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UEC7# Challengers PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ansel Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Poli Femo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Femo has chosen Even Flow as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Counter striker
Very confident |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ansel Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Poli Femo!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Femo moves into the clinch.
Adams tries to circle away but Femo has him pinned against the cage.
Femo jumps guard and drags Adams to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Femo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Adams's guard.
Adams has an active guard here but Femo has managed to pass into half guard.
Femo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Adams defending well though.
Femo decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Adams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Femo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Femo checks a leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Adams prevents a takedown attempt there.
Femo has Adams pushed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams can't break the clinch.
Femo breaks the clinch.
Adams with a poor takedown
and Femo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Femo.
Femo wants to control from the top but Adams keeps moving.
Femo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Femo with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Femo is in close to Adams's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Adams throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Adams is breathing heavily.
Femo trying to control but Adams is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Femo passes into half guard.
Femo is taking a breather. Adams 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.
Femo stands up and beckons Adams to join him on the feet.
Adams dodges the punch combination from Femo.
Femo fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Femo misses with a body shot.
Adams tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Femo is able to avoid easily.
Adams dodges the punch combination from Femo.
Adams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Femo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Adams manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Adams is striking off his back. Femo thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Femo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Adams taking some punishment here, with Femo in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Femo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Femo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adams keeps working.
Well, if Femo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adams is not content to let Femo control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Poli Femo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Adams throws a left and a right that both miss
and Femo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Adams's guard.
Femo gets to his feet. Adams looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Femo scores with a takedown into Adams's guard.
Adams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Adams has an active guard here but Femo has managed to pass into half guard.
Nice strikes from Femo there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Femo stands up and beckons Adams to join him on the feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Femo closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Femo ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Femo no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Femo is trying to keep Adams in close.
Adams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Femo is controlling Adams's posture.
Femo wants to stand up but Adams is controlling him.
Femo working a defensive guard here.
Femo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Adams!
Femo looking to control but Adams is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Adams in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Femo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Poli Femo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Femo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Femo with shots to the head and body - Adams looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Femo dominating with strikes here.
Femo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Adams tries to reverse the position but Femo maintains control.
Femo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Femo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Adams is wriggling around trying to escape.
Femo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Adams hang on?
Adams is wriggling around trying to escape.
Femo looking to control but Adams is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Adams is bucking up trying to escape but Femo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Femo looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Femo working Adams over with strikes here.
Femo controlling the position easily from mount.
Femo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Adams is looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Femo with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Poli Femo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Femo throws a head kick that misses
and Adams counters with a nice uppercut.
Adams misses with a hook.
Femo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Femo is trying to control the action in half guard but Adams is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Femo working Adams over with strikes.
Ground and pound from Femo.
Adams is staying active underneath Femo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Femo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Femo stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Adams to get to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Femo doesn't seem bothered though.
Femo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adams throws a left and a right that both miss
so Femo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Adams is working an open guard so Femo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Femo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Adams counters with a big head kick but Femo shrugs it off.
Femo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Adams throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Femo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Femo controlling the action here.
Femo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Femo is working for a submission of some sort.
Femo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Adams missing with punches from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Femo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Adams does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nice strikes from Femo there.
Femo winds up and cracks Adams with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Femo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Adams does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Femo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Femo stops Adams from getting back to his feet.
Femo wants to control but Adams is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Femo is controlling the pace.
Femo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Adams is just riding it out for now. Femo eventually gives up the hold.
Poli Femo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Femo trying to control from half guard but Adams is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Poli Femo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Femo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Poli Femo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Peitsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Dhuro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peitsi comes to the cage accompanied by Seitsemän kertaa seitsemän. Dhuro has chosen Toma Madeirada as his entrance music. Paul Dhuro struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Paul Dhuro told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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212 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Peitsi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Dhuro!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peitsi slips under a jab.
Dhuro looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Dhuro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peitsi moves away.
Peitsi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Peitsi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dhuro did well to prevent Peitsi getting side control.
Peitsi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Peitsi is just content to waste time from the top position. Dhuro takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Peitsi throwing strikes from guard but Dhuro blocks nicely.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Peitsi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Peitsi throws a big right hand that misses.
Peitsi drops back looking for a leg! Dhuro is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dhuro manages to kick Peitsi off! Peitsi jumps back into Dhuro's guard.
Peitsi is in close to Dhuro's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peitsi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dhuro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Peitsi stands up and waves to Dhuro to follow him.
Peitsi throws a head kick that misses.
Peitsi scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Peitsi! Dhuro is out on his feet! Peitsi rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Dhuro is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Dhuro is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pekka Peitsi!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauri Nyrkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). House is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I luv it. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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213 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauri Nyrkki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky House!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
House shoots in but Nyrkki avoids the takedown attempt easily.
House drops Nyrkki with a left and a right! Oh, Nyrkki is hurt - House dives into side control looking to finish!
It looks like Mauri Nyrkki has been cut.
Nyrkki pushes House away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, House gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
House looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
House is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nyrkki is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
House scoring with punches from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nyrkki tries to escape but House is in control.
Nyrkki knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for House on the ground.
House thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nyrkki tries to escape but House is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
House is trying to get an arm triangle but Nyrkki is defending well.
Nyrkki wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Nyrkki trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The ground and pound from House seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Nyrkki avoids any damage from the ground and pound of House.
Nyrkki is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, House asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
House dives in and grabs Nyrkki's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nyrkki pushes down on House's head and hops out.
House looks gassed!
Nyrkki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by House.
House takes a shot to the body in his stride.
House scores with a hook.
House takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nyrkki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
House shoots in but no luck this time.
Mauri Nyrkki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky House.
Nyrkki lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
House takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A jab lands there for Nyrkki.
Nyrkki uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before House has time to react.
House is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki cracks House with an uppercut from hell and House crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Nyrkki's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
House is still in real trouble! Can Nyrkki finish him?
Nyrkki gets to his feet. House looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A solid body kick from Nyrkki.
House looks up at the clock. Bad move! Nyrkki lands a right hand from hell, dropping House. Nyrkki pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mauri Nyrkki!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alessio Maximus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geoffrey Boycott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Maximus might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Oh Fortuna - Carl Orff. Geoffrey Boycott has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alessio Maximus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Geoffrey Boycott!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maximus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maximus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boycott. Boycott obviously looking to wear him down.
Maximus throws a series of punches but Boycott moves out of range.
Boycott tries to clinch up but Maximus circles away and keeps his distance.
Boycott tries to clinch up but Maximus circles away and keeps his distance.
Maximus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maximus tries to bum rush Boycott with a series of wild strikes but Boycott uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maximus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boycott blocks a head kick by Maximus.
Maximus throws a sloppy head kick and Boycott moves out of range easily.
Maximus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boycott was well out of range. Poor timing from Maximus.
Maximus looks for the body kick but Boycott saw that one coming.
Boycott is looking to clinch but Maximus is avoiding it.
Maximus throws a series of punches but Boycott moves out of range.
Maximus tries to score with a low kick but Boycott moves his leg out of the way.
Boycott takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Maximus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boycott closes the distance and clinches.
Maximus avoids the elbow strike from Boycott, against the cage.
Boycott lands an elbow just above Maximus 's eye.
It looks like Alessio Maximus has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Boycott avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Boycott trying to land knees to the body.
Boycott landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Maximus avoiding damage as Boycott throws knees to the body.
Maximus jumps guard but Boycott stands there with Maximus around his waist. Maximus gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Boycott throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Boycott misses with a knee strike.
Maximus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Maximus is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alessio Maximus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maximus dodges an elbow strike from Boycott.
Boycott with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boycott scores a nice knee to the body.
Maximus is breathing heavily.
Boycott unloads a knee to the mid-section. Maximus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boycott with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boycott leaning against his opponent.
Maximus drops down looking for an ankle pick but Boycott pulls his leg out and moves away.
Boycott tries to clinch but Maximus is having none of it.
Boycott gets a clinch.
Boycott tries a knee to the head but Maximus blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boycott is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maximus is defending well for now.
Maximus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boycott looking to throw knees to the head but Maximus is blocking nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Maximus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Boycott pushes off an throws an elbow but Maximus leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Knees to the body from Boycott.
Maximus blocks an elbow strike from Boycott.
A knee to the head by Boycott.
Maximus blocks the elbow strike.
Maximus pushes off an throws an elbow but Boycott leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Maximus tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Boycott smiles and moves away.
Maximus avoids a kick to the body.
Maximus moves out of range of the body kick.
Maximus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alessio Maximus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boycott feints and then cracks Maximus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maximus down.
Boycott showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maximus.
Maximus tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maximus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boycott moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maximus lands with a hook. Boycott tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boycott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Maximus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maximus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick by Maximus misses
and Boycott counters with a nice leg kick.
Maximus throws a head kick that misses.
Maximus throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Boycott counters with a nice body kick.
Boycott lets loose with a powerful body kick. Maximus will feel that in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boycott is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maximus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boycott sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boycott tries to close the distance and clinch but Maximus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maximus throws a head kick that Boycott semi-blocks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maximus throws a head kick but Boycott moves out of range.
Boycott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maximus avoids the head kick by Boycott.
Boycott moves in looking to clinch but Maximus pushes him off.
Maximus throws a sloppy head kick
and Boycott counters with an inside leg kick.
Maximus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Boycott counters by clinching up.
Maximus tries to break free but Boycott pushes him back against the cage.
Boycott tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maximus goes for a takedown in the clinch but Boycott prevents it.
Boycott is trying to maintain a safe position but Maximus gets an underhook and turns Boycott into the cage.
Boycott landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Boycott with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boycott pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boycott effectively controlling the action here.
Boycott tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boycott throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maximus blocks it with crossed arms.
Boycott is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Maximus is trying to force a seperation but Boycott has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geoffrey Boycott dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alessio Maximus's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Boycott throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maximus misses with a combination
and Boycott makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Maximus really felt that one!
Nice defenses there by Boycott.
Boycott tries to close the distance and clinch but Maximus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boycott tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maximus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maximus throws a head kick that misses
letting Boycott counter with a right hand.
Maximus throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Maximus.
Maximus throws a lazy head kick
and Boycott counters with an outside leg kick.
Boycott tries to clinch there but Maximus circles away.
Boycott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boycott tries to clinch there but Maximus circles away.
Boycott thuds his shin into the meat of Maximus's side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Boycott.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boycott tries to clinch there but Maximus circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boycott tries to clinch but Maximus moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Maximus.
Maximus swings for the body but Boycott moves out of range.
Maximus throws a series of punches but Boycott moves out of range.
Boycott avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boycott looks to score with a jab to the body but Maximus is just out of range.
Boycott has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boycott moves in looking to clinch but Maximus pushes him off.
Geoffrey Boycott seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maximus throws a nice looking combination but Boycott bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maximus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maximus gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Boycott counters with a head kick that drops Maximus - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!
Maximus is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maximus is trying to stand back up but Boycott is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximus is trying to control but can't.
Maximus tries to get to full guard but Boycott has control of the leg.
Boycott is thwarting Maximus's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Maximus misses with a body shot.
Maximus throws a nice looking combination but Boycott bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maximus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boycott is looking to clinch but Maximus is avoiding it.
Maximus throws a head kick that misses.
Maximus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boycott tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maximus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maximus throws a leg kick
and Boycott counters with a nice body kick.
A low kick from Maximus is predictable there
and Boycott counters with a leg kick.
Boycott tries to clinch up but Maximus circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maximus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boycott. Boycott obviously looking to wear him down.
Boycott moves in looking to clinch but Maximus pushes him off.
Maximus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boycott lands a head kick that stumbles Maximus and the fighters go to the mat.
Maximus is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boycott won't allow Maximus to sweep him here.
Maximus is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boycott trying to stand up but can't free himself from Maximus's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maximus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geoffrey Boycott showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alessio Maximus's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A head kick by Maximus misses
and Boycott counters with a flying knee that drops Maximus! Boycott dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Geoffrey Boycott!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Ace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aki Aromaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Mikael Ace has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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214 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikael Ace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aki Aromaa!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ace throws a head kick but Aromaa moves out of range.
Aromaa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ace backs up against the cage.
It looks like Mikael Ace has been cut.
Aromaa misses with a looping right.
Aromaa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ace feints and as Aromaa raises his hands in defense, Ace changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ace tries to stand but Aromaa is controlling from the bottom.
Aromaa wants to sweep here but Ace controlling him for the moment.
Ace would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aromaa working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ace stopping the sweep attempt from Aromaa.
Aromaa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ace. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ace trying to stand up but can't free himself from Aromaa's guard.
Aromaa is pulling down on Ace's head. It's preventing any offense from Ace, at least for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice jab there from Ace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ace looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Aromaa is fending him off so far but Ace persists. Nope, Aromaa circles away and we're back to standing.
Aromaa keeps the fight on the outside.
Aromaa scores with a leg kick.
Aromaa misses with the combination.
Ace shoots in for a takedown but Aromaa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Aki Aromaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aromaa shoots and misses
and Ace counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Aromaa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Aromaa can do anything to dispel that myth.
Aromaa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ace tries to stand but Aromaa is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aromaa lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ace!
Aromaa tries to control but Ace wriggling away.
You get the feeling that Ace really doesn't like being in this position too much.
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.
Aromaa content just to control the position here.
Ace is squirming around, avoiding Aromaa's attempts to control the action.
Aromaa controlling the pace for now.
Aromaa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ace is looking to escape.
Aromaa looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aki Aromaa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mikael Ace's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ace moves in looking to clinch but Aromaa pushes him off.
Aromaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ace.
Ace fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ace doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Aromaa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ace tries for a takedown but Aromaa circles away easily
and Aromaa counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikael Ace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aromaa throws a right and a left that Ace avoids nicely.
Ace connects with a good right hand that stumbles Aromaa. Aromaa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mikael Ace is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aromaa keeps the fight on the outside.
Aromaa misses with a hook.
Aromaa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ace. Ace circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ace gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aromaa tries to circle away but Ace has him pinned against the cage.
Ace breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Aromaa misses the target.
Aromaa misses with a body kick.
Ace misses with a head kick.
Ace closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Aromaa to the mat! Aromaa manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ace wants to stand but Aromaa is controlling his posture from full guard.
Aromaa wants to improve his position but instead Ace has moved into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ace seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Aromaa trying to control here.
Aromaa tries to get to full guard but Ace has control of the leg.
Aromaa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Aromaa keeping control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ace scoring well with a low kick there.
Aromaa cracks the inside of Ace's front leg.
Ace uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aromaa.
Ace ducks under a wild hook from Aromaa.
Aromaa throws a sloppy head kick
and Ace counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ace won't allow Aromaa to sweep him here.
Ace gets to his feet. Aromaa looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Aromaa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aromaa misses with a wild body shot.
Aromaa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ace counters with a head kick.
Ace pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aromaa throws and low kick but Ace moves out of range easily.
Aromaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ace was well out of range. Poor timing from Aromaa.
Ace connects with a jab.
Aromaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ace moves away.
Ace lands a head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ace with a lazy takedown attempt
and Aromaa counters with a straight right hand.
Ace slaps away a takedown attempt from Aromaa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ace gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikael Ace dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mikael Ace's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ace misses with a takedown
and Aromaa counters with a stiff right hand.
Aromaa fails with a takedown attempt.
Ace closes the distance looking to clinch
so Aromaa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ace keeping moving, preventing Aromaa from controlling successfully.
Aromaa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ace is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Aromaa is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aromaa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Aromaa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ace is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ace manages to escape and get back to his feet.
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.
Aromaa throws a predictable looking body shot
so Ace counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Aromaa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ace's guard.
Aromaa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ace keeping moving, preventing Aromaa from controlling successfully.
Aromaa is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Ace has his feet on Aromaa's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Aromaa misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aromaa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ace misses with a takedown
and Aromaa counters with a stiff right hand.
Aromaa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ace counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Aromaa is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ace, right into the meat.
Ace throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ace misses with a takedown
and Aromaa counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikael Ace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ace fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aromaa stuffs the takedown attempt from Ace. Ace gets slowly back to his feet.
Aromaa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ace counters with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aromaa scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ace checks a leg kick.
Aromaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ace manages to avoid it.
Ace lands with a slapping head kick.
Ace moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Aromaa!
Aromaa throws a right and a left that Ace avoids nicely.
Ace misses with a takedown attempt
and Aromaa counters with a nice uppercut.
Aromaa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ace counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mikael Ace.
I think Ace 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matt Mylly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kicker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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18
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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22
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Mylly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Kicker!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kicker looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mylly 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.
Mylly controlling the position.
Mylly not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mylly wants to sweep but no luck.
Mylly is trying to control the position but Kicker postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kicker tries to stand but Mylly is controlling from the bottom.
Mylly will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mylly stuffs the takedown.
Mylly throws a leg kick but Kicker moved away.
Kicker looks for a takedown but Mylly sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mylly looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mylly sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mylly working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mylly trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kicker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mylly. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mylly trying to control but Kicker is working from the bottom.
Mylly throws a big right hand that misses.
Mylly postures up and lands a big shot to Kicker's brow.
Mylly trying to control the position from guard on top but Kicker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kicker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mylly gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kicker with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mylly decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kicker's guard.
Matt Mylly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Kicker.
Mylly postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mylly lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mylly wants to control from the top but Kicker keeps moving.
Kicker is trying to control the position but Mylly postures up.
Mylly scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kicker keeping moving, preventing Mylly from controlling successfully.
Mylly makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mylly loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kicker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kicker tries to clinch up.
Kicker slaps away a takedown attempt from Mylly, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kicker with a poor takedown
and Mylly counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mylly.
Mylly passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sloppy strikes there by Mylly.
Kicker tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mylly wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ground and pound from Mylly seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Mylly working the body and head with strikes.
Kicker is trying to control Mylly's posture but Mylly avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mylly controlling the position from side mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kicker can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kicker is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Mylly working away.
Mylly working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kicker dodges the ground and pound from Mylly.
Mylly working the ground and pound.
Mylly wants to control but Kicker is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Mylly dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kicker with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mylly counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mylly throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Mylly controlling the position from side mount.
Mylly working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Mylly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kicker keeps working.
Kicker is trying to improve his position.
Mylly wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kicker, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kicker tries to buck Mylly off but Mylly is having none of it.
Mylly is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kicker will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Mylly lands a nice forearm strike.
Kicker tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mylly wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kicker can't do much from the bottom here.
Mylly is looking to take a break and control but Kicker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kicker is trying to control Mylly's posture but Mylly avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mylly tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mylly has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mylly prevents Kicker from escaping the position.
Mylly landing strikes.
Mylly working away.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mylly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kicker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mylly counters with a takedown into side control.
Mylly scores with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mylly controls the position from side control.
Kicker struggling a bit here.
Mylly is working Kicker over with some ground and pound from side control.
Mylly trying to control the action but Kicker is working from the bottom.
Mylly lands some shots froms side control.
Kicker is trying to control Mylly's posture but Mylly avoids it.
Mylly working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mylly cracks Kicker with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Matt Mylly overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mylly slows the pace down.
Mylly in side control lands a decent elbow.
Mylly wants to take a breather but Kicker manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Mylly.
Kicker looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kicker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Mylly dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kicker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mylly.
Kicker looks to clinch
and Mylly counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mylly chips away with some ground and pound.
Mylly trying to control but Kicker is working from the bottom.
Mylly throws a big right hand that misses.
Kicker can't keep his opponent in guard - Mylly advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kicker is in trouble now - Mylly has advanced to mount!
Kicker holds on to Mylly around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Mylly putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mylly tries to control but Kicker wriggling away.
Mylly lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kicker working to try and regain half guard.
Kicker is in a horrible position here. Mylly smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mylly wants to control the pace but Kicker is squirming around nicely.
Mylly avoids the attempt from Kicker to control.
John Kicker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Mylly wants to control the pace but Kicker is squirming around nicely.
Kicker is bucking up trying to escape but Mylly cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mylly prevents Kicker from getting the reversal.
Mylly dominating with strikes here.
Mylly landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kicker 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.
Mylly perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mylly is thwarting Kicker's attempts to control the position.
Mylly is nestled in close to Kicker, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Mylly.
Kicker is trying to maintain the position but Mylly is very close to passing his half guard.
Mylly is looking to take a break and control but Kicker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mylly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kicker can do to turn this around?
Mylly wants to pass the guard but Kicker is defending well.
Mylly misses with a head shot. Kicker uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kicker keeping moving, preventing Mylly from controlling successfully.
Matt Mylly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Mylly wants to pass the guard but Kicker is keeping the position.
Mylly controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mylly trying to control but Kicker is working from the bottom.
Mylly 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Mylly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mylly has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Mylly!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauri Saarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wei Chong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauri Saarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wei Chong!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chong misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Saarinen has his takedown stuffed
and Chong makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Chong missing with a left hand there. Saarinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saarinen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Chong makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Saarinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chong.
A jab from Chong misses.
Saarinen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarinen lands a few punches from side control.
Chong dodges the ground and pound from Saarinen.
The ground and pound from Saarinen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
An elbow from Saarinen crashes against the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saarinen throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Chong works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Chong is looking to control Saarinen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chong avoid being mounted?
Saarinen prevents Chong from improving his position.
Chong avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Saarinen.
Saarinen is nestled in close to Chong, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Chong manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Chong is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Saarinen is looking to work some ground and pound but Chong has wrist control.
Chong trying to control the position.
Saarinen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chong wants to sweep here but Saarinen controlling him for the moment.
Chong pulls Saarinen in close to prevent any damage.
Saarinen wants to control from the top but Chong keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen lands a couple of digs.
Saarinen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Saarinen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Saarinen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saarinen with a nice head shot there.
Saarinen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chong is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Saarinen is aware though and is defending well.
Saarinen being controlled here momentarily.
Chong looks gassed!
Chong is looking for a triangle here but Saarinen uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chong tries to improve position but can't.
Chong sneaks back into half guard.
Chong gets back to full guard.
Saarinen scoring with some ground and pound.
Chong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Saarinen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chong avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Saarinen is pushing down on Chong's leg trying to pass to half guard. Chong is fighting to maintain full guard but Saarinen has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mauri Saarinen will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chong throws a half hearted mid kick.
Saarinen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Saarinen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Saarinen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Saarinen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Chong hang on?
BOOM! Saarinen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Saarinen lands a big shot there that rocks Chong but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chong is working to get back to half guard.
Saarinen avoids the attempt from Chong to control.
Chong is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarinen raining down shots from the mount!
Saarinen landing strikes from the mount and Chong is in trouble!
Saarinen working the ground and pound effectively.
Saarinen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Chong in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
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!
Chong holds on to Saarinen around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Saarinen raining down shots from the mount!
Chong is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen drops a big elbow. That's hurt Chong! More shots from Saarinen and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mauri Saarinen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Conway Twitty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fuk Yuuu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fuk Yuuu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Conway Twitty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fuk Yuuu!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Twitty lands with a shot to the body.
Yuuu misses with the combination.
Twitty connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Fuk Yuuu has been cut.
Twitty 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Twitty stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yuuu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yuuu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Twitty's guard.
Twitty lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Yuuu!
Yuuu tries to reverse the position but Twitty maintains control.
Yuuu tries to hold on but Twitty pushes him away.
Yuuu takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Twitty prevents Yuuu from getting the reversal.
Twitty is landing with some decent strikes but Yuuu is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Yuuu tries to hold on but Twitty postures up.
Twitty is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Yuuu is trying desperately to improve position.
Twitty landing punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuuu is trying to escape the mount.
Twitty is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Yuuu takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Yuuu tries to buck Twitty off but he can't manage it.
Twitty lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Yuuu is wriggling around trying to escape.
Yuuu looks gassed!
Yuuu is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Twitty dominating with strikes here.
Twitty scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Yuuu?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Twitty lands a nice shot to the head.
Twitty will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Yuuu wants to control but Twitty is having none of it.
Twitty breaks from Yuuu's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Yuuu regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuuu is trying to stand.
Twitty landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Twitty knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yuuu on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Twitty working the head and body with strikes.
Yuuu tries to kick Twitty off but Twitty keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Twitty wants to free his trapped foot but Yuuu is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Twitty lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Twitty.
Yuuu is looking to escape.
Yuuu kicks Twitty off and gets back to his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yuuu.
Twitty fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A slow jab from Twitty misses its intended target.
Twitty looks to score with a jab to the body but Yuuu is just out of range.
Yuuu misses with a takedown attempt - Twitty sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A swing and a miss from Twitty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twitty shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Yuuu is trying to stand up here but Twitty is controlling him well.
Yuuu manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Twitty throws an overhand right that lands on Yuuu's shoulder, as Yuuu tries to avoid the shot.
Twitty chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yuuu can pounce on him.
Yuuu slips a straight right by Twitty.
Yuuu lands with a slapping head kick.
Yuuu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yuuu is looking to slow Twitty down with leg kicks.
Yuuu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Twitty's calf.
Yuuu blocks a jab.
Yuuu lands with a kick to the temple. Twitty shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Yuuu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Twitty shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yuuu but Yuuu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yuuu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Twitty's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yuuu.
Yuuu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yuuu throws a nice head kick!
Twitty chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yuuu can pounce on him.
Yuuu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yuuu throws a combination. Twitty tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Yuuu shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Twitty sprawls well. Twitty wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Yuuu gets slowly back to his feet.
Twitty chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yuuu can pounce on him.
Yuuu scoring well with a low kick there.
Yuuu leaves Twitty with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Yuuu fails to land with a series of punches.
Yuuu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Twitty is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Yuuu.
Jab by Yuuu.
Yuuu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Twitty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yuuu is looking to slow Twitty down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conway Twitty dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fuk Yuuu's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Yuuu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Twitty will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Yuuu throws a series of punches but Twitty avoids them all with ease.
Yuuu throws a series of punches but Twitty avoids them all with ease.
Twitty looks to clinch
and Yuuu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yuuu ducks under a wild hook from Twitty.
Yuuu scores with a leg kick.
Yuuu lands a jab-cross combination.
Twitty keeps the fight on the outside.
Yuuu works over Twitty's head and body with a nice combination.
Twitty misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yuuu.
Yuuu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Twitty.
Yuuu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Twitty.
Yuuu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Yuuu tries to clinch but Twitty is having none of it.
Yuuu dives in and grabs Twitty's left leg, looking for a takedown. Twitty pushes down on Yuuu's head and hops out.
Twitty on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yuuu. Yuuu obviously looking to wear him down.
Twitty slips a jab and a cross from Yuuu.
Fuk Yuuu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yuuu tries to bum rush Twitty with a series of wild strikes but Twitty uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yuuu goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yuuu.
Yuuu lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yuuu. That's going to slow Twitty down.
Yuuu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Twitty.
Conway Twitty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yuuu throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yuuu. That's going to slow Twitty down.
Yuuu moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Yuuu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yuuu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Twitty dodges the punch combination from Yuuu.
Twitty takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Yuuu connects with a crisp jab.
Twitty missing with a left hand there. Yuuu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yuuu throws a right hand that Twitty ducks under and follows up with a left that Twitty also avoids with ease.
Twitty dodges the punch combination from Yuuu.
Twitty takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yuuu, right into the meat.
Yuuu throws a right and a left that Twitty avoids nicely.
Yuuu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice sprawl there from Yuuu as Twitty shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conway Twitty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twitty stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yuuu.
Yuuu tries to clinch up but Twitty circles away and keeps his distance.
Twitty is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Yuuu.
Twitty tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yuuu throws a leg kick which misses Twitty's front leg but catches the back leg as Twitty tries to avoid it.
Yuuu throws a nice looking combination but Twitty bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yuuu.
No luck for Yuuu with that takedown attempt.
Yuuu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yuuu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Twitty.
Yuuu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Twitty throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yuuu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yuuu scores with a three punch combo!
Yuuu throws a head kick that Twitty semi-blocks.
Twitty misses with a body shot.
Yuuu scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Twitty takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yuuu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuuu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Twitty throws out the jab.
Yuuu moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Yuuu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yuuu feints and then cracks Twitty's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Twitty down.
Yuuu misses with the combination.
Yuuu throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
An inside leg kick lands from Yuuu.
Yuuu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Twitty as he jumps to the side.
Yuuu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Twitty is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Yuuu.
Twitty wants to clinch.
Yuuu slips a jab from Twitty.
Twitty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yuuu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A punch combination from Yuuu misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuuu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Twitty.
Yuuu ducks under a wild hook from Twitty.
Yuuu cracks the inside of Twitty's front leg.
Twitty misses with a straight right.
Yuuu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Twitty.
Fuk Yuuu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yuuu scoring well with a low kick there.
Yuuu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yuuu scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Yuuu swinging wilding here.
Yuuu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Twitty's calf.
A head kick from Yuuu lands but Twitty takes it in his stride.
Yuuu throws a series of punches but Twitty avoids them all with ease.
Yuuu defending well as Twitty loads up on a big left hand.
Yuuu lands with a shot to the body.
Yuuu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yuuu scores with a three punch combo!
Yuuu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yuuu displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Yuuu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Twitty. That did some damage!
A left lands for Yuuu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fuk Yuuu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fuk Yuuu's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A good leg kick by Yuuu.
Yuuu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Yuuu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yuuu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Twitty.
Yuuu connects with a solid leg kick.
Yuuu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yuuu throws a nice head kick!
Twitty throws a jab when Yuuu was well out of range.
Yuuu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Twitty.
Yuuu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yuuu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Twitty ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yuuu moves away.
Yuuu lands a head kick. Twitty smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Yuuu feints and then cracks Twitty's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Twitty down.
Yuuu throws a series of punches but Twitty moves out of range.
Twitty takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Twitty shoots for a double leg takedown but Yuuu sprawls well. He's pushed Twitty's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A head kick from Yuuu lands but Twitty takes it in his stride.
Yuuu scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Twitty takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Yuuu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twitty stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yuuu.
Yuuu scores with a leg kick.
Yuuu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yuuu is working the combinations to good effect here.
Twitty gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Twitty misses with a hook to the body
and Yuuu counters with a big head kick but Twitty shrugs it off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yuuu.
Twitty misses with a straight right.
Yuuu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Danga de danga de dang - Yuuu scores with a four punch combination!
Yuuu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Twitty swats away the attempt to clinch by Yuuu.
Twitty looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yuuu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Twitty displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yuuu.
Yuuu goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A combination from Yuuu does no damage.
Twitty walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yuuu.
Twitty shoots in and drives through. Yuuu sprawls well.
Yuuu cracks the inside of Twitty's front leg.
Twitty avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twitty takes a kick to the side of the head.
Yuuu stalks Twitty and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Twitty's face. Twitty staggers backwards, shaken.
Yuuu throws a leg kick which misses Twitty's front leg but catches the back leg as Twitty tries to avoid it.
Yuuu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Twitty takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Good leg kick by Yuuu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yuuu works over Twitty's head and body with a nice combination.
Yuuu throws a right hand that Twitty ducks under and follows up with a left that Twitty also avoids with ease.
Yuuu throws a leg kick which misses Twitty's front leg but catches the back leg as Twitty tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Twitty takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Yuuu scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Twitty tries to close the distance and clinch but Yuuu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yuuu feints and then cracks Twitty's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Twitty down.
Yuuu scores with a head kick.
Twitty takes a kick to the side of the head.
Yuuu scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Yuuu goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Yuuu throws a series of punches but Twitty moves out of range.
Yuuu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Twitty's waist but Twitty gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yuuu off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twitty swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yuuu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice defenses there by Yuuu.
Yuuu goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Yuuu throws a leg kick which misses Twitty's front leg but catches the back leg as Twitty tries to avoid it.
Yuuu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Twitty has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Yuuu connects with a solid leg kick.
Yuuu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yuuu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Twitty. That did some damage!
Yuuu cracks the inside of Twitty's front leg.
Yuuu is looking to slow Twitty down with leg kicks.
Yuuu digs a good hook to Twitty's body.
Yuuu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Twitty takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yuuu gets a takedown into half guard.
Twitty on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Twitty tries to get out of the position.
Yuuu escapes and gets back to his feet.
Yuuu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Twitty.
Yuuu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Twitty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuuu is looking to slow Twitty down with leg kicks.
Yuuu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Twitty takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yuuu.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yuuu. That's going to slow Twitty down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yuuu.
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!
Yuuu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yuuu misses with a two punch combination.
Nice body kick there by Yuuu.
Yuuu closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Twitty misses with an uppercut.
Yuuu scores with a leg kick.
Yuuu lands with a slapping head kick.
Yuuu is looking to clinch.
Twitty misses with a body punch
and Yuuu counters with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yuuu lands a head kick!
Yuuu displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Yuuu 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.
Yuuu stands and steps away. Twitty gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fuk Yuuu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yuuu has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fuk Yuuu!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrea Dilja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sauli Heilimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Sauli Heilimo enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andrea Dilja!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sauli Heilimo!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Heilimo or perhaps it was just good defense by Dilja which made him look bad.
Dilja moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Heilimo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dilja.
It looks like Sauli Heilimo has been cut.
Decent striking displayed by Dilja there.
Heilimo is rocked!
Dilja throws a pinpoint strike between Heilimo's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Heilimo crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Dilja scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andrea Dilja!
Andrea Dilja retains his lightweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tauno Karvaranne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andro Babic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Babic has chosen Boom - P.O.D. as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tauno Karvaranne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andro Babic!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karvaranne changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Babic tries to avoid it but Karvaranne manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Babic to the ground. Babic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Babic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Babic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Karvaranne in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Babic misses with a knee to the head.
Karvaranne is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Babic pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Babic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Karvaranne's defenses.
It looks like Tauno Karvaranne has been cut.
Babic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Karvaranne.
Babic breaks the clinch.
Babic darts in and clinches Karvaranne up against the cage.
Karvaranne gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Karvaranne thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Karvaranne throwing shots but Babic is blocking nicely.
Babic tries to kick Karvaranne off but Karvaranne keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Babic manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Karvaranne is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Babic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Babic lands an elbow just above Karvaranne 's eye.
Babic gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Karvaranne.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tauno Karvaranne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karvaranne tries to score a body lock takedown but Babic shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karvaranne takes a knee to the side of the body.
Babic scores a nice knee to the body.
Babic working Karvaranne over with knees to the body.
Babic scores with a shoulder strike.
Babic tries to score a body lock takedown but Karvaranne shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Babic scores a nice knee to the body.
Babic jumps into guard, dragging Karvaranne to the mat.
Babic wants to stand up but Karvaranne is controlling him.
Babic wriggles free and stands up.
Babic clinches up with Karvaranne and pushes him back against the cage.
Babic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Babic landing knees to the head.
Karvaranne takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karvaranne trying to stall but Babic improves his position.
Babic scores with a knee to the head.
Babic scores a nice knee to the body.
Babic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Babic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babic lands a nice elbow.
Babic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Babic gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Karvaranne.
Babic landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Babic.
Knees to the body from Babic.
Karvaranne takes an elbow to the temple.
Babic working Karvaranne over with knees to the body.
Babic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Babic lands an uppercut.
Babic lands an elbow inside.
Babic breaks from the clinch.
Babic takes the fight into the clinch.
Babic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Babic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Karvaranne wants a takedown.
Babic working Karvaranne over with knees to the body.
Karvaranne takes an elbow to the temple.
Babic lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Karvaranne in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Babic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Babic crunches a lovely knee into Karvaranne's ribcage.
Babic landing knees to the body.
Babic landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Babic.
Babic scores with a knee to the head.
Babic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Babic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Karvaranne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Karvaranne avoiding damage as Babic throws knees to the body.
Babic lands a nice knee to the body.
Babic lands a nice knee to the body.
Babic works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Karvaranne looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Karvaranne working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Babic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Babic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Babic must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Babic stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Babic has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babic pulls Karvaranne into guard.
Babic pushes Karvaranne off and scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Babic rushes Karvaranne and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Babic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Karvaranne's face.
Karvaranne jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Babic walks away with a smile on his face. Karvaranne gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Karvaranne is defended easily by Babic.
Babic changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Karvaranne looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karvaranne is looking for a sweep.
Karvaranne 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.
Babic has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Babic clinches up with Karvaranne and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andro Babic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tauno Karvaranne's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Babic gets a clinch.
Babic manages to break the clinch.
Karvaranne looks to clinch
and Babic moves into the clinch.
Babic connects with a knee to the head.
Babic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Karvaranne is defending well for now.
Babic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karvaranne fails with the takedown
and Babic decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Karvaranne's guard.
Babic gets to his feet - Karvaranne follows without any prompting.
Babic gets a clinch.
Karvaranne takes an elbow to the temple.
Karvaranne takes a knee right on the jaw!
Babic lands a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karvaranne is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Babic advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karvaranne manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Babic looks like he's trying to stand up.
Andro Babic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Karvaranne is looking for a kimura here.
Karvaranne prevents Babic from standing back up.
Karvaranne is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Babic makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Babic clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karvaranne tries to score a body lock takedown but Babic shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Babic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Babic takes the fight into the clinch.
Babic lands an elbow inside.
Karvaranne takes a knee right on the jaw!
Babic with a knee to the head.
Babic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Karvaranne in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Karvaranne gets underhooks to prevent Babic's takedown attempt.
Karvaranne has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Babic uses from the top position.
Babic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Babic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Babic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Karvaranne is working an open guard so Babic takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Karvaranne misses with a takedown attempt
and Babic counters with a head kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tauno Karvaranne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Babic stuns Karvaranne with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karvaranne closes the distance but Babic moves to the side
and Babic counters with a slapping leg kick.
Karvaranne gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Babic to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Babic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karvaranne swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Babic is posturing up here but Karvaranne has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Babic tries to roll out but it's too tight and Babic has to tap! Slick submission there by Karvaranne!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tauno Karvaranne!
Tauno Karvaranne is the new light heavyweight champion!
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