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SISU 66: Reki vs Sanomat PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Kolmiokuristus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bus Rotten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kolmiokuristus comes to the ring accompanied by bad boy - cascada. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kolmiokuristus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bus Rotten!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rotten wants to clinch.
Kolmiokuristus stuffs the takedown attempt from Rotten. Rotten gets slowly back to his feet.
Rotten tries to land a front kick but Kolmiokuristus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kolmiokuristus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bus Rotten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rotten looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kolmiokuristus could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rotten shoots in but no luck this time.
Rotten throws a head kick but Kolmiokuristus moves out of range.
Kolmiokuristus gets a takedown into half guard.
Kolmiokuristus is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rotten sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotten is staying active underneath Kolmiokuristus, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rotten wants to control the action here but instead Kolmiokuristus manages to pass to full mount!
Rotten is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kolmiokuristus is working for a guillotine from mount but Rotten frees his head quite easily.
Rotten tries to reverse the position but Kolmiokuristus maintains control.
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.
Rotten is squirming around, avoiding Kolmiokuristus's attempts to control the action.
Kolmiokuristus is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Rotten is surviving well by controlling Kolmiokuristus's body position as best he can.
Rotten is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus looking to secure an arm triangle but Rotten defends it well.
Rotten tries to hold on but Kolmiokuristus postures 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.
Kolmiokuristus controlling from mount.
Kolmiokuristus with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Kolmiokuristus avoids the attempt from Rotten to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rotten tries to buck Kolmiokuristus off but Kolmiokuristus takes his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalle Kolmiokuristus dominated that round.
That's time! Kolmiokuristus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rotten tries to clinch there but Kolmiokuristus circles away.
Rotten tries to clinch but Kolmiokuristus is having none of it.
Kalle Kolmiokuristus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rotten throws a head kick but Kolmiokuristus moves out of range.
Rotten is looking to clinch but Kolmiokuristus is avoiding it.
Kolmiokuristus fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rotten misses with a wild combination.
Rotten is looking to clinch but Kolmiokuristus is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kolmiokuristus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kolmiokuristus shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Rotten is looking to improve his position but Kolmiokuristus isn't that keen on the idea.
Kolmiokuristus avoids the attempt from Rotten to control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotten throws a strike from the bottom but Kolmiokuristus holds onto the arm and goes for an armbar! He's got it! Fantastic submission from Kolmiokuristus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kalle Kolmiokuristus!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ukko Metso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Fonseca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Metso kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Metallica - Seek And Destroy. Fonseca is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Guns n' Roses - Welcome to the Jungle. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ukko Metso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jackson Fonseca!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Metso - just one landing.
Metso dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fonseca tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fonseca lands a high kick to the side of Metso's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Fonseca dives into guard, looking to finish.
Metso 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.
Metso keeping moving, preventing Fonseca from controlling successfully.
Fonseca stops Metso from standing up.
Fonseca trying to control the position from guard on top but Metso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fonseca stops Metso from standing up.
Fonseca slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Fonseca is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Metso is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Metso is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fonseca looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Metso is trying to buck Fonseca off.
Fonseca is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Metso has escaped the position, nice work there.
Metso is pushing Fonseca's head away, looking to escape. Fonseca manages to hold on to the position though.
Metso can't do much from the bottom here.
Fonseca throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Fonseca working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fonseca trying to control the position but Metso is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Metso is pushing Fonseca's head away, looking to escape. Fonseca manages to hold on to the position though.
Metso tries to bench press Fonseca off him but Fonseca keeps the position.
Fonseca is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Metso is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Fonseca looks gassed!
Metso is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Fonseca has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fonseca moves forwards but Metso connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fonseca throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Metso's head.
Metso dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fonseca tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Metso paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metso looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Metso avoids the head kick by Fonseca.
Metso throws a hook but Fonseca blocks it.
Fonseca uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Metso.
Ukko Metso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Metso misses with a straight right.
Metso scores with a sloppy right hand. Fonseca should have avoided that one.
Fonseca blocks a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Fonseca.
Fonseca defending well as Metso loads up on a big left hand.
Metso avoids the head kick by Fonseca.
Fonseca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fonseca is looking to score with low kicks.
Fonseca showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Metso.
Metso misses with a series of wild punches.
Fonseca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Metso misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fonseca throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Metso throws a series of punches but Fonseca moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Fonseca dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fonseca throws a head kick that misses.
Metso lunges at Fonseca with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fonseca's hand.
Metso avoids the head kick by Fonseca.
Fonseca moves away from the strike by Metso.
Fonseca avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fonseca steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Metso.
Fonseca has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Metso works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fonseca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fonseca looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metso looks to land a left hand but Fonseca moved out of range nicely.
Fonseca moves out of range of the strikes.
Fonseca tries to close the distance and clinch but Metso swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fonseca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fonseca throws a solid leg kick but Metso takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fonseca.
Metso thows a body shot but no joy.
Metso lands with a nice combination. Fonseca backs away looking to recover.
Metso misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fonseca counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Metso is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Metso swings for the body but Fonseca moves out of range.
Fonseca fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fonseca is breathing heavily.
Metso darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metso lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fonseca circles away quickly and effectively.
Metso misses with a looping left.
Fonseca has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Metso finds it's way round the side to connect with Fonseca's head.
Metso connects with a jab.
Metso takes a head kick and keeps coming.
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!
Metso misses the shot to the body.
Fonseca moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Metso connects with the punch.
Fonseca takes one on the button.
Metso misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metso throws the left hand but Fonseca avoids the punch easily.
Fonseca tries to clinch but Metso moves out of range.
Metso throws a one two combo.
Fonseca tries to work over Metso's front leg with a kick but Metso checks it.
Fonseca feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Metso's calf.
Metso throws the left hand but Fonseca avoids the punch easily.
Fonseca lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fonseca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fonseca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fonseca.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fonseca dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Metso. That did some damage!
Fonseca throws a sloppy head kick and Metso moves out of range easily.
Metso blocks a head kick by Fonseca.
Jackson Fonseca is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Metso throws a lazy right hand but Fonseca sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fonseca tries to score with a low kick but Metso moves his leg out of the way.
Jackson Fonseca seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fonseca uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Metso.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fonseca takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good leg kick by Fonseca there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jackson Fonseca will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Fonseca displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Metso throws out the jab.
Metso will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fonseca tries to close the distance and clinch but Metso swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fonseca scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Fonseca.
Fonseca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fonseca slips under a jab.
Metso takes a swing at Fonseca's ribcage but misses.
Metso throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fonseca.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metso misses with a straight right.
Fonseca throws a head kick that misses.
Metso is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Metso ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fonseca ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Metso swinging wilding here.
Fonseca bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fonseca tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Metso paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fonseca throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Fonseca.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca throws a head kick that misses.
Fonseca works over Metso's head and body with a nice combination.
Fonseca keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Metso.
Metso swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Metso throws a right and a left that both miss.
Metso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fonseca tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson Fonseca is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Metso throws a big shot that misses.
Metso throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick from Fonseca lands but Metso takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metso misses the shot to the body.
Metso throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fonseca sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fonseca takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fonseca slips a jab from Metso.
The fighters circling - Metso throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Metso misses.
Metso throws a right hand that Fonseca ducks under and follows up with a left that Fonseca also avoids with ease.
Ukko Metso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Metso misses with a looping left.
Fonseca is looking to clinch.
Metso lands with a nice body punch.
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.
Metso catches Fonseca with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fonseca moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Metso looks to land a combination but Fonseca avoids it well.
Metso throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fonseca throws a head kick that half lands.
Metso throws a big shot that misses.
Fonseca tries a head kick but it misses.
Fonseca moves away from the strike by Metso.
Fonseca just misses with a punch to the body.
Metso connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fonseca momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Fonseca comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fonseca has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Fonseca!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tatus Muminka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boy Nespider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muminka's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Moomins music. Nespider is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Perfect gentleman. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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300 lbs
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296 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tatus Muminka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Boy Nespider!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nespider fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nespider misses with a hook.
Nespider lands a jab to the nose.
Nespider looks to throw the jab but Muminka is out of range.
Muminka shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Muminka sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nespider is squirming around, avoiding Muminka's attempts to control the action.
Nespider is looking to improve his position but Muminka isn't that keen on the idea.
Muminka lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
It looks like Boy Nespider has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muminka working Nespider over with strikes here.
Nespider swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Nespider looks very frustrated and is flailing away with strikes from the bottom. His corner are telling him to stay calm.
Muminka postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Nespider out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Muminka goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tatus Muminka!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Janne Maunonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gigantor Tremendous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tremendous comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Segertåget - Maskinen kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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269 lbs
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258 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Brawler
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Janne Maunonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gigantor Tremendous!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maunonen stuffs the takedown attempt from Tremendous. Tremendous gets slowly back to his feet.
Maunonen lunges at Tremendous with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tremendous's hand.
It looks like Gigantor Tremendous has been cut.
Maunonen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maunonen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tremendous with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Maunonen 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! Tremendous is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Janne Maunonen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Fredriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mariusz pudzianowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredriksson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is System Of A Down - Vicinity Of Obscenity!. pudzianowski has chosen Super Mario as his entrance music. mariusz pudzianowski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steven Fredriksson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, mariusz pudzianowski!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fredriksson stuffs the takedown attempt from pudzianowski. pudzianowski gets slowly back to his feet.
Fredriksson throws a one two combo.
Fredriksson scores with a jab to the head.
pudzianowski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fredriksson is fending him off so far but pudzianowski persists. Nope, Fredriksson circles away and we're back to standing.
Fredriksson lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and pudzianowski falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Steven Fredriksson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Randleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter comes to the ring accompanied by La Roux - In For The Kill. Randleman has chosen UNBREAKABLE as his entrance music. Kevin Randleman acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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Solid boxing
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kevin Randleman!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randleman swats away the attempt to clinch by Carter.
Carter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Carter.
Carter throws a series of punches but Randleman moves out of range.
No luck for Randleman with that takedown attempt.
Good shot there by Carter.
Carter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Randleman. That did some damage!
Randleman darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Carter is looking for a sweep. Randleman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Carter kicks Randleman off and gets back to his feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Randleman.
Carter is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Randleman has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Randleman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Carter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Randleman just content to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Randleman working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randleman working the ground and pound but Carter is defending the strikes.
Carter tries to escape but Randleman is in control.
Carter struggling a bit here.
Carter is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Randleman gets a takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Randleman in particular looking to stall.
Carter kicks Randleman off and gets back to his feet.
Carter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter missing with a left hand there. Randleman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carter stuffs the takedown attempt from Randleman. Randleman gets slowly back to his feet.
Randleman shoots in but Carter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mike Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Randleman.
Randleman defending well as Carter loads up on a big left hand.
Carter lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Randleman closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Carter to the mat! Carter manages to get full guard.
Randleman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Carter is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Randleman sitting in guard here, content to control.
Randleman looking to sit in guard and control but Carter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Randleman controlling Carter's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Carter stands and steps away. Randleman gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Randleman feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Carter throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Carter throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Randleman wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.
Randleman prevents Carter from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Randleman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Randleman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Carter wants to get back to his feet but Randleman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Carter controls Randleman momentarily but Randleman frees himself.
Carter is breathing heavily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Randleman avoids the head kick by Carter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randleman shoots for a double leg takedown but Carter sprawls well. He's pushed Randleman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Carter's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Carter duly obliges.
Randleman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Randleman dodges the punch combination from Carter.
Randleman scores a takedown into full mount!
Randleman looking to control and managing it successfully.
Randleman breaks from Carter's wrist control and lands an elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter is trying to stand up.
Randleman controlling his opponent.
Randleman prevents Carter from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mike Carter will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Carter scoring well with a low kick there.
Carter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carter throws a series of punches but Randleman avoids them all with ease.
Randleman shoots for a takedown but Carter saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Randleman fails to land the takedown.
Carter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Randleman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mike Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Randleman.
Carter cracks Randleman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Carter.
Mike Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carter throws a nice looking combination but Randleman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carter gets caught flat footed, as Randleman shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Carter is looking to stand up but Randleman isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carter has his foot on Randleman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Randleman works his way back into a safe position though.
Carter wants to sweep but no luck.
Carter escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Randleman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randleman won't allow Carter to get back to his feet.
Carter trying to control the position.
Randleman tries to free his leg and advance position but Carter is retaining full guard.
Randleman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Randleman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Carter looking for submissions off his back.
Carter is trying to stand up here but Randleman is controlling him well.
Randleman wants to free his trapped foot but Carter is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randleman perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Randleman is keen to just control but Carter is a slippery customer.
Carter actively working from the bottom here.
Carter taking some punishment here, with Randleman in his half guard.
Randleman wants to pass to mount but Carter is defending the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Randleman fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Carter sprawls well initially but Randleman persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Randleman keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Carter looks like he's trying to stand up.
Still in half guard, Randleman seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter is trying to stand back up but Randleman is controlling him
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Randleman in particular looking to stall.
Randleman tries to pass to full mount but Carter defends it.
Carter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Randleman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
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.
Carter is trying to stand up here but Randleman is controlling him well.
Randleman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carter keeps working.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Carter looks to throw the jab but Randleman is out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Carter. No joy for Randleman on that attempt.
Carter throws a jab when Randleman was well out of range.
Carter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carter scores with the left hand. Randleman knows he should have avoided that one.
Randleman shoots in and bounces Carter off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Randleman preventing the sweep.
Randleman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carter is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Randleman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A big right from Carter misses.
Carter rushes Randleman and presses him up against the ropes.
Carter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Randleman gets the takedown into side control.
Randleman happy to just control the position for now.
Carter is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kevin Randleman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter wants to control but Randleman postures up.
Randleman controls the position.
Carter is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Carter takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Carter wants to get back to his feet but Randleman drags him back down.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Randleman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Carter as he avoids it easily.
Carter waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Randleman.
A combination from Carter does no damage.
Carter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Randleman.
Randleman looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Carter wants to sweep here but Randleman controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randleman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Carter wants to stand but Randleman is controlling the position.
Randleman works over Carter with some ground and pound from guard.
Randleman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Carter wants to stand up but Randleman is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randleman landing some decent shots from guard.
Randleman wants to pass the guard but Carter is keeping the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Carter throws a head kick but Randleman moves out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Randleman.
The referee asks Randleman politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Randleman prefers to stall for the moment though.
Carter is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Randleman asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Randleman wants to control but Carter is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter wants to get back to his feet.
Randleman wants to control but Carter is keeping him busy.
Randleman controlling the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Carter looks to land a right hand but Randleman moved out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Randleman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Randleman 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Randleman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anselmi Samara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalevi Sorsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalevi Sorsa is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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215 lbs
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218 lbs
5 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anselmi Samara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalevi Sorsa!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sorsa darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sorsa passes to side control.
Samara is looking for a sweep.
Sorsa misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Samara tries to improve position but can't.
Sorsa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Samara keeps working.
Samara sneaks back into half guard.
Sorsa is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Samara slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Samara looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sorsa is one step ahead there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sorsa pushing down on Samara's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samara gets back to full guard.
Sorsa looking to sit in guard and control but Samara gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Samara working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Samara is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Samara working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sorsa's head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sorsa has momentary wrist control but Samara slips an elbow through the middle.
Sorsa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Samara is one step ahead there.
Sorsa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Samara is controlling him.
Sorsa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samara scoring with some ground and pound.
Samara preventing the sweep.
Samara 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.
Samara makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Samara content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sorsa looking for a sweep. Not yet Sorsa, not yet.
Samara throws a strike but Sorsa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Samara throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Samara doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Samara wants to sweep here but Sorsa controlling him for the moment.
Samara has momentary wrist control but Sorsa slips an elbow through the middle.
Samara is looking to sweep but instead, Sorsa has passed into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samara punching from the bottom.
Sorsa is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sorsa throwing shots but Samara is blocking nicely.
Samara wants to get back to full guard.
Sorsa trying to pass the guard but Samara defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Samara manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sorsa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sorsa trying to control the position from guard on top but Samara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sorsa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Samara throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Samara manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sorsa manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Samara accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sorsa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Samara throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sorsa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Samara with a flurry of punches that miss.
Samara postures up and lands a big shot to Sorsa's brow.
Samara is breathing heavily.
Sorsa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Samara is one step ahead there.
Samara with a flurry of punches that miss.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Samara lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Samara with a poor takedown
and Sorsa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kalevi Sorsa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Samara misses with a shot to the body
and Sorsa counters with a left and a right that stings Samara.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalevi Sorsa 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.
Sorsa drops Samara with a nice combination! Sorsa dives into Samara's guard, looking to finish!
Samara is rocked!
It looks like Anselmi Samara has been cut.
Sorsa loads up on a big left hand. Samara felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Sorsa looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Samara can't hide his disappointment, as Sorsa celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kalevi Sorsa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonaton Manzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bakung Monk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manzo's entrance music is Breaking Benjamin - Dance With The Devil. A fine choice. Monk comes into a darkened arena with his song building. X Amount of Words- Blue October kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Bakung Monk will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonaton Manzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bakung Monk!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monk throws a sloppy head kick and Manzo moves out of range easily.
Monk darts in and clinches Manzo up against the ropes.
Manzo is looking to break free of the clinch but Monk has double underhooks.
Manzo can't break the clinch.
Manzo throws a head punch that misses.
Monk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bakung Monk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Monk with that takedown attempt.
Monk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Manzo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monk tries to close the distance and clinch but Manzo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Manzo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monk misses with a combination
letting Manzo counter with a right hand.
It looks like Bakung Monk has been cut.
Monk tries a head kick but it misses.
Manzo wants to clinch.
Monk misses the shot to the body.
Manzo misses with a series of wild punches.
Monk tries to clinch
and Manzo counters with an inside leg kick.
Manzo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monk swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Manzo counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Monk to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Manzo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jonaton Manzo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Reefer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miyoshi Kazuhide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazuhide has chosen 'Samurai' by Shurik'n as his entrance music. Christopher Reefer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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176 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Christopher Reefer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miyoshi Kazuhide!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reefer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kazuhide throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reefer feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kazuhide working a defensive guard but Reefer passes into half guard.
Reefer is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kazuhide gets back to full guard.
Kazuhide is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Reefer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kazuhide striking off his back but it's not causing Reefer any problems.
Reefer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kazuhide looking for a sweep. Not yet Kazuhide, not yet.
Kazuhide trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Kazuhide tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reefer looking to sit in guard and control but Kazuhide gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reefer trying to strike off his back.
Kazuhide preventing the sweep.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kazuhide throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kazuhide throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reefer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kazuhide tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reefer was well out of range. Poor timing from Kazuhide.
Reefer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kazuhide is able to avoid easily.
Kazuhide misses with a body shot.
A combination from Reefer does no damage.
Kazuhide takes a swing at Reefer's ribcage but misses.
Kazuhide throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kazuhide uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reefer.
Kazuhide comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kazuhide shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Reefer counters with a single leg into guard. Kazuhide didn't expect that.
Kazuhide with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Reefer can't handle though.
Kazuhide is striking but Reefer is not phased and passes to half guard.
Kazuhide is looking to improve his position.
Reefer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Reefer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kazuhide is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Reefer scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kazuhide tries to get to full guard but Reefer has control of the leg.
Kazuhide is pressing down on Reefer's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Reefer postures up in Kazuhide's guard and throws a big left but Kazuhide blocks it.
Reefer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhide is looking to sweep but instead, Reefer has passed into half guard.
Kazuhide trying to control but Reefer postures up.
Kazuhide is looking for a sweep. Reefer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Reefer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Reefer is looking for a kimura but Kazuhide is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Reefer to get the leverage.
Kazuhide regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kazuhide trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Kazuhide is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Reefer scoring with some ground and pound.
Kazuhide manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kazuhide raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reefer throwing hammer fists to the chest of Kazuhide. What's that going to do exactly?
Kazuhide landing shots from mount.
Reefer sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Reefer is trying to get back to full guard.
Reefer regains full guard. Nicely done.
Reefer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reefer prevents Kazuhide from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Reefer 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.
Reefer tries a head kick but it misses.
Reefer has his takedown stuffed
and Kazuhide counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reefer thinking.
Kazuhide is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Reefer rather than just go for the knockout.
Kazuhide misses with a wild body shot.
Reefer forces Kazuhide back against the ropes and clinches.
Kazuhide breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reefer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Reefer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kazuhide swings away with a body shot that misses
and Reefer counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kazuhide throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kazuhide throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Reefer landing with the ground and pound.
Christopher Reefer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kazuhide is pulling down on Reefer's head. It's preventing any offense from Reefer, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazuhide wants to sweep here but Reefer controlling him for the moment.
Reefer trying to control the position from guard on top but Kazuhide is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reefer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kazuhide is keeping the position for now.
Reefer throws a big right hand that misses.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kazuhide throws a sloppy body shot
and Reefer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Reefer working Kazuhide over with strikes.
Reefer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kazuhide defending well though.
Kazuhide trying to hold on to Reefer's head to control him but Reefer postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhide makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kazuhide.
Kazuhide wants to sweep but no luck.
Kazuhide trying to keep a closed guard but Reefer is proving a slippery customer.
Kazuhide wants to sweep here but Reefer controlling him for the moment.
Kazuhide striking off his back but it's not causing Reefer any problems.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Reefer scores a takedown into full mount!
Kazuhide is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kazuhide defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Reefer.
Kazuhide has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kazuhide is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reefer lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kazuhide hang on?
Kazuhide gets back to half guard.
Reefer scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kazuhide trying to control from the bottom.
Reefer is looking to take a break and control but Kazuhide is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Reefer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kazuhide is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Reefer prevents Kazuhide from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhide wants to control but Reefer is having none of it.
Reefer raining down shots from the mount!
Reefer landing punches.
Kazuhide manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Reefer moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Kazuhide.
Reefer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kazuhide keeps working.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reefer scores with a couple of short elbows.
The ground and pound from Reefer seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Reefer dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Reefer with a poor takedown
and Kazuhide makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kazuhide ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reefer moves away.
Kazuhide takes a swing at Reefer's ribcage but misses.
Reefer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kazuhide.
Kazuhide throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reefer shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kazuhide's guard.
Reefer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kazuhide is keeping the position for now.
Reefer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Reefer lands a couple of elbows.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reefer preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reefer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kazuhide working a defensive guard here.
Kazuhide throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reefer passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Reefer is chipping away with strikes.
Reefer postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kazuhide is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kazuhide missing with punches from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Reefer.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Reefer connects with a nice short shot to Kazuhide's temple.
Reefer is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kazuhide wants to control but Reefer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kazuhide is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Reefer scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhide is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kazuhide manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Reefer trying to control but Kazuhide is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kazuhide is on top in guard.
Kazuhide is working Reefer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Miyoshi Kazuhide has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kazuhide is pushing down on Reefer's leg trying to pass to half guard. Reefer is fighting to maintain full guard but Kazuhide has managed to sneak the leg through.
Reefer is looking for a sweep. Kazuhide is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Reefer makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Reefer.
Reefer trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhide trying to control the position from guard on top but Reefer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reefer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kazuhide manages to get himself to full guard.
Kazuhide tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Christopher Reefer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reefer tries to free his leg and advance position but Kazuhide is retaining full guard.
Reefer looking to sit in guard and control but Kazuhide gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kazuhide postures up in Reefer's guard and throws a big left but Reefer blocks it.
Reefer is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kazuhide thows a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Reefer 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.
Kazuhide landing some decent shots from guard.
Reefer controls Kazuhide momentarily but Kazuhide frees himself.
Kazuhide thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Reefer is trying to control the position but Kazuhide postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kazuhide misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reefer.
Kazuhide swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Reefer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Miyoshi Kazuhide seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reefer looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kazuhide!
And that's the end of the fight!
Christopher Reefer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Reefer, 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christopher Reefer!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimmo Reki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helsingin Sanomat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reki's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Knife - We Share Our Mother's Health (Ratatat Remix). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimmo Reki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Helsingin Sanomat!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanomat fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reki throws a right and a left that Sanomat avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Sanomat.
Reki darts in and clinches Sanomat up against the ropes.
Sanomat drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Reki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sanomat jumps guard and drags Reki to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Reki trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanomat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reki tries to free his leg and advance position but Sanomat is retaining full guard.
Reki stops Sanomat from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanomat is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sanomat not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Reki trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanomat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reki passes Sanomat's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Reki is looking to stall here but Sanomat recovers full guard.
Sanomat wants to stand but Reki is controlling the position.
Reki trying to control but Sanomat is working from the bottom.
Reki wants to stand but Sanomat is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Reki wants to control from the top but Sanomat keeps moving.
Reki won't allow Sanomat to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sanomat keeping moving, preventing Reki from controlling successfully.
Reki stands up from Sanomat's guard - Reki perhaps looking for a knockout.
Sanomat looks to land a combination but Reki avoids it well.
Reki ducks under a wild hook from Sanomat.
Reki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reki dips to his left and cracks Sanomat with an uppercut!
It looks like Helsingin Sanomat has been cut.
Reki drops Sanomat with a left right combo! Reki follows him down to the ground into side control.
Sanomat is rocked!
Reki lands a strong strike to the head of Sanomat. That's dazed him! Reki looking to finish here. Sanomat is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Reki lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kimmo Reki!
Kimmo Reki is the new heavyweight champion!
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