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SISU 63: Ellimaki vs Costa PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rolf Ruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esa Pablo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruger comes to the ring accompanied by Refused - New Noise. Esa Pablo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rolf Ruger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Esa Pablo!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pablo.
Ruger closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
A lull in the action here.
Ruger misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Pablo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ruger trying to mount his opponent but Pablo defends it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ruger 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.
Ruger trying to control the action but Pablo is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ruger is looking to advance position but Pablo won't allow it.
Pablo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ruger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablo is looking to control Ruger's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pablo avoid being mounted?
Ruger is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ruger is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ruger is working for a submission of some sort.
Ruger missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
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.
Pablo is staying active underneath Ruger, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pablo is looking to control Ruger's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pablo avoid being mounted?
Ruger seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pablo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pablo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ruger is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ruger trying to control but Pablo is working from the bottom.
Ruger postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pablo trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Ruger wants to control from the top but Pablo keeps moving.
Pablo wants to sweep here but Ruger controlling him for the moment.
Ruger trying to move into half guard but instead Pablo has managed to sweep!
Pablo postures up.
Ruger keeping moving, preventing Pablo from controlling successfully.
Ruger is trying to control the position but Pablo postures up.
Ruger has his foot on Pablo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pablo works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ruger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pablo is one step ahead there.
Pablo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ruger is keeping the position for now.
Pablo passes into half guard.
Pablo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ruger defends it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ruger is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pablo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pablo's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolf Ruger dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Ruger throws a push kick but Pablo slaps the foot to one side.
Ruger wants to clinch.
Rolf Ruger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Pablo misses.
Pablo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ruger shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pablo as he jumps to the side.
Ruger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pablo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pablo throws a series of punches but Ruger avoids them all with ease.
Pablo fails to land with a series of punches.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pablo. Ruger shrugs it off though.
Ruger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pablo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ruger misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ruger checks a leg kick nicely.
Ruger fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruger takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Rolf Ruger has been cut.
Ruger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ruger shoots for a double leg takedown but Pablo sprawls well. He's pushed Ruger's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rolf Ruger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruger shoots in and drives through. Pablo sprawls well.
Ruger misses with a straight right.
Pablo misses with a few strikes there.
Pablo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ruger shoots for a takedown but Pablo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pablo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pablo throws a head kick but Ruger moves out of range.
Ruger blocks the body kick.
Ruger bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Pablo gets back to half guard.
Pablo trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruger is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Pablo still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Pablo has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Ruger stops Pablo from passing to mount.
Ruger is looking for a sweep.
Ruger looking for a sweep but Pablo has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Ruger tries to lock up and control but Pablo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pablo wants to control the pace but Ruger is squirming around nicely.
Ruger tries to hold on but Pablo pushes him away.
Pablo get's back to his feet.
Ruger looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ruger looking to sit in guard and control but Pablo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pablo trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruger looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pablo tries to free his leg and advance position but Ruger is retaining full guard.
Ruger looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ruger throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ruger manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Pablo is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Esa Pablo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rolf Ruger's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Pablo swinging wilding here.
Pablo swats away the attempt to clinch by Ruger.
Pablo has Ruger up against the ropes in a clinch.
Pablo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ruger is trying to maintain a safe position but Pablo gets an underhook and turns Ruger into the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Pablo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pablo taking a breather.
Ruger wants a takedown but no success here.
Pablo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ruger's face.
Pablo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruger shoots in for a takedown but Pablo shows good takedown defense.
Ruger bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Pablo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ruger is staying tight to Pablo's torso, preventing him from escaping.
A control attempt from Pablo but he's now mounted!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruger landing strikes from the mount and Pablo is in trouble!
Ruger looking for a guillotine from mount but Pablo is having none of it.
Pablo blocking the ground and pound.
Ruger has control of Pablo's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Pablo regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Ruger is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Pablo has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pablo is looking to improve his position but Ruger isn't that keen on the idea.
Pablo is squirming around, avoiding Ruger's attempts to control the action.
Ruger throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruger takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ruger fails to advance to Pablo's back.
Ruger misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Rolf Ruger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pablo is trying desperately to improve position.
Ruger is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Ruger!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rolf Ruger!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paha Henki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heikki Jaaskelainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaaskelainen has chosen Girl in a Uniform as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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140 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paha Henki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Heikki Jaaskelainen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henki throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Henki.
Jaaskelainen misses with a looping left.
Jaaskelainen is looking to clinch.
Jaaskelainen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Henki, pushing him back against the ropes.
Jaaskelainen has had enough of the clinch but Henki keeps him there for the moment.
Henki drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jaaskelainen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Heikki Jaaskelainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jaaskelainen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jaaskelainen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jaaskelainen can't break the clinch.
Henki gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Henki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jaaskelainen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henki lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jaaskelainen is trying to maintain the position but Henki is very close to passing his half guard.
Henki is working for a submission of some sort.
Henki 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.
Jaaskelainen is defending against the submission attempts here by Henki.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Henki thows a huge punch but Jaaskelainen dodges it nicely.
Jaaskelainen is trying to stand.
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.
Henki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Henki not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Henki drops an elbow to the side of Jaaskelainen's head.
Henki will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Henki is looking for a kimura here.
Jaaskelainen pushes Henki off and gets back to his feet.
Jaaskelainen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Henki throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Jaaskelainen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Henki is breathing heavily.
Henki working for a triangle but Jaaskelainen defends it easily.
Jaaskelainen lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaaskelainen trying to control but Henki is working from the bottom.
Jaaskelainen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Henki escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jaaskelainen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Henki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jaaskelainen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jaaskelainen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jaaskelainen tries to stand but Henki is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jaaskelainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Henki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jaaskelainen stays in close to Henki's body and controls the position.
Henki has his foot on Jaaskelainen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jaaskelainen works his way back into a safe position though.
Jaaskelainen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Henki has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jaaskelainen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jaaskelainen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jaaskelainen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Henki's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paha Henki dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jaaskelainen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jaaskelainen tries to score with a low kick but Henki moves his leg out of the way.
Henki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jaaskelainen's waist but Jaaskelainen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Henki off to one side.
A big left from Jaaskelainen misses.
Jaaskelainen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jaaskelainen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Henki circles away quickly and effectively.
Henki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jaaskelainen.
Henki shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaaskelainen wants to clinch but Henki slips to the side
so Henki counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jaaskelainen is breathing heavily.
Henki won't allow Jaaskelainen to get back to his feet.
Henki drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Henki jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Henki trying to move into half guard but instead Jaaskelainen has managed to sweep!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jaaskelainen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Henki had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Jaaskelainen is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Henki Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Jaaskelainen's back instead.
Henki throwing sloppy strikes.
Henki controlling well, preventing Jaaskelainen from escaping the position.
Henki misses with an elbow to the head.
Jaaskelainen is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Henki looking for the choke but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaaskelainen trying to control the position but Henki manages to sink in the hooks.
Jaaskelainen is in a bad position with Henki working for a choke. Jaaskelainen manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Henki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jaaskelainen is one step ahead there.
Jaaskelainen slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Henki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henki is refusing to be controlled, as Jaaskelainen sits in half guard.
Henki looking for submissions off his back.
Well, if Jaaskelainen 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.
Henki misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Henki actively working from the bottom here.
Jaaskelainen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jaaskelainen works his way into full mount!
Henki is working to get back to half guard.
Henki is squirming around, avoiding Jaaskelainen's attempts to control the action.
Paha Henki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Henki swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paha Henki dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Henki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jaaskelainen pinned against the cage. Jaaskelainen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jaaskelainen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jaaskelainen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jaaskelainen throws a lazy body kick
and Henki counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jaaskelainen won't be happy with that.
Henki is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jaaskelainen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jaaskelainen is looking for a sweep.
Jaaskelainen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Henki's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Henki is looking for a kimura here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jaaskelainen wants to control but Henki is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Henki landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jaaskelainen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Henki looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Henki seems to be looking for submissions.
Jaaskelainen trying to control from the bottom.
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.
Henki is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jaaskelainen defends it well.
Henki is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jaaskelainen defends it well.
Henki moves nicely into side control.
Jaaskelainen wants to control but Henki postures up.
Jaaskelainen wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henki scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jaaskelainen to see if he's OK.
Henki wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jaaskelainen, who protects the arm well.
Jaaskelainen is trying to control Henki's posture but Henki avoids it.
Jaaskelainen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jaaskelainen takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Henki swings around for an armbar but Jaaskelainen sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Henki's guard.
Henki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jaaskelainen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Henki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Henki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jaaskelainen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jaaskelainen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Heikki Jaaskelainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paha Henki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henki looking to control.
Jaaskelainen lands a couple of elbows.
Henki keeping moving, preventing Jaaskelainen from controlling successfully.
Henki has his foot on Jaaskelainen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jaaskelainen works his way back into a safe position though.
Henki is looking for a triangle but Jaaskelainen pushes his legs off easily.
Henki keeping moving, preventing Jaaskelainen from controlling successfully.
Henki striking off his back.
Henki is looking for a triangle but Jaaskelainen pushes his legs off easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paha Henki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Henki, 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paha Henki!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Valdemar Friman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Stones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Friman comes to the ring accompanied by Metallica - Damage Inc.. Stones has chosen T2 Theme by Austrian Death Machine as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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166 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Valdemar Friman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Damien Stones!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stones just misses with a punch to the body.
Friman tries to clinch there but Stones circles away.
Friman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Friman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stones.
Friman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stones lands with a hook. Friman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stones drops Friman with a right and a left! Stones comes rushing in but Friman regains his composure and manages to keep Stones in guard.
It looks like Valdemar Friman has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Friman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Stones postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Friman is looking for a triangle but Stones pushes his legs off easily.
Stones wants to pass the guard but Friman is keeping the position.
Stones trying to control but Friman is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stones throws a sloppy strike and Friman has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Stones is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Friman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Valdemar Friman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnoldo Paulakorpi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tammelan Fasaani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Paulakorpi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Volbeat -Sad Mans Tongue. Arnoldo Paulakorpi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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216 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arnoldo Paulakorpi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tammelan Fasaani!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fasaani just misses with a punch to the body.
Fasaani gets the takedown into side control.
Paulakorpi tries to improve position but can't.
Paulakorpi is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Fasaani off and has taken his back!
You can see the frustration on Fasaani's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Paulakorpi is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Fasaani defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Paulakorpi patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Paulakorpi is trying to stick to Fasaani's back but Fasaani is turning into Paulakorpi. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Paulakorpi's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Fasaani.
Paulakorpi striking off his back but it's not causing Fasaani any problems.
Fasaani postures up and lands a big shot to Paulakorpi's brow.
Paulakorpi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fasaani doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fasaani manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fasaani landing with the ground and pound.
Paulakorpi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fasaani doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fasaani manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fasaani trying to control the position from guard on top but Paulakorpi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fasaani lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Paulakorpi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fasaani pushing down on Paulakorpi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Fasaani working the head and body with strikes.
Fasaani works his way into full mount!
Fasaani wants to control the pace but Paulakorpi is squirming around nicely.
Fasaani landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fasaani looking to control but Paulakorpi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fasaani wants to finish this one by submission but Paulakorpi is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Fasaani.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fasaani is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Paulakorpi is trying desperately to improve position.
Fasaani lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fasaani trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fasaani unloading with bombs!
Fasaani has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Paulakorpi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fasaani lands a big elbow.
Paulakorpi is bucking up trying to escape but Fasaani cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Paulakorpi taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paulakorpi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulakorpi flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Fasaani lands a big shot there that rocks Paulakorpi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Paulakorpi is looking to get to half guard.
Paulakorpi is breathing heavily.
Fasaani working Paulakorpi over with strikes here.
Paulakorpi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fasaani trying to control but Paulakorpi is having none of it.
Fasaani pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Paulakorpi is trying to escape the mount.
Fasaani punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fasaani takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Paulakorpi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fasaani fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fasaani unloading with bombs!
Paulakorpi bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Fasaani manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Paulakorpi is in all sorts of trouble here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fasaani trying to control but Paulakorpi is having none of it.
Paulakorpi working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tammelan Fasaani dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fasaani shoots in and bounces Paulakorpi off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Fasaani pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Paulakorpi is keeping the position for now.
Paulakorpi is looking for a triangle here but Fasaani uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Paulakorpi is working to avoid the ground and pound but Fasaani connects with a decent elbow.
Fasaani lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Paulakorpi down.
Tammelan Fasaani has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fasaani trying to control the action but Paulakorpi is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fasaani looks up at the clock and then as Paulakorpi takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Fasaani smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Paulakorpi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fasaani wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Paulakorpi is not content to let Fasaani control the position.
Paulakorpi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Paulakorpi is working hard here to advance position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fasaani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paulakorpi throws a head kick but Fasaani moves out of range.
Paulakorpi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fasaani.
Fasaani tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Paulakorpi swivels and escapes.
That's two 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.
Paulakorpi fails with the takedown
so Fasaani counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fasaani throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Paulakorpi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fasaani avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fasaani trying to control the position from guard on top but Paulakorpi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Paulakorpi throws his legs up looking for a submission but Fasaani uses it to pass to side control.
Paulakorpi tries to buck Fasaani off but Fasaani is having none of it.
Paulakorpi takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Fasaani is working Paulakorpi over with some ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fasaani scoring with punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fasaani trying to control the action but Paulakorpi is working from the bottom.
Fasaani scores with a couple of short elbows.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Paulakorpi takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Paulakorpi is working to avoid the ground and pound but Fasaani connects with a decent elbow.
Fasaani landing strikes.
Paulakorpi gets back to half guard.
Fasaani lands strikes from half guard.
Paulakorpi wants to get back to full guard.
Paulakorpi looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Fasaani pushes past his half guard into mount!
Fasaani with a couple of short strikes.
Fasaani looking to finish Paulakorpi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Paulakorpi!
Fasaani with the ground and pound from mount.
Fasaani tries to control but Paulakorpi wriggling away.
Paulakorpi slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fasaani is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Paulakorpi gets full guard.
Paulakorpi keeping full guard, as Fasaani tries to pass.
Paulakorpi keeping moving, preventing Fasaani from controlling successfully.
Fasaani avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fasaani preventing the sweep.
Paulakorpi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fasaani passes Paulakorpi's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Paulakorpi actively working from the bottom here.
Fasaani passes to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tammelan Fasaani showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Paulakorpi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fasaani throws out the jab.
Fasaani throws a series of punches but Paulakorpi moves out of range.
Paulakorpi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for Fasaani, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fasaani shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ground and pound from Fasaani.
The fighters are battling for position here. Paulakorpi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paulakorpi working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Fasaani has passed into half guard!
Fasaani is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulakorpi tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Fasaani lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fasaani passes the guard and advances to mount!
Fasaani tries to control but Paulakorpi wriggling away.
Paulakorpi swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Fasaani lands with some strikes.
Paulakorpi is in all sorts of trouble here.
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.
Fasaani wants to control the pace but Paulakorpi is squirming around nicely.
Fasaani prevents Paulakorpi from getting the reversal.
Fasaani landing strikes, looking to finish!
Paulakorpi defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Fasaani.
Paulakorpi working to try and regain half guard.
Arnoldo Paulakorpi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fasaani looking to control but Paulakorpi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fasaani prevents Paulakorpi from getting the reversal.
Fasaani postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Paulakorpi looks a forlorn figure.
Paulakorpi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fasaani punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fasaani with shots to the head and body - Paulakorpi looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fasaani landing strikes from the mount and Paulakorpi is in trouble!
Paulakorpi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Paulakorpi sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Fasaani is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Paulakorpi!
Paulakorpi is trying to escape the mount.
Tammelan Fasaani is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fasaani looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fasaani prevents Paulakorpi from getting the reversal.
Fasaani lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Paulakorpi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fasaani breaks from Paulakorpi's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Paulakorpi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fasaani can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Paulakorpi is looking to escape.
Paulakorpi is working to get back to half guard.
Fasaani tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tammelan Fasaani comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fasaani winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tammelan Fasaani!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aamu Hannu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roni Siili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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213 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aamu Hannu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roni Siili!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hannu.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hannu is looking to take a break and control but Siili is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Siili stops Hannu from passing to mount.
Siili wants to get back to his feet but Hannu drags him back down.
Siili is not content to let Hannu control the position.
Hannu moves into full mount!
Siili is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Hannu tries to control but Siili wriggling away.
Siili is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Hannu can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Siili is looking to escape.
Hannu wants to take his opponent's back but Siili doesn't allow it.
Hannu won't let Siili get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hannu with the ground and pound from mount.
Siili is bucking up trying to escape but Hannu cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hannu fails to take his opponent's back.
Hannu wants to control the pace but Siili is squirming around nicely.
Hannu working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hannu can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Siili is looking to escape.
Siili wants to get back to his feet.
Hannu working the ground and pound effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hannu with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Siili is squirming around, avoiding Hannu's attempts to control the action.
Siili is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Hannu wants to control the pace but Siili is squirming around nicely.
Hannu controlling the position easily from mount.
Siili squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Hannu can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Siili is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hannu won't let Siili get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Siili is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Hannu unloading with bombs!
Siili squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Hannu putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hannu 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.
Siili is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Siili looks gassed!
Hannu scoring with strikes but Siili is staying in there.
Hannu content just to control the position here.
Hannu trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hannu looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Aamu Hannu just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Hannu changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Siili looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hannu wants to control but Siili is keeping him busy.
Siili tries to escape but Hannu is in control.
Hannu tries to score with some ground and pound. Siili controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Siili tries to escape but Hannu is in control.
Hannu tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Hannu controls the position.
Hannu has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Siili!
Hannu won't let Siili get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Hannu looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aamu Hannu dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hannu closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hannu lands in his opponent's guard.
Hannu controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Siili wants to get back to his feet but Hannu is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hannu slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hannu tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hannu trying to control the action but Siili is working from the bottom.
Siili tries to escape but Hannu is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hannu working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hannu controls the position.
Siili wants to get back to his feet.
Hannu working the body and head with strikes.
Hannu is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Siili knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Siili is trying to buck Hannu off.
Hannu misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hannu trying to control the position but Siili is working away.
Siili prevents Hannu from improving position.
Hannu wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Siili, who protects the arm well.
Hannu trying to control the position but Siili is working away.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Siili tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hannu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Siili lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Aamu Hannu has been cut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Siili.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Siili feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hannu's calf.
Siili shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Siili throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siili stuffs the takedown attempt from Hannu. Hannu gets slowly back to his feet.
Siili lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hannu slips under a jab from Siili.
Siili tries to clinch but Hannu is having none of it.
Hannu blocks a head kick by Siili.
Hannu tries for a takedown but Siili sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Siili.
Siili looks to land a combination but Hannu avoids it well.
Hannu throws a combination that misses
and Siili counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circle, before Siili throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Hannu's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Siili lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Roni Siili!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Tomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragnarok Laturi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tomb comes to the ring accompanied by Impaled Nazarene - Nyrkilla Tapettava Huora. Laturi has chosen Amon Amarth - Guardians of Asgaard as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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276 lbs
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Tomb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ragnarok Laturi!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laturi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tomb steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Laturi.
Laturi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tomb paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tomb looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Laturi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tomb throwing shots but Laturi is blocking nicely.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tomb thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Laturi to regain full guard.
Laturi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tomb.
Tomb postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tomb lands a couple of elbows.
Tomb has gone for a leg lock! Laturi slips out almost immediately though and dives into Tomb's guard.
Tomb is looking for a triangle here but Laturi uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomb tries to bench press Laturi off him but Laturi keeps the position.
Tomb might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tomb tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Tomb throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Tomb looking for a sweep but Laturi has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Tomb is trying to escape the mount.
Tomb bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tomb accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tomb throws and elbow that misses. Laturi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tomb's guard. Nice move by Laturi!
Tomb looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Laturi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tomb trying to strike off his back.
Tomb looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Laturi passes into side control.
Laturi stands up and beckons Tomb to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laturi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Laturi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tomb at a distance.
Tomb is breathing heavily.
Laturi tries to clinch up but Tomb circles away and keeps his distance.
Ragnarok Laturi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laturi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laturi thuds a left hand into Tomb's body.
Nice uppercut there from Laturi.
It looks like Mark Tomb has been cut.
Laturi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Laturi moves in looking to clinch but Tomb pushes him off.
Ragnarok Laturi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laturi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tomb was well out of range. Poor timing from Laturi.
Tomb drops his hands momentarily and Laturi needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Tomb just on the top of the head. Tomb drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Tomb - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ragnarok Laturi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nate Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martti Aho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the ring accompanied by the game nice. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nate Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martti Aho!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aho misses with the combination.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
A combination from Aho does no damage.
Nice takedown defense from Aho. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No joy there for Aho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aho misses with a few strikes there.
Martti Aho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Aho misses.
Aho throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
Aho throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aho throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Aho lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Aho.
It looks like Nate Silva has been cut.
Aho misses with a leg kick
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Aho won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aho is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Aho is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Silva throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Aho works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aho wants to stand back up but Silva manages to pass into side control.
Aho looks gassed!
Silva postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Aho is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Silva asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The ground and pound from Silva seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Silva cracks Aho with a big right hand but Aho just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Silva sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Aho is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Aho wants to get back to his feet but Silva drags him back down.
Silva throws an elbow but Aho slips to the side and avoids it well.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aho keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aho comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva moves out of range as Aho strikes.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Aho saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Aho throws a combination that misses
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Aho throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Aho won't be happy with that.
Silva throws an elbow but Aho slips to the side and avoids it well.
Silva moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Aho is trying to buck Silva off.
Silva throws an elbow but Aho slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aho is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Silva is controlling him well.
Check out the look on Silva's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The strikes coming from Silva are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Aho prevents Silva from moving into mount.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva slips under a jab from Aho.
Silva lands a head kick!
A head kick by Aho misses
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martti Aho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Aho kicks Silva off and gets to his feet.
Aho tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aho misses with a leg kick
and Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Aho throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Silva defending well as Aho loads up on a big left hand.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Aho has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aho stuffs the takedown.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Silva wants to control from the top but Aho keeps moving.
Aho has his feet on Silva's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Aho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva throws a series of punches but Aho avoids them all with ease.
Aho falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Aho wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
Silva chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nate Silva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Aho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Aho looks to clinch
and Silva counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Aho!
Silva with a couple of short strikes.
Aho is trying to stand.
Silva looking to control but Aho is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva is really struggling to control Aho but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Aho is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Aho is breathing heavily.
Aho takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Aho tries to buck Silva off but he can't manage it.
Silva with the ground and pound from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands with some strikes.
Silva dominating with strikes here.
Aho squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
BOOM! Silva connects with a massive shot to the dome!
A nice elbow there by Silva.
Silva landing strikes from the mount and Aho is in trouble!
Silva in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Aho's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Silva with the ground and pound from mount.
Aho is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The referee warns Aho that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Silva lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Silva throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Aho is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Aho is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Silva looking to control but Aho is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva working the ground and pound effectively.
Silva with the ground and pound from mount.
Aho wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to ground and pound but Aho is blocking nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Silva there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Nate Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Aho is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Aho's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Silva lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Silva looking to control but Aho is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva won't let Aho get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Silva is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Silva lands a heavy elbow.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Aho is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Silva landing punches.
Aho trying desperately to get to his feet.
Aho takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nate Silva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Aho lands a head shot.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Aho swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.
Aho throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Aho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Aho closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva shoots in and bounces Aho off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Aho is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aho swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva is looking to stand up but Aho won't let him.
Silva stops Aho from standing up.
Aho working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Aho kicks Silva off and gets to his feet.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Aho shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Aho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Aho keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva lands a jab to the nose.
Danga de danga de dang - Silva scores with a four punch combination!
Aho lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aho ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
A telegraphed right hand from Aho misses the target.
Aho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aho.
Silva scores with a kick to the body.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aho dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Aho missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aho.
Aho looks to throw a body kick
and Silva counters with a head kick.
Silva changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Aho looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Silva prevents Aho from escaping the position.
Silva throws a strike aimed at the side of Aho's head but Aho avoids it well.
Silva misses with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aho throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Aho misses with a double jab
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Aho shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Aho throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Aho pushes Silva off looking to stand but Silva dives back in and keeps control.
Silva lands strikes from half guard.
Aho makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Aho has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Aho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Martti Aho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Silva working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Aho wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to control but instead Aho has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Nate Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Aho has one foot on Silva's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot lands for Silva.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Nate Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Aho's guard.
Silva prevents Aho from getting back to his feet.
Silva trying to control but Aho is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aho scrambles and gets back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iso Susi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iso Susi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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255 lbs
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iso Susi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Susi throws a series of punches but Stevenson moves out of range.
Stevenson tries to clinch up.
Stevenson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Susi keeps the fight on the outside.
Susi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Susi fails with a takedown attempt.
Stevenson throws a right and a left that Susi avoids nicely.
Stevenson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Susi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stevenson has his foot on Susi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Susi works his way back into a safe position though.
Susi looking to pass the guard.
Stevenson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Susi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Stevenson trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Susi postures up in Stevenson's guard and throws a big left but Stevenson blocks it.
Susi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Susi forces his way into half guard.
Susi is controlling the pace.
Susi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Susi seems to be working for a kimura but Stevenson defends the submission attempt.
Nice strikes from Susi there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susi thows a huge punch but Stevenson dodges it nicely.
Susi is working for a submission of some sort.
Stevenson tries to roll over but Susi keeps him under control.
Stevenson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Susi trying to mount his opponent but Stevenson defends it.
Susi prevents Stevenson from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Susi winds up and cracks Stevenson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Stevenson wants to control but Susi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Well, if Susi 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.
Stevenson trying to control but Susi postures up.
Susi lands with a punch from half guard.
Stevenson tries to roll over but Susi keeps him under control.
Stevenson looks gassed!
Stevenson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Susi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Susi winds up and cracks Stevenson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Susi trying to control the action but Stevenson is working from the bottom.
Susi slips a nice elbow through Stevenson's hands, connecting with Stevenson's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susi is looking for a kimura here.
Stevenson is looking for a sweep. Susi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stevenson punching from the bottom.
Stevenson wants to get back to full guard.
Stevenson is staying active underneath Susi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Susi prevents Stevenson from improving his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Susi lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are battling for position here. Stevenson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Susi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Susi trying to control but Stevenson is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iso Susi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stevenson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stevenson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stevenson stuffs the takedown.
Susi shoots in for a double leg but Stevenson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Susi swats away the attempt to clinch by Stevenson.
Susi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stevenson swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iso Susi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Susi drives through with a takedown into guard.
Susi landing some decent shots from guard.
Stevenson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Stevenson trying to strike off his back.
Stevenson is breathing heavily.
Susi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stevenson keeping moving, preventing Susi from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson can't keep his opponent in guard - Susi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Susi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stevenson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Susi.
Stevenson is pressing down on Susi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Stevenson keeping moving, preventing Susi from controlling successfully.
Susi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Susi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stevenson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Susi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stevenson is keeping the position for now.
Susi trying to control but Stevenson is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Susi 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.
Susi throws a strike but Stevenson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Stevenson tries to free his leg and advance position but Susi is retaining full guard.
Susi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stevenson manages to get himself to full guard.
Stevenson keeping moving, preventing Susi from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Susi passes into side control.
Susi trying to control the position but Stevenson is working away.
Susi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Stevenson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Susi is looking to take a break and control but Stevenson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Susi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Stevenson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Stevenson is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Susi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Stevenson, who protects the arm well.
Susi lands a few punches from side control.
Stevenson can't do much from the bottom here.
Susi advances nicely into full mount.
Susi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stevenson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Susi lands with some strikes.
It looks like Steve Stevenson has been cut.
BOOM! Susi connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iso Susi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Steve Stevenson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Stevenson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Susi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stevenson circles away.
Susi looks for a takedown but Stevenson sprawls well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Susi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iso Susi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Susi looks to throw the jab but Stevenson is out of range.
Susi shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Susi was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Susi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stevenson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Susi with a couple of short strikes.
Stevenson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stevenson regains half guard.
Susi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stevenson keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson tries to roll over but Susi keeps him under control.
Susi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Susi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Susi trying to control from half guard but Stevenson is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Stevenson gets back to full guard.
Susi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stevenson keeping moving, preventing Susi from controlling successfully.
Susi looking to sit in guard and control but Stevenson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Susi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stevenson trying to control but Susi is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stevenson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Susi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Susi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Susi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Susi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Stevenson trying to remain calm as Susi controls from the top position.
Stevenson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Susi lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson is trying to get back to full guard.
Susi passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Stevenson!
Susi controlling the position easily from mount.
Stevenson working to try and regain half guard.
Steve Stevenson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Susi cracks Stevenson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Susi controlling the pace for now.
Susi has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Stevenson's face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iso Susi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Susi 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 Matti Vanhoillinen 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... Iso Susi!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thurston gimme some (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukas Nicitel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thurston gimme some!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lukas Nicitel!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - gimme some looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
gimme some fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nicitel, pushing him back against the ropes.
Nicitel is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Nicitel has had enough of the clinch but gimme some keeps him there for the moment.
gimme some throws an elbow but it misses.
gimme some blocks an elbow strike from Nicitel.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, gimme some just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nicitel's brow.
Nicitel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nicitel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Nicitel.
It looks like Thurston gimme some has been cut.
gimme some lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nicitel backwards.
Nicitel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from gimme some. Nicitel does a little dance to reset his feet.
gimme some darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
gimme some moves nicely into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicitel takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Nicitel gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Nicitel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nicitel is looking for a sweep. gimme some is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nicitel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from gimme some.
gimme some 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.
gimme some thows a huge punch but Nicitel dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicitel tries to roll over but gimme some keeps him under control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
gimme some sizes up Nicitel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Lukas Nicitel has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
gimme some misses with an uppercut.
gimme some lands with a straight right. Nicitel didn't see that one coming.
gimme some pushes Nicitel up against the ropes in a clinch.
gimme some's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicitel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
gimme some thuds his shin into the meat of Nicitel's side.
Nicitel looks gassed!
gimme some gets a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
gimme some trying to control the action but Nicitel is working from the bottom.
Nicitel has hold of gimme some's hands but gimme some slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
gimme some content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nicitel has hold of gimme some's hands but gimme some slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
gimme some lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nicitel is trying to defend against the ground and pound but gimme some scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nicitel is looking to improve his position.
Nicitel has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. gimme some is working away from the top position though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
gimme some trying to control from half guard but Nicitel is working away.
Nicitel is trying to defend against the ground and pound but gimme some scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thurston gimme some dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nicitel wants to clinch but gimme some slips to the side
and gimme some counters with a straight right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nicitel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
gimme some thows a left - swing and a miss!
gimme some looks for the body kick but Nicitel saw that one coming.
gimme some avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
gimme some looking to land some kicks to the body here.
gimme some throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Nicitel tumbling to the canvas!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
gimme some scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nicitel throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Nicitel is breathing heavily.
gimme some wants to control from the top but Nicitel keeps moving.
Nicitel tries to strike from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
gimme some controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Nicitel trying to control the position.
Nicitel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
gimme some advances position into side control!
gimme some is putting a hurting on Nicitel here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicitel is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
gimme some works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
gimme some lands a nice forearm strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
gimme some scores with punches from side control.
gimme some lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Nicitel down.
gimme some cracks Nicitel with an elbow. That is naaassty.
gimme some has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Nicitel!
gimme some postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nicitel looks a forlorn figure.
gimme some scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicitel is looking to get to half guard.
gimme some lands with some strikes.
gimme some softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Nicitel is out cold! gimme some jumps to his feet and celebrates on the ropes with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thurston gimme some!
Thurston gimme some retains his super heavyweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ville Ellimaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellimaki comes to the ring accompanied by Somos de calle. Costa is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Coasters - Down In Mexico. 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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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ville Ellimaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joao Costa!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellimaki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Costa is looking to get to half guard.
Ellimaki connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ellimaki putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ellimaki lands with some strikes.
Costa is rocked!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Costa is looking to improve his position but Ellimaki isn't that keen on the idea.
Ellimaki looking to secure an arm triangle but Costa defends it well.
Ellimaki postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Costa badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Ellimaki around the waist but Ellimaki pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Ellimaki is the winner by TKO! Ellimaki jumps onto the ropes and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ville Ellimaki!
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