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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauno Rauhala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rauhala has chosen Kreator, Impossible Brutality as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Rauno Rauhala enters the cage!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Richard Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rauno Rauhala!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins gets a takedown into half guard.
Jenkins thows a huge punch but Rauhala dodges it nicely.
Jenkins working the head and body with strikes.
It looks like Jenkins is going to stand back up.
Jenkins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rauhala is trying to get back to full guard.
Jenkins seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rauhala does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rauhala gets full guard.
Jenkins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rauhala is keeping the position for now.
Jenkins trying to control but Rauhala is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins throwing strikes from guard but Rauhala blocks nicely.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown but Rauhala shows good takedown defense.
Jenkins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rauhala circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jenkins.
Jenkins tries to clinch up.
Jenkins has managed to clinch.
Jenkins is pressed up against the cage. Rauhala has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jenkins down to the mat. Jenkins avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jenkins clinches with his opponent.
Rauhala is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jenkins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rauhala avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rauhala prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Jenkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jenkins tries to land knees in the clinch but Rauhala avoids the damage to the body.
Jenkins breaks the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jenkins.
Rauhala looks gassed!
Rauhala keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jenkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Richard Jenkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rauhala stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rauhala wants it to stay on the feet.
Jenkins swings for the body but Rauhala moves out of range.
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses.
Rauhala has Jenkins up against the cage in a clinch.
Jenkins goes for a takedown attempt but Rauhala pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rauhala has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins is fighting off a takedown attempt but Rauhala is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Jenkins to the mat. Jenkins regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Jenkins looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rauhala looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jenkins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jenkins is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rauhala gets to his feet - Jenkins follows without any prompting.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jenkins.
Rauhala drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rauhala postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jenkins can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rauhala controls the pace.
Jenkins is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jenkins might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jenkins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rauhala content to stall in guard here.
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 Richard Jenkins will probably get the nod.
That's time! Jenkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jenkins scores with a leg kick.
Jenkins has his takedown stuffed
and Rauhala connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rauhala throws a leg kick but Jenkins sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rauhala fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rauhala tries to close the distance and clinch but Jenkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jenkins lands a glancing blow to the side of Rauhala's head.
Rauhala is breathing heavily.
Rauhala lands a really nice looking cross but Jenkins seems unphased.
Jenkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jenkins shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rauhala counters with a shoot takedown. Jenkins fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins looking for a sweep. Not yet Jenkins, not yet.
Rauhala 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.
Jenkins has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rauhala distracts Jenkins with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jenkins is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jenkins had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rauhala defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rauhala trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jenkins's guard.
Rauhala is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
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.
Jenkins has his foot on Rauhala's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rauhala works his way back into a safe position though.
Rauhala got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jenkins has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rauhala has managed to get both his arms back between Jenkins's legs - danger averted.
Rauhala is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jenkins escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rauhala gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rauhala is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauhala sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jenkins throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rauhala passes Jenkins's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jenkins tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Rauhala has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Rauhala working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rauhala pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Rauhala looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jenkins is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rauno Rauhala has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rauhala controlling from the full mount.
Jenkins keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rauno Rauhala showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jenkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jenkins clinches with his opponent.
Jenkins is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rauhala gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jenkins successfully pulls guard.
Rauhala stays in close to Jenkins's body and controls the position.
Jenkins throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rauhala is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jenkins is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rauhala holds on and takes a little breather.
Jenkins wants to stand and escape but instead Rauhala has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Rauhala showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jenkins throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Jenkins wants to sweep here but Rauhala controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jenkins manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rauhala can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rauhala wants to control but Jenkins is having none of it.
BOOM! Jenkins connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jenkins trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rauhala sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauhala wants to get back to full guard.
Jenkins wants to free his trapped foot but Rauhala is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jenkins tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Rauhala is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Rauhala is trying to maintain the position but Jenkins is very close to passing his half guard.
Jenkins is working for a submission of some sort.
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.
Rauhala has his hands clasped together around Jenkins's back. He's all about the action.
Jenkins thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rauhala's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rauhala clinches up with Jenkins and pushes him back against the cage.
Jenkins lands a knee to the body.
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 Richard Jenkins.
I think Jenkins 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Rauno Rauhala!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Rauno Rauhala!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Rauno Rauhala!
Rauno Rauhala wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommi Mattila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chaz Sullinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommi Mattila had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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183 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Mattila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chaz Sullinger!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullinger tries a head kick but it misses.
Sullinger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mattila drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mattila prevents Sullinger from escaping the position.
Sullinger can't do much from the bottom here.
Mattila wants to control but Sullinger is keeping him busy.
Sullinger is looking to get back to his feet here but Mattila is keeping cool and he's managed to take Sullinger's back.
Sullinger covering up well under a barage of strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullinger tries to escape but Mattila has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Sullinger looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Mattila working for a choke but Sullinger is defending well.
Sullinger trying to control the action but Mattila just sinks the hooks in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mattila tightening his grip on Sullinger, looking for the choke.
Mattila is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Sullinger is defending well though. Mattila let's go of the attempt for now.
Sullinger turns into Mattila and is now in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullinger lands a couple of digs.
Mattila wants to stand up but Sullinger is controlling him.
Mattila is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sullinger is aware though and is defending well.
Mattila striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Sullinger keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mattila's head.
Mattila has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Sullinger should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Mattila has tightened it up now! Sullinger 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 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tommi Mattila!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafy Dyas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jestan Tsemppu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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195 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafy Dyas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jestan Tsemppu!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsemppu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dyas.
Dyas scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A jab from Dyas misses.
Tsemppu takes one to the side of the head.
Tsemppu moves into the clinch successfully.
Tsemppu lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Rafy Dyas has been cut.
Dyas has a couple of punches blocked by Tsemppu.
Dyas drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tsemppu pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tsemppu forces Dyas back against the cage and clinches.
Dyas tries to break free but Tsemppu pushes him back against the cage.
Dyas tries to break the clinch but Tsemppu is controlling the position.
Dyas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dyas misses with a body punch.
Dyas'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.
Dyas blocks an elbow strike.
Tsemppu is pressed up against the cage. Dyas has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tsemppu down to the mat. Tsemppu avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dyas shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tsemppu sprawls well. Tsemppu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dyas gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafy Dyas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dyas misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsemppu tries to close the distance and clinch but Dyas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dyas lands a nice looking body shot.
Dyas throws the left hand but Tsemppu avoids the punch easily.
Tsemppu tries to clinch but Dyas is having none of it.
Dyas thuds a left hand into Tsemppu's body.
Dyas looks to land a right hand but Tsemppu moved out of range.
Tsemppu thumps Dyas with a low kick.
Dyas throws a looping overhand right but Tsemppu ducks down to avoid it.
Dyas throws a right and a left that Tsemppu avoids nicely.
Dyas looks to throw the jab but Tsemppu is out of range.
Tsemppu slips under a jab.
Dyas throws a big shot that misses.
Tsemppu drives through and clinches with Dyas against the cage.
Tsemppu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tsemppu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsemppu wants to clinch up but Dyas keeps it at a distance.
Dyas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dyas just misses with a punch to the body.
Tsemppu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tsemppu counters with a nice uppercut.
Tsemppu pushes Dyas up against the cage in a clinch.
Dyas wants a takedown but no success here.
Dyas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tsemppu as Dyas tries to tie him up.
Dyas is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tsemppu pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dyas is breathing heavily.
Dyas avoids the elbow strike from Tsemppu, against the cage.
Tsemppu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rafy Dyas's cut is getting worse.
Tsemppu throws an elbow but it misses.
Dyas is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tsemppu gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tsemppu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dyas tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dyas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rafy Dyas's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsemppu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dyas's defenses.
Dyas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tsemppu lands a nice elbow.
Jeez, Rafy Dyas's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Tsemppu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dyas misses with a punch on the inside.
Tsemppu throws an elbow but it misses.
Come on Tsemppu - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dyas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tsemppu has him pressed against the cage.
Tsemppu tries to land knees in the clinch but Dyas avoids the damage to the body.
Dyas is trying to drag Tsemppu to the mat but Tsemppu just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tsemppu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dyas backwards.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rafy Dyas's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jestan Tsemppu!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Riddick Riddler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Smack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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212 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Basic striking
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Riddick Riddler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Smack!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddler scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smack in his tracks.
It looks like Jason Smack has been cut.
Riddler throws the left hand but Smack avoids the punch easily.
Riddler misses with a double jab.
Riddler clinches.
Riddler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Riddler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smack.
Riddler lands a shoulder strike.
Riddler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Riddler gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Riddler lands an uppercut.
Riddler lands an uppercut.
Riddler manages to break the clinch.
Smack on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riddler drops Smack with a big left hand! Smack is injured, injured bad! Riddler jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Riddick Riddler!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Beam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walder Head (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jim Beam has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jim Beam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Walder Head!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Head misses with a head kick.
Beam walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A combination from Head does no damage.
Head tries to clinch but Beam is having none of it.
No joy there for Head, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Head misses with a few strikes there.
Beam misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Head is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Head fails in his attempt to clinch.
Head fails to land with a series of punches.
Head throws a series of punches but Beam avoids them all with ease.
Head misses with a double jab.
Beam tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Head swivels and escapes.
Walder Head is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beam avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Head swinging wilding here.
Head lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Beam circles away quickly and effectively.
Head throws a nice looking combination but Beam bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Walder Head seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Head looks gassed!
Beam showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Head.
A punch combination from Head misses.
Head uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beam.
Head tries to clinch up.
Head fails to land with a series of punches.
Head swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Beam looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beam throwing shots but Head is blocking nicely.
Head really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Beam. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Head avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Beam.
Beam thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Head's head.
Beam not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Beam has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Beam missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Beam has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Beam cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Beam lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beam lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Beam with the ground and pound from mount.
Beam lands a big shot there that rocks Head but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Beam lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Head hang on?
Beam unloading with bombs!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beam postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Head badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Beam around the waist but Beam pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Beam is the winner by TKO! Beam jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Beam!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andre Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miikka Milhouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milhouse has chosen Love Gun as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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24
171 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andre Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miikka Milhouse!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams throws a right hand that Milhouse ducks under and follows up with a left that Milhouse also avoids with ease.
Adams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Milhouse paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adams has closed the distance and engaged Milhouse in a clinch.
Adams missing with knees to the body.
Milhouse has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Adams is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Milhouse fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Adams tries to land a knee to the head but Milhouse blocks with his arms.
Adams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Milhouse lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Milhouse takes a knee to the side of the body.
Milhouse looks gassed!
Milhouse looking to slow down the pace here.
Adams misses with a knee to the head.
Adams is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Adams landing knees to the head.
It looks like Miikka Milhouse has been cut.
Adams with a knee to the head.
Adams lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Adams.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Milhouse takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Adams.
Adams scores with a knee to the head.
Adams really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Knees in the clinch landing for Adams.
Adams lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Adams obliges.
Adams putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Milhouse in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams scores a nice knee to the body.
Adams scores with a knee to the head.
Milhouse takes a knee to the side of the body.
Adams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Milhouse's face.
Adams prevents a takedown attempt there.
Andre Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miikka Milhouse.
Adams landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Milhouse is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Adams is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Adams connects with a knee to the head.
Adams tries to land knees in the clinch but Milhouse avoids the damage to the body.
Milhouse fails to pull guard.
Milhouse lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Adams.
Milhouse takes a knee right on the jaw!
Adams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Milhouse has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Adams obliges.
Milhouse fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Adams putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Milhouse in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Adams lands a good knee to the midsection. Milhouse won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams is pressed up against the cage. Milhouse has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Adams down to the mat. Adams avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Adams has Milhouse up against the cage in a clinch.
Milhouse tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Adams unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Adams unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Adams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Milhouse lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Adams lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Milhouse is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Adams is keeping busy.
Adams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Milhouse's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Adams obliges.
Milhouse pulls guard successfully.
Milhouse controls Adams momentarily but Adams frees himself.
Adams is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milhouse looking to control.
Adams controlling from the top position.
Adams advances to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Adams wants to pass the guard but Milhouse is defending well.
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.
Adams content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Andre Adams just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Adams closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Milhouse is working for takedown but Adams is calmly controlling the position for now.
Milhouse can't get the takedown.
Adams lands a knee to the head.
Adams lands a good knee to the midsection. Milhouse won't want to take too many of those.
Adams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Milhouse's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Adams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miikka Milhouse's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Adams fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Milhouse, pushing him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Adams.
Adams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Milhouse avoids it.
Adams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adams lands a nice knee to the body.
Adams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Milhouse blocks it with crossed arms.
Adams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Milhouse blocks it with crossed arms.
Adams scores a nice knee to the body.
Adams tries a knee to the head but Milhouse blocks it.
Milhouse has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Adams is trying to keep an underhook but Milhouse manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Adams controlling the position well.
Milhouse missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Adams regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adams manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Adams tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Milhouse has given up his back here. Will Adams look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Milhouse trying to control the position but Adams manages to sink in the hooks.
Adams keeps control of the position easily here as Milhouse tries to buck him off.
You can see the frustration on Milhouse's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Adams has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Milhouse's body.
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.
Adams has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Andre Adams just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Adams tries to clinch but Milhouse moves out of range.
Adams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Adams fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Milhouse, pushing him back against the cage.
Milhouse is trying to stall.
Adams lands a knee to the head.
Adams connects with a knee to the head.
Adams connects with a knee to the head.
Adams scores a nice knee to the body.
Adams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Adams gets underhooks to prevent Milhouse's takedown attempt.
Adams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Milhouse's face.
Milhouse just leaning against Adams, taking a breather.
Adams landing knees to the head.
Adams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Milhouse blocks it with crossed arms.
Adams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Milhouse drags the fight down to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams wants to control from the top but Milhouse keeps moving.
Adams stopping the sweep attempt from Milhouse.
Adams's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Adams dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Miikka Milhouse'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. This is the final round!
Adams tries to clinch but Milhouse moves out of range.
Adams throws a head kick that half lands.
Adams dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Milhouse. That did some damage!
Adams leaves Milhouse with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Adams doesn't manage to clinch there - Milhouse circles away.
Adams drives through and clinches with Milhouse against the cage.
Adams scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Adams.
Adams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Milhouse's face.
Milhouse takes a knee right on the jaw!
Adams tries to land a knee to the head but Milhouse blocks with his arms.
Adams unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Adams lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Milhouse drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Adams gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Adams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Milhouse managing to block the knees to the body from Adams.
Adams tries to land knees in the clinch but Milhouse avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milhouse wants a takedown but no success here.
Andre Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miikka Milhouse.
Adams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Milhouse.
Adams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Milhouse.
Adams scores a nice knee to the body.
Adams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Milhouse blocks it with crossed arms.
Adams missing with knees to the body.
Milhouse goes for a takedown in the clinch but Adams prevents it.
Milhouse fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Adams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Milhouse blocks it with crossed arms.
Adams is pressed up against the cage. Milhouse has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Adams down to the mat. Adams avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch but Milhouse swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adams has Milhouse up against the cage in a clinch.
Adams connects with a knee to the head.
Milhouse is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Adams using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Adams tries to land a knee to the head but Milhouse blocks with his arms.
Adams gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Milhouse.
Adams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Milhouse blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milhouse changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Adams fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Adams instigates a clinch.
Adams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Milhouse has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Milhouse tries to pull guard but Adams won't allow it.
Milhouse gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Adams moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Adams trying to control the position here.
Milhouse thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Adams managing to control the position.
Milhouse drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Milhouse jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Milhouse preventing the sweep.
Milhouse landing with the ground and pound.
Milhouse wants to pass the guard but Adams is keeping the position.
Adams controlling the position.
Milhouse landing some decent shots from guard.
Adams is controlling Milhouse's posture.
Adams 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.
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.
Milhouse loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Miikka Milhouse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Adams plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Adams tries to clinch there but Milhouse circles away.
Adams is looking to clinch.
Adams clinches up against the cage.
Milhouse takes a knee right on the jaw!
That has opened up Miikka Milhouse's cut even more.
Adams misses with a knee strike.
Adams lands a knee to the head.
Milhouse blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Milhouse blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Milhouse blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Milhouse goes for a takedown in the clinch but Adams prevents it.
Adams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Adams lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Adams stops a takedown attempt from Milhouse.
Andre Adams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Milhouse takes a knee to the side of the body.
Milhouse tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adams avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Adams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Adams has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Andre Adams!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Andre Adams!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Andre Adams!
Andre Adams wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Sylvia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Snagari Heijjari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Heijjari's choice of entrance music: Ratatat - Loud Pipes . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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22
198 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anderson Sylvia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Snagari Heijjari!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heijjari drops Sylvia with a beautiful combination! Sylvia stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Heijjari is looking for the KO!
Sylvia is rocked!
It looks like Anderson Sylvia has been cut.
Sylvia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oh Sylvia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Heijjari punishes Sylvia's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sylvia misses with a kick to the body.
Sylvia seems to have got his legs back now.
Heijjari moves into range and clinches up with Sylvia.
Heijjari lands with a right to the head.
Sylvia tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heijjari avoids it.
Sylvia working aggressively here.
Heijjari manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Still in the clinch, Heijjari scores with a nice short uppercut.
Heijjari manages to break the clinch.
Sylvia wants to clinch
and Sylvia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Heijjari pushes Sylvia up against the cage in a clinch.
Sylvia is trying to maintain a safe position but Heijjari gets an underhook and turns Sylvia into the cage.
Heijjari manages to break the clinch.
Sylvia tries to clinch but Heijjari moves away
and Heijjari counters with a low kick, right behind Sylvia 's knee.
Sylvia is breathing heavily.
Sylvia tries to clinch
and Heijjari holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Heijjari manages to break the clinch.
Sylvia throws a leg kick
and Heijjari counters by moving into the clinch.
Heijjari avoiding damage as Sylvia throws knees to the body.
Sylvia is trying to maintain a safe position but Heijjari gets an underhook and turns Sylvia into the cage.
Sylvia tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heijjari avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heijjari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Heijjari gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sylvia with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Heijjari avoiding damage as Sylvia throws knees to the body.
Heijjari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Heijjari circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Sylvia drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Heijjari follows Sylvia to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Snagari Heijjari!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pasi Koo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koo comes to the cage accompanied by Kiss - God of Thunder. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
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166 lbs
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pasi Koo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikey Brown!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brown.
Koo dives in and grabs Brown's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brown pushes down on Koo's head and hops out.
Koo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brown blocks a head kick by Koo.
Brown shoots and misses
and Koo counters with an outside leg kick.
Brown looks for the body kick but Koo saw that one coming.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brown throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koo tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Koo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Koo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brown sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Koo's guard.
Koo pushes Brown off looking to stand but Brown dives back in and keeps control.
Brown seems to be looking for submissions.
Brown is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Brown is trying to control. Koo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Koo is trying to maintain the position but Brown is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koo is trying to stand back up but Brown is controlling him
Brown trying to pass the guard but Koo defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koo wants to control but Brown is keeping busy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Koo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Brown gets full guard.
Koo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown manages to get back to half guard.
Brown is pressing down on Koo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Brown has his foot on Koo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Koo works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Koo defends well.
Brown looks gassed!
Brown working a defensive guard here.
Brown is looking for a triangle but Koo pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koo trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown trying to keep a closed guard but Koo is proving a slippery customer.
Koo wants to stand but Brown has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Brown looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Koo has picked Brown up and slammed him! Brown can't keep hold of the triangle and Koo manages to pass to side control!
Koo controlling from side mount.
Brown tries to buck Koo off but Koo is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mikey Brown will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Koo tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koo wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Koo misses with a head kick.
Koo wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koo loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Koo tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Brown tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Koo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Brown working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Brown tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Brown is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koo struggling a bit here.
Koo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Brown trying to mount his opponent but Koo defends it.
Koo tries to roll over but Brown keeps him under control.
Koo is trying to control but can't.
Brown seems to be looking for submissions.
Brown is trying to work for a kimura but Koo is defending well.
Koo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koo gets full guard.
Koo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Brown slips nicely into half guard.
Brown wants to control but Koo is keeping him busy.
Koo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brown on the ground.
Koo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Brown has gone for a leg lock! Koo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Brown's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koo content to stall in guard here.
Brown looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Koo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown working a defensive guard here.
Koo advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mikey Brown will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Koo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Koo throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Koo tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pasi Koo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koo tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.
Brown with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Koo counter with a right hand.
It looks like Mikey Brown has been cut.
Brown throws a head kick that misses
and Koo counters by clinching up.
Koo lands a left hand.
Koo tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
Koo lands a left hand.
Brown has Koo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Koo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short right from Koo.
A bit of stalling here from Koo.
Koo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Brown jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Koo walks away with a smile on his face. Brown gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pasi Koo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikey Brown.
Koo keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt
and Koo counters with a head kick.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koo moves away.
Koo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koo moves into the clinch.
Koo effectively controlling the action here.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Koo slows down the pace here.
Koo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Koo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Koo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Brown fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Koo lands an elbow inside.
Koo connects with a knee to the head.
Koo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Koo.
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.
Koo pushes Brown back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Koo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Koo misses with a punch to the body.
Koo misses with a knee to the head.
Koo throws a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Koo.
Koo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Koo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
Brown avoiding damage as Koo throws knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Koo.
Brown has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Koo is trying to keep an underhook but Brown manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Brown passes to full mount!
Brown tries to control but Koo wriggling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pasi Koo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brown has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Pasi Koo!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Pasi Koo!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Pasi Koo!
Pasi Koo wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wolfe Larsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eevertti Vasara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larsen comes to the cage accompanied by "Get Out" by Circa Survive. Vasara has chosen U Can't Touch This as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight 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, Wolfe Larsen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eevertti Vasara!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasara walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice defenses there by Larsen.
Vasara scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Wolfe Larsen has been cut.
Larsen throws a right hand that Vasara ducks under and follows up with a left that Vasara also avoids with ease.
Larsen scores with a hook to the body. Vasara takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vasara fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Larsen on the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vasara swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Larsen counters with a left and a right that stings Vasara.
Vasara looks to score with a jab to the body but Larsen is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Vasara.
Vasara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Larsen.
Larsen moves into the clinch.
Vasara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vasara fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Vasara.
Vasara misses the jab.
Vasara looks to throw the jab but Larsen is out of range.
Larsen throws a series of punches but Vasara avoids them all with ease.
Larsen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Larsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasara throws a series of punches but Larsen moves out of range.
Larsen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vasara to score with a decent uppercut.
Vasara lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Larsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vasara misses with a jab to the body
and Larsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vasara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Larsen throws out the jab.
Vasara stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vasara smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Larsen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Larsen moves in looking to clinch but Vasara pushes him off.
Vasara displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Larsen is rocked!
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!
Vasara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Larsen.
A jab from Vasara finds it's way through Larsen's defenses.
Oh Larsen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Larsen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vasara.
Larsen seems to have got his legs back now.
Larsen misses with a shot to the body
and Vasara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Larsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Larsen wants to clinch.
Vasara is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Larsen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasara misses with a few strikes there.
Vasara lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Larsen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vasara.
Larsen throws a chopping leg kick but Vasara manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Vasara displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Larsen.
Larsen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vasara misses with a looping right.
Larsen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Larsen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vasara.
Larsen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A cross from Vasara lands.
Vasara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Larsen swings for the body but Vasara moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Larsen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Larsen misses with a few strikes there.
Larsen is breathing heavily.
Vasara scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wolfe Larsen's cut is getting worse.
Vasara throws an overhand right that has Larsen reeling! Vasara follows up with more punches and Larsen is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Eevertti Vasara!
Eevertti Vasara is the new middleweight champion!
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