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TFL 26 - Eye of Shiva PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phil Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Thiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phil Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodrigo Thiago!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thiago fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thiago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thiago tries to close the distance and clinch up but Collins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thiago moves in looking to clinch but Collins pushes him off.
Collins keeps the fight on the outside.
Thiago tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thiago throws a head kick that misses.
Collins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Collins punishes Thiago's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thiago doesn't manage to clinch there - Collins circles away.
Rodrigo Thiago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thiago swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Collins counter with a right hand.
Thiago clinches but Collins breaks the clinch
letting Collins counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins circles away from the clinch attempt
and Collins counters with a three punch combo that has Thiago backing up. Thiago nods at Collins to acknowledge the strikes.
Thiago tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thiago wants to clinch but Collins slips to the side
and Collins counters with a stiff right hand.
Thiago tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Collins counters with a stiff right hand.
Thiago wants to clinch
letting Collins counter with a right hand.
Thiago tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Collins makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thiago clinches but Collins breaks the clinch
and Collins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thiago throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thiago looks to clinch
and Collins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thiago closes the distance looking to clinch
and Collins counters with a straight right hand.
Thiago tries to clinch
enabling Collins to counter with a crisp jab.
Thiago tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thiago wants to clinch but Collins slips to the side
and Collins counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thiago throws a head kick that misses.
Thiago is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Collins circles away from the clinch attempt
and Collins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thiago throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Collins counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Collins connects with a right hand. Thiago shakes it off.
Thiago looks to clinch
and Collins counters with a left to the body.
Thiago tries to clinch up
and Collins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thiago tries to clinch but Collins moves away
and Collins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thiago slips under a jab.
Collins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thiago darts in trying to clinch
and Collins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Collins misses with a wild body shot.
Thiago pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thiago closes the distance looking to clinch
and Collins counters with a right hand to the body.
Thiago looks to clinch
and Collins makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Collins scores with a hook to the body. Thiago takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thiago wants to clinch
and Collins counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Collins dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thiago closes the distance looking to clinch
and Collins counters with a one-two to the body.
Thiago closes the distance but Collins moves to the side
and Collins counters with a straight right hand.
Thiago tries to clinch up
and Collins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice combination there by Collins.
Thiago closes the distance looking to clinch
and Collins counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiago tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thiago on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Good leg kick by Thiago there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Phil Collins is winning the standup battle so far.
Collins jabs at Thiago's body.
Thiago wants to clinch
and Collins counters with a nice uppercut.
Collins circles away from the clinch attempt
and Collins counters with a nice uppercut.
Thiago darts in trying to clinch
and Collins counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thiago looks to clinch
and Thiago takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thiago takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Thiago closes the distance looking to clinch
and Collins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thiago throws a head kick that misses
and Collins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thiago looks to clinch
letting Collins counter with a right hand.
Collins avoids the head kick by Thiago.
Thiago tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Collins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Collins throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thiago throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thiago is breathing heavily.
Thiago darts in trying to clinch
letting Collins counter with a right hand.
Thiago tries to clinch but Collins moves away
and Collins counters with a right hand to the body.
Thiago scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Collins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A lazy left from Collins finds it's target.
Collins circles away from the clinch attempt
and Collins counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins circles away from the clinch attempt
and Collins counters with a nice body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Collins. That's going to slow Thiago down.
Collins with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thiago tries to clinch
and Collins makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Collins sizes up Thiago with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Collins lands a body shot.
Collins lands a nice looking body shot.
Collins misses with a few strikes there.
Rodrigo Thiago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Collins lands with a nice combination. Thiago backs away looking to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Collins dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Collins lands with an overhand left.
Thiago tries a head kick but it misses.
Thiago checks a leg kick.
Thiago pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thiago tries to clinch
and Collins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab from Collins.
Thiago takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Thiago tries to clinch
and Collins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thiago takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thiago tries to clinch
and Collins counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Thiago takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thiago takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins throws a combination. Thiago tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Collins swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Collins circles away from the clinch attempt
and Collins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Collins blocks a head kick by Thiago.
Thiago closes the distance but Collins moves to the side
and Collins counters with a stiff right hand.
Collins circles away from the clinch attempt
and Collins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thiago tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Collins counter with a right hand.
Thiago checks the leg kick.
Thiago wants to clinch
and Collins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thiago closes the distance but Collins moves to the side
and Collins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thiago closes the distance looking to clinch
and Collins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thiago closes the distance but Collins moves to the side
and Collins counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thiago tries to clinch
and Collins counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thiago's knee momentarily.
Thiago pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thiago looks to clinch
and Collins counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thiago thinking.
Phil Collins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Collins bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thiago drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Collins ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice uppercut there from Collins.
Thiago misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins lands a lovely overhand right.
Thiago tries to clinch but Collins moves away
and Thiago takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Collins scores with a hook to the body. Thiago takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Collins scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Thiago gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thiago with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Collins to score with a decent uppercut.
Rodrigo Thiago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Collins connects with a jab.
Thiago closes the distance looking to clinch
and Collins counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Collins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Collins has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Phil Collins!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Phil Collins!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Phil Collins!
Phil Collins wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Esko Salo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Wren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Esko Salo had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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184 lbs
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173 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Esko Salo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alan Wren!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Salo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Esko Salo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wren looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salo throws a looping overhand right but Wren ducks down to avoid it.
Salo throws a hook to the side of Wren's head but Wren sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wren blocks a jab.
Wren uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Salo.
Salo throws a jab but it's blocked by Wren.
Salo is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Salo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Some wild striking there from Salo.
Salo throws a hook but Wren blocks it.
Wren dodges the punch combination from Salo.
Wren slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Salo misses its intended target.
Salo throws out a loose jab but Wren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wren.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salo drops his shoulder and cracks Wren with a huge uppercut! Wren goes down! Can Salo finish him?
Wren is rocked!
Salo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Wren is still in real trouble! Can Salo finish him?
Wren working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Salo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Salo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Salo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Wren seems to have recovered his senses.
Wren is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wren being controlled here, momentarily.
Salo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Esko Salo just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
The fighters circling - Salo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wren tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Salo swivels and escapes.
Salo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wren moves out of range of the strikes.
Salo looks to land a right hand but Wren moved out of range.
Wren drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wren is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Salo has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wren trying to control the action but Salo is working from the bottom.
Wren creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Salo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Salo is looking for a sweep.
Wren looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Salo wants to control but Wren postures up.
Salo is looking for a sweep.
Salo manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Salo wants to improve his position but Wren is controlling well.
Wren is trying to control. Salo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Salo is defending against the submission attempts here by Wren.
Salo tries to get to full guard but Wren has control of the leg.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wren avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wren fails to land the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wren uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Salo.
Wren throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Salo's waist but Salo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wren off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esko Salo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Salo lands a lovely overhand right.
Salo loads up on a big right hand but Wren slips the punch.
Alan Wren is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wren tries for a takedown but Salo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Salo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Salo waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Wren.
Wren looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Salo missing with a left hand there. Wren was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wren uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Salo.
Salo misses with a straight right.
Salo avoids the head kick by Wren.
Salo lands a nice looking body shot.
Salo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wren.
Wren shoots for a double leg takedown but Salo sprawls well. He's pushed Wren's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Esko Salo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Wren.
Wren is breathing heavily.
Wren fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salo lands with an overhand left.
Salo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Salo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Salo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wren moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Salo tries to work over Wren's front leg with a kick but Wren checks it.
Salo thows a body shot but no joy.
Salo throws a body punch but Wren moves out of range.
Wren shoots in but no luck this time.
Wren bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wren tries to bum rush Salo with a series of wild strikes but Salo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salo cracks Wren with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Salo has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Wren to stand back up!
Salo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wren counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Salo!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wren looking for a guillotine from mount but Salo is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Salo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Salo is looking to improve his position but Wren isn't that keen on the idea.
Salo is working hard here to advance position.
Salo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Salo tries to get out of the position.
Wren looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Salo slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wren is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Salo sees it coming and defends easily.
Salo controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Wren wants to lay and pray for a moment but Salo keeps working.
Salo tries to roll over but Wren keeps him under control.
Salo tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Wren has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Salo is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wren looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Salo tries to hold on but Wren pushes him away.
Wren is going olschool here, as he tries to force Salo to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Salo shrugs it off.
Salo tries to hold on but Wren postures up.
Wren with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Salo regains half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salo wants to get back to full guard.
Wren is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Salo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wren.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esko Salo dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Salo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wren moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wren looks for a takedown but Salo sprawls well.
Salo loads up on a big right hand but Wren slips the punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Wren. That snapped Salo's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wren was well out of range. Poor timing from Salo.
Wren misses with a looping right.
Salo lands a nice shot that snaps Wren's head back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Salo misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Salo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Salo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Salo misses the shot to the body.
Wren ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wren slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Salo misses the target.
Wren lands a nice shot that snaps Salo's head back.
Wren checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wren fails with the takedown.
Wren fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Salo is out of range.
Salo misses with a hook. Wren ducked under it nicely.
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.
Salo takes one to the side of the head.
Salo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wren moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice sprawl there from Salo as Wren shoots in.
Esko Salo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Wren.
Wren throws a nice looking combination but Salo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wren ducks under a wild hook from Salo.
Wren slips under a jab from Salo.
Wren moves out of range as Salo strikes.
Salo looks to land a left hand but Wren moved out of range nicely.
Wren changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Salo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wren has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Salo is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Wren yanks on the arm and Salo is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Wren.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alan Wren!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Mehoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mehoff comes to the cage accompanied by Choke Sermon by Lamb of God. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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167 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Mehoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Morrow!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrow misses with a hook. Mehoff ducked under it nicely.
Mehoff defending well as Morrow loads up on a big left hand.
Mehoff lands a jab.
Morrow misses with a double jab.
Morrow scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mehoff doesn't seem bothered though.
Morrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morrow lands a big uppercut and Mehoff crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Mehoff looks OK. Morrow waves Mehoff back to his feet!
Mehoff is rocked!
It looks like Jack Mehoff has been cut.
Don Morrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrow drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Mehoff's head, knocking him out cold! Morrow is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Don Morrow!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Beavis Cornholio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milhouse VanHouten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Milhouse VanHouten enters the cage!
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178 lbs
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182 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Beavis Cornholio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Milhouse VanHouten!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
VanHouten missing with a left hand there. Cornholio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
VanHouten blocks a leg kick.
Cornholio dodges the punch combination from VanHouten.
Cornholio throws a nice head kick!
A head kick lands from Cornholio that sends VanHouten to the canvas. VanHouten tries to scramble back to his feet but Cornholio brings him back down into side control.
It looks like Milhouse VanHouten has been cut.
VanHouten sneaks back into half guard.
Cornholio throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cornholio stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
VanHouten scores with a punch to the head.
VanHouten throws a shot from downtown. Cornholio moves away and avoids it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts VanHouten, as that shot connected.
Cornholio fails in his attempt to clinch.
VanHouten rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cornholio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cornholio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cornholio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from VanHouten.
VanHouten scores with a jab. Cornholio acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Milhouse VanHouten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick lands from Cornholio that sends VanHouten to the canvas. VanHouten tries to scramble back to his feet but Cornholio brings him back down into side control.
VanHouten is rocked!
Cornholio tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
VanHouten is still in real trouble! Can Cornholio finish him?
Cornholio 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.
Cornholio wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by VanHouten, who protects the arm well.
Cornholio is staying tight to VanHouten's torso, preventing him from escaping.
VanHouten seems to have recovered his senses.
Cornholio stands up.
VanHouten avoids the head kick by Cornholio.
Cornholio tries to clinch but VanHouten moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cornholio throws a head kick but VanHouten moves out of range.
Cornholio looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cornholio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but VanHouten paws at him with a jab and circles away.
VanHouten throws a jab but it's blocked by Cornholio.
Cornholio lands a head kick!
VanHouten throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
VanHouten throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cornholio throws a head kick that half lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
VanHouten clobbers Cornholio with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cornholio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from VanHouten.
VanHouten looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
VanHouten keeps the fight on the outside.
VanHouten moves out of range of the leg kick from Cornholio.
VanHouten lands with a nice combination. Cornholio backs away looking to recover.
Cornholio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cornholio takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
VanHouten lands with an overhand left.
Cornholio throws a sloppy head kick and VanHouten moves out of range easily.
Cornholio dodges the punch combination from VanHouten.
VanHouten fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
VanHouten fails to land with a series of punches.
VanHouten circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cornholio tries a head kick but it misses.
VanHouten scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
VanHouten misses with a two punch combination.
Cornholio walks into a stiff left hand from VanHouten.
Good leg kick by VanHouten there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
VanHouten cracks Cornholio with a right hand to the side of the head.
VanHouten avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
VanHouten misses with a straight right.
VanHouten is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Cornholio had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
VanHouten staying out of range there.
VanHouten looks to land a combination. Cornholio sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cornholio sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cornholio fails in his attempt to clinch.
VanHouten misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
VanHouten throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
VanHouten darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cornholio tries to close the distance and clinch up but VanHouten swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by VanHouten.
Cornholio tries to close the distance and clinch but VanHouten swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
VanHouten swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
VanHouten lunges at Cornholio with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cornholio's hand.
VanHouten paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cornholio takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cornholio misses with a straight left.
VanHouten works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cornholio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
VanHouten lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cornholio circles away quickly and effectively.
VanHouten lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cornholio is rocked!
Cornholio tries to clinch but VanHouten moves out of range.
Cornholio tries to close the distance and clinch but VanHouten swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice shot by VanHouten.
Oh Cornholio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
VanHouten is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
VanHouten lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Cornholio falls backwards - clearly groggy! VanHouten dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Milhouse VanHouten!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jarkko Jyrays (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Gustav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustav has chosen D12 Fight Music as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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225 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Decent elbows
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarkko Jyrays!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vitor Gustav!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustav walks into a jab.
Jyrays throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gustav tries to keep at a distance but Jyrays has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jyrays prevents the takedown attempt.
Gustav managing to block the knees to the body from Jyrays.
Gustav takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Vitor Gustav has been cut.
Jyrays works on Gustav's body with a couple of short punches.
Jyrays tries to land knees in the clinch but Gustav avoids the damage to the body.
Jyrays pushes off an throws an elbow but Gustav leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jyrays lands an uppercut.
Jyrays landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jyrays lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gustav looks gassed!
Jyrays unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gustav lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jyrays works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jyrays lands an elbow just above Gustav 's eye.
Jyrays misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gustav.
Jyrays lands a nice elbow.
Jyrays lands an elbow inside.
A body shot lands from Jyrays.
Gustav blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jyrays lands a nice shot to the body.
Jyrays lands a damaging elbow.
A right hand to the body from Jyrays.
Jyrays lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Jyrays scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jyrays lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jyrays lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gustav or not.
Jyrays lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jyrays lands an uppercut.
Gustav blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jyrays comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jyrays creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gustav's defenses.
A left hand lands to the body for Jyrays.
Nice elbow from Jyrays.
Gustav blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gustav on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jyrays.
Jyrays lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gustav backwards.
Jyrays stops a takedown attempt from Gustav.
Gustav tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jarkko Jyrays has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitor Gustav.
Gustav managing to block the knees to the body from Jyrays.
Gustav managing to block the knees to the body from Jyrays.
A right handed body shot lands from Jyrays.
Jyrays trying to land knees to the body.
Gustav is trying to break the clinch but Jyrays has him pressed against the cage.
Gustav is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jyrays scores with a shoulder strike.
Jyrays tries to land knees in the clinch but Gustav avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jyrays gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Jyrays.
Jyrays prevents the takedown attempt.
Gustav on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gustav can't get the takedown.
Jyrays creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gustav's defenses.
Jyrays prevents the takedown attempt.
Jyrays landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gustav goes for a takedown attempt but Jyrays pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jyrays rushes Gustav and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gustav can't break the clinch.
Jyrays landing knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jyrays.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gustav drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jyrays is working Gustav over against the cage.
Jyrays lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jyrays lands an elbow just above Gustav 's eye.
Jyrays using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Jyrays.
Gustav avoiding damage as Jyrays throws knees to the body.
Gustav has Jyrays pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jyrays manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nice body punch from Jyrays.
A short body shot lands from Jyrays as the two fighters clinch.
Gustav blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice elbow from Jyrays.
Jyrays swings wildly with an uppercut but Gustav uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gustav wants to get back to striking at distance but Jyrays won't allow it.
Gustav is trying to drag Jyrays to the mat but Jyrays just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jyrays lands an elbow inside that Gustav shrugs off.
Gustav tries to score a body lock takedown but Jyrays shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jyrays lands a nice shot to the body.
Jyrays lands a damaging elbow.
Gustav wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice left hand lands by Jyrays.
Jyrays lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gustav takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jyrays misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gustav.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jyrays throws an elbow but misses.
Jyrays misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gustav.
Gustav drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jyrays gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gustav trying to control the position but instead, Jyrays has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gustav into the cage.
Jyrays scores with a shot to the side of Gustav's head.
Gustav blocks an elbow strike from Jyrays.
Jyrays works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jyrays looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gustav can't get the takedown.
Jyrays comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jyrays trying to land knees to the body.
Jyrays makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jyrays lands with a light punch inside.
Gustav fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Good body shot from Jyrays.
Gustav is trying to drag Jyrays to the mat but Jyrays just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A short right from Jyrays on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarkko Jyrays dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vitor Gustav's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jyrays lands a glancing blow to the side of Gustav's head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gustav fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jyrays sprawls well initially but Gustav persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gustav seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gustav 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.
Jyrays trying to hold on to Gustav's head to control him but Gustav postures up.
Jyrays is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gustav can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gustav wants to pass to mount but Jyrays is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustav scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gustav is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Jyrays is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vitor Gustav!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Soturi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Ruuti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soturi comes to the cage accompanied by Insomnium - Down With the Sun. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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174 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Soturi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kim Ruuti!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruuti looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Soturi pushes Ruuti off and gets back to his feet.
Ruuti closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Soturi to the mat! Soturi manages to get full guard.
Soturi is looking to stand up but Ruuti isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soturi kicks Ruuti off and gets to his feet.
Kim Ruuti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruuti throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Soturi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Soturi lands some shots froms side control.
Soturi cracks Ruuti with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Soturi wants to control but Ruuti is keeping him busy.
Soturi cracks Ruuti with a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soturi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Soturi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Soturi in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Soturi stands up.
Ruuti lands a nice looking body kick.
Ruuti pushes Soturi away with a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruuti wants to clinch.
Soturi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ruuti's waist but Ruuti gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Soturi off to one side.
Ruuti tries to clinch there but Soturi circles away.
Ruuti tries a head kick but it misses.
Ruuti throws a head kick but Soturi moves out of range.
Soturi has his takedown stuffed
and Ruuti counters with a shoot takedown. Soturi fights it but they end up in guard.
Soturi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Soturi tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soturi is trying to keep Ruuti in close.
Ruuti won't allow Soturi to get back to his feet.
Soturi pushes Ruuti off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Soturi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Soturi lands a nice forearm strike.
Soturi cracks Ruuti with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Soturi decides to stand back up.
Ruuti is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ruuti throws a body kick that misses.
Ruuti looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruuti has his takedown stuffed
and Soturi counters with a single leg into guard. Ruuti didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soturi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ruuti is trying to control the position but Soturi postures up.
Soturi landing with the ground and pound.
Soturi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soturi is working Ruuti over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Soturi stands and throws Ruuti's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Soturi controlling from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Soturi dominated that 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.
Soturi gets the takedown into side control.
Ruuti being controlled for a moment.
Ruuti tries to improve position but can't.
Ruuti is breathing heavily.
Soturi works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Soturi stands up and beckons Ruuti to his feet.
Soturi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruuti on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Ruuti on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Soturi stands up.
Ruuti goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Soturi clinches.
Soturi has clasped his hands together around Ruuti's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruuti is looking for a sweep.
Soturi connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ruuti some visible discomfort.
Ruuti taking a bit of punishment here - Soturi scoring with strikes.
Soturi stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Soturi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Soturi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soturi stands and steps away. Ruuti gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Soturi closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soturi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ruuti is fighting off a takedown attempt but Soturi is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Ruuti to the mat. Ruuti regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Soturi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Soturi trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruuti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soturi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Soturi cracks Ruuti with a solid left hand.
Seppo Soturi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ruuti is working an open guard so Soturi takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Soturi moves into range and clinches up with Ruuti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on Soturi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Soturi decides to pull guard.
Soturi wants to sweep here but Ruuti controlling him for the moment.
Soturi punching to the body, from the bottom.
Soturi pushes Ruuti off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Soturi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ruuti counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Soturi!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soturi tries to lock up and control but Ruuti gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Soturi bucks up and throws Ruuti to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Soturi dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Soturi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Soturi has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
An inside leg kick from Ruuti misses.
Ruuti with a poor takedown
and Soturi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Soturi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ground and pound from Soturi.
Soturi stands up from half guard.
Soturi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ruuti pinned against the cage. Ruuti gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soturi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Soturi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Soturi working Ruuti over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soturi stands up out of the half guard.
Soturi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ruuti in his tracks.
Soturi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Soturi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ruuti won't be happy with that.
Ruuti is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Soturi decides to stand back up. Soturi steps back and let's Ruuti get back to his feet.
Soturi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ruuti but Ruuti pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Soturi rushes Ruuti and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soturi wants the takedown. Ruuti is fighting it off but Soturi persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Ruuti's guard against the cage.
Soturi scoring with some ground and pound.
Soturi lands a couple of elbows.
Soturi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Soturi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ruuti's head.
Soturi gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Soturi shoots and misses
and Ruuti counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kim Ruuti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seppo Soturi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soturi throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Soturi striking off his back but it's not causing Ruuti any problems.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruuti missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Soturi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ruuti is controlling him.
Seppo Soturi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Soturi has Ruuti pulled in close to control his posture.
Soturi has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruuti trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Soturi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seppo Soturi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Soturi, 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Seppo Soturi!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Seppo Soturi!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Seppo Soturi!
Seppo Soturi wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fasu Veijari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Whisky Dan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Veijari comes to the cage accompanied by Pardon Me. Dan has chosen "I'm a man" by Black Strobe as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fasu Veijari had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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200 lbs
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197 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fasu Veijari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Whisky Dan!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dan dodges the punch combination from Veijari.
Dan tries to close the distance and clinch but Veijari swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Veijari fails to land with a series of punches.
Dan looks for a takedown but Veijari sprawls well.
Veijari throws a big shot that misses.
Veijari thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dan tries to clinch but Veijari moves out of range.
Veijari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fasu Veijari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Veijari misses its intended target.
Dan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Veijari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dan blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veijari looks to throw the jab but Dan is out of range.
Veijari throws a shot to the body.
Dan looks gassed!
Veijari lands with a straight right. Dan didn't see that one coming.
Veijari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Veijari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Veijari lands with a right that hurts Dan. Dan looks to clinch but Veijari throws a short knee that drops Dan. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Fasu Veijari!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Son Wukong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Cash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Son Wukong has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Counter striker
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Son Wukong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Cash!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cash fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cash misses with a takedown attempt - Wukong sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wukong looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cash!
Cash working to try and regain half guard.
Cash tries to hold on but Wukong postures up.
Wukong breaks from Cash's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cash manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Wukong looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash tries to roll over but Wukong keeps him under control.
Cash is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wukong scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cash looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cash is looking to improve his position.
Wukong moves nicely into side control.
Wukong cracks Cash with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Cash looking for a sweep but Wukong has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Cash looks gassed!
Cash is looking to get to half guard.
Wukong wants to control the pace but Cash is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cash keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cash wants to control but Wukong is having none of it.
Wukong lands a big shot there that rocks Cash but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wukong wants to control the pace but Cash is squirming around nicely.
Cash is desperately trying to improve his position but Wukong has a good base and remains in mount.
Wukong trying to control but Cash is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Wukong.
Wukong is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cash can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cash regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wukong works his way into side control.
Cash tries to buck Wukong off but Wukong is having none of it.
Cash manages to work his way to half guard, despite Wukong's best efforts.
Wukong passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Cash!
Wukong landing punches.
Wukong working Cash over with strikes here.
Wukong working the ground and pound effectively.
Wukong breaks from Cash's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cash tries to reverse the position but Wukong maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wukong postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cash looks a forlorn figure.
Wukong looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wukong can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cash is looking to escape.
Wukong scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cash?
Cash tries to reverse the position but Wukong maintains control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wukong wants to control the pace but Cash is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Son Wukong dominated that round.
That's time! Wukong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wukong closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cash to the mat! Cash manages to get full guard.
Wukong working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cash working for a triangle but Wukong defends it easily.
Son Wukong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wukong looking to sit in guard and control but Cash gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wukong keeping full guard, as Cash tries to pass.
Cash is breathing heavily.
Cash is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Wukong is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Wukong has escaped and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wukong is in close to Cash's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cash has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wukong can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wukong is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wukong passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Wukong stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Wukong lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wukong fails with the takedown
and Cash counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cash wants to pass to mount but Wukong is defending the position.
Wukong works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wukong tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cash drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cash jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cash tries to free his leg and advance position but Wukong is retaining full guard.
Wukong pushes Cash off and gets back to his feet.
Cash shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wukong counters with a shoot takedown. Cash fights it but they end up in guard.
Wukong has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wukong passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Wukong throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Cash works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Cash is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Wukong pulls his head out easily.
Wukong wants to control but Cash is keeping him busy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wukong thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cash's head.
Wukong is looking to take a break and control but Cash is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cash is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Wukong pulls his head out easily.
Wukong is keen to just control but Cash is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cash missing with punches from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wukong misses with a double jab
and Cash counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cash postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Wukong is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Cash, into his guard.
Cash throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wukong tries to free his leg and advance position but Cash is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Son Wukong dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cash gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wukong counters with a single leg into guard. Cash didn't expect that.
Cash is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cash looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cash working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wukong doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wukong manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wukong drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wukong jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cash had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Wukong is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Cash Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Wukong's back instead.
Cash missing with strikes from the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wukong is in a bad position with Cash working for a choke. Wukong manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Wukong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cash is keeping the position for now.
Cash has his foot on Wukong's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wukong works his way back into a safe position though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wukong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cash doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wukong counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cash is looking for a triangle but Wukong pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wukong avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cash is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wukong drops back looking for a leg! Cash is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cash manages to kick Wukong off! Wukong jumps back into Cash's guard.
Cash working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wukong doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wukong manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cash looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Wukong passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Wukong pulls his head out easily.
Cash is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cash is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wukong scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wukong is keen to just control but Cash is a slippery customer.
Wukong passes the guard and advances to mount!
A nice elbow there by Wukong.
Cash really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wukong takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cash throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Johnny Cash has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wukong can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cash is looking to escape.
Wukong dominating with strikes here.
Son Wukong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cash is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wukong tries to control but Cash wriggling away.
Cash can't escape the position.
Wukong cracks Cash with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that's the end of the fight!
Son Wukong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wukong 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight for Son Wukong!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Son Wukong!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Son Wukong!
Son Wukong wins by unanimous decision!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Krueger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathew Lacey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mathew Lacey will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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196 lbs
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192 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Freddy Krueger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mathew Lacey!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lacey tries to clinch up but Krueger circles away and keeps his distance.
Krueger looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lacey!
Lacey defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Krueger.
Lacey is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lacey tries to hold on but Krueger postures up.
Krueger with shots to the head and body - Lacey looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lacey swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Lacey tries to hold on but Krueger pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lacey is in a horrible position here. Krueger smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lacey wants to control but Krueger is having none of it.
Lacey can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lacey swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Krueger with the ground and pound from mount.
Lacey is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krueger connects with a bit shot that sees Lacey covering up! More strikes from Krueger and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Krueger is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Freddy Krueger!
Freddy Krueger retains his middleweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pyyno Janis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johannes Komokallio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Janis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rubber Johnny. Komokallio has chosen Bailando as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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280 lbs
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263 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pyyno Janis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johannes Komokallio!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fighters circling - Komokallio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Komokallio doesn't manage to clinch there - Janis circles away.
Komokallio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Janis fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Komokallio sprawls well initially but Janis persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Komokallio avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Janis.
Komokallio is trying to control but Janis manages to pass to mount!
Janis 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.
Komokallio working to try and regain half guard.
Janis landing shots from mount.
Janis postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Komokallio looks a forlorn figure.
It looks like Johannes Komokallio has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Janis lands a big elbow.
The cut above Johannes Komokallio's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Johannes Komokallio's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pyyno Janis!
Pyyno Janis retains his heavyweight title!
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