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Duel: Eleventh Hour PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ben dover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taalasmaa comes to the cage accompanied by Hiivaa. Seppo Taalasmaa had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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282 lbs
4 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Taalasmaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, ben dover!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dover looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Taalasmaa scores with a takedown into dover's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
dover is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Taalasmaa is aware though and is defending well.
dover has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Taalasmaa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
dover working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
dover managing to control the position.
Taalasmaa throws and elbow that misses. dover uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Taalasmaa's guard. Nice move by dover!
dover avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
dover postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Taalasmaa holds on and takes a little breather.
dover trying to control but Taalasmaa is working from the bottom.
dover looks gassed!
dover stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Taalasmaa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Taalasmaa is pulling down on dover's head. It's preventing any offense from dover, at least for the moment.
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.
Taalasmaa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in dover's guard.
dover working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taalasmaa.
dover looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Taalasmaa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
dover has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Taalasmaa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Taalasmaa is looking to work some ground and pound but dover has wrist control.
Taalasmaa postures up and lands a big shot to dover's brow.
Taalasmaa stands up over dover, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
dover looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Taalasmaa lands a couple of digs.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - dover has eaten all the pies!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
dover lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Taalasmaa!
dover is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Taalasmaa has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Taalasmaa!
Taalasmaa got a little sloppy there for a moment and dover has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Taalasmaa has managed to get both his arms back between dover's legs - danger averted.
dover is trying to control the position but Taalasmaa postures up.
Taalasmaa with a nice head shot there.
Taalasmaa postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa works over dover with some ground and pound from guard.
Taalasmaa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of dover's head.
Taalasmaa connects with a couple of short punches.
Taalasmaa landing with the ground and pound.
Taalasmaa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Taalasmaa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Taalasmaa connects with a couple of short punches.
dover is looking for a triangle but Taalasmaa pushes his legs off easily.
dover wants to stand up but Taalasmaa is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
dover looking for a guillotine here but Taalasmaa defends easily.
dover preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
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 Seppo Taalasmaa will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
dover leaves Taalasmaa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
dover gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Taalasmaa counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for dover!
dover taking shots to the head.
dover wants to control but Taalasmaa is having none of it.
Taalasmaa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Taalasmaa lands with some strikes.
dover tries to reverse the position but Taalasmaa maintains control.
Taalasmaa lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
dover tries to hold on but Taalasmaa postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
dover really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dover is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Taalasmaa landing strikes, looking to finish!
dover is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Taalasmaa lands with some vicious ground and pound - can dover hang on?
Taalasmaa prevents dover from getting the reversal.
A nice elbow there by Taalasmaa.
dover is in all sorts of trouble here.
Taalasmaa with the ground and pound from mount.
Taalasmaa scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish dover?
dover takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Taalasmaa has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of dover's face.
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.
dover is desperately trying to improve his position but Taalasmaa has a good base and remains in mount.
Taalasmaa working the ground and pound effectively.
Taalasmaa punishing his opponent with strikes.
The referee warns dover that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Taalasmaa lands with some strikes.
dover is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Taalasmaa cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Taalasmaa punishing his opponent with strikes.
Taalasmaa connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
dover flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Taalasmaa scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish dover?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa scores with a couple of good head shots there.
dover is trying desperately to improve position.
Taalasmaa with the ground and pound from mount.
dover wants to hold on but Taalasmaa pushes him away.
Taalasmaa lands a big elbow.
dover regains half guard.
Seppo Taalasmaa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Taalasmaa 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.
Taalasmaa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
dover is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Taalasmaa pulls his head out easily.
dover wants to get back to full guard.
Taalasmaa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. dover doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Taalasmaa.
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.
dover looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Taalasmaa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
dover with a lazy takedown attempt
and Taalasmaa counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for dover!
Taalasmaa is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Taalasmaa landing punches.
Taalasmaa pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
dover defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Taalasmaa dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
dover gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
dover looking for submissions off his back.
dover keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
dover is pressing down on Taalasmaa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
dover has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Taalasmaa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
dover had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Taalasmaa defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taalasmaa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dover has his foot on Taalasmaa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Taalasmaa works his way back into a safe position though.
dover wants to sweep here but Taalasmaa controlling him for the moment.
Taalasmaa landing with the ground and pound.
dover preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
dover has his foot on Taalasmaa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Taalasmaa works his way back into a safe position though.
Taalasmaa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Taalasmaa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Taalasmaa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Taalasmaa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
dover wants to sweep here but Taalasmaa controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa is working dover over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Taalasmaa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Taalasmaa throwing strikes but missing.
dover throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Taalasmaa throwing strikes but missing.
Taalasmaa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Seppo Taalasmaa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
dover is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Taalasmaa is controlling him.
dover tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dover is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Taalasmaa is aware though and is defending well.
dover throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Taalasmaa postures up and lands a big shot to dover's brow.
Taalasmaa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
dover closes the distance looking to clinch
and Taalasmaa counters with a single leg into guard. dover didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
dover has his foot on Taalasmaa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Taalasmaa works his way back into a safe position though.
dover looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
ben dover has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taalasmaa is in close to dover's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Taalasmaa cracks dover with a solid left hand.
Taalasmaa is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but dover has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Taalasmaa is looking to defend but dover has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Taalasmaa! dover pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Taalasmaa taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). ben dover!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luuka Lindema (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cane Velkost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cane Velkost will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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240 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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276 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luuka Lindema!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cane Velkost!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindema takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lindema looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Velkost lands a big uppercut and Lindema crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Lindema looks OK. Velkost waves Lindema back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velkost lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Lindema is looking to close the distance but Velkost sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Lindema crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Lindema is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Cane Velkost!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ismo Laitela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
3 - 6 - 0 |
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212 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Melvin Manhoef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ismo Laitela!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manhoef looks to land a combination but Laitela avoids it well.
Laitela gets caught flat footed, as Manhoef shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Manhoef has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Manhoef stopping the sweep attempt from Laitela.
Manhoef trying to stand up but can't free himself from Laitela's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Manhoef works over Laitela with some ground and pound from guard.
Manhoef wants to stand but Laitela is controlling his posture from full guard.
Manhoef postures up.
Manhoef wants to get up but he can't break Laitela's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Manhoef misses with the combination.
Melvin Manhoef seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manhoef misses with a series of wild punches.
Manhoef closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Manhoef is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Manhoef's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manhoef closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Manhoef lands in his opponent's guard.
Laitela escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Manhoef gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Manhoef might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Manhoef trying to stand up but can't free himself from Laitela's guard.
Laitela is looking for a triangle but Manhoef pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manhoef wanted to stand there but Laitela had control of the position.
Laitela escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Manhoef gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Manhoef trying to stand up but can't free himself from Laitela's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef postures up.
Manhoef wants to stand but Laitela is controlling his posture from full guard.
Manhoef postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Laitela had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Manhoef defends it easily.
Laitela looks gassed!
Laitela has a closed guard, preventing Manhoef from standing up.
Laitela keeping full guard, as Manhoef tries to pass.
Manhoef wants to get up but he can't break Laitela's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Manhoef knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Laitela on the ground.
Laitela working for a triangle but Manhoef defends it easily.
Manhoef is looking to stand up but Laitela won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laitela is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Manhoef defends well.
Manhoef scoring with punches to the head and body.
Manhoef with a nice head shot there.
Manhoef tries to stand but Laitela is controlling from the bottom.
Manhoef decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Some wild striking there from Manhoef.
Manhoef throws a sloppy head kick and Laitela moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef scores with a crisp jab that stopped Laitela in his tracks.
Manhoef lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Laitela dodges the punch combination from Manhoef.
Manhoef scores with a one two! Laitela had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manhoef throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Manhoef scores with a nice strike.
Laitela avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manhoef works Laitela's body with a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laitela blocks a head kick by Manhoef.
Manhoef throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melvin Manhoef dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Laitela slips a jab and a cross from Manhoef.
Manhoef throws a series of punches but Laitela avoids them all with ease.
Manhoef fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Laitela looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Manhoef throws a series of punches but Laitela moves out of range.
Manhoef throws a one two combo.
Manhoef tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Laitela has managed to clinch.
Manhoef landing knees to the head.
Laitela has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Manhoef uses from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manhoef wants to stand but Laitela is controlling his posture from full guard.
Laitela not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Manhoef gets to his feet - Laitela follows without any prompting.
Manhoef lands an overhand right.
Melvin Manhoef is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Manhoef looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Manhoef fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Manhoef, as that shot connected.
Laitela showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Manhoef.
Manhoef looks to land a combination. Laitela sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Manhoef clinches but Laitela breaks the clinch
and Laitela counters with a shoot takedown. Manhoef fights it but they end up in guard.
Laitela won't allow Manhoef to get back to his feet.
Laitela trying to control the position from guard on top but Manhoef is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laitela drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Manhoef manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Laitela has Manhoef in his guard.
Manhoef tries to stand but Laitela is controlling from the bottom.
Laitela is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manhoef tries to stand but Laitela is controlling from the bottom.
Manhoef distracts Laitela with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Manhoef would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef got a little sloppy there for a moment and Laitela has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Manhoef has managed to get both his arms back between Laitela's legs - danger averted.
Manhoef stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Manhoef shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Manhoef would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Laitela is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Manhoef is aware though and is defending well.
Manhoef wanted to stand there but Laitela had control of the position.
Laitela has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Manhoef can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laitela 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.
Manhoef gets to his feet - Laitela follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Manhoef, right into the meat.
Manhoef scores with a one two! Laitela had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Laitela tries to keep at a distance but Manhoef has taken the fight into the clinch.
Manhoef is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Laitela is defending well for now.
Manhoef manages to break the clinch.
Manhoef tries to clinch
and Laitela counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Manhoef!
Manhoef is trying to stand up.
Laitela trying to control but Manhoef is having none of it.
Laitela wants to finish this one by submission but Manhoef is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Laitela.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ismo Laitela will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Manhoef.
Manhoef wants to stand but Laitela has his arm trapped.
Manhoef decides to stand back up.
Manhoef shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Laitela pinned against the cage. Laitela gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A head kick misses from Manhoef.
Laitela closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Manhoef to the mat! Manhoef manages to get full guard.
Laitela throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Laitela is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef is looking to stand up but Laitela isn't so interested in that idea.
Laitela thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Manhoef uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Laitela keeps the fight on the outside.
Manhoef lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Manhoef.
Manhoef lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Manhoef.
Manhoef tries to close the distance and clinch but Laitela swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laitela has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Manhoef lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Manhoef.
Manhoef scores with a sloppy right hand. Laitela should have avoided that one.
Melvin Manhoef is winning the standup battle so far.
Manhoef throws a combination that misses
and Laitela decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Manhoef's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laitela postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Manhoef is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Laitela, into his guard.
Laitela keeping full guard, as Manhoef tries to pass.
Laitela has his foot on Manhoef's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Manhoef works his way back into a safe position though.
Laitela working a defensive guard here.
Manhoef wants to control from the top but Laitela keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef postures up.
Manhoef gets to his feet. Laitela looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Manhoef clinches up against the cage.
Manhoef jumps into guard, dragging Laitela to the mat.
Manhoef wants to get back to his feet but Laitela is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Laitela drops back looking for a leg! Manhoef is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Manhoef manages to kick Laitela off! Laitela jumps back into Manhoef's guard.
Manhoef is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Laitela is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laitela passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Laitela tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Laitela has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Laitela throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manhoef bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Manhoef moves into range and clinches up with Laitela.
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 Melvin Manhoef.
I think Manhoef has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melvin Manhoef!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fjodor Vukovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soviet Russia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Russia comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Soviet National Anthem kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Soviet Russia is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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233 lbs
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265 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fjodor Vukovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Soviet Russia!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vukovic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Russia is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Vukovic's half guard.
Russia decides to stand and escape the position.
Russia steps into range and cracks Vukovic with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Vukovic flops backwards and Russia dives into his guard looking to finish!
It looks like Fjodor Vukovic has been cut.
Russia throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vukovic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vukovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Russia.
Vukovic kicks Russia off and gets to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Russia loads up on a big right hand but Vukovic slips the punch.
Russia waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Vukovic. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Vukovic to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Vukovic is rocked!
Russia keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vukovic's head.
Oh Vukovic is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Russia's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Vukovic is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Vukovic seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Russia manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Vukovic is looking to work some ground and pound but Russia has wrist control.
Russia has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Vukovic off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Russia misses with a wild body shot.
Vukovic motions for Russia to come forward. Vukovic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Russia is looking to clinch but Vukovic is avoiding it.
Russia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Russia clinches with his opponent.
Russia changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vukovic fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Vukovic blocks a head kick by Russia.
Russia moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russia manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Vukovic working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vukovic working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Russia's head.
Russia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vukovic.
Vukovic could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Vukovic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vukovic working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Russia's head.
Vukovic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Russia is keeping the position for now.
Russia 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vukovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Russia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Russia scores with a jab. Vukovic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fjodor Vukovic's cut is getting worse.
Soviet Russia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Russia feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vukovic's calf.
Vukovic is breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Russia.
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!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Russia knocks Vukovic out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Soviet Russia!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oystein Aarseth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fransico Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aarseth's entrance music is norwegian folk songs. A fine choice. Oystein Aarseth has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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176 lbs
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184 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oystein Aarseth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fransico Junior!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior checks a leg kick nicely.
Junior throws a series of punches but Aarseth avoids them all with ease.
Junior misses with a takedown attempt - Aarseth sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Junior digs a good body shot into Aarseth's ribs.
Aarseth doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Junior to counter with a crisp jab.
Aarseth staying out of range there.
Aarseth throws a right and a left that both miss.
Junior tries to land a front kick but Aarseth steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Aarseth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Junior throws out the jab.
Junior just misses with a punch to the body.
Junior misses with a takedown
and Aarseth counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Aarseth.
Junior wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Junior wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Junior dodges an elbow strike from Aarseth.
Junior wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Aarseth goes for a takedown attempt but Junior pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Aarseth throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aarseth keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Oystein Aarseth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fransico Junior.
Junior misses with a series of wild punches.
Aarseth misses with a low kick as Junior jumps back.
Junior ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aarseth moves away.
A big right from Junior misses.
Aarseth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Junior shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Aarseth napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Aarseth defending against the ground and pound.
Junior in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Junior postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aarseth struggling a bit here.
Aarseth tries to buck Junior off but Junior is having none of it.
Aarseth might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Junior landing strikes.
Aarseth manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Junior sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aarseth defending well though.
Junior scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Junior thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Aarseth's head.
Aarseth trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Junior lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Junior lands a nice shot to the head.
Aarseth is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
It looks like Oystein Aarseth has been cut.
Junior is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Aarseth can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Aarseth is looking to get to half guard.
Junior is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Aarseth can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Junior trying to control but Aarseth is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
BOOM! Junior connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Junior lands with some strikes.
Junior prevents Aarseth from getting the reversal.
Aarseth knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Junior on the ground.
Junior fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Junior tries to control but Aarseth wriggling away.
Junior looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Aarseth takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Oystein Aarseth's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Junior in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Junior with good strikes from the mount here!
Jeez, Oystein Aarseth's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Oystein Aarseth's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fransico Junior!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ludvig Landersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Haapasalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Haapasalo's choice of entrance music: Korpiklaani - Let's Drink . Ludvig Landersson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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254 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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245 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ludvig Landersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Haapasalo!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landersson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haapasalo circles away quickly and effectively.
Haapasalo avoids the body shot from Landersson.
Haapasalo throws a right and a left that Landersson avoids nicely.
Nice cross by Landersson.
Landersson misses with a combination
and Landersson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Ludvig Landersson has been cut.
Haapasalo throws a nice looking combination but Landersson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Landersson scores with a hook to the body. Haapasalo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Landersson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haapasalo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Landersson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Haapasalo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Landersson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Haapasalo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haapasalo defending well as Landersson loads up on a big left hand.
Haapasalo throws a series of punches but Landersson moves out of range.
Landersson thows a body shot but no joy.
Haapasalo misses the shot to the body.
Haapasalo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ludvig Landersson's cut is getting worse.
Landersson throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Haapasalo tumbling to the canvas!
Haapasalo is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Landersson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Haapasalo is still on wobbly legs! Can Landersson finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Landersson knocks Haapasalo out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ludvig Landersson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Pinta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aarne Juutilainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pinta comes into the arena with God Is an Astronaut - All Is Violent, All Is Bright blaring out of the sound system. Juutilainen has chosen Legenda - Cohorts Of Demons as his entrance music. Thomas Pinta has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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21
213 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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20
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good elbows
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thomas Pinta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aarne Juutilainen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juutilainen moves out of range as Pinta strikes.
Juutilainen avoids the head kick by Pinta.
A big right from Pinta misses.
Juutilainen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pinta tries to avoid it but Juutilainen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pinta to the ground. Pinta escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pinta connects with the punch.
Pinta stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pinta wants it to stay on the feet.
Pinta leaves Juutilainen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Thomas Pinta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aarne Juutilainen.
Pinta scoring well with a low kick there.
Pinta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Juutilainen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pinta as he jumps to the side.
A punch combination from Pinta misses.
Juutilainen fails with a takedown attempt.
Pinta throws a sloppy head kick and Juutilainen moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Pinta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinta scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Juutilainen doesn't seem bothered though.
Pinta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pinta lands a nice looking body shot.
Juutilainen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pinta's waist but Pinta gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Juutilainen off to one side.
Juutilainen looks gassed!
Pinta tried to score with a low kick but Juutilainen checks it.
Thomas Pinta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pinta sizes up Juutilainen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Aarne Juutilainen has been cut.
Juutilainen slips a jab from Pinta.
Pinta misses with a wild combination.
Juutilainen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Pinta!
Pinta is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pinta sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinta makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pinta.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juutilainen with a nice head shot there.
Juutilainen throwing strikes from guard but Pinta blocks nicely.
Pinta controlling the position.
Juutilainen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Juutilainen trying to move into half guard but instead Pinta has managed to sweep!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinta controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pinta trying to control the position from guard on top but Juutilainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Juutilainen wants to sweep here but Pinta controlling him for the moment.
Juutilainen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pinta's guard.
Juutilainen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Juutilainen scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juutilainen stopping the sweep attempt from Pinta.
Pinta is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Juutilainen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Juutilainen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Juutilainen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Juutilainen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Juutilainen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Juutilainen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Juutilainen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pinta bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Juutilainen's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Pinta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aarne Juutilainen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pinta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pinta scores with a head kick.
Juutilainen connects with the punch.
Juutilainen shoots in looking for a takedown. Pinta tries to sprawl out of it but Juutilainen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pinta manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pinta lands with a cross.
Pinta throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Juutilainen's head.
Pinta fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pinta throws a leg kick which misses Juutilainen's front leg but catches the back leg as Juutilainen tries to avoid it.
Juutilainen 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Juutilainenis looking to pass into half guard but Pinta pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Pinta is in guard.
Juutilainen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Juutilainen can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinta slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Juutilainen is breathing heavily.
Pinta works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Juutilainen moves into full guard.
Juutilainen looking for a sweep. Not yet Juutilainen, not yet.
Pinta slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Juutilainen controls Pinta momentarily but Pinta frees himself.
Juutilainen keeping moving, preventing Pinta from controlling successfully.
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.
Pinta won't allow Juutilainen to sweep him here.
Juutilainen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Juutilainen keeping moving, preventing Pinta from controlling successfully.
Pinta looking to pass the guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Juutilainen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pinta avoids it really well and circles away.
Juutilainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pinta misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juutilainen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pinta looks to throw the jab but Juutilainen is out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Pinta.
Pinta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Juutilainen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Juutilainen showed some decent athleticism there.
Juutilainen trying to control from Pinta's half guard. Pinta has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Pinta has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Pinta is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juutilainen connects with a couple of short punches.
Juutilainen looking to sit in guard and control but Pinta gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Juutilainen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pinta is fighting to break Juutilainen's control of his arms but Juutilainen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Pinta is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Pinta dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aarne Juutilainen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Juutilainen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pinta circles away.
Juutilainen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pinta looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pinta is trying to improve his position.
Pinta manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Pinta is pressing down on Juutilainen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pinta utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Juutilainen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pinta tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Juutilainen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pinta is keeping the position for now.
Pinta bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Juutilainen's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juutilainen wants to sweep but no luck.
Juutilainen being controlled here, momentarily.
Juutilainen controls Pinta momentarily but Pinta frees himself.
Pinta stopping the sweep attempt from Juutilainen.
Juutilainen tries to strike from the bottom.
Pinta trying to control the position from guard on top but Juutilainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pinta would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Juutilainen 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Juutilainen feints and as Pinta raises his hands in defense, Juutilainen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Juutilainen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pinta's head.
Juutilainen has gone for a leg lock! Pinta slips out almost immediately though and dives into Juutilainen's guard.
Juutilainen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pinta throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Juutilainen 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.
Pinta pushes down on Juutilainen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juutilainen is looking for a sweep. Pinta is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pinta wants to free his trapped foot but Juutilainen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pinta is trying to control the action in half guard but Juutilainen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Juutilainen trying to control but Pinta postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Danga de danga de dang - Pinta scores with a four punch combination!
Juutilainen fails with the takedown.
Pinta throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juutilainen blocks a jab.
Juutilainen closes the distance and clinches up with Pinta, looking for a takedown. Juutilainen pushes Pinta against the cage but Pinta circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Thomas Pinta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thomas Pinta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aarne Juutilainen.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Juutilainen checks a leg kick.
Pinta looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Juutilainen fails with a takedown attempt.
Pinta throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Aarne Juutilainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pinta throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Juutilainen on the side of the head.
Pinta throws a series of punches but Juutilainen avoids them all with ease.
Pinta throws a jab when Juutilainen was well out of range.
Pinta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Juutilainen throws out the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Pinta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pinta, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Pinta!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jari Jutila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and All or Nothing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jutila's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter. Nothing has chosen Vegan Reich - The Way It Is as his entrance music. The key to victory for Jari Jutila has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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180 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Jutila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, All or Nothing!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jutila throws a body punch but Nothing moves out of range.
Jutila throws a right hand that Nothing ducks under and follows up with a left that Nothing also avoids with ease.
Horrible takedown by Nothing or perhaps it was just good defense by Jutila which made him look bad.
Jutila takes a swing at Nothing's ribcage but misses.
Jutila stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jutila wants it to stay on the feet.
Jutila tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nothing was well out of range. Poor timing from Jutila.
Nothing shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jutila sprawls well. Jutila wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nothing gets slowly back to his feet.
Jari Jutila has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of All or Nothing.
Jutila scores with a jab to the head.
Jutila throws a good cross that connects.
Nothing tries to bum rush Jutila with a series of wild strikes but Jutila uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nothing shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jari Jutila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nothing smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Jutila.
Nothing showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jutila.
Jutila lands a big uppercut and Nothing crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Nothing looks OK. Jutila waves Nothing back to his feet!
Nothing is rocked!
It looks like All or Nothing has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jutila misses with a two punch combination.
Nothing drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jutila looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nothing trying to control but Jutila is working from the bottom.
Jutila manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Nothing walks into a left hand.
Nothing uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jutila.
Jutila throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jutila misses with a wild combination.
Jutila lands with a straight right. Nothing didn't see that one coming.
Nothing is still on wobbly legs! Can Jutila finish him?
Jari Jutila is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jutila swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nothing counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nothing seems to have recovered his senses.
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!
Jutila looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nothing is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nothing pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jutila is keeping the position for now.
Jutila working a defensive guard here.
Nothing looking to pass the guard.
Jutila pushes Nothing off and gets back to his feet.
Nothing shoots in for a takedown but Jutila shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jutila throws an overhand right that lands on Nothing's shoulder, as Nothing tries to avoid the shot.
Nothing moves away from the strike by Jutila.
Jutila swinging wilding here.
Jutila throws a hook but Nothing avoids it easily.
Nothing slips under a jab from Jutila.
Jutila ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jutila swings for the body but Nothing moves out of range.
Jutila lands a slapping body shot.
Nothing looks gassed!
Jutila misses with an uppercut. Nothing saw that one coming.
Jutila misses with the combination.
Jutila looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nothing fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jutila scores with a nice right hand.
Jutila connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nothing's hands.
Nothing slips under a jab.
Nothing drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nothing won't allow Jutila to sweep him here.
Jutila wants to stand but Nothing is controlling the position.
Nothing looking to pass the guard.
Jutila 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nothing looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Jutila dominated that round.
The cut man is working on All or Nothing'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.
Jutila bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nothing's head backwards.
Jutila throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jutila lands with an uppercut that bounces Nothing off the cage and back into rage.
Nothing takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jutila misses with a wild body shot.
Jutila misses with the combination.
Jutila misses with a body shot.
Nothing has a takedown stuffed.
Jutila throws a right and a left that Nothing avoids nicely.
Nothing is breathing heavily.
Nothing dodges the punch combination from Jutila.
A shot to de liver by Jutila. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nothing tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jutila swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jutila throws a hook but Nothing blocks it.
Nothing shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jutila sprawls well. Jutila wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nothing gets slowly back to his feet.
Jutila connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A punch lands to the side of Jutila 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jutila takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nothing avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jutila lands a head shot.
Jutila lands a really nice looking cross but Nothing seems unphased.
Nothing has a takedown stuffed.
Jari Jutila has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of All or Nothing.
Jutila throws a shot from downtown. Nothing moves away and avoids it.
Jutila throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jutila slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jutila scores with a shot to the body.
Jutila lands a glancing blow to the side of Nothing's head.
Nothing ducks under a wild hook from Jutila.
Jutila throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jutila misses with a combination
and Nothing counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
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!
Jutila is trying to stand.
Nothing is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jutila is staying active underneath Nothing, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nothing is working for a submission of some sort.
Jutila trying to control but Nothing postures up.
Jutila makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jutila.
Jutila wants to stand and escape but Nothing is having none of it.
Jutila pulls Nothing in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jutila wants to stand and escape but Nothing is having none of it.
Jutila controls Nothing momentarily but Nothing frees himself.
Nothing scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jutila looking to control.
Jutila looking for a sweep. Not yet Jutila, not yet.
Nothing drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nothing jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jutila keeping full guard, as Nothing tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Jutila dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on All or Nothing's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jutila throws a right hand that Nothing ducks under and follows up with a left that Nothing also avoids with ease.
Jutila scores with a hook to the body. Nothing takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jutila throws a nice looking combination but Nothing bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big left from Jutila misses.
Jutila lands a two punch combo.
Nothing fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jutila avoids it really well and circles away.
Jutila throws an overhand right that lands on Nothing's shoulder, as Nothing tries to avoid the shot.
Jutila misses with a wild body shot.
Jari Jutila is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jutila lands a two punch combo.
Jutila misses with a straight right.
Jutila is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nothing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jutila throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jutila takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jab from Jutila.
Jutila throws a body punch but Nothing moves out of range.
Jutila stuffs the takedown attempt from Nothing. Nothing gets slowly back to his feet.
Jutila throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nothing has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nothing there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jutila connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nothing momentarily.
Nothing avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nothing tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jutila paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nothing avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nothing moves out of range as Jutila strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nothing looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jari Jutila has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of All or Nothing.
Jutila misses with a straight left.
Nothing moves forwards but Jutila connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jutila tests Nothing's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nothing shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jutila pinned against the cage. Jutila gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nothing takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jari Jutila is winning the standup battle so far.
Nothing gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nothing on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jutila lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jutila scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jutila scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nothing doesn't seem bothered though.
Jutila throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nothing.
Nothing takes a swing at Jutila's ribcage but misses.
Jutila goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jutila stalks Nothing and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nothing's face. Nothing staggers backwards, shaken.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Jutila! Nothing is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jari Jutila!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Silakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timo Silakka has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jimmy Red's chin.
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275 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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265 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jimmy Red!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Silakka!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silakka throws a series of punches but Red avoids them all with ease.
Silakka misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Silakka misses.
Silakka drops Red with a beautiful combination! Red stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Silakka is looking for the KO!
It looks like Jimmy Red has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silakka tries to bum rush Red with a series of wild strikes but Red uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silakka throws a hook to the side of Red's head but Red sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Red throws a nice looking combination but Silakka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Red slips under a jab from Silakka.
Red lands a nice shot that snaps Silakka's head back.
Silakka feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Red sprawling to the canvas! Red rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Silakka finish him?!
Red is rocked!
Silakka lands a brutal uppercut that launches Red off his feet! Red tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Timo Silakka!
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