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KoH 5: Draper vs. Nallukka PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rorst Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matti Nykanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the ring accompanied by Buttons. Nykanen has chosen Elama on laiffii as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Solid Muay Thai
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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, Rorst Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Nykanen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie misses with the combination.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Nykanen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Nykanen sprawls well.
Gracie shoots in but Nykanen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rorst Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nykanen's waist but Nykanen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nykanen avoids it really well and circles away.
Nykanen closes the distance and clinches.
Nykanen leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Nykanen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Rorst Gracie has been cut.
Nykanen lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
Nykanen slows down the pace here.
The crowd are getting on Nykanen's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Nykanen is pressed up against the ropes. Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nykanen down to the mat. Nykanen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nykanen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nykanen slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nykanen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Horrible takedown by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Nykanen which made him look bad.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Nice sprawl there from Nykanen as Gracie shoots in.
Nykanen rushes Gracie and presses him up against the ropes.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nykanen.
Nykanen lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye.
Nykanen tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Nykanen trying to land knees to the body.
Nykanen lands an elbow inside.
Nykanen trying to land knees to the body.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nykanen controlling the action here for a moment.
Nykanen lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nykanen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie.
Nykanen stalling.
Nykanen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gracie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nykanen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nykanen lands a nice elbow.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nykanen tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Nykanen lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
Gracie is working for takedown but Nykanen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gracie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nykanen prevents it.
Gracie is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Nykanen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Nykanen.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nykanen tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Gracie goes for a takedown attempt but Nykanen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nykanen is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Nykanen circles away and we're back to standing.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Nykanen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nykanen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nykanen is looking to clinch.
Nykanen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nykanen moves into the clinch.
Nykanen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gracie letting Nykanen take a breather here.
Nykanen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nykanen has Gracie pushed against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nykanen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nykanen trying to land knees to the body.
Nykanen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gracie avoiding damage as Nykanen throws knees to the body.
Nykanen lands an elbow inside.
Nykanen is pushing Gracie up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gracie avoiding damage as Nykanen throws knees to the body.
Nykanen trying to control the position but instead, Gracie has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nykanen into the ropes.
Nykanen leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Matti Nykanen.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matti Nykanen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rorst Gracie's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nykanen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nykanen is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Nykanen is looking to clinch.
Nykanen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gracie, pushing him back against the ropes.
Nykanen lands a nice elbow.
Nykanen trying to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gracie avoiding damage as Nykanen throws knees to the body.
Nykanen stalling in the clinch but Gracie improves position.
Nykanen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nykanen.
Nykanen controlling the action here for a moment.
Nykanen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gracie letting Nykanen take a breather here.
Nykanen is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nykanen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
Nykanen misses with an elbow over the top.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nykanen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gracie is keeping busy.
Nykanen misses with an elbow over the top.
Gracie turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Gracie manages to end up in side control.
Gracie is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Nykanen looks calm but he's in trouble here. Gracie gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Nykanen is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Gracie lets go of the hold and Nykanen can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rorst Gracie!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Plumpman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emil Costas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emil Costas acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Plumpman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emil Costas!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Costas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Costas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Costas misses with a knee to the head.
Costas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Costas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Plumpman's efforts to push away.
Costas breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plumpman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Plumpman throws a right and a left that Costas avoids nicely.
Plumpman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Costas misses with a series of wild punches.
Costas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plumpman throws a right hand that Costas ducks under and follows up with a left that Costas also avoids with ease.
Costas tries to clinch but Plumpman is having none of it.
Costas rushes Plumpman and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Plumpman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Plumpman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Costas breaks from the clinch.
Costas clinches with his opponent.
Costas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice left hand lands by Costas.
Plumpman wants to break the clinch but can't.
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.
Costas misses with a knee strike.
Costas keeps control of Plumpman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Costas lands a shot to the body.
Plumpman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Costas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Plumpman is breathing heavily.
Costas landing knees to the head.
Costas lands a good knee to the midsection. Plumpman won't want to take too many of those.
Costas looking to throw knees to the head but Plumpman is blocking nicely.
Costas manages to break the clinch.
Plumpman keeps the fight on the outside.
Costas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Plumpman is out of range and Costas settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costas moves in looking to clinch but Plumpman pushes him off.
Plumpman dodges the punch combination from Costas.
Plumpman swats away the attempt to clinch by Costas.
Plumpman swinging wilding here.
Costas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Plumpman throws a hook to the side of Costas's head but Costas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Plumpman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Costas can pounce on him.
Plumpman throws a one two combo.
Costas is looking to clinch but Plumpman is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Costas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costas closes the distance and clinches.
Costas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Costas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Costas tries to clinch but Plumpman moves out of range.
Plumpman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Costas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Plumpman. That did some damage!
Costas tries to close the distance and clinch but Plumpman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Costas clinches up with Plumpman and pushes him back against the ropes.
Costas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Costas misses with a few strikes there.
Costas gets a clinch.
Costas slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emil Costas dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Costas wants to clinch.
Costas thumps Plumpman with a low kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Plumpman scores with a four punch combination!
Costas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Costas is looking to clinch but Plumpman is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costas darts in and clinches Plumpman up against the ropes.
Costas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Costas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costas working Plumpman over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Costas misses with a knee strike.
Costas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Costas lands with a left to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Costas.
Costas lands a nice knee to the body.
Costas slows down the pace here.
Costas receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
A short right from Costas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Costas.
Costas manages to break the clinch.
Plumpman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Costas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Plumpman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Plumpman blocks a head kick by Costas.
Plumpman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Costas.
Costas clinches up with Plumpman and pushes him back against the ropes.
Costas manages to break the clinch.
Plumpman keeps the fight on the outside.
Costas is looking to clinch.
Costas tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Plumpman misses.
Costas throws a series of punches but Plumpman avoids them all with ease.
Plumpman throws a combination that misses
and Costas counters by clinching up.
Costas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Plumpman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Costas stalling against the ropes.
Good body shot from Costas.
Costas tries to land a knee to the head but Plumpman blocks with his arms.
Costas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Costas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Costas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Plumpman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Plumpman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Costas has him pressed against the ropes.
Costas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Costas has closed the distance and engaged Plumpman in a clinch.
Costas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Costas breaks from the clinch.
Costas instigates a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Costas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Plumpman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Costas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Costas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Plumpman counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emil Costas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Plumpman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Costas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Plumpman.
Costas doesn't manage to clinch there - Plumpman circles away.
Plumpman misses with a looping left.
Plumpman throws a right hand that Costas ducks under and follows up with a left that Costas also avoids with ease.
Plumpman just misses with a punch to the body.
Costas tries to clinch but Plumpman moves away
letting Plumpman counter with a right hand.
Costas tries to bum rush Plumpman with a series of wild strikes but Plumpman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Costas lands a two punch combo.
Plumpman lands a body shot.
Plumpman misses with a straight left.
Costas instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Costas throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costas avoiding damage.
Costas lands a left hand.
Costas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Costas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Costas slowing the pace effectively.
Costas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Plumpman is trying to force a seperation but Costas has the dominant position.
Costas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Costas lands a knee to the head.
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.
A short right from Costas.
Costas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Plumpman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Costas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Costas prevents Plumpman from breaking the clinch.
Costas breaks the clinch.
Costas tries to clinch but Plumpman is having none of it.
Costas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Costas is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Costas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Plumpmans head.
Costas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Plumpman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Costas looking to throw knees to the head but Plumpman is blocking nicely.
Plumpman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Costas with a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Costas with a knee to the head.
Costas avoiding damage.
Costas scores with a knee to the head.
Costas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Plumpman's face.
Plumpman is rocked!
Costas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oh Plumpman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Costas taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Emil Costas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Costas misses with a knee to the head.
Kalle Plumpman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Costas.
Costas tries a knee to the head but Plumpman blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emil Costas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Costas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emil Costas!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between OJ Spelgoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pasi Koo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koo has chosen Kiss - God of Thunder as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Pasi Koo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, OJ Spelgoth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pasi Koo!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koo closes the distance and pushes Spelgoth back into the ropes.
Koo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Spelgoth.
Koo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spelgoth swats away the attempt to clinch by Koo.
Koo tries to clinch there but Spelgoth circles away.
Spelgoth showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Koo.
Koo tries to clinch there but Spelgoth circles away.
Spelgoth keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koo tries to clinch but Spelgoth is having none of it.
A punch combination from Koo misses.
Koo tries to clinch up.
Spelgoth circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Spelgoth.
Koo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Spelgoth's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Koo won't allow Spelgoth to pass to mount.
Koo is trying to control but can't.
Koo is looking for a sweep. Spelgoth is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Spelgoth is looking for a kimura but Koo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Spelgoth to get the leverage.
Koo is looking to control Spelgoth's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Koo avoid being mounted?
Koo controlling the position for now.
Koo is staying active underneath Spelgoth, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Spelgoth is breathing heavily.
Koo is defending against the submission attempts here by Spelgoth.
That's two 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.
Spelgoth fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Koo drives through and clinches with Spelgoth against the ropes.
Koo leaning against his opponent.
Spelgoth is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Koo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for OJ Spelgoth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koo stalling against the ropes.
Koo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Koo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Koo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Koo tries to clinch up but Spelgoth circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spelgoth closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Koo moves in looking to clinch but Spelgoth pushes him off.
Koo moves in looking to clinch but Spelgoth pushes him off.
Koo tries to clinch there but Spelgoth circles away.
Koo stuffs the takedown.
Koo tries to clinch but Spelgoth is having none of it.
Koo tries to close the distance and clinch but Spelgoth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Koo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Spelgoth is fending him off so far but Koo persists. Nope, Spelgoth circles away and we're back to standing.
Koo wants to clinch up but Spelgoth keeps it at a distance.
Koo has closed the distance and engaged Spelgoth in a clinch.
Spelgoth tries to pull guard but Koo won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spelgoth avoiding damage as Koo throws knees to the body.
Koo manages to break the clinch.
Koo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Spelgoth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Spelgoth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters circling a little - Spelgoth finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Koo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Spelgoth manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Koo trying to control the position from guard on top but Spelgoth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spelgoth not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Spelgoth working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Koo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Koo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Spelgoth looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Koo passes into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pasi Koo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Koo moves into the clinch.
Koo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Koo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spelgoth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spelgoth shoots in for a takedown but Koo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koo is looking to clinch but Spelgoth is avoiding it.
Donk. Koo catches Spelgoth right on the button with a cross.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Koo tries to clinch but Spelgoth moves out of range.
Pasi Koo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koo is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koo tries to close the distance and clinch but Spelgoth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Koo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Koo tries to clinch up.
Koo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Koo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spelgoth gets caught flat footed, as Koo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Spelgoth is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Koo controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Spelgoth is thwarting Koo's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spelgoth is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Koo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Spelgoth.
Koo tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Spelgoth is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Koo as he works his way to full guard.
Koo controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Koo content just to control the position here.
Spelgoth really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Koo controlling from mount.
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.
Spelgoth is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Koo throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Koo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Koo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Spelgoth looks a forlorn figure.
Spelgoth wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spelgoth rolls, trying to escape but Koo keeps control of the position.
What can Spelgoth do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pasi Koo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Spelgoth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Koo is looking to clinch.
Koo tries to clinch up but Spelgoth circles away and keeps his distance.
Spelgoth shoots and misses
and Koo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Koo.
Koo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Spelgoth lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Koo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spelgoth blocks a head kick by Koo.
Koo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Koo is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spelgoth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Koo doesn't manage to clinch there - Spelgoth circles away.
Spelgoth gets a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koo is trying to maintain the position but Spelgoth is very close to passing his half guard.
Koo gets full guard.
Koo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Spelgoth's guard.
Koo pushing down on Spelgoth's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Spelgoth is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Koo pulls his head out easily.
Koo decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Koo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koo wants to clinch.
Koo gets a clinch.
Spelgoth has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Spelgoth is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Koo decides to pull guard.
Koo looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Spelgoth is defending well. Koo quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Spelgoth has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Koo celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pasi Koo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Morbius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramsey Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Morbius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ramsey Wood!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood stuffs the takedown.
Wood avoids the head kick by Morbius.
Wood gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Morbius looks for the body kick but Wood saw that one coming.
Wood fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wood doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Morbius decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wood's guard.
Michael Morbius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ramsey Wood.
Morbius avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wood has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Morbius can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wood looks gassed!
Morbius drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Wood manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Morbius has Wood in his guard.
Morbius has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wood can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood wants to control from the top but Morbius keeps moving.
Morbius throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wood looking to pass the guard.
Morbius keeping moving, preventing Wood from controlling successfully.
Morbius has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Wood should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Morbius has tightened it up now! Wood should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Michael Morbius!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Driver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Empire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Empire comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Protectors of the Earth kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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188 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Driver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roman Empire!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Empire misses with a hook. Driver ducked under it nicely.
Driver swats away the attempt to clinch by Empire.
Empire connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Driver throws an overhand right that lands on Empire's shoulder, as Empire tries to avoid the shot.
A left and a right from Driver both land. Nice combination.
Driver slips under a jab.
Empire rushes Driver and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Empire breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Empire misses.
A big left from Driver misses.
Driver avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roman Empire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Empire wants to clinch.
Empire pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Driver looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Empire tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Driver manages to move to mount!
Driver takes Empire's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Empire is in trouble.
Empire has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Empire is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Empire showing good submission defense here.
Empire is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Empire is trying to stand back up.
Driver looking for the RNC.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Driver working for the choke.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Empire is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Empire showing good submission defense here.
Driver is breathing heavily.
Empire holding both Driver 's hands and preventing any damage.
Driver working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Driver is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Empire trying to get back to his feet but Driver is in full control for now.
Empire is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Driver off. It looks like it's working - Driver slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Empire displaying calm under pressure there.
Driver looks for a takedown but Empire sprawls well.
Driver takes one on the button.
It looks like Mike Driver has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Driver takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mike Driver will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Driver's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Empire closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Driver! Empire dives in looking to finish! Driver is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roman Empire!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Draper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osmo Nallukka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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217 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Draper!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Osmo Nallukka!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draper moves out of range as Nallukka strikes.
Nallukka throws a looping overhand right but Draper ducks down to avoid it.
Nallukka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nallukka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nallukka misses with the combination.
Nallukka takes a swing at Draper's ribcage but misses.
Draper cracks Nallukka with a big right hand and Nallukka goes down!
It looks like Osmo Nallukka has been cut.
Draper controls from within his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Draper won't allow Nallukka to sweep him here.
Draper stops Nallukka from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draper controlling from the top position.
Nallukka wants to sweep here but Draper controlling him for the moment.
Nallukka is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Draper is controlling him.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Draper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Draper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nallukka was well out of range. Poor timing from Draper.
Nallukka misses with a few strikes there.
Nallukka walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nallukka looks to throw the jab but Draper is out of range.
Draper waves his right hand out infront of him, looking to distract Nallukka. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Nallukka to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Nallukka is rocked!
Draper seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Nallukka is still in real trouble! Can Draper finish him?
Draper lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draper showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nallukka seems to have recovered his senses.
Nallukka is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draper stands up from Nallukka's guard - Draper perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nallukka misses with a shot to the body
and Draper counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nallukka looks gassed!
Nallukka misses with a straight left.
Nallukka throws a hook but Draper blocks it.
Draper blocks a head kick by Nallukka.
Draper sends Nallukka crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Draper is motioning to the referee to let Nallukka up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Draper lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Nallukka - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Draper!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Don Draper!
Don Draper is the new light heavyweight champion!
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