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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Curt Beaudin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Haaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haaker has chosen Im Not Your Boyfriend as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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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 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Curt Beaudin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Trent Haaker!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haaker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Haaker moves in looking to clinch but Beaudin pushes him off.
Haaker moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Haaker tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Haaker moves away from the strike by Beaudin.
Haaker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beaudin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Haaker misses with an uppercut.
Haaker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haaker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beaudin.
Beaudin loads up on a big right hand but Haaker slips the punch.
Beaudin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haaker.
Haaker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Beaudin counters with a nice leg kick.
Haaker looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beaudin scores with a punch to the head.
Beaudin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haaker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big head kick from Beaudin and Haaker is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Haaker is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beaudin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Haaker is still in real trouble! Can Beaudin finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beaudin lands a couple of digs.
Beaudin lands a couple of digs.
Beaudin gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Haaker seems to have recovered his senses.
Beaudin clinches up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Beaudin.
Beaudin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Beaudin.
Beaudin gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Beaudin decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Beaudin instigates a clinch.
Beaudin lands a nice shot to the body.
Beaudin pushes Haaker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beaudin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Haaker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Haaker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Beaudin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trent Haaker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beaudin has closed the distance and engaged Haaker in a clinch.
Beaudin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beaudin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Haaker at a distance.
Beaudin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Haaker momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haaker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Beaudin counters with a nice body kick.
Haaker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beaudin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Beaudin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Haaker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Beaudin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Haaker.
Haaker misses with the combination.
Beaudin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Haaker's sensitive parts.
Haaker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Beaudin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Haaker but Haaker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Haaker misses with a wild combination.
Beaudin slips a jab from Haaker.
Haaker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Haaker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haaker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Beaudin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Haaker is looking to clinch but Beaudin is avoiding it.
Beaudin connects with the punch.
Some wild striking there from Haaker.
Haaker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Beaudin.
Haaker looks to land a combination but Beaudin avoids it well.
Haaker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beaudin throws a nice head kick!
Haaker misses with a double jab.
Haaker throws a right and a left that Beaudin avoids nicely.
Beaudin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Haaker is trying to defend but Beaudin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Beaudin trying to control from half guard but Haaker is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haaker is trying to stand back up but Beaudin is controlling him
Beaudin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Beaudin stands up out of the half guard.
Beaudin cracks Haaker with a good jab.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Beaudin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haaker misses with the combination.
Beaudin tries to clinch but Haaker is having none of it.
Haaker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Beaudin circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Danga de danga de dang - Beaudin scores with a four punch combination!
Haaker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Beaudin counters with a thumping low kick.
Haaker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fight stays on the outside here - Haaker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curt Beaudin 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.
Haaker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haaker throws a looping overhand right but Beaudin ducks down to avoid it.
Beaudin is looking to clinch.
Haaker throws a series of punches but Beaudin moves out of range.
Beaudin shoots in and bounces Haaker off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Beaudin is pushing down on Haaker's leg trying to pass to half guard. Haaker is fighting to maintain full guard but Beaudin has managed to sneak the leg through.
Beaudin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Beaudin is working for a submission of some sort.
Haaker wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haaker wants to get back to full guard.
Beaudin lands strikes from half guard.
Beaudin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Beaudin 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.
Beaudin gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
The fighters circle momentarily. Beaudin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Beaudin scores with a nice strike.
Haaker throws a big shot that misses.
Beaudin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Haaker's head.
Haaker tries to clinch there but Beaudin circles away.
Beaudin gets a clinch.
Haaker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Beaudin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haaker avoids the head kick by Beaudin.
Haaker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Haaker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Haaker misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haaker misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Haaker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Beaudin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Beaudin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haaker slips a straight right by Beaudin.
Haaker looks to land a combination but Beaudin avoids it well.
Haaker throws a combination that misses
and Beaudin counters with a nice uppercut.
Trent Haaker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haaker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice defenses there by Haaker.
Haaker is looking to clinch but Beaudin is avoiding it.
Beaudin lands with a nice body kick.
Good leg kick by Beaudin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A combination from Haaker does no damage.
Beaudin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Haaker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beaudin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haaker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Haaker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Haaker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Haaker misses with a double jab
and Beaudin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Haaker circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for Haaker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Curt Beaudin is winning the standup battle so far.
Some wild striking there from Haaker.
A big left from Beaudin misses.
A head kick misses from Beaudin.
Beaudin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Haaker tries to kick Beaudin off but Beaudin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beaudin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Beaudin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Haaker does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Haaker pushes Beaudin off and gets back to his feet.
Beaudin pushes Haaker up against the cage in a clinch.
Haaker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Beaudin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Beaudin has Haaker pressed against the cage, preventing Haaker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Beaudin manages to break the clinch.
Haaker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Beaudin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beaudin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Beaudin stops Haaker from getting back to his feet.
Beaudin drops an elbow to the side of Haaker's head.
Haaker makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Haaker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Beaudin moves into the clinch successfully.
Haaker gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beaudin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Haaker's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Haaker's back!
Beaudin working for a choke but Haaker is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curt Beaudin dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Haaker looks to land a combination but Beaudin avoids it well.
Beaudin tries to clinch but Haaker is having none of it.
Beaudin closes the distance and clinches.
Beaudin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beaudin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haaker can do to turn this around?
Beaudin is looking to slow Haaker down with leg kicks.
Trent Haaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Haaker does no damage.
Beaudin 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.
Haaker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beaudin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Haaker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Haaker throws a series of punches but Beaudin moves out of range.
Beaudin lands a high kick!
Beaudin drives through and clinches with Haaker against the cage.
Beaudin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Beaudin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Haaker tries to clinch
and Beaudin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Beaudin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beaudin gets to his feet - Haaker follows without any prompting.
Haaker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haaker throws a series of punches but Beaudin moves out of range.
Beaudin thuds his right hand into Haaker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Haaker misses with a combination
and Beaudin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Haaker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Beaudin lands an uppercut.
Beaudin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haaker throws a hook but Beaudin blocks it.
Haaker throws a combination that misses
and Beaudin counters with a solid body kick.
Beaudin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Beaudin lands with a slapping head kick.
Beaudin scores with a decent looking hook.
Beaudin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Haaker misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haaker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Haaker throws a series of punches but Beaudin avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Beaudin.
Beaudin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beaudin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Haaker misses with a wild combination.
Haaker misses with a double jab
letting Beaudin counter with a right hand.
Beaudin tries to clinch but Haaker is having none of it.
Beaudin scores with a kick to the body.
Beaudin lands a nice shot that snaps Haaker's head back.
Haaker throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Beaudin to counter with a crisp jab.
Beaudin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haaker moves forwards but Beaudin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Haaker swinging wilding here.
Curt Beaudin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haaker gets caught flat footed, as Beaudin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Beaudin trying to control the position from guard on top but Haaker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beaudin gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Haaker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Beaudin throws a nice looking combination but Haaker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Haaker misses with a combination
and Beaudin counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Haaker is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A punch combination from Haaker misses.
Beaudin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Haaker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Beaudin scores with a shoulder strike.
Beaudin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Haaker throws a big shot that misses.
Beaudin clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haaker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Beaudin has him pressed against the cage.
Haaker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Beaudin has him pressed against the cage.
Beaudin manages to break the clinch.
Beaudin lands with an uppercut that bounces Haaker off the cage and back into rage.
Haaker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Beaudin.
Beaudin instigates a clinch.
Haaker is trying to force a seperation but Beaudin has the dominant position.
Beaudin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Haaker is trying to break free.
Beaudin scores a nice knee to the body.
Haaker takes a shot to the head.
Trent Haaker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Haaker fails to land.
A short right from Beaudin.
Haaker tries to circle away but Beaudin has him pinned against the cage.
Beaudin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Beaudin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Beaudin has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Haaker regains guard immediately.
And that's the end of the fight!
Curt Beaudin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Beaudin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curt Beaudin!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tami Flu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Lessard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flu comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed- down with the sickness. Lessard has chosen ILS - Rigor Mortis as his entrance music. Junior Lessard has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tami Flu'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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tami Flu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Junior Lessard!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lessard gets a clinch.
Flu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lessard keeps control of Flu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lessard misses with a knee to the head.
Lessard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lessard.
Flu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lessard lands a left hand.
Lessard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lessard misses with a knee to the head.
Flu working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Lessard.
Flu wants to break free but Lessard has control.
Nice elbow from Lessard.
Flu is rocked!
Flu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lessard with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Oh Flu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lessard lands a damaging elbow.
Lessard working the clinch nicely. Flu is working for position but Lessard cracks him with a big knee to the head! Flu crumples up against the cage and Lessard lands two more shots before the ref can save Flu! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Junior Lessard!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jukka Pekka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John McErlane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McErlane has chosen Demanufacture by FEAR FACTORY as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jukka Pekka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John McErlane!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McErlane shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pekka's guard.
McErlane sitting in guard here, content to control.
McErlane wants to stand but Pekka has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McErlane is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
McErlane trying to control the position from guard on top but Pekka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pekka trying to control the position.
Pekka wants to sweep here but McErlane controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pekka is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McErlane is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pekka is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McErlane advances position into side control!
McErlane in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pekka is looking for a sweep.
Pekka is trying to escape the position but McErlane is controlling the position.
McErlane decides to stand up, so the ref orders Pekka to his feet.
McErlane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McErlane misses with a low kick.
Pekka thuds his shin into the meat of McErlane's side.
McErlane misses with a jab, cross combination.
McErlane misses with a double jab.
Pekka shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McErlane but McErlane pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pekka blocks a head kick by McErlane.
McErlane looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McErlane has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
McErlane throws a nice head kick!
Pekka misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pekka scores with a takedown into McErlane's guard.
McErlane keeping moving, preventing Pekka from controlling successfully.
Pekka stands and steps away. McErlane gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Pekka moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
McErlane fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pekka tries to keep at a distance but McErlane has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McErlane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pekka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pekka darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pekka seems to be working for a kimura but McErlane defends the submission attempt.
McErlane pushes Pekka off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John McErlane will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pekka keeps the fight on the outside.
McErlane misses with a takedown
and Pekka counters with a nice double leg into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McErlane is on top in guard.
Pekka trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pekka wants to sweep here but McErlane controlling him for the moment.
McErlane looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McErlane trying to control but Pekka is working from the bottom.
McErlane is breathing heavily.
McErlane won't allow Pekka to sweep him here.
McErlane works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pekka is looking for a sweep. McErlane is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pekka wants to get back to his feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pekka gets the takedown into side control.
The ground and pound from Pekka seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McErlane can't do much from the bottom here.
Pekka has worked his way into a potential kimura here. McErlane is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Pekka yanks on the arm and McErlane is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Pekka.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jukka Pekka!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maddy Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juji Master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maddy Rock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juji Master!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rock keeps the fight on the outside.
Rock lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rock swinging wilding here.
Rock connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Master's hands.
Rock throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Master shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Rock wants to hold on but Master pushes him away.
Rock tries to reverse the position but Master maintains control.
Rock doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Rock swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock'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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Master avoids the attempt from Rock to control.
Rock just holding on.
Master swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Rock is now in Master's guard. A big mistake from Master there, giving up the dominant position!
Rock trying to control but Master is working from the bottom.
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.
Rock content to stall in guard here.
Rock wanted to stand there but Master had control of the position.
Master is working an open guard so Rock takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Rock throws a combination. Master tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock throws a good cross that connects.
Master missing with a left hand there. Rock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Master throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rock was covering up waiting for the punch and Master finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rock lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Master!
Rock controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Master tries to reverse the position but Rock maintains control.
Rock looking to control and managing it successfully.
Master gets back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in half guard, Rock seems content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maddy Rock dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rock fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Master is out of range.
Some wild striking there from Rock.
Rock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Rock.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rock throws a nice looking combination but Master bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rock pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Master tries to clinch up but Rock circles away and keeps his distance.
Master clinches.
Master fails to pull guard.
Rock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rock finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rock lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rock works Master's body with a nice hook.
Master is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rock looks to score with a jab to the body but Master is just out of range.
Rock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Master takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Master blocks a leg kick.
Rock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Master moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rock changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rock throws a leg kick but Master sees it coming and moves out of range.
Master is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rock.
Master misses with a hook.
Nice body punch from Rock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Master on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Master moves into the clinch.
Master tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Master tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Maddy Rock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juji Master.
Rock tries to break free but Master pushes him back against the cage.
Master jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rock walks away with a smile on his face. Master gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rock throws a low kick but it's checked well by Master.
Rock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rock lands a nice hook to Master's body. Master takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Master is breathing heavily.
Master misses with an uppercut. Rock saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Master has a takedown stuffed.
Rock misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Master showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rock.
Rock throws a combination. Master tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Master walks into a straight right hand from Rock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maddy Rock dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rock fails to land with a series of punches.
Rock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice body punch from Rock.
Rock lands with a nice combination. Master backs away looking to recover.
Master shoots in and bounces Rock off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rock not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masteris looking to pass into half guard but Rock pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Rock is in guard.
Rock postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rock wants to get up but he can't break Master's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Master is looking for a triangle but Rock pushes his legs off easily.
Master keeping full guard, as Rock tries to pass.
Master isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Rock stacks Master on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Rock!
Master takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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.
Master tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rock wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Rock laying and praying for a moment but Master takes advantage and regains half guard.
Master wants to improve his position but Rock is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock is taking a breather. Master says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Master gets back to full guard.
Rock seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rock has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Juji Master has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rock wants to control from the top but Master keeps moving.
Maddy Rock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rock controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rock stands up and waves to Master to follow him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maddy Rock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rock, 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maddy Rock!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roogeri Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Albert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Albert has chosen My Way- Frank Sinatra 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roogeri Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frankie Albert!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Albert misses with a low kick.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Albert sprawls well. Albert wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Albert throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Albert tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Albert is trying to defend but Gracie finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie wants to stand but Albert has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Gracie is trying for a kimura here. Albert looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Gracie wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Roogeri Gracie!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damian Kaia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anssi Kukkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Damian Kaia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anssi Kukkonen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaia shoots in but no luck this time.
Kukkonen cracks Kaia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Damian Kaia has been cut.
Kaia is looking to clinch.
Kaia shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Damian Kaia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaia takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kaia fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Kaia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kukkonen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kaia, pushing him back against the cage.
Kukkonen digs a right hand into Kaia's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kaia's gas tank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaia wants a takedown.
Kaia tries to pull guard but Kukkonen holds him up against the cage and eventually Kaia drops back down to his feet.
Kaia jumps guard but Kukkonen stands there with Kaia around his waist. Kaia gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kukkonen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kukkonen breaks the clinch.
Kaia shoots in and drives through. Kukkonen sprawls well.
Kukkonen rushes Kaia and presses him up against the cage.
Kaia lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kukkonen is trying to stand up here but Kaia is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukkonen has hold of Kaia's hands but Kaia slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kaia is looking to take a break and control but Kukkonen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kaia prevents Kukkonen from standing back up.
Kukkonen is not content to let Kaia control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kaia wants to pass to mount but Kukkonen is defending the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kaia shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kukkonen but Kukkonen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kaia shoots in but Kukkonen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kukkonen darts in and clinches Kaia up against the cage.
Kaia wants a takedown.
Kaia tries to pull guard but Kukkonen won't allow it.
Kaia looking for a takedown.
Kaia is breathing heavily.
Kaia tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kaia missing with knees to the body.
Kaia wants to break free but Kukkonen has control.
Kaia tries to pull guard but Kukkonen won't allow it.
Kukkonen scores with a shot to the side of Kaia's head.
Kukkonen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No luck for Kaia with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukkonen lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Kaia is looking to close the distance but Kukkonen sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Kaia crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Kaia is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Anssi Kukkonen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Flea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huka Hinneken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Flea !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Huka Hinneken!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hinneken paws at him with a jab and circles away.
fails to land with a series of punches.
throws a hook to the side of Hinneken's head but Hinneken sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some wild striking there from .
throws a jab when Hinneken was well out of range.
darts in and clinches Hinneken up against the cage.
Hinneken tries for a takedown but manages to get underhooks.
lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from .
Nice body punch from .
A short right from on the inside.
is working Hinneken over against the cage.
is stalling here.
Nice body punch from - that landed with a thud.
Hinneken looks gassed!
A right hook to the body lands for .
This has been an exciting period of action!
stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from .
stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from .
lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hinneken is rocked!
lands a big uppercut and Hinneken is down! He's in big trouble - follows him to the mat!
Hinneken is still in real trouble! Can finish him?
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!
passes the guard and advances to mount!
tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
prevents Hinneken from getting the reversal.
Hinneken seems to have recovered his senses.
knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hinneken on the ground.
sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hinneken is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinneken bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
keeping full guard, as Hinneken tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hinneken is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! has escaped and now he's on top!
Hinneken looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hinneken looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hinneken has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Hinneken.
Hinneken looks to move to half guard but instead has passed into mount! Damn!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hinneken is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flea dominated that round.
That's time! 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
jabs at Hinneken's body.
tries to close the distance and clinch but Hinneken swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hinneken uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from .
tries to clinch but Hinneken moves out of range.
tries to clinch there but Hinneken circles away.
tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hinneken paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hinneken dives in and grabs 's left leg, looking for a takedown. pushes down on Hinneken's head and hops out.
Hinneken is breathing heavily.
looks to score with a jab to the body but Hinneken is just out of range.
tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hinneken swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice takedown defense from . No joy for Hinneken on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Huka Hinneken has been cut.
lands with a cross.
throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
misses with an uppercut. Hinneken saw that one coming.
wants to clinch.
Hinneken shoots in for a takedown but shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Flea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Huka Hinneken.
throws the left hand but Hinneken avoids the punch easily.
Hinneken takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for .
Hinneken is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
wants to clinch.
clinches with his opponent.
Flea has scored more points in the clinch so far.
lands a body punch in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A hook to the body from .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from .
Nice body punch from - that landed with a thud.
is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hinneken can do to turn this around?
works on Hinneken's body with a couple of short punches.
is working Hinneken over against the cage.
is leaning against Hinneken and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
lands a right hand.
A short right from .
A bit of stalling here from .
lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from .
scores with an uppercut up the middle.
pushes Hinneken back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
lands with a short shot to the head.
Hinneken takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
lands a nice shot to the body.
lands on the inside with an uppercut.
is pressed up against the cage. Hinneken has hold of a leg and is looking to drag down to the mat. avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hinneken avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
fails to land with a series of punches.
moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hinneken shoots in looking for a takedown. tries to sprawl out of it but Hinneken keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
looks to land a left hand but Hinneken moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flea dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Huka Hinneken's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hinneken fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
gets in close and instigates a clinch.
lands a body punch in the clinch.
lands a nice shot to the body.
lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hinneken backwards.
lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by .
digs a right hand underneath Hinneken's ribcage. Hinneken let out a lung full of air as it connected.
lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from .
A short uppercut from .
lands with a left to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hinneken backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from .
lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hinneken is working for takedown but is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from .
lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from .
content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from .
lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hinneken backwards.
lands a nice uppercut.
taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
looking to stall.
misses with some punches.
tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hinneken's elbow.
A body shot lands from .
Hinneken looking for a takedown.
Flea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Huka Hinneken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hinneken wants a takedown.
works on Hinneken's body with a couple of short punches.
working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hinneken fails to pull guard.
lands with a short shot to the head.
scores with a hook to the body.
Hinneken tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. just stands there and leans against the cage.
A shot in the inside from .
misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from .
swings wildly with an uppercut but Hinneken uses good head movement to avoid it.
lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinneken jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as walks away with a smile on his face. Hinneken gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Flea is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hinneken wants to clinch up but keeps it at a distance.
looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hinneken dives in and grabs 's left leg, looking for a takedown. pushes down on Hinneken's head and hops out.
misses with a two punch combination.
defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hinneken.
lands a jab-cross combination.
Flea is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hinneken is defended easily by .
looks to land a combination but Hinneken avoids it well.
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.
tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hinneken counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for !
Hinneken is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Huka Hinneken!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Preston Driver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Driver comes into the arena with Candy Paint blaring out of the sound system. Fury is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rammstein - Te Quiero Puta. 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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168 lbs
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165 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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Counter striker
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Preston Driver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Fury!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Driver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fury closes the distance and clinches.
Driver has hold of one of Fury's legs. Fury is fighting the takedown attempt but Driver gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Driver lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Driver decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Fury slips a straight right by Driver.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fury.
Fury gets caught flat footed, as Driver shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fury is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Driver gets to his feet. Fury looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Fury gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Driver counters with a shoot takedown. Fury fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Driver stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Fury moves away from the strike by Driver.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fury.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury misses with a takedown attempt
and Driver counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Preston Driver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Fury.
Fury is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Driver is aware though and is defending well.
Fury looks gassed!
Driver stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Fury misses with a takedown attempt - Driver sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Preston Driver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fury defending well as Driver loads up on a big left hand.
Driver throws a combination that misses
and Fury counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Driver throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Driver gets full guard.
Driver looking for a sweep. Not yet Driver, not yet.
Driver striking off his back but it's not causing Fury any problems.
Driver has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Fury has passed into side control.
Fury is trying to get an arm triangle but Driver is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Driver gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Driver makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Driver.
Driver looking for a sweep. Not yet Driver, not yet.
Fury got a little sloppy there for a moment and Driver has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fury has managed to get both his arms back between Driver's legs - danger averted.
Fury stopping the sweep attempt from Driver.
Driver is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Driver is on top in guard.
Driver passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Fury looking for a sweep but Driver has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Driver landing strikes from the mount.
Fury tries to buck Driver off but he can't manage it.
Driver landing strikes, looking to finish!
Driver putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Driver working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Driver 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Driver working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Driver putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Driver with a couple of short strikes.
Fury tries to lock up and control but Driver gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Driver lands a big shot there that rocks Fury but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Driver thowing shots but they're missing.
Driver 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.
Fury holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Driver tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Driver thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
A nice elbow there by Driver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Preston Driver dominated that round.
That's time! Driver's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice defenses there by Fury.
Driver cracks Fury with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Driver throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fury shoots and misses
and Driver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Driver throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fury counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fury.
Driver manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fury is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Fury is in all sorts of trouble here.
Driver working the ground and pound effectively.
Driver thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Driver with the ground and pound from mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury gets back to half guard.
Fury is looking to control Driver's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fury avoid being mounted?
Driver stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Driver lands with a cross.
Driver throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fury counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fury.
Fury fails to pull guard.
Fury tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Preston Driver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Fury.
A nice left hand lands by Driver.
Fury fails to pull guard.
Driver throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Furys head.
Fury tries to pull guard but Driver holds him up against the cage and eventually Fury drops back down to his feet.
Driver is pressed up against the cage. Fury has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Driver down to the mat. Driver avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Driver throws a one two combo.
Driver throws a looping overhand right but Fury ducks down to avoid it.
Driver falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fury counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Driver is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Driver misses with a hook.
Fury gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Driver.
Driver scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Left hook, right uppercut from Driver.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Driver rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fury moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Driver throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fury counters with an outside leg kick.
Preston Driver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Driver goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Driver lands with an overhand left.
Driver throws a series of punches but Fury moves out of range.
Fury has his takedown stuffed
and Driver counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Fury!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury is desperately trying to improve his position but Driver has a good base and remains in mount.
The referee warns Fury that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fury is in all sorts of trouble here.
Driver looking to finish Fury with some ground and pound. This is bad for Fury!
Driver pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fury tries to hold on but Driver postures up.
Driver lands a big elbow.
Driver lands a big shot there that rocks Fury but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Driver unloading with bombs!
Driver throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Driver scoring with strikes but Fury is staying in there.
Fury can't escape the position.
Driver landing strikes from the mount.
Driver landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fury tries to lock up and control but Driver gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Driver.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Driver looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Driver cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
BOOM! Driver connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Preston Driver dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Fury misses with a takedown
and Driver counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fury won't be happy with that.
Driver grinds an elbow into Fury's temple.
Driver lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Fury down.
Fury wants to get back to his feet.
Driver lands a nice forearm strike.
Fury prevents Driver from moving into mount.
Fury manages to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Driver wants to free his trapped foot but Fury is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fury moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Driver connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driver postures up and lands a big shot to Fury's brow.
Fury throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Driver stops Fury from standing up.
Driver gets to his feet - Fury follows without any prompting.
Fury wants to clinch up but Driver keeps it at a distance.
Fury doesn't manage to clinch there - Driver circles away.
Driver scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Driver shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Fury napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fury is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Driver working away.
Driver throws a strike aimed at the side of Fury's head but Fury avoids it well.
Driver sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Fury is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Driver working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Preston Driver overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fury throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Driver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fury scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are battling for position here. Driver manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Driver wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Fury manages to pass to side control.
Fury wants to stand but Driver has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Driver tries to roll over but Fury keeps him under control.
Fury tries to pass the half guard into mount. Driver knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Driver gets back to full guard.
Driver is looking to stand up but Fury isn't so interested in that idea.
Fury pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Driver is keeping the position for now.
Driver wants to stand and escape but Fury is having none of it.
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.
Driver thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Driver throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fury holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Brian Fury has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fury's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fury closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Driver tries to bench press Fury off him but Fury keeps the position.
Fury stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Driver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fury moves away from the strike by Driver.
Driver slaps away a takedown attempt from Fury, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Driver misses with a double jab
and Fury counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Preston Driver is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Driver trying to hold on to Fury's head to control him but Fury postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brian Fury.
I think Driver 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Preston Driver!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenneth Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teddy Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teddy Bear is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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195 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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24
190 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kenneth Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teddy Bear!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Williams misses with a hook. Bear ducked under it nicely.
Williams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bear.
Williams looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bear is fending him off so far but Williams persists. Nope, Bear circles away and we're back to standing.
Williams throws a jab when Bear was well out of range.
Bear goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bear misses with a combination
and Williams counters with a single leg into guard. Bear didn't expect that.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Williams controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bear doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Bear keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Bear is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Williams trying to control but Bear is working from the bottom.
Williams preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bear keeping full guard, as Williams tries to pass.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bear throws a head kick that misses
and Williams counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Williams wants to control from the top but Bear keeps moving.
Bear is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Williams defends well.
Bear looks gassed!
Bear 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.
Bear keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Williams thows a big elbow that misses.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Bear is retaining full guard.
Williams trying to control but Bear is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bear throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Bear misses the target.
Williams drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bear wants to sweep but no luck.
Williams stands and throws Bear's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Williams wants to finish this one by submission but Bear is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Williams.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bear can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Williams dominating with strikes here.
Williams wants to take his opponent's back but Bear doesn't allow it.
Williams is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Bear is surviving well by controlling Williams's body position as best he can.
Bear wants to hold on but Williams pushes him away.
Bear really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
A nice elbow there by Williams.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bear is trying to reverse the position but instead Williams has taken his back - oops!
Williams keeps control of the position easily here as Bear tries to buck him off.
Bear is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Williams off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Bear is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Bear trying to control but not successfully.
Bear rolls, trying to escape but Williams keeps control of the position.
Williams looking to break Bear's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Bear remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Williams will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenneth Williams dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bear tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams shoots in for a double leg but Bear sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bear misses with a hook to the body
and Williams counters with a shoot takedown. Bear fights it but they end up in guard.
Bear trying to keep a closed guard but Williams is proving a slippery customer.
Bear controlling the position.
Bear keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Bear is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Williams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bear is keeping the position for now.
Williams throwing strikes from guard but Bear blocks nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams distracts Bear with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Williams 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear looking to hit a scissor sweep but Williams is one step ahead there.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Williams 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.
Bear working a defensive guard but Williams manages to pass into side control anyway.
Williams is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bear knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bear is looking to regain half guard here but Williams keeps moving and retains side control.
Williams looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bear is trying to get back to half guard.
Williams looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bear tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Bear fending off the submission attempt from Williams.
Williams trying to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Williams.
Bear manages to reverse the position and now he's in Williams's guard. Nice work there by Bear.
Williams escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bear gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bear trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Bear preventing the sweep.
Bear postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bear stopping the sweep attempt from Williams.
Bear missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bear loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Williams 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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bear gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Williams moves out of range of the body kick from Bear.
Williams shoots in but no luck this time.
Bear tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Bear throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily.
Bear looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenneth Williams 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!
Bear misses with a body shot
and Williams counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bear throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Bear throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Williams with a flurry of punches that miss.
Williams stopping the sweep attempt from Bear.
Bear trying to keep a closed guard but Williams is proving a slippery customer.
Kenneth Williams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Williams passes Bear's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Williams is taking a breather. Bear says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Williams uses his free foot to push down on Bear's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bear.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams is looking to work his way around to Bear's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bear sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Bear won't allow Williams to pass to mount.
Williams works his foot free and advances to mount.
Williams can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bear is looking to escape.
Williams goes for an armbar but Bear turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Bear.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear wants to stand but Williams is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bear must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bear avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bear stopping the sweep attempt from Williams.
Bear stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bear.
Bear avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bear is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Williams is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Williams has escaped and now he's on top!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Williams's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Williams trying to control but Bear is working from the bottom.
Williams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bear is keeping the position for now.
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.
Bear looking for a sweep. Not yet Bear, not yet.
Williams postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bear is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Williams, into his guard.
Bear wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Williams looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Williams utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Teddy Bear has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kenneth Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Williams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bear is working Williams over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenneth Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Williams, 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenneth Williams!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Linic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Repe Sorsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Repe Sorsa has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mario Linic's chin.
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24
262 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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250 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mario Linic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Repe Sorsa!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sorsa shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Linic is staying active underneath Sorsa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Linic is trying to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Sorsa seems content to control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sorsa lands a nice short elbow.
Linic wants to control but Sorsa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Linic wants to get back to full guard.
Sorsa tries to pass to full mount but Linic defends it.
Linic is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Sorsa pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Linic manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Linic working for a triangle but Sorsa defends it easily.
Sorsa controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linic escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sorsa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Linic looking for a guillotine here but Sorsa defends easily.
Sorsa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sorsa wants to pass the guard but Linic is keeping the position.
Linic is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sorsa manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linic postures up.
Sorsa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sorsa trying to keep a closed guard but Linic is proving a slippery customer.
Linic cracks Sorsa with a solid left hand.
Sorsa wants to sweep here but Linic controlling him for the moment.
Sorsa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Linic defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Linic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sorsa wants to get back to his feet but Linic is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sorsa wants to sweep here but Linic controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Linic works over Sorsa with some ground and pound from guard.
Sorsa keeping moving, preventing Linic from controlling successfully.
Linic tries to free his leg and advance position but Sorsa is retaining full guard.
Linic scoring with punches to the head and body.
Linic throwing strikes but missing.
Linic connects with a couple of short punches.
Linic wants to stand but Sorsa has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Linic stands and throws Sorsa's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linic is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sorsa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Linic working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Linic looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Linic tries for a kimura but Sorsa is defending well.
Linic is trying to get an arm triangle but Sorsa is defending well.
Sorsa regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Linic 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.
Sorsa avoids the body shot from Linic.
Sorsa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Linic as he avoids it easily.
Sorsa slips a jab from Linic.
Linic throws a hook to the side of Sorsa's head but Sorsa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sorsa rushes Linic and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Linic digs a right hand underneath Sorsa's ribcage. Sorsa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sorsa manages to break the clinch.
Linic throws a jab but it's blocked by Sorsa.
Linic thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Linic misses.
Nice straight punches there by Linic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Linic.
Sorsa slips a straight right by Linic.
Linic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sorsa fails with a takedown attempt.
Linic throws a hook but Sorsa blocks it.
Linic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sorsa can pounce on him.
Linic fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorsa closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sorsa lands in his opponent's guard.
Linic keeping moving, preventing Sorsa from controlling successfully.
Linic looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Linic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sorsa is one step ahead there.
Linic is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sorsa has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Linic is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa is standing up over Linic. Linic looks to escape but Sorsa dives into side control.
Sorsa prevents Linic from escaping the position.
Linic tries to improve position but can't.
Linic is working hard here to advance position.
Sorsa creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sorsa goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Linic has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Sorsa but great work by Linic.
Sorsa is trying to control Linic's posture but Linic avoids it.
Linic working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Linic tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sorsa actively working from the bottom here.
Linic wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sorsa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
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.
Sorsa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sorsa working a defensive guard here.
Sorsa keeping moving, preventing Linic from controlling successfully.
Sorsa 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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sorsa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mario Linic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linic throws an overhand right that lands on Sorsa's shoulder, as Sorsa tries to avoid the shot.
Sorsa feints and as Linic raises his hands in defense, Sorsa changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Linic is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sorsa passes Linic's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
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 Mario Linic will probably get the nod.
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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sorsa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sorsa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Linic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sorsa uses his free foot to push down on Linic's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Linic.
Linic is looking to get to half guard.
Linic wants to get back to his feet.
Sorsa putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linic is trying desperately to improve position.
Sorsa is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Linic can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sorsa looking to control but Linic is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
BOOM! Sorsa connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sorsa tries to control but Linic wriggling away.
Linic regains half guard.
Sorsa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Linic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Linic gets full guard.
Sorsa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linic is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Linic wants to get back to his feet but Sorsa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Linic keeping moving, preventing Sorsa from controlling successfully.
Sorsa stands and throws Linic's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Linic trying his best to control but Sorsa has mounted him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa lands with some strikes.
Linic is trying to escape the mount.
Linic regains half guard.
Sorsa takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Linic wants to get back to full guard.
Linic moves into full guard.
Sorsa tries to free his leg and advance position but Linic is retaining full guard.
Sorsa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Linic has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sorsa has managed to get both his arms back between Linic's legs - danger averted.
Linic has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sorsa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Linic has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sorsa has managed to get both his arms back between Linic's legs - danger averted.
Sorsa wants to control from the top but Linic keeps moving.
Linic is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Linic wants to sweep but no luck.
Sorsa lands a couple of elbows.
Sorsa sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sorsa wants to control from the top but Linic keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Repe Sorsa really 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.
Linic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sorsa manages to avoid it.
Horrible takedown by Sorsa or perhaps it was just good defense by Linic which made him look bad.
A head kick misses from Sorsa.
Sorsa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sorsa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Linic tries to clinch but Sorsa moves out of range.
Linic thows a leg kick but Sorsa checks it
so Sorsa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Linic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sorsa's guard.
Sorsa has momentary wrist control but Linic slips an elbow through the middle.
Sorsa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Linic scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Linic is looking to stand up but Sorsa won't let him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Linic stopping the sweep attempt from Sorsa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linic tries to free his leg and advance position but Sorsa is retaining full guard.
Linic drops back looking for a leg! Sorsa is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sorsa manages to kick Linic off! Linic jumps back into Sorsa's guard.
Sorsa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Linic looking to pass the guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Linic looks to throw the jab but Sorsa is out of range.
Linic throws a hook but Sorsa blocks it.
Linic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
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.
A telegraphed right hand from Linic misses the target.
Sorsa rushes Linic and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Linic breaks from the clinch.
Sorsa closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sorsa lands in his opponent's guard.
Linic is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Repe Sorsa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sorsa throws a big right hand that misses.
Sorsa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Linic's guard.
Linic looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sorsa stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa wants to control but Linic is keeping him busy.
Linic wants to get back to his feet.
Linic looking for submissions off his back.
Linic looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sorsa keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Linic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sorsa is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Linic's half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Linic!
Linic 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.
Sorsa working Linic over with strikes.
Linic manages to get to full guard.
Sorsa tries to free his leg and advance position but Linic is retaining full guard.
Sorsa preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sorsa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Repe Sorsa dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sorsa shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Linic napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Linic tries to bench press Sorsa off him but Sorsa keeps the position.
Linic is trying to control Sorsa's posture but Sorsa avoids it.
Linic sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Linic looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sorsa working over Linic with some ground and pound. Linic looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sorsa moves nicely into side control.
Linic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linic manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Linic wants to control but Sorsa is keeping busy.
Linic has hold of Sorsa's hands but Sorsa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Linic is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sorsa's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sorsa's back!
Linic looking for the choke from the back.
Sorsa breaks Linic's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Linic keeping moving, preventing Sorsa from controlling successfully.
Linic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Linic looking for a sweep. Not yet Linic, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linic has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sorsa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sorsa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Linic doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Sorsa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sorsa passes Linic's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Linic tries to roll over but Sorsa keeps him under control.
Sorsa slips a nice elbow through Linic's hands, connecting with Linic's forehead.
Linic is staying active underneath Sorsa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sorsa seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Linic is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linic looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sorsa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Linic does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Linic is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Sorsa pulls his head out easily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Linic throws a hook to the side of Sorsa's head but Sorsa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Linic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Linic misses its intended target.
Sorsa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sorsa decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Linic's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linic is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Linic is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sorsa controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Linic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sorsa wants to control from the top but Linic keeps moving.
Linic isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Sorsa stacks Linic on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Sorsa!
Sorsa is putting a hurting on Linic here, landing some big shots from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Repe Sorsa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sorsa 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Repe Sorsa!
Repe Sorsa is the new heavyweight champion!
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