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CEC 22 : Warrior Spirit PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Raninen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Bruce had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Blue 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bobby Bruce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Raninen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruce wants to clinch.
Bruce tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Raninen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bruce uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raninen.
Raninen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bruce blocks a head kick by Raninen.
Bruce plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bruce has managed to clinch.
Bruce creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Raninen's defenses.
Bruce crunches a lovely knee into Raninen's ribcage.
Bruce gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bruce lands a nice knee to the body.
Raninen looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice elbow from Bruce.
Bruce landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bruce connects with a nasty looking knee right to Raninen's face.
Bruce unloads a knee to the mid-section. Raninen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bruce lands a knee to the head.
Raninen is rocked!
Bruce creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Raninen with a big uppercut! Raninen tries to clinch up but Bruce pushes him back against the cage and lands another moster strike that crumples Raninen to the mat! Raninen covers up and Bruce unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bobby Bruce!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Speedos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Wannis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Raymond Wannis enters the cage!
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BJJ Blue 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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ken Speedos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raymond Wannis!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speedos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wannis sprawls well. Wannis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Speedos gets slowly back to his feet.
Wannis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wannis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Speedos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wannis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wannis tries to clinch but Speedos is having none of it.
Speedos swats away the attempt to clinch by Wannis.
Wannis shoots and misses
and Speedos counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wannis won't be happy with that.
Wannis should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Speedos scores with a couple of short elbows.
Speedos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
You can see the frustration on Wannis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wannis stops Speedos from passing to mount.
Wannis is looking to reverse the position.
Wannis wants to control but Speedos postures up.
Wannis is looking to regain half guard here but Speedos keeps moving and retains side control.
Speedos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Speedos has an Americana. Wannis didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Speedos is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Speedos hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ken Speedos!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Piemel van Ass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dark Horse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Piemel van Ass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dark Horse!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
van Ass doesn't manage to clinch there - Horse circles away.
van Ass tries to clinch there but Horse circles away.
van Ass drives through and clinches with Horse against the cage.
Horse blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Horse fails to pull guard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Horse.
Horse wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Horse takes an elbow to the forehead.
Horse breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horse shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
van Ass slips a jab and a cross from Horse.
Horse displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from van Ass.
van Ass shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Horse but Horse pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Horse has van Ass up against the cage in a clinch.
Horse is trying to force a seperation but van Ass has the dominant position.
Horse has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. van Ass is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Horse is working for takedown but van Ass is calmly controlling the position for now.
Piemel van Ass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dark Horse.
van Ass misses with a body punch.
Horse's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
van Ass tries to clinch but Horse moves out of range.
Horse will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
van Ass lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice takedown defense from van Ass. No joy for Horse on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Horse is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. van Ass can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
van Ass working to try and regain half guard.
A nice elbow there by Horse.
Horse takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Horse lands a big shot there that rocks van Ass but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Horse landing shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Horse 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.
Horse working for a submission but van Ass is keeping him at bay.
Horse looks gassed!
van Ass suckers Horse into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! van Ass is now in Horse's guard!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
van Ass wants to control from the top but Horse keeps moving.
van Ass throws a big right hand that misses.
van Ass knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Horse on the ground.
van Ass wants to pass the guard but Horse is keeping the position.
van Ass throwing strikes but missing.
van Ass looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horse has a closed guard, preventing van Ass from standing up.
van Ass sitting in guard, not really doing much.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Horse goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Horse keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
van Ass tries a head kick but it misses.
van Ass misses with an uppercut.
Horse is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
van Ass throws a series of punches but Horse avoids them all with ease.
Horse lands with a shot to the body.
Horse stalks van Ass and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into van Ass's face. van Ass staggers backwards, shaken.
van Ass throws a nice looking combination but Horse bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Horse scores with a shot to the body.
Horse lands a really nice looking cross but van Ass seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
van Ass misses with a low kick.
Horse throws a series of punches but van Ass avoids them all with ease.
Horse slips a jab and a cross from van Ass.
van Ass closes the distance but Horse moves to the side
and Horse counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Left hook, right uppercut from Horse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horse shoots for a takedown but van Ass saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
van Ass takes one to the chin there.
van Ass instigates a clinch.
Horse wants to break free but van Ass has control.
van Ass unloads a knee to the mid-section. Horse lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A right handed body shot lands from van Ass.
van Ass lands a body shot in the clinch.
Horse takes an elbow to the forehead.
van Ass lands a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
van Ass's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
van Ass wants to clinch but Horse slips to the side
and Horse counters with a left and a right that stings van Ass.
Horse tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
van Ass misses with a few strikes there.
van Ass looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dark Horse dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
van Ass is looking to clinch.
van Ass sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Horse to the ground! van Ass dives into full mount looking to finish!
Horse is rocked!
Horse is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Horse is still in real trouble! Can van Ass finish him?
Horse tries to hold on but van Ass postures up.
van Ass wants to control the pace but Horse is squirming around nicely.
Horse seems to have recovered his senses.
Horse keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
van Ass blocks Horse's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse gets back to half guard.
Horse wants to get back to his feet.
van Ass seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Horse does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
van Ass slips a nice elbow through Horse's hands, connecting with Horse's forehead.
Horse is staying active underneath van Ass, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Horse manages to escape and get back to his feet!
van Ass is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
van Ass wants to clinch.
van Ass throws a combination that misses
and Horse counters with a two punch combo.
van Ass throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horse moves out of range as van Ass throws a body kick.
The crowd cheers as van Ass lands an impressive looking overhand right. Horse doesn't seem phased though.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Horse.
A combination from van Ass does no damage.
van Ass throws a head kick that half lands.
van Ass wants to clinch.
Horse fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
van Ass wants to clinch
and Horse makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. van Ass really felt that one!
Piemel van Ass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
van Ass fails with an attempt to clinch.
Horse throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Horse takes a head kick and keeps coming.
van Ass moves into range and clinches up with Horse.
van Ass is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Horse is keeping busy.
van Ass utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horse tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. van Ass just stands there and leans against the cage.
van Ass breaks the clinch.
van Ass is looking to clinch.
Horse will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
van Ass moves in looking to clinch but Horse pushes him off.
A nice leg kick lands there from van Ass.
van Ass lunges at Horse with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Horse's hand.
van Ass fails in his attempt to clinch.
van Ass closes the distance and clinches up with Horse, looking for a takedown. van Ass pushes Horse against the cage but Horse circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Horse stalks van Ass and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into van Ass's face. van Ass staggers backwards, shaken.
van Ass throws a nice outside leg kick.
Piemel van Ass is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horse looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
van Ass tries to close the distance and clinch up but Horse swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dark Horse seems to be getting the better of the standup.
van Ass misses with a hook to the body
and Horse holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Horse has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. van Ass is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Piemel van Ass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dark Horse.
van Ass tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horse lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Horse wants to get back to striking at distance but van Ass won't allow it.
van Ass lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Horse backwards.
van Ass jumps into guard, dragging Horse to the mat.
Horse trying to control but van Ass is working from the bottom.
Horse working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Horse gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Horse keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Horse looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
van Ass moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piemel van Ass dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
van Ass swings away with a body shot that misses
and Horse connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
van Ass is trying hard to land a takedown here. Horse sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Horse rushes van Ass and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
van Ass misses with a punch on the inside.
van Ass drops down looking for an ankle pick but Horse pulls his leg out and moves away.
van Ass tries to clinch but Horse moves away
and Horse counters with a left and a right that stings van Ass.
van Ass thows a body kick. Horse tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Horse throws a combination. van Ass tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Horse gets a clinch.
Horse is working for takedown but van Ass is calmly controlling the position for now.
Horse goes for a takedown attempt but van Ass pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
van Ass thumps Horse with a low kick.
van Ass tries to clinch
and Horse counters with a one-two to the body.
van Ass wants to clinch.
van Ass is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice sprawl there from Horse as van Ass shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Piemel van Ass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
van Ass tries to clinch up but Horse circles away and keeps his distance.
van Ass tries to close the distance and clinch up but Horse swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as van Ass checks a leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from van Ass as Horse shoots in.
Horse tries to keep at a distance but van Ass has taken the fight into the clinch.
van Ass scores with a nice hook to the head.
van Ass taking a breather.
Good body shot from van Ass.
Horse tries to circle away but van Ass has him pinned against the cage.
van Ass working Horse over with knees to the body.
van Ass gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
van Ass working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from van Ass.
van Ass digs a right hand underneath Horse's ribcage. Horse let out a lung full of air as it connected.
van Ass scores with a knee to the head.
van Ass tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Horse avoids it.
van Ass misses with a knee to the head.
van Ass landing some nice looking knees to the body.
van Ass softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Horse lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from van Ass.
van Ass manages to break the clinch.
Horse shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. van Ass defends it nicely.
Horse showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from van Ass.
A shot to de liver by Horse. Beautiful body shot.
Horse misses with a leg kick.
van Ass misses with a head kick.
van Ass wants to land a leg kick but Horse is out of range.
van Ass walks forward, straight into a front kick from Horse.
van Ass tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Horse!
van Ass misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horse.
Horse looks to land a combination. van Ass sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
van Ass is looking to clinch but Horse is avoiding it.
Horse closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
van Ass lands a knee to the body.
van Ass stops a takedown attempt from Horse.
van Ass is trying to maintain a safe position but Horse gets an underhook and turns van Ass into the cage.
van Ass dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
van Ass has Horse pressed against the cage, preventing Horse from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
van Ass landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Horse has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. van Ass avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, van Ass scores with a nice short uppercut.
van Ass looking to throw knees to the head but Horse is blocking nicely.
With the fighters up against the cage, van Ass throws an elbow but misses.
Horse is trying to maintain a safe position but van Ass gets an underhook and turns Horse into the cage.
van Ass lands a right hand that snaps the head of Horse backwards.
van Ass misses with a body punch.
van Ass lands a knee to the head.
Horse has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. van Ass avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
van Ass struggles to land a body shot inside as Horse controls his hands.
van Ass lands a good knee to the midsection. Horse won't want to take too many of those.
Horse takes a knee to the side of the body.
Horse breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from van Ass.
van Ass tries to clinch but Horse is having none of it.
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.
A solid leg kick lands there for Horse.
van Ass throws a head kick but Horse moves out of range.
van Ass throws the kick towards the body but Horse avoids it.
Horse fails with a takedown attempt.
Horse rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but van Ass moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
van Ass fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Horse, pushing him back against the cage.
van Ass misses with a knee strike.
Horse fails to pull the fight into his guard.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from van Ass.
van Ass breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Horse throws a nice looking combination but van Ass bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
van Ass misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horse scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. van Ass doesn't seem bothered though.
van Ass leaves Horse with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
van Ass fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from van Ass. No joy for Horse on that attempt.
van Ass closes this distance looking for a takedown but Horse circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dark Horse.
I think Horse has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roger Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pentti Linkoala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linkoala has chosen Ei enää pelitä as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roger Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pentti Linkoala!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Silva trying to control but Linkoala is working from the bottom.
Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Linkoala throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Linkoala is retaining full guard.
Linkoala is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Linkoala looking for a sweep. Not yet Linkoala, not yet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Linkoala gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Linkoala won't be happy with that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Linkoala wants to get back to his feet but Silva drags him back down.
Silva moves into full mount!
Silva 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.
Silva avoids the attempt from Linkoala to control.
Silva with the ground and pound from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands with some strikes.
Silva raining down shots from the mount!
Linkoala is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Linkoala wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva landing strikes, looking to finish!
Silva controlling from the full mount.
Linkoala swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Silva with the ground and pound from mount.
Silva punishing his opponent with strikes.
Silva scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Silva working the ground and pound effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Linkoala'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.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Silva landing punches.
The referee warns Linkoala that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Silva looking to control but Linkoala is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Linkoala wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Silva blocks Linkoala's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Linkoala squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Linkoala looks gassed!
Linkoala swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Silva working Linkoala over with strikes here.
Linkoala really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Linkoala keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Silva cracks Linkoala with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva with shots to the head and body - Linkoala looks very uncomfortable down there.
Silva connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Linkoala is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silva with the ground and pound from mount.
Linkoala in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Silva landing shots from mount.
Linkoala is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Silva landing shots from mount.
Silva scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Silva prevents Linkoala from getting the reversal.
Silva with a couple of short strikes.
A nice elbow there by Silva.
Silva 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 Silva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Roger Silva!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Markku Alarinne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Napoleon Dynamite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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170 lbs
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Markku Alarinne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Napoleon Dynamite!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dynamite moves away from the strike by Alarinne.
Dynamite throws a right and a left that Alarinne avoids nicely.
Dynamite misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dynamite lands a left and a right that sends Alarinne crashing to the canvas! Dynamite dives into mount looking to finish!
It looks like Markku Alarinne has been cut.
Alarinne tries to hold on but Dynamite pushes him away.
Alarinne can't escape the position.
Dynamite really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alarinne. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Alarinne 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.
Dynamite is thwarting Alarinne's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alarinne actively working from the bottom here.
Alarinne looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Alarinne wants to improve his position but Dynamite is controlling well.
That's two 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.
Alarinne trying to control from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dynamite in particular looking to stall.
Dynamite trying to pass the guard but Alarinne defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice jab there from Dynamite.
Alarinne avoids the body shot from Dynamite.
Alarinne works Dynamite's body with a nice hook.
Alarinne tries to close the distance and clinch but Dynamite swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite stuffs the takedown attempt from Alarinne. Alarinne gets slowly back to his feet.
Dynamite checks the leg kick.
Dynamite throws a good cross that connects.
Markku Alarinne's cut is getting worse.
Alarinne misses with an uppercut.
Dynamite ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alarinne is breathing heavily.
Alarinne tries to close the distance and clinch but Dynamite swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dynamite defending well as Alarinne loads up on a big left hand.
Alarinne throws a low kick but Dynamite avoids it.
Dynamite misses with a few strikes there.
Alarinne blocks a head kick by Dynamite.
Dynamite throws a series of punches but Alarinne avoids them all with ease.
Alarinne misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite thows a body shot but no joy.
Dynamite slips a straight right by Alarinne.
Dynamite tries to bum rush Alarinne with a series of wild strikes but Alarinne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dynamite.
Dynamite keeps the fight on the outside.
Alarinne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alarinne moves forwards but Dynamite connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Alarinne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Danga de danga de dang - Dynamite scores with a four punch combination!
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.
Dynamite bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alarinne's head.
Markku Alarinne's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Alarinne tries to clinch but Dynamite moves out of range.
Alarinne slips a jab and a cross from Dynamite.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Napoleon Dynamite dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Markku Alarinne's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Alarinne takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Alarinne looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dynamite lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Alarinne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dynamite swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dynamite drops Alarinne with a nice combination! Dynamite dives into Alarinne's guard, looking to finish!
Alarinne is rocked!
Alarinne throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dynamite postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alarinne working for a triangle but Dynamite defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alarinne is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dynamite defends well.
Alarinne looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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.
Alarinne trying to keep a closed guard but Dynamite is proving a slippery customer.
Alarinne working for a triangle but Dynamite defends it easily.
Alarinne looking for a guillotine here but Dynamite defends easily.
Alarinne has his foot on Dynamite's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dynamite works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Alarinne trying to keep a closed guard but Dynamite is proving a slippery customer.
Alarinne working for a triangle but Dynamite defends it easily.
Alarinne looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Alarinne has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Dynamite doesn't defend quickly enough and Alarinne has managed to lock this one up! Can Dynamite escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Alarinne on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Markku Alarinne!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allan Von Reinar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Reinar has chosen Iron Maiden - Fear of the dark as his entrance music. Allan Von Reinar is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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174 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeff Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Allan Von Reinar!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Reinar changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Howard looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Howard is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Von Reinar is controlling him well.
Howard manages to work his way to half guard, despite Von Reinar's best efforts.
Von Reinar prevents Howard from improving his position.
Von Reinar is keen to just control but Howard is a slippery customer.
Von Reinar throwing shots but Howard is blocking nicely.
Howard wants to control but Von Reinar is keeping busy.
Howard is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Von Reinar misses with a takedown attempt - Howard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Howard scores with a nice head shot.
Howard throws a combination. Von Reinar tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Von Reinar dives in and grabs Howard's left leg, looking for a takedown. Howard pushes down on Von Reinar's head and hops out.
Von Reinar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jeff Howard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Allan Von Reinar.
Howard lands with an overhand left.
Von Reinar shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Von Reinar showed some decent athleticism there.
Howard has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Von Reinar is working away from the top position though.
Howard tries to kick Von Reinar off but Von Reinar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Reinar is looking for a kimura but Howard is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Von Reinar to get the leverage.
Howard has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Von Reinar is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Von Reinar looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Howard is looking to control Von Reinar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Howard avoid being mounted?
Howard moves into full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Von Reinar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Howard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Howard misses with a few strikes there.
Howard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Howard.
It looks like Allan Von Reinar has been cut.
Von Reinar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Howard as he jumps to the side.
Von Reinar looks gassed!
Von Reinar fails with a takedown attempt.
Von Reinar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Howard bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Von Reinar's head.
Howard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Howard cracks Von Reinar with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Von Reinar looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Howard finish him?
Von Reinar is rocked!
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!
Von Reinar circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Howard. Von Reinar falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Howard!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jeff Howard!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sami Kolari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny McBride (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sami Kolari could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Danny McBride's chin.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sami Kolari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Danny McBride!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kolari throws out a leg kick but McBride moves out of range and Kolari only half commits.
McBride is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kolari throws a low kick but it's checked well by McBride.
McBride closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kolari to the mat! Kolari manages to get full guard.
Kolari looking to hit a scissor sweep but McBride is one step ahead there.
Kolari working a defensive guard here.
Kolari manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McBride manages to get himself to full guard.
McBride keeping moving, preventing Kolari from controlling successfully.
McBride had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Kolari is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. McBride Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Kolari's back instead.
Kolari turns into McBride and is now in his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kolari trying to control but McBride is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolari trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McBride is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kolari wants to stand and escape but instead McBride has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
McBride looking to pass the guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice defenses there by McBride.
Kolari throws a sloppy head kick and McBride moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A bone on bone clash there as McBride blocks the leg kick.
Kolari keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kolari darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Well, if Kolari 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kolari thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kolari lands strikes from half guard.
Kolari takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kolari missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBride looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
McBride looks gassed!
Kolari lands strikes from half guard.
Kolari wants to take a breather but McBride is having none of it.
Kolari looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
McBride is looking to improve his position.
Kolari wants to lay and pray for a moment but McBride keeps working.
Kolari is pressing down on McBride's thigh, looking to free his foot. McBride is holding on for now.
Kolari throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kolari wants to control but McBride is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kolari wants to slow McBride down by chopping away at his legs.
Kolari goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kolari with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McBride blocks a low kick nicely.
Kolari tries to clinch but McBride is having none of it.
Kolari throws a nice outside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McBride checks a leg kick.
Kolari tries a low kick but McBride avoids it.
Kolari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kolari looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McBride takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Kolari dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McBride chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kolari can pounce on him.
McBride looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kolari is looking for a triangle but McBride pushes his legs off easily.
Kolari looking for a sweep. Not yet Kolari, not yet.
Kolari keeping moving, preventing McBride from controlling successfully.
Kolari is trying to keep McBride in close.
McBride drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and McBride jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kolari wants to sweep but no luck.
McBride is breathing heavily.
Kolari is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBride looking to pass the guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
McBride shoots and misses
and Kolari counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kolari is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kolari drops an elbow to the side of McBride's head.
Kolari is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kolari thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McBride is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kolari wants to take a breather but McBride is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolari throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kolari missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kolari tries to pass to full mount but McBride defends it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kolari closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming McBride to the mat! McBride manages to get full guard.
Kolari is looking to work some ground and pound but McBride has wrist control.
Kolari postures up in McBride's guard and throws a big left but McBride blocks it.
Kolari pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McBride is keeping the position for now.
Kolari throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McBride preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McBride manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolari wants to hold on but McBride pushes him away.
Kolari can't escape the position.
Kolari tries to lock up and control but McBride gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kolari might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kolari manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Kolari is trying to get back to full guard.
McBride is keen to just control but Kolari is a slippery customer.
McBride is trying to work for a kimura but Kolari is defending well.
Kolari is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of McBride's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take McBride's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
McBride covering up well under a series of strikes from Kolari.
Kolari missing with strikes from the back.
Will Kolari go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
McBride tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Kolari throws a sloppy strike and McBride uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and McBride has ended up in Kolari's guard.
Kolari throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Kolari looking to control.
Kolari lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for McBride!
Kolari avoids the attempt from McBride to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Kolari dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kolari throws a leg kick which misses McBride's front leg but catches the back leg as McBride tries to avoid it.
Kolari closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming McBride to the mat! McBride manages to get full guard.
Kolari postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kolari looking to sit in guard and control but McBride gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kolari looking to hit a scissor sweep but McBride is one step ahead there.
McBride pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kolari is keeping the position for now.
McBride takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McBride stopping the sweep attempt from Kolari.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolari is trying to keep McBride in close.
McBride is posturing up here but Kolari has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! McBride tries to roll out but it's too tight and McBride has to tap! Slick submission there by Kolari!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sami Kolari!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jappe Jihu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kribbe Ribbler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ribbler has chosen Raised Fist - Keeping it to Yourself as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jappe Jihu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kribbe Ribbler!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jihu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jihu just misses with a punch to the body.
Ribbler throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jihu slips a jab from Ribbler.
Ribbler tries to clinch there but Jihu circles away.
Jihu throws a nice looking combination but Ribbler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ribbler pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jihu closes the distance and clinches.
Ribbler stops a takedown attempt from Jihu.
Jihu ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jihu no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Ribbler wants to control from the top but Jihu keeps moving.
Jihu throws his legs up looking for a submission but Ribbler uses it to pass to side control.
Jihu is trying to improve his position.
Jihu manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ribbler's best efforts.
Jihu is trying to stand up here but Ribbler is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribbler controlling the action here.
It looks like Ribbler is going to stand back up.
Ribbler stops Jihu from getting back to his feet.
Ribbler looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jihu looking for a kimura from the bottom but Ribbler passes into side control!
Jihu sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ribbler trying to control from half guard but Jihu is working away.
Jihu actively working from the bottom here.
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.
Ribbler is looking to take a break and control but Jihu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ribbler is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jihu defends it well.
Jihu wants to control but Ribbler is keeping busy.
Jihu is looking for a sweep. Ribbler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jihu pushes Ribbler off looking to stand but Ribbler dives back in and keeps control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ribbler scores with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jihu tries to clinch up but Ribbler circles away and keeps his distance.
Jihu looks to land a combination but Ribbler avoids it well.
Jihu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ribbler dodges the punch combination from Jihu.
A head kick misses from Ribbler.
Jihu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ribbler tries to clinch but Jihu moves out of range.
Jihu blocks a head kick by Ribbler.
Jihu takes a swing at Ribbler's ribcage but misses.
Jihu misses the shot to the body.
Ribbler tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jihu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jihu tries to clinch but Ribbler moves out of range.
Ribbler looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jihu is fending him off so far but Ribbler persists. Nope, Jihu circles away and we're back to standing.
Jappe Jihu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ribbler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jihu avoids the head kick by Ribbler.
Ribbler looks gassed!
Jihu looks to clinch
and Ribbler counters by clinching up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ribbler wants to get back to striking at distance but Jihu won't allow it.
Jihu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jihu wants to clinch.
Jihu tries to clinch up.
Jihu lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ribbler throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jihu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ribbler has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jihu breaks the clinch.
Ribbler cracks the inside of Jihu's front leg.
Ribbler lands with a slapping head kick.
Jihu misses with an uppercut. Ribbler saw that one coming.
Jihu takes one on the button.
Jihu misses with the combination.
Ribbler misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kribbe Ribbler dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ribbler circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jihu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A punch combination from Jihu misses.
Jihu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ribbler is trying to break free.
Jihu has hold of one of Ribbler's legs. Ribbler is fighting the takedown attempt but Jihu gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Jihu wants to control from the top but Ribbler keeps moving.
Jihu looking to sit in guard and control but Ribbler gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jihu wants to get back to his feet but Ribbler is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ribbler got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jihu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ribbler has managed to get both his arms back between Jihu's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribbler gets to his feet - Jihu follows without any prompting.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jihu instigates a clinch.
Ribbler is looking to control Jihu's arms but Jihu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ribbler has his back to the cage.
Ribbler jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jihu walks away with a smile on his face. Ribbler gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ribbler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jihu.
Jappe Jihu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ribbler pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jihu is out of range and Ribbler settles back down.
Ribbler throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jihu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jihu looks to throw the jab but Ribbler is out of range.
Ribbler feints and then cracks Jihu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jihu down.
Ribbler motions for Jihu to come forward. Ribbler throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jihu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ribbler.
Ribbler slips a jab and a cross from Jihu.
Jihu throws a series of punches but Ribbler moves out of range.
Ribbler has closed the distance and engaged Jihu in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler can't get the takedown.
Ribbler is trying to break free.
A short right from Ribbler.
Jihu gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Ribbler throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Jihu moves into full mount! Ribbler won't be happy about that!
Jihu jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ribbler manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Ribbler is looking to regain half guard here but Jihu keeps moving and retains side control.
Jihu decides to stand back up. Jihu steps back and let's Ribbler get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jihu tries to bum rush Ribbler with a series of wild strikes but Ribbler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ribbler misses with an uppercut. Jihu saw that one coming.
Jihu moves out of range of the body kick.
Ribbler cracks Jihu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jihu lands a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ribbler.
Jihu moves out of range of the body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Jihu as he connects with a hook.
Jihu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ribbler counters with a head kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ribbler!
Jihu clinches up with Ribbler and pushes him back against the cage.
Jihu fails to pull guard.
Jihu drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ribbler pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jihu jumps guard but Ribbler stands there with Jihu around his waist. Jihu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jappe Jihu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ribbler prevents Jihu from breaking the clinch.
Jihu is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ribbler manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ribbler looking to control.
Ribbler wants to sweep here but Jihu controlling him for the moment.
Ribbler has his foot on Jihu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jihu works his way back into a safe position though.
Jihu slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ribbler is trying to get back to half guard.
Jihu advances nicely into full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jappe Jihu will probably get the nod.
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!
Jihu misses with a double jab.
Jihu blocks a head kick by Ribbler.
Ribbler lands with an overhand left.
Jihu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jihu slaps away a takedown attempt from Ribbler, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jihu fails to land with a series of punches.
Jihu throws a combination that misses
and Ribbler counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jihu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ribbler circles away quickly and effectively.
Ribbler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jihu tries to clinch up.
Jihu misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jihu misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Jihu does no damage.
Ribbler tries to clinch up but Jihu circles away and keeps his distance.
Jihu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jihu throws a right and a left that Ribbler avoids nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jihu slips a jab from Ribbler.
Ribbler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jihu clinches up with Ribbler and pushes him back against the cage.
Ribbler tries to score a body lock takedown but Jihu shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jihu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jihu manages to break the clinch.
Jihu connects with a looping right hand.
Jappe Jihu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ribbler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jihu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jihu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ribbler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jihu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jihu misses with a wild combination.
Jihu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A right-left combo lands from Jihu.
Jihu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler wants to slow Jihu down by chopping away at his legs.
Jihu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ribbler moves away.
A punch combination from Jihu misses.
Jihu tries to clinch up but Ribbler circles away and keeps his distance.
Ribbler goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jihu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ribbler.
Kribbe Ribbler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jihu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jihu moves out of range as Ribbler throws a body kick.
Ribbler throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ribbler throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ribbler slips a jab and a cross from Jihu.
Jihu blocks a head kick by Ribbler.
Danga de danga de dang - Jihu scores with a four punch combination!
Nice shot by Jihu.
Jihu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ribbler throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jihu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jihu moves into range and clinches up with Ribbler.
Ribbler breaks from the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ribbler.
Ribbler throws a sloppy head kick and Jihu moves out of range easily.
Jihu throws a series of strikes that have Ribbler backpedaling.
Jihu forces Ribbler back against the cage and clinches.
Ribbler prevents the takedown attempt.
Ribbler wants a takedown but no success here.
Jappe Jihu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kribbe Ribbler.
Jihu pulls guard effortlessly.
Ribbler got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jihu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ribbler has managed to get both his arms back between Jihu's legs - danger averted.
Jihu looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jihu is looking to stand up but Ribbler isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ribbler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jihu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ribbler gets to his feet - Jihu follows without any prompting.
Ribbler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jihu drives through and clinches with Ribbler against the cage.
Jihu tries to score a body lock takedown but Ribbler shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ribbler jumps guard.
Ribbler is trying to keep Jihu in close.
Jihu gets to his feet. Ribbler looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jappe Jihu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jihu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jappe Jihu!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Noc Turnal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harri Potteri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turnal comes to the cage accompanied by Nocturnal. Potteri has chosen HP Theme as his entrance music. Noc Turnal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Noc Turnal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harri Potteri!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potteri throws a lazy right hand but Turnal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Potteri defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Turnal.
Potteri with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Potteri throws a lazy right hand but Turnal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turnal changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Potteri looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Turnal thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Turnal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Potteri keeps working.
Turnal working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Potteri tries to buck Turnal off but Turnal is having none of it.
Potteri struggling a bit here.
Turnal looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Potteri manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Potteri trying to mount his opponent but Turnal defends it.
Turnal could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Turnal manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Turnal looking for a sweep. Not yet Turnal, not yet.
Potteri drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Potteri jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Turnal pulls Potteri in close to prevent any damage.
Potteri trying to control but Turnal is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turnal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Potteri trying to control but Turnal is working from the bottom.
Potteri wants to pass the guard but Turnal is keeping the position.
Potteri stopping the sweep attempt from Turnal.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Turnal scores a takedown into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potteri blocking the ground and pound.
Potteri gets back to half guard.
Potteri trying to control but Turnal postures up.
Turnal works his foot free and advances to mount.
Turnal looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Turnal throwing strikes here but Potteri is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Potteri taking shots to the head.
Potteri wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Turnal trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turnal lands a big shot there that rocks Potteri but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Potteri bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turnal wants to sweep but no luck.
Potteri trying to control the position from guard on top but Turnal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turnal is trying to keep Potteri in close.
Potteri trying to control but Turnal is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Turnal is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Potteri trying to control the position from guard on top but Turnal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Decent striking displayed by Potteri there.
Potteri throws the left hand but Turnal avoids the punch easily.
Potteri thows a left - swing and a miss!
A cross from Potteri lands.
Turnal fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Potteri avoids it really well and circles away.
Harri Potteri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Potteri throws a jab when Turnal was well out of range.
Harri Potteri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Potteri scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Harri Potteri will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Turnal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Potteri.
Turnal avoids the body shot from Potteri.
Potteri scores with a jab to the body.
Potteri misses the jab.
Turnal with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Potteri to score with a decent uppercut.
Potteri misses with a kick to the body.
Potteri takes a swing at Turnal's ribcage but misses.
Turnal shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Potteri as he jumps to the side.
Turnal defending well as Potteri loads up on a big left hand.
Potteri looks to throw the jab but Turnal is out of range.
Potteri takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Turnal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Potteri.
Potteri throws a jab when Turnal was well out of range.
Nice cross by Potteri.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnal fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Turnal takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Potteri connects with a jab.
Turnal with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Potteri to score with a decent uppercut.
Turnal shoots in for a takedown but Potteri shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noc Turnal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Potteri scores with a decent looking hook.
A jab from Potteri misses.
Potteri might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Potteri changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Turnal moves out of range as Potteri strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Turnal 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Potteri connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Turnal's hands.
Potteri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turnal manages to avoid it.
Turnal ducks under a wild hook from Potteri.
Turnal misses with a shot to the body
and Potteri cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnal moves out of range of the leg kick from Potteri.
Turnal looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turnal is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Turnal 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.
Turnal not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Turnal trying to pass the guard but Potteri defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turnal is thwarting Potteri's attempts to control the position.
Potteri controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Potteri really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Turnal. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Potteri wants to control but Turnal is keeping busy.
Potteri tries to roll over but Turnal keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potteri wants to control but Turnal is keeping busy.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A jab from Potteri misses.
Turnal shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Potteri looks to land a left hand but Turnal moved out of range nicely.
Potteri just misses with a punch to the body.
Potteri loads up on a big right hand but Turnal slips the punch.
Potteri misses with a looping right.
Potteri throws a low kick, looking for Turnal's leg but Turnal calmly moves out of range.
Turnal tries for a takedown but Potteri sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Potteri missing with a left hand there. Turnal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Potteri looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Potteri swings for the body but Turnal moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Potteri cracks Turnal with an open hand slap.
Turnal walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Potteri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turnal.
Potteri ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Potteri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Potteri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Potteri scores with a sloppy right hand. Turnal should have avoided that one.
Potteri pivots, looking for a leg kick but Turnal is out of range and Potteri settles back down.
Turnal blocks a head kick by Potteri.
Turnal shoots in for a takedown but Potteri shows good takedown defense.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Potteri throws a low kick, looking for Turnal's leg but Turnal calmly moves out of range.
Potteri misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheers as Potteri lands an impressive looking overhand right. Turnal doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harri Potteri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Potteri displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Potteri connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Turnal momentarily.
Turnal moves away from the strike by Potteri.
Potteri with a nice cross.
Some wild striking there from Potteri.
Potteri throws a looping overhand right but Turnal ducks down to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Potteri lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Turnal has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Turnal and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Potteri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Potteri gets caught flat footed, as Turnal shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Potteri looking to hit a scissor sweep but Turnal is one step ahead there.
Potteri controlling Turnal's posture.
Turnal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnal postures up.
Potteri wants to stand but Turnal is controlling the position.
Potteri throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Turnal escapes and throws Potteri's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Turnal creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Potteri sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Turnal working the ground and pound but Potteri is defending the strikes.
Potteri taking punishment in the form of punches.
Turnal is chipping away with strikes.
Turnal tries to score with some ground and pound. Potteri controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Turnal working away.
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.
You can see the frustration on Potteri's face as Turnal controls the position.
Turnal tries for a kimura but Potteri is defending well.
Turnal creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Potteri sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Turnal controls the position.
Turnal trying to control the action but Potteri is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Turnal 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.
Potteri is looking for a sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Potteri scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potteri misses with an uppercut. Turnal saw that one coming.
Potteri connects with a single shot there.
Turnal gets a takedown into half guard.
Turnal sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Potteri defending well though.
Potteri moves into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Turnal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Turnal chips away with some ground and pound.
Turnal won't allow Potteri to get back to his feet.
Potteri keeping moving, preventing Turnal from controlling successfully.
Turnal trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harri Potteri is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turnal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Potteri is keeping the position for now.
Potteri preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Potteri keeping full guard, as Turnal tries to pass.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Turnal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Potteri.
Turnal is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Potteri.
Turnal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Potteri.
Potteri scores with the left hand. Turnal knows he should have avoided that one.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Turnal crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Potteri - the referee stops the clock and Turnal gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Potteri. Turnal manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Potteri bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Turnal's head backwards.
Potteri connects with a crisp jab.
Turnal shoots in looking for a takedown. Potteri tries to sprawl out of it but Turnal keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Potteri manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Noc Turnal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Potteri takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harri Potteri comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Potteri winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harri Potteri!
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