
Twitty working away.
Twitty really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sato. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Twitty trying to control the position but Sato is working away.
Twitty working away.
Sato sneaks back into half guard.
Sato is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sato misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twitty scores with a takedown into Sato's guard.
Twitty looks gassed!
Sato is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Twitty must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Twitty sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sato wants to sweep but no luck.
Twitty trying to control the position from guard on top but Sato is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Twitty looking to pass the guard.
Twitty is posturing up here but Sato has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Twitty tries to roll out but it's too tight and Twitty has to tap! Slick submission there by Sato!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kumina Sato!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Gregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aki Aromaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aki Aromaa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anthony Gregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aki Aromaa!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gregor throws a body punch but Aromaa moves out of range.
Gregor misses with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Gregor.
Aromaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gregor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gregor scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Aki Aromaa has been cut.
Aromaa throws a combination that misses
and Gregor counters with a stiff right hand.
Aromaa is rocked!
Aromaa 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.
Gregor misses the shot to the body.
Aromaa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Aromaa is still on wobbly legs! Can Gregor finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gregor misses with a double jab
and Aromaa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gregor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aromaa seems to have recovered his senses.
Anthony Gregor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gregor swings for the body but Aromaa moves out of range.
Aromaa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gregor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gregor is breathing heavily.
Aromaa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Aromaa throws a chopping leg kick but Gregor manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregor misses with a looping left.
Gregor misses with a looping left.
Gregor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Aromaa counters with a one-two to the body.
Gregor moves out of range of the leg kick from Aromaa.
Aromaa looks to land a combination but Gregor avoids it well.
Aromaa looks to land a combination but Gregor avoids it well.
Gregor dodges the punch combination from Aromaa.
Aromaa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gregor misses with a head kick.
Aromaa knocks Gregor to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Gregor is rocked!
It looks like Anthony Gregor has been cut.
Gregor tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Aromaa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Oh Gregor is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gregor is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Aromaa is controlling him well.
Aromaa moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Gregor seems to have got his legs back now.
Aromaa scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gregor to see if he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aromaa slows the pace down.
Gregor struggling a bit here.
Gregor tries to buck Aromaa off but Aromaa is having none of it.
Aromaa is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Gregor's shoulder. That is not cool.
Gregor is not content to let Aromaa control the position.
Gregor is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Aromaa is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gregor looks to move to half guard but instead Aromaa has passed into mount! Damn!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregor is looking to get to half guard.
Gregor wants to control but Aromaa is having none of it.
BOOM! Aromaa connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gregor tries to reverse the position but Aromaa maintains control.
Gregor is working hard here to advance position.
Aromaa lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gregor hang on?
Gregor really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aromaa lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aromaa controlling from mount.
Gregor is in a horrible position here. Aromaa smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Aromaa breaks from Gregor's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Aromaa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gregor is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Aromaa dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aki Aromaa dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gregor tries to clinch but Aromaa moves away
and Aromaa counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Aromaa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aromaa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gregor wants to stand and escape but Aromaa is having none of it.
Aromaa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Aromaa won't allow Gregor to get back to his feet.
Aromaa looking to pass the guard.
Aromaa trying to control but Gregor is working from the bottom.
Gregor working a defensive guard but Aromaa manages to pass into side control anyway.
Aromaa working away.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Aromaa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aromaa lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregor controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Gregor is trying to get back to full guard.
Aromaa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gregor tries to roll over but Aromaa keeps him under control.
Aromaa content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gregor is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Aromaa wants to control but Gregor is keeping him busy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gregor avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Aromaa with a nice cross.
Aromaa looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aromaa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gregor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gregor looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Aromaa puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Gregor is trying to maintain the position but Aromaa is very close to passing his half guard.
Aromaa wants to free his trapped foot but Gregor is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Aromaa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregor punching from the bottom.
Gregor is trying to stand.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A head kick by Gregor misses
and Aromaa counters with a two punch combo.
Gregor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Aromaa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gregor scores with a hook.
Aromaa looks to land a combination but Gregor avoids it well.
Gregor wants to clinch but Aromaa slips to the side
and Aromaa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Aromaa scores with a head kick.
Gregor tries to clinch up
and Aromaa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gregor wants to stand up but Aromaa is controlling him.
Gregor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aromaa trying to control but Gregor is working from the bottom.
Gregor trying to control the position here.
Aromaa controlling from the top position.
Gregor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gregor is trying to control. Aromaa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aki Aromaa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Aromaa lands a jab to the head.
Some wild striking there from Gregor.
No luck for Aromaa with that takedown attempt.
Gregor lands a head kick!
Aromaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gregor closes the distance looking to clinch
and Aromaa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gregor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aromaa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aromaa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregor throws a lazy right hand but Aromaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gregor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aromaa fails to land with a series of punches.
Gregor darts in trying to clinch
and Aromaa counters with a shoot takedown. Gregor fights it but they end up in guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gregor holds on and takes a little breather.
Gregor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aromaa wants to pass the guard but Gregor is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregor pulls Aromaa in close to prevent any damage.
Gregor wants to stand and escape but Aromaa is having none of it.
Gregor is trying to hold Aromaa in close to prevent damage but Aromaa has managed to pass into half guard.
Well, if Aromaa is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Aromaa prevents Gregor from improving his position.
Gregor wants to get back to his feet.
Gregor trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Aromaa.
Aki Aromaa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Aromaa is just content to waste time from the top position. Gregor takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Aromaa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gregor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gregor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aromaa is one step ahead there.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Aromaa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gregor counters with a head kick. That will keep Aromaa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Aromaa looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gregor!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aromaa looking to control and managing it successfully.
Aromaa in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Aromaa dominating with strikes here.
Gregor can't escape the position.
Anthony Gregor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aromaa is landing with some decent strikes but Gregor is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Aromaa lands a big shot there that rocks Gregor but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gregor swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Gregor is wriggling around trying to escape.
Aki Aromaa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Aromaa blocks Gregor's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aki Aromaa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Aromaa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Aki Aromaa!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Aki Aromaa!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Aki Aromaa!
Aki Aromaa wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ard KO (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kari Pekka Perse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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22
205 lbs
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21
205 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ard KO!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kari Pekka Perse!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
KO throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perse will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Perse walks forward, straight into a front kick from KO.
A shot to de liver by Perse. Beautiful body shot.
Kari Pekka Perse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perse misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Perse moves in looking to clinch but KO pushes him off.
Perse fails with the takedown.
Ard KO has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kari Pekka Perse.
Perse blocks a head kick by KO.
Perse is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Perse looks for a takedown but KO sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perse tries to close the distance and clinch but KO swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
KO closes the distance and clinches.
KO makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
KO missing with knees to the body.
KO holding his opponent close, against the cage.
KO creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Perse's defenses.
KO is pushing Perse up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
KO lands a damaging elbow.
KO lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
KO creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Perse's defenses.
Nice elbow from KO.
Perse takes an elbow to the temple.
KO breaks the clinch.
Perse fails to land the takedown.
Perse shoots for a double leg takedown but KO sprawls well. He's pushed Perse's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
KO throws a series of punches but Perse moves out of range.
KO tries a head kick but it misses.
Perse looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for KO!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Perse.
Perse goes for an armbar but KO turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from KO.
Perse working for submissions but it's allowed KO to get to half guard.
KO uses his free foot to push down on Perse's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Perse.
KO manages to capitalize on a mistake by Perse to take his back!
Perse is really stuck here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perse is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
KO is trying to stick to Perse's back but Perse is turning into KO. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in KO's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Perse.
KO on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if KO tries to get out of the position.
Perse looks gassed!
Perse pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. KO is keeping the position for now.
Perse throwing strikes from guard but KO blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
KO has managed to clinch.
KO slowing the pace effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ard KO dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
KO pulls out of a head kick attempt.
KO throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perse clinches but KO breaks the clinch
and KO counters with a left and a right that hurts Perse! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! KO jumps into full mount!
KO tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Perse is wriggling around trying to escape.
KO manages to capitalize on a mistake by Perse to take his back!
KO controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perse wants to escape the position.
What can Perse do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Perse tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Perse regains half guard.
Perse actively working from the bottom here.
KO knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Perse on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
KO takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Perse regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perse wants to sweep here but KO controlling him for the moment.
Perse bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in KO's guard.
KO avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Perse working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Perse keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of KO's head.
Perse is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! KO is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! KO has escaped and now he's on top!
Perse looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! KO has picked Perse up and slammed him! Perse can't keep hold of the triangle and KO manages to pass to side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perse is trying to get back to half guard.
Perse manages to get back to half guard.
KO controlling the action here.
Perse throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
KO seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Perse is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but KO pulls his head out easily.
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.
Perse is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but KO pulls his head out easily.
Perse is looking to improve his position.
Perse has a hand on KO's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. KO takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
KO get's back to his feet.
Perse steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from KO. That one must have hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ard KO dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
KO forces Perse back against the cage and clinches.
Perse is trying to work for a single leg takedown but KO pulls him back up using the underhooks.
KO stalling the fight.
Perse on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from KO.
Perse drops down looking for an ankle pick but KO pulls his leg out and moves away.
Perse blocks a head kick by KO.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perse tries to clinch but KO moves away
and KO counters with a body kick that stops Perse in his tracks momentarily.
KO tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from KO.
Perse avoids the head kick by KO.
KO circles away from the clinch attempt
and KO counters by clinching up.
KO looks to throw an elbow but misses.
KO stalls.
KO lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
KO content to slow the pace in the clinch.
KO escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Perse closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Perse.
Ard KO has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kari Pekka Perse.
Perse works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Perse looks to land a combination but KO avoids it well.
KO throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perse fails with the takedown.
Perse wants to clinch
and KO counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Perse looking for a takedown.
KO breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
KO throws a head kick that misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for KO.
Perse scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perse avoids the head kick by KO.
KO throws a combination. Perse tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
KO throws a body punch but Perse moves out of range.
A head kick misses from KO.
Perse closes the distance looking to clinch
and KO counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kari Pekka Perse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
KO avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ard KO showed his dominance in that final round.
Well KO 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight for Ard KO!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Ard KO!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Ard KO!
Ard KO wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Big Daddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and luciano tiririca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Big Daddy looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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22
185 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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24
187 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Big Daddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, luciano tiririca!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by tiririca - that's a beauty! Daddy is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even tiririca can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). luciano tiririca!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Niko Rupponen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarno Lindgren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rupponen comes to the cage accompanied by SMC Hoodrats. Lindgren is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Wanderlust- Every Time I Die. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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155 lbs
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niko Rupponen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarno Lindgren!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindgren throws a shot from downtown. Rupponen moves away and avoids it.
Rupponen tries to land a leg kick but Lindgren saw it coming and moves away.
Lindgren lands with a nice body punch.
Lindgren scores with the left hand. Rupponen knows he should have avoided that one.
Lindgren misses with a double jab.
Rupponen gets the takedown into side control.
Rupponen trying to control the position but Lindgren is working away.
Rupponen prevents Lindgren from escaping the position.
Rupponen wants to control but Lindgren is keeping him busy.
Rupponen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lindgren is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Lindgren tries to escape but Rupponen is in control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rupponen controlling the position from side mount.
Lindgren is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Lindgren is not content to let Rupponen control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lindgren misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindgren throws a jab but it's blocked by Rupponen.
Rupponen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lindgren tries to kick Rupponen off but Rupponen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lindgren is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lindgren looks gassed!
Rupponen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rupponen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Rupponen is trying to control the action in half guard but Lindgren is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A jab from Lindgren misses.
A big left from Lindgren misses.
Rupponen ducks under a wild hook from Lindgren.
Rupponen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lindgren!
Rupponen looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindgren is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Rupponen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rupponen tries to control but Lindgren wriggling away.
Rupponen takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rupponen has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Lindgren's body.
Rupponen trying to control momentarily.
Lindgren is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Rupponen's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindgren wants to get back to his feet.
Rupponen wants to control but Lindgren is keeping busy.
Lindgren has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Lindgren staying busy and making it hard for Rupponen to control.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Niko Rupponen just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Lindgren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rupponen moves away.
Rupponen moves out of range of the strikes.
Rupponen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lindgren.
Rupponen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rupponen forces his way into half guard.
Rupponen passes to full mount!
Rupponen cracks Lindgren with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rupponen trying to control but Lindgren is having none of it.
Rupponen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rupponen is going olschool here, as he tries to force Lindgren to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Lindgren shrugs it off.
Rupponen dominating with strikes here.
Rupponen fails to advance to Lindgren's back.
Rupponen working for a guillotine from mount but Lindgren is in no mood to give up.
Lindgren tries to buck Rupponen off but Rupponen takes his back!
Lindgren staying busy and making it hard for Rupponen to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Rupponen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
No joy there for Lindgren, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rupponen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rupponen wants to pass to mount but Lindgren is defending the position.
Lindgren wants to get back to his feet.
Rupponen passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lindgren!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lindgren wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Rupponen is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Lindgren can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Lindgren is breathing heavily.
Rupponen working for a submission but Lindgren is keeping him at bay.
Lindgren is squirming around, avoiding Rupponen's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindgren is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Lindgren is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Rupponen moves to the back.
A lull in the action here.
Rupponen is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
A lull in the action here.
Lindgren is trying to get back to his feet but Rupponen has full control of the position and if anything, Lindgren has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Rupponen scores with punches to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rupponen patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Rupponen trying to control momentarily.
Rupponen has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Lindgren is trying to stand back up.
Lindgren defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Rupponen trying to control momentarily.
Rupponen controlling the position well here. Lindgren rolled but Rupponen kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Niko Rupponen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rupponen has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Lindgren is defending well but eventually Rupponen manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Lindgren has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Niko Rupponen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thulani Imamu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Re Christensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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221 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thulani Imamu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Re Christensen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imamu checks the leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Imamu.
Imamu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Imamu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Christensen on the side of the head.
Imamu defending well as Christensen loads up on a big left hand.
Imamu lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Christensen is looking to close the distance but Imamu sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Christensen crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Christensen is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Thulani Imamu!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sampsa Siloposki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urho Itaniemi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Itaniemi has chosen Volbeat - Still Counting as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sampsa Siloposki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Urho Itaniemi!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siloposki throws a head kick that misses.
Itaniemi jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Siloposki throws a sloppy head kick and Itaniemi moves out of range easily.
Itaniemi digs a good body shot into Siloposki's ribs.
Itaniemi moves out of range as Siloposki strikes.
Itaniemi clobbers Siloposki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Siloposki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Itaniemi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Itaniemi keeps the fight on the outside.
Siloposki has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Siloposki tries to clinch up but Itaniemi circles away and keeps his distance.
Itaniemi avoids the head kick by Siloposki.
Siloposki throws the left hand but Itaniemi avoids the punch easily.
A leg kick checked by Itaniemi.
Siloposki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Itaniemi.
Siloposki throws a shot from downtown. Itaniemi moves away and avoids it.
Itaniemi scores with a sloppy right hand. Siloposki should have avoided that one.
Itaniemi stalks Siloposki and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Siloposki's face. Siloposki staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Sampsa Siloposki has been cut.
A combination from Itaniemi does no damage.
Itaniemi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Siloposki misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Siloposki.
Itaniemi moves out of range of the strikes.
Itaniemi lands a right hook to the body.
Siloposki is breathing heavily.
Itaniemi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Siloposki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Itaniemi's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Itaniemi duly obliges.
Itaniemi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Siloposki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Itaniemi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Itaniemi scores with a jab to the head.
Itaniemi is looking to slow Siloposki down with leg kicks.
Itaniemi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sampsa Siloposki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Siloposki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Itaniemi connects with a looping right hand.
Itaniemi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Siloposki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Itaniemi to score with a decent uppercut.
Sampsa Siloposki's cut is getting worse.
Itaniemi lands with a right that hurts Siloposki. Siloposki looks to clinch but Itaniemi throws a short knee that drops Siloposki. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Urho Itaniemi!
Urho Itaniemi is the new light heavyweight champion!
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