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Memorial Day Mashing PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Spinaali Vamma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Lankari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lankari has chosen AC/DC - Thunderstruck as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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19
166 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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21
142 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Spinaali Vamma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hans Lankari!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vamma looks to land a combination but Lankari avoids it well.
Lankari gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Vamma to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Vamma slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Vamma is looking to take a break and control but Lankari is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lankari is trying to control Vamma's posture but Vamma avoids it.
Vamma landing a few strikes.
Lankari managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Vamma.
Vamma tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Vamma has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lankari is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Vamma off and has taken his back!
Vamma manages to reverse the position and now he's in Lankari's guard. Nice work there by Vamma.
Lankari is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vamma with a nice head shot there.
Lankari trying to keep a closed guard but Vamma is proving a slippery customer.
Vamma pushes down on Lankari's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lankari is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vamma winds up and cracks Lankari with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Vamma winds up and cracks Lankari with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lankari has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vamma is working away from the top position though.
Vamma is pressing down on Lankari's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lankari is holding on for now.
Lankari wants to get back to his feet.
Vamma scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lankari controlling the position well.
Lankari on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Vamma passes to full mount!
Lankari really wants to buck Vamma off and get back to his feet.
Vamma looking to finish Lankari with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lankari!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Vamma cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Vamma content just to control the position here.
Vamma with good strikes from the mount here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lankari is looking to improve his position but Vamma isn't that keen on the idea.
Lankari tries to hold on but Vamma pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vamma pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lankari regains half guard.
Lankari blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vamma.
Lankari tries to roll over but Vamma keeps him under control.
Vamma controlling the pace.
Lankari is looking to escape.
Vamma seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lankari does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lankari throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Vamma looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lankari with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lankari is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Vamma's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Vamma's back!
Vamma turns into Lankari and is now in his guard.
Lankari looks gassed!
Lankari utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vamma landing with the ground and pound.
Lankari looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Vamma postures up and lands a big shot to Lankari's brow.
Vamma trying to control the position from guard on top but Lankari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vamma landing some decent shots from guard.
Lankari has momentary wrist control but Vamma slips an elbow through the middle.
Vamma makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Vamma with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vamma trying to control but Lankari is working from the bottom.
Lankari is trying to keep Vamma in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spinaali Vamma dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lankari throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Vamma.
Vamma stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vamma wants it to stay on the feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Vamma misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vamma. Lankari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vamma scores with a takedown into Lankari's guard.
Vamma throwing strikes but missing.
Vamma throwing strikes from guard but Lankari blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lankari working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vamma.
Vamma trying to control the position from guard on top but Lankari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vamma throws a big right hand that misses.
Spinaali Vamma overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vamma postures up.
Vamma works over Lankari with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vamma connects with a couple of short punches.
Lankari is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vamma working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vamma connects with a couple of short punches.
Lankari wants to stand but Vamma is controlling the position.
Lankari is trying to control the position but Vamma postures up.
Lankari is breathing heavily.
Vamma pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lankari is keeping the position for now.
Lankari has momentary wrist control but Vamma slips an elbow through the middle.
Vamma lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Vamma is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lankari looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vamma trying to control but Lankari is working from the bottom.
Vamma forces his way into half guard.
Vamma trying to control from half guard but Lankari is working away.
Vamma moves into full mount! Lankari won't be happy about that!
Vamma looking to control and managing it successfully.
BOOM! Vamma connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Vamma connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Vamma lands a big shot there that rocks Lankari but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lankari tries to hold on but Vamma postures up.
Vamma landing strikes from the mount.
Lankari in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
BOOM! Vamma connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lankari is squirming around, avoiding Vamma's attempts to control the action.
Vamma with good strikes from the mount here!
Vamma dominating with strikes here.
Vamma can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lankari is looking to escape.
Lankari keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Vamma lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lankari trying desperately to get to his feet.
Vamma connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Vamma raining down hammerfists from mount.
Lankari wants to control but Vamma is having none of it.
Vamma trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Vamma working Lankari over with strikes here.
Vamma lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lankari hang on?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Vamma cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Vamma tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lankari working to try and regain half guard.
Lankari in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spinaali Vamma dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lankari gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vamma counters with a three punch combo that has Lankari backing up. Lankari nods at Vamma to acknowledge the strikes.
Vamma looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Vamma seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Vamma working the head and body with strikes.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Vamma lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lankari gets full guard.
Vamma stands up over Lankari, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lankari trying to control the position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vamma stopping the sweep attempt from Lankari.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lankari trying to control the position here.
Vamma showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Vamma has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lankari trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Vamma working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lankari's head.
Vamma loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vamma throws a strike but Lankari rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lankari got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vamma has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lankari has managed to get both his arms back between Vamma's legs - danger averted.
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.
Lankari wants to stand but Vamma has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lankari passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lankari working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Vamma is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Vamma struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vamma is looking for a sweep.
Lankari is looking to take a break and control but Vamma is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vamma is looking for a sweep.
Vamma is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lankari off and has taken his back!
Vamma looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Vamma tries to keep control of the position but Lankari is staying busy.
Lankari tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Vamma lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lankari avoids a series of strikes thrown by Vamma.
Vamma prevents Lankari from getting the reversal.
Vamma thowing shots but they're missing.
Vamma thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Lankari really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lankari really wants to buck Vamma off and get back to his feet.
Vamma scoring with strikes but Lankari is staying in there.
Vamma lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Vamma with the ground and pound from mount.
Lankari is looking to get to half guard.
Spinaali Vamma is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Spinaali Vamma showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vamma, 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spinaali Vamma!
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FIGHT
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aleksi Teras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Fernan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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195 lbs
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185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aleksi Teras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robert Fernan!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teras avoids a kick to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fernan.
It looks like Aleksi Teras has been cut.
Fernan throws a shot to the body.
Teras misses with the combination.
A good leg kick by Fernan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teras tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fernan was well out of range. Poor timing from Teras.
Fernan closes the distance and clinches.
Teras tries to circle away but Fernan has him pinned against the cage.
Fernan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Teras is breathing heavily.
Fernan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fernan controlling the action here for a moment.
Fernan lands a knee to the head.
Fernan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Teras fails to pull guard.
Fernan is pushing Teras up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fernan with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernan is struggling to control the position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fernan obliges.
Fernan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fernan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fernan lands a knee to the head.
Teras successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fernan trying to control the position from guard on top but Teras is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fernan is looking to work some ground and pound but Teras has wrist control.
Fernan trying to control the position from guard on top but Teras is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fernan postures up in Teras's guard and throws a big left but Teras blocks it.
Fernan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Teras is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fernan is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teras is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Teras is on top in guard.
Fernan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Teras defends it easily.
Teras drops back looking for a leg! Fernan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fernan manages to kick Teras off! Teras jumps back into Fernan's guard.
Teras won't allow Fernan to sweep him here.
Teras won't allow Fernan to get back to his feet.
Teras works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fernan wants to improve his position but Teras is controlling well.
Teras looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernan tries to kick Teras off but Teras keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Teras is looking for a kimura here.
Teras stops Fernan from getting back to his feet.
Teras is trying to work for a kimura but Fernan is defending well.
Teras is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fernan pushes Teras off looking to stand but Teras dives back in and keeps control.
Teras is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fernan is just riding it out for now. Teras eventually gives up the hold.
Teras is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fernan wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Teras is looking for a kimura but Fernan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Teras to get the leverage.
Teras looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Teras wants to pass the guard but Fernan is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Fernan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aleksi Teras's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Teras with a poor takedown
and Fernan counters with an inside leg kick.
Teras fails with the takedown
and Fernan moves into the clinch.
Fernan connects with a knee to the head.
Fernan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fernan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fernan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fernan tries a knee to the head but Teras blocks it.
A knee to the head by Fernan.
A bit of stalling here from Fernan.
Teras takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fernan crunches a lovely knee into Teras's ribcage.
Teras on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fernan landing knees to the head.
Aleksi Teras's cut is getting worse.
Fernan scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernan lands a good knee to the midsection. Teras won't want to take too many of those.
Fernan looking to throw knees to the head but Teras is blocking nicely.
Fernan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Teras jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fernan walks away with a smile on his face. Teras gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksi Teras. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fernan stuffs the takedown.
Teras circles away from the clinch attempt.
Teras fails with a takedown attempt.
Fernan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernan moves into range and clinches up with Teras.
Teras fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fernan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fernan with a knee to the head.
Fernan working Teras over with knees to the body.
Fernan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fernan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fernan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fernan misses with a knee to the head.
Fernan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Teras tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A bit of stalling here from Fernan.
Knees to the body from Fernan.
Fernan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Teras up against the cage.
Fernan with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernan tries a knee to the head but Teras blocks it.
Robert Fernan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fernan looking to throw knees to the head but Teras is blocking nicely.
Fernan looking to throw knees to the head but Teras is blocking nicely.
Fernan working Teras over with knees to the body.
Fernan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Teras blocks it with crossed arms.
Fernan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Teras blocks it with crossed arms.
Teras tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fernan missing with knees to the body.
Fernan slows down the pace here.
Teras tries to pull guard but Fernan holds him up against the cage and eventually Teras drops back down to his feet.
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.
Fernan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Teras blocks it with crossed arms.
Fernan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fernan stalling against the cage.
Fernan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fernan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fernan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Teras blocks it with crossed arms.
Teras fails to pull guard.
Teras is trying to break free.
Fernan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Teras's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Fernan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aleksi Teras's cut.
That's time! Teras's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Teras is looking to score with low kicks.
Teras fails with the takedown
and Fernan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Teras's knee momentarily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice body kick from Fernan.
Nice defenses there by Fernan.
An inside leg kick lands from Fernan.
Fernan darts in and clinches Teras up against the cage.
Fernan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fernan landing knees to the head.
Fernan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fernan lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fernan controlling the action here for a moment.
Teras tries to pull guard but Fernan won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernan misses with a knee to the head.
Fernan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Fernan.
Fernan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fernan connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fernan.
Fernan misses with a knee to the head.
Fernan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fernan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fernan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fernan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Teras is defending well for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Teras as Fernan tries to tie him up.
Fernan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Teras fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksi Teras. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Teras up against the cage.
Teras on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fernan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fernan misses with a knee to the head.
Fernan tries to stall but Teras uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fernan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fernan lands a nice knee to the body.
Teras avoiding damage as Fernan throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernan trying to control the position but instead, Teras has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fernan into the cage.
Teras jumps guard but Fernan stands there with Teras around his waist. Teras gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Teras avoiding damage as Fernan throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fernan.
Teras jumps guard but Fernan stands there with Teras around his waist. Teras gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fernan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Teras avoids it.
Fernan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fernan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Teras blocks it with crossed arms.
Teras on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Teras jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fernan walks away with a smile on his face. Teras gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Teras checks a leg kick.
Fernan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Robert Fernan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Teras tries for a takedown but Fernan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fernan darts in and clinches Teras up against the cage.
Fernan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Teras tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fernan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fernan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Teras's face.
Fernan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Teras blocks it with crossed arms.
Fernan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Teras has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fernan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Aleksi Teras's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Teras pulls guard effortlessly.
Aleksi Teras has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Teras looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Teras is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fernan defends well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Fernan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fernan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Fernan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asheesh Patel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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215 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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212 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Asheesh Patel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tyson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Patel with a poor takedown
letting Tyson counter with a right hand.
Patel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tyson counters with a stiff right hand.
Tyson lands with an overhand left.
Patel walks into a straight right hand from Tyson.
Patel has his takedown stuffed
and Tyson counters with a left and a right that stings Patel.
Tyson sizes up Patel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Patel throws a combination. Tyson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Mike Tyson has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tyson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Patel misses the body punch
and Tyson counters with a three punch combo that has Patel backing up. Patel nods at Tyson to acknowledge the strikes.
Patel misses with a double jab
and Tyson counters with a series of strikes. Patel will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tyson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tyson throws a big shot that misses.
Patel misses with a left hand
and Tyson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Patel closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Patel lands in his opponent's guard.
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.
Tyson pushes Patel off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Patel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Patel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tyson counters with a left to the body.
Tyson misses with a few strikes there.
Patel misses with a double jab
letting Tyson counter with a right hand.
Tyson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Patel's head.
Patel slips a jab from Tyson.
Tyson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tyson throws a hook but Patel avoids it easily.
Patel misses with a body punch
letting Tyson counter with a right hand.
Tyson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Patel looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Patel is looking to reverse the position.
Tyson decides to stand back up. Tyson steps back and let's Patel get back to his feet.
Tyson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Patel.
Patel throws a head kick that misses.
Tyson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Patel misses with a shot to the body
and Tyson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tyson throws a body punch but Patel moves out of range.
Tyson throws a good cross that connects.
Patel takes one to the side of the head.
Patel throws a sloppy head kick and Tyson moves out of range easily.
Patel swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tyson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patel misses with a hook
enabling Tyson to counter with a crisp jab.
Tyson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Patel decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tyson's guard.
Patel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Patel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tyson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tyson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Patel is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tyson is looking to stand up but Patel isn't so interested in that idea.
Patel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Patel thows a big elbow that misses.
Tyson wants to stand and escape but Patel is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patel thows a big elbow that misses.
Tyson keeping moving, preventing Patel from controlling successfully.
Patel connects with a couple of short punches.
Tyson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Patel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patel trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Patel looking to sit in guard and control but Tyson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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 Asheesh Patel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Tyson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Patel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tyson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tyson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tyson throws a low kick but Patel moves out of range easily.
Patel throws a lazy uppercut
and Tyson counters with a left and a right that stings Patel.
Patel fails to land with a series of punches.
Tyson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tyson stands up and beckons Patel to his feet.
Mike Tyson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tyson connects with a nice looking jab.
Patel misses with a combination
and Tyson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tyson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Patel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tyson counters with a stiff right hand.
Patel misses with a body punch
letting Tyson counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patel misses with an uppercut
letting Tyson counter with a right hand.
Patel looks to score with a jab to the body but Tyson is just out of range.
Tyson throws out a loose jab but Patel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Asheesh Patel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab by Patel.
Patel misses with a hook
and Tyson counters with a stiff right hand.
Patel with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tyson counters with a right hand to the body.
Patel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tyson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tyson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tyson lunges at Patel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Patel's hand.
Patel misses with a hook to the body
letting Tyson counter with a right hand.
Tyson cracks a nice hook into Patel's ribs.
Patel misses with a right hand
and Tyson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Asheesh Patel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Patel.
A right-left combo lands from Tyson.
Tyson lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Tyson misses its intended target.
Patel throws an off balance right hand
and Tyson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Patel swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tyson counters with a series of strikes. Patel will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tyson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Patel thinking.
Tyson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Patel throws a sloppy body shot
and Tyson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tyson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Good standup being displayed there by Tyson as he connects with a hook.
Tyson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Patel staying out of range there.
A jab from Tyson does it's job there.
Tyson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Patel moves into full guard.
Patel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patel wants to sweep here but Tyson controlling him for the moment.
Patel striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Tyson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Patel throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Patel throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Patel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Patel is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patel throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Tyson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Tyson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tyson misses with a series of wild punches.
Patel throws a combination that misses
and Tyson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Patel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tyson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Patel momentarily.
Patel with a poor takedown
and Tyson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tyson throws a poor cross that misses
and Patel counters with a stiff right hand.
Patel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tyson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tyson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tyson scores with the left hand. Patel knows he should have avoided that one.
Patel has his takedown stuffed
and Tyson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tyson looks to score with a jab to the body but Patel is just out of range.
Patel swings widly with a right hand
and Tyson counters with a one-two to the body.
Tyson misses with a lunging right hand
and Patel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tyson throws a looping overhand right but Patel ducks down to avoid it.
Tyson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Tyson.
Tyson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Patel has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Patel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Patel throws a series of punches but Tyson avoids them all with ease.
Patel misses with a body shot
and Tyson counters with a straight right hand.
Patel tries a head kick but it misses.
Tyson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Patel throws a combination that misses
and Tyson counters with a left to the body.
Patel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tyson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Patel backs up against the cage.
Patel slips a jab from Tyson.
Patel throws a low kick, looking for Tyson's leg but Tyson calmly moves out of range.
Patel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tyson.
Patel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tyson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patel misses with an uppercut
and Tyson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tyson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tyson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Patels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Patel slips a jab from Tyson.
Patel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Patel throws a head kick but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson looks to land a combination but Patel avoids it well.
Tyson stalks Patel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Patel's face. Patel staggers backwards, shaken.
Patel shoots for a double leg takedown but Tyson sprawls well. He's pushed Patel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Asheesh Patel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A big right from Tyson misses.
Tyson misses with a hook.
Tyson's corner calls for a 1-2. Tyson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tyson shoots in and bounces Patel off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Patel 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.
Patel is working hard here to advance position.
Tyson 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.
That's four 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.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mike Tyson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Patel throws a poor cross that misses
and Tyson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tyson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Patel shoots in and drives through. Tyson sprawls well.
Tyson misses the jab.
Patel with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tyson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A cross from Tyson lands.
Patel misses with a jab to the body
and Tyson counters with a nice uppercut.
Patel throws an off balance right hand
and Tyson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Patel digs a good body shot into Tyson's ribs.
Tyson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tyson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Patel gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tyson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Patel looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tyson passes into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Tyson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tyson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Tyson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arga Buarga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck McIntyre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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164 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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166 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arga Buarga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chuck McIntyre!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buarga throws a combination that misses
and McIntyre counters with a stiff right hand.
McIntyre's jab looks to have found its range, popping Buarga under the eye.
Buarga takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Buarga throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McIntyre counters with an inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by McIntyre.
Nice shot lands for Buarga.
Buarga walks into a left hand.
Buarga takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McIntyre tries to close the distance and clinch but Buarga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Buarga misses with a double jab
and McIntyre counters with an outside leg kick.
McIntyre jabs Buarga to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McIntyre lands with a thumping leg kick.
McIntyre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Buarga.
McIntyre fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McIntyre connects with a good right hand that stumbles Buarga. Buarga circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Buarga's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McIntyre connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Buarga scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McIntyre dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Buarga. That did some damage!
McIntyre lands a head shot.
Buarga throws an off balance right hand
and McIntyre counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
McIntyre moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Buarga throws a right hand that misses
and McIntyre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buarga throws a lazy uppercut
and McIntyre counters with a nice low kick that buckles Buarga's knee momentarily.
Buarga throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McIntyre counters with a thumping low kick.
McIntyre doesn't manage to clinch there - Buarga circles away.
McIntyre lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Buarga throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McIntyre counters with a nice leg kick.
Good shot there by McIntyre.
McIntyre is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Buarga had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A nice inside leg kick there by McIntyre. That's going to slow Buarga down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buarga throws an off balance right hand
and McIntyre counters with a leg kick.
Buarga is breathing heavily.
Buarga keeps the fight on the outside.
Buarga takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buarga shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Buarga takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McIntyre connects with a right hand. Buarga shakes it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buarga throws a lazy uppercut
and McIntyre counters with a nice low kick that buckles Buarga's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck McIntyre dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Buarga falls off balance throwing a combination
and McIntyre counters with a nice uppercut.
Buarga misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McIntyre scores with a leg kick.
Buarga throws a poor cross that misses
and McIntyre makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
McIntyre bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for McIntyre.
Buarga tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buarga on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McIntyre lands with a thumping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Buarga misses with a hook
and McIntyre counters with an inside leg kick.
McIntyre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McIntyre has Buarga up against the cage in a clinch.
McIntyre lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Buarga takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Arga Buarga has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by McIntyre.
McIntyre lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Buarga tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McIntyre smiles and moves away.
McIntyre fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Buarga has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buarga misses with a right hand
and McIntyre counters with a left to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McIntyre scores with a nice strike.
McIntyre connects with an inside leg kick.
A head kick from McIntyre lands but Buarga takes it in his stride.
Buarga misses with a lunging right hand
and McIntyre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chuck McIntyre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buarga throws a right hand that misses
and McIntyre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Buarga throws a lazy uppercut
and McIntyre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Buarga is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McIntyre dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Buarga. That did some damage!
McIntyre is looking to clinch.
McIntyre fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McIntyre clinches.
McIntyre prevents Buarga from breaking the clinch.
Buarga tries to pull guard but McIntyre won't allow it.
A short left from McIntyre.
McIntyre lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from McIntyre as the two fighters clinch.
Buarga tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McIntyre smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arga Buarga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McIntyre feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Buarga's calf.
Buarga is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Buarga takes a kick to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buarga throws an off balance right hand
and McIntyre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McIntyre connects with a high kick.
Buarga takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck McIntyre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arga Buarga's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
McIntyre goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Buarga on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McIntyre tests Buarga's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Buarga has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McIntyre.
McIntyre connects with a leg kick. Buarga looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Buarga has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McIntyre.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buarga has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McIntyre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McIntyre uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Buarga has time to react.
Buarga throws a lazy uppercut
and McIntyre counters with a good low kick that Buarga was not able to check.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McIntyre scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Buarga misses with a right hand
and McIntyre finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
McIntyre lands with a thumping leg kick.
McIntyre lands with an overhand left.
McIntyre fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Buarga on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A jab lands there for McIntyre.
McIntyre connects with a solid leg kick.
Buarga stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McIntyre.
Buarga sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
McIntyre throws a good cross that connects.
McIntyre explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buarga gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McIntyre.
Chuck McIntyre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good exchange - McIntyre coming out on top.
McIntyre lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McIntyre feints and then cracks Buarga's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Buarga down.
McIntyre scores with a jab.
A jab lands there for McIntyre.
McIntyre feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Buarga sprawling to the canvas! Buarga rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can McIntyre finish him?!
Buarga is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McIntyre fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Buarga out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Chuck McIntyre!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Micka Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorma Kuyrpa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuyrpa has chosen Armi Ja Danny - I Want To Love You Tender as his entrance music. Jorma Kuyrpa is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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22
156 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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22
162 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Micka Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jorma Kuyrpa!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wallace darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kuyrpa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wallace pushes Kuyrpa away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kuyrpa gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Kuyrpa is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wallace is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kuyrpa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wallace is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wallace being controlled for a moment.
Kuyrpa trying to control the action but Wallace is working from the bottom.
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.
Kuyrpa is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Wallace is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kuyrpa asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kuyrpa trying to control the position but Wallace is working away.
Wallace is trying to buck Kuyrpa off.
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.
Kuyrpa is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Wallace looks calm but he's in trouble here. Kuyrpa gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Wallace is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Kuyrpa lets go of the hold and Wallace can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jorma Kuyrpa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Jar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Menno Lorenz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ralph Jar has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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27
280 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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270 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Powerful |
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ralph Jar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Menno Lorenz !
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Lorenz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lorenz misses with a left hand
and Jar counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Menno Lorenz has been cut.
Jar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lorenz .
Lorenz feints a jab promting Jar to slip. Lorenz then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jar slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jar throws a hook to the side of Lorenz 's head but Lorenz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lorenz misses with a hook. Jar ducked under it nicely.
Lorenz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice cross by Jar.
Lorenz lands the left hand.
Lorenz throws an off balance right hand
and Jar counters by clinching up.
Lorenz lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jar is refusing to be controlled, as Lorenz sits in half guard.
Jar gets back to full guard.
Jar wants to sweep here but Lorenz controlling him for the moment.
Lorenz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lorenz trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Jar manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
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.
Lorenz 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.
Jar trying to control the position from guard on top but Lorenz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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.
Jar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jar being controlled here momentarily.
Jar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lorenz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lorenz is trying to keep Jar in close.
Jar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lorenz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Menno Lorenz .
Jar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lorenz .
Jar throws a right hand that misses
and Lorenz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from Jar.
Lorenz throws a lazy uppercut
and Jar counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lorenz won't be happy with that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jar wants to control but Lorenz is keeping him busy.
Jar fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Jar throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jar looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lorenz is avoiding damage well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jar looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lorenz is avoiding damage well.
Jar creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralph Jar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Menno Lorenz '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.
Lorenz misses with a lunging right hand
and Jar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lorenz misses with a hook
and Jar counters with a nice uppercut.
Lorenz defending well as Jar loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Jar misses the target.
Lorenz throws a right hand that misses
and Jar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lorenz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lorenz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lorenz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jar.
Lorenz slips a jab from Jar.
Lorenz throws a right hand that misses
enabling Jar to counter with a crisp jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lorenz .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lorenz misses with a hook
letting Jar counter with a right hand.
Jar shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lorenz defends it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Lorenz misses the target.
Lorenz just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Jar.
Jar misses the jab.
Jar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jar is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lorenz throws a sloppy body shot
and Jar counters with a shoot takedown. Lorenz fights it but they end up in guard.
Jar 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.
Jar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jar wants to control from the top but Lorenz keeps moving.
Jar works over Lorenz with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lorenz is trying to control the position but Jar postures up.
Jar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jar trying to control the position from guard on top but Lorenz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jar working some strikes from top position.
That has opened up Menno Lorenz 's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jar lands a couple of digs.
Jar works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jar is taking a breather. Lorenz says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Jar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The cut above Menno Lorenz 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jar thows a huge punch but Lorenz dodges it nicely.
Jar is trying to control the action in half guard but Lorenz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jar is looking to stall here but Lorenz recovers full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jar cracks Lorenz with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralph Jar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Menno Lorenz 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Lorenz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Menno Lorenz 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ralph Jar!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Zwart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urho Haapasalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haapasalo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Korpiklaani - Vodka. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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25
271 lbs
5 - 0 - 1 |
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22
235 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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
5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Zwart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Urho Haapasalo!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haapasalo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Zwart. Zwart circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zwart lands with a hook. Haapasalo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Haapasalo blocks a head kick by Zwart.
Zwart connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick by Zwart misses
and Haapasalo counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zwart is looking to clinch.
Zwart tries a head kick but it misses.
Zwart wants to clinch
and Haapasalo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zwart throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Haapasalo lunges at Zwart with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zwart's hand.
Zwart thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Haapasalo if he has to take too many more of those.
Zwart tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Haapasalo counters with a crisp right hand that drops Zwart! Haapasalo lets Zwart back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Zwart is rocked!
Zwart slips a jab and a cross from Haapasalo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zwart moves in looking to clinch but Haapasalo pushes him off.
Zwart is looking to chop away at Haapasalo's legs.
That kick from Haapasalo tenderised Zwart's leg. Zwart is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zwart is breathing heavily.
Zwart looks to land a body kick but Haapasalo moved away.
Haapasalo shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Zwart takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Haapasalo sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Zwart bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Urho Haapasalo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Razual Pentello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Uzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uzi has chosen Metallica: For who, the bell tolls as his entrance music. Terry Uzi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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21
205 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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218 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Razual Pentello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Terry Uzi!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pentello thuds his right hand into Uzi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Razual Pentello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pentello misses with a left hand
enabling Uzi to counter with a crisp jab.
Uzi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pentello pinned against the cage. Pentello gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A jab from Pentello does it's job there.
Uzi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pentello as he avoids it easily.
Uzi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Pentello's half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uzi stops Pentello from getting back to his feet.
Uzi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pentello is just riding it out for now. Uzi eventually gives up the hold.
Uzi is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzi is pressing down on Pentello's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pentello is holding on for now.
Pentello is trying to stand up here but Uzi is controlling him well.
Pentello kicks Uzi off and gets back to his feet.
Pentello fails to land with a series of punches.
Pentello rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Uzi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Uzi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Uzi drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Pentello manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Uzi has Pentello in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pentello wanted to stand there but Uzi had control of the position.
Pentello decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pentello lands a head shot.
Pentello throws an off balance right hand
and Uzi counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pentello!
Uzi is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Pentello to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Pentello shrugs it off.
Uzi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Uzi working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Uzi with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzi with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Pentello wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Uzi jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Pentello is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Pentello and Uzi has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Uzi in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Pentello is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Terry Uzi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Katten Jansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goro Utini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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25
195 lbs
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194 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Katten Jansson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Goro Utini!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Utini thuds his shin into the meat of Jansson's side.
Goro Utini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jansson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jansson cracks Utini with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Utini tries to bench press Jansson off him but Jansson keeps the position.
Jansson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Utini is avoiding damage well.
Utini regains half guard, as Jansson was trying to land strikes.
Utini is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jansson wants to free his trapped foot but Utini is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jansson throwing shots but Utini is blocking nicely.
Utini looks like he's trying to stand up.
Utini gets full guard.
Utini trying to control the position.
Jansson advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Utini gets back to half guard.
Jansson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Utini keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jansson drops an elbow to the side of Utini's head.
Utini pushes Jansson off looking to stand but Jansson dives back in and keeps control.
Jansson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jansson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jansson throwing shots but Utini is blocking nicely.
Jansson thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Utini to regain full guard.
Jansson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jansson wants to control from the top but Utini keeps moving.
Utini wants to sweep here but Jansson controlling him for the moment.
Jansson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jansson pushes down on Utini's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jansson with the ground and pound but Utini uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jansson throws a big right hand that misses.
Utini wants to stand up but Jansson is controlling him.
Utini not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jansson won't allow Utini to get back to his feet.
Utini utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jansson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Utini pushes Jansson off looking to stand but Jansson dives back in and keeps control.
Utini trying to control but Jansson postures up.
Jansson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jansson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Utini keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Utini on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Utini avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jansson.
Jansson thows a huge punch but Utini dodges it nicely.
Jansson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Utini keeps working.
Jansson working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jansson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jansson thows a huge punch but Utini dodges it nicely.
Utini is trying to stand up here but Jansson is controlling him well.
Jansson 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.
Jansson thows a huge punch but Utini dodges it nicely.
Jansson looks to land a strike but Utini avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Utini is on top in guard.
Utini wants to pass the guard but Jansson is keeping the position.
Jansson controls Utini momentarily but Utini frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katten Jansson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Utini misses with a body kick.
Jansson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Utini.
Jansson misses with a wild body shot.
Jansson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Utini. Jansson shrugs it off though.
Jab, jab by Utini - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab by Utini.
A head kick from Utini lands but Jansson takes it in his stride.
Utini fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jansson, pushing him back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Utini.
Utini lands a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Utini working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Utini.
A head punch on the inside from Jansson fails to land.
Utini lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jansson.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Utini takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Utini lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Utini.
Jansson can't get the takedown.
A short uppercut from Utini.
Jansson is rocked!
Utini'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.
Oh Jansson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jansson blocking some punches.
Utini leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jansson seems to have got his legs back now.
A short left from Utini.
A right handed body shot lands from Utini.
Utini lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Utini lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Utini.
A short left from Utini.
Utini lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Jansson to his knees! Utini keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Goro Utini! Goro Utini retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sativa Sensei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paco Nykanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sensei comes to the cage accompanied by What if. Nykanen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jeff Mills - The Bells. Paco Nykanen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sativa Sensei!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paco Nykanen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sensei thuds a left hand into Nykanen's body.
Nykanen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Nykanen trying to control the action but Sensei is working from the bottom.
Nykanen tries to score with some ground and pound. Sensei controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Nykanen is looking to take a break and control but Sensei is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Sensei's face as Nykanen controls the position.
Nykanen in side control, throwing shots but Sensei defends.
Nykanen wants to control but Sensei is keeping him busy.
Nykanen working the ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nykanen misses with the ground and pound.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Nykanen looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sensei is avoiding damage well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nykanen is chipping away with strikes.
Nykanen fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Nykanen working the ground and pound from side control.
Nykanen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nykanen misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nykanen looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sensei is avoiding damage well.
Sensei managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Nykanen.
Nykanen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The strikes coming from Nykanen are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sensei gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nykanen looking to finish Sensei with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sensei!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nykanen trying to control but Sensei is having none of it.
Nykanen looking to finish with strikes here!
Nykanen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Sensei holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Nykanen tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sensei tries to reverse the position but Nykanen maintains control.
Sensei takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Nykanen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sensei taking shots to the head.
Nykanen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nykanen unloading with bombs!
Nykanen throws a wild left hand from mount and Sensei manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nykanen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sensei wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paco Nykanen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A low kick from Nykanen is predictable there
and Sensei counters with an inside leg kick.
Sensei throws a poor cross that misses
and Nykanen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nykanen loads up on a big right hand but Sensei slips the punch.
A low kick from Nykanen misses
and Sensei counters with an inside leg kick.
Nykanen lands a jab to the head.
Nice sprawl there from Sensei as Nykanen shoots in.
Nykanen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sensei.
Paco Nykanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nykanen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nykanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sensei smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nykanen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sensei blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nykanen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nykanen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sensei's head.
Nykanen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sensei's head.
Nykanen drops an elbow to the side of Sensei's head.
Nykanen thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Sensei to regain full guard.
Nykanen preventing the sweep.
Nykanen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nykanen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sensei keeping moving, preventing Nykanen from controlling successfully.
Nykanen controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nykanen tries to free his leg and advance position but Sensei is retaining full guard.
Nykanen throws a big right hand that misses.
Sensei wants to sweep but no luck.
Nykanen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nykanen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Nykanen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nykanen is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Sensei is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Sensei has escaped and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sensei looking to pass the guard.
Nykanen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sensei gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sensei wants to stand but Nykanen is controlling his posture from full guard.
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.
Nykanen looking for a sweep. Not yet Nykanen, not yet.
Sensei trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nykanen's guard.
Nykanen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paco Nykanen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nykanen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nykanen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sensei counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sensei scores with a three punch combo!
Nykanen throws a solid leg kick but Sensei takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nykanen.
Sensei moves out of range of the body kick from Nykanen.
Nykanen misses with a hook.
Sensei on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sensei lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nykanen backs up against the cage.
Nykanen thows a leg kick but Sensei checks it
and Sensei counters with a leg kick.
Sensei throws a leg kick but Nykanen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nykanen blocks a leg kick.
Nykanen gets the takedown into side control.
Nykanen slows the pace down.
You can see the frustration on Sensei's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nykanen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Nykanen is trying to get an arm triangle but Sensei is defending well.
Nykanen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sensei knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nykanen is trying to get an arm triangle but Sensei is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nykanen working the ground and pound but Sensei is defending the strikes.
Sensei is looking to regain half guard here but Nykanen keeps moving and retains side control.
Nykanen is looking to take a break and control but Sensei is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nykanen looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sensei is avoiding damage well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nykanen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Nykanen in side control, throwing shots but Sensei defends.
Nykanen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Check out the look on Nykanen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Nykanen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sensei has escaped the position, nice work there.
Nykanen has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Sensei!
Nykanen throws some wild stikes that Sensei manages to avoid easily.
Nykanen controlling from mount.
Nykanen landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sensei can't escape the position.
Sensei takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Nykanen controlling from the full mount.
Sensei blocking the ground and pound.
Nykanen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sensei?
Nykanen is landing with some decent strikes but Sensei is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paco Nykanen really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nykanen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sensei did well to prevent Nykanen getting side control.
Nykanen is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sensei!
Nykanen lands with some strikes.
Sensei is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nykanen wants to control the pace but Sensei is squirming around nicely.
Nykanen throws some wild stikes that Sensei manages to avoid easily.
Sensei wants to control but Nykanen is having none of it.
Nykanen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Nykanen working the ground and pound effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sensei taking shots to the head.
Nykanen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Nykanen misses with a head shot.
Nykanen is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Sensei to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sensei shrugs it off.
The referee warns Sensei that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nykanen misses with a head shot.
Nykanen with the ground and pound from mount.
Nykanen lands with some strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sensei is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nykanen moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Sensei has worked his arm free - good work by Sensei!
Sensei parries the strikes from Nykanen easily there. Nykanen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sensei to escape.
Nykanen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Nykanen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sensei is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nykanen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sensei, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nykanen is trying to ground and pound but Sensei uses the momentary lack of control by Nykanen to regain half guard.
Nykanen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sensei slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Nykanen wants to pass the guard but Sensei is keeping the position.
Nykanen trying to control but Sensei is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nykanen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sensei works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nykanen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nykanen is working Sensei over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nykanen is stalling in the full guard.
Nykanen throwing strikes but missing.
Nykanen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sensei is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paco Nykanen dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sensei takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sensei throws a sloppy head kick and Nykanen moves out of range easily.
Sensei scores with a nice head shot.
Sensei misses with a double jab
and Nykanen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Nykanen is looking to take a break and control but Sensei is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nykanen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sensei wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sensei is looking to improve his position.
Nykanen is trying to control the action in half guard but Sensei is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sensei blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nykanen.
Nykanen trying to control from half guard but Sensei is working away.
Nykanen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sensei defending well though.
Nykanen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nykanen is working for a submission of some sort.
Nykanen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sativa Sensei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Nykanen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sensei wants to control but Nykanen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nykanen thows a huge punch but Sensei dodges it nicely.
Nykanen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sensei defending well though.
Sensei keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nykanen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sensei keeps working.
Nykanen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sensei is trying to control but can't.
Sensei preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Sensei is staying active underneath Nykanen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Paco Nykanen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nykanen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sensei's head.
Sensei is looking to escape.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Nykanen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
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.
Sensei is not content to let Nykanen control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nykanen throws out a loose jab but Sensei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nykanen throws a shot from downtown. Sensei moves away and avoids it.
Sensei tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sensei gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice body punch from Nykanen.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sensei displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nykanen.
Sensei uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nykanen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paco Nykanen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nykanen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 45:50
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paco Nykanen!
Paco Nykanen is the new lightweight champion!
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