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Kumite 25 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Glazer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petr Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jerome Glazer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Petr Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glazer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Petrov avoiding damage as Glazer throws knees to the body.
Glazer successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petrov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Petrov drops back looking for a leg! Glazer is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Glazer manages to kick Petrov off! Petrov jumps back into Glazer's guard.
Petrov passes into half guard.
Petrov is trying to control the action in half guard but Glazer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Glazer won't allow Petrov to pass to mount.
Petrov trying to control from half guard but Glazer is working away.
Petrov is looking to advance position but Glazer won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Glazer is in trouble now - Petrov has advanced to mount!
Petrov looking to control but Glazer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Glazer can't escape the position.
Glazer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Petrov on the ground.
Petrov has control of Glazer's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Glazer regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Glazer is trying to escape the mount but Petrov keeps good control and instead manages to take Glazer's back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov keeps control of the position as Glazer tries to break free.
Glazer looking very determined here, making life difficult for Petrov.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petrov looking to break Glazer's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Glazer remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Petrov will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Glazer defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Petrov is persistently looking for the submission but Glazer is defending it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Glazer trying to control the hands but Petrov breaks the grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov controlling the position well here. Glazer rolled but Petrov kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Glazer defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Petrov's arms.
Petrov working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Glazer is doing well to defend. Petrov seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Glazer is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Petr Petrov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timo Ryti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nickolas Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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278 lbs
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260 lbs
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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
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Ryti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nickolas Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sanchez. That did some damage!
Ryti dips to his left and cracks Sanchez with an uppercut!
Ryti lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ryti changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheers as Ryti lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sanchez doesn't seem phased though.
Ryti lands with an overhand left.
Sanchez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ryti.
Sanchez thows a body shot but no joy.
Ryti closes the distance and clinches up with Sanchez, looking for a takedown. Ryti pushes Sanchez against the cage but Sanchez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Ryti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez stuffs the takedown attempt from Ryti. Ryti gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timo Ryti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez throws an overhand right that lands on Ryti's shoulder, as Ryti tries to avoid the shot.
Ryti throws a poor cross that misses
and Sanchez counters with a left to the body.
Nickolas Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ryti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Sanchez lands a slapping body shot.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ryti moves away.
Ryti throws a right hand that misses
and Sanchez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sanchez lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Timo Ryti has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez lands a nice hook to Ryti's body. Ryti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ryti is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryti avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ryti loads up on a big right hand but Sanchez slips the punch.
Sanchez throws a series of strikes that have Ryti backpedaling.
A jab from Sanchez finds it's way through Ryti's defenses.
Sanchez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ryti manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Ryti.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Ryti avoids nicely.
Sanchez lands with a good body shot.
Ryti misses with a double jab
and Sanchez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryti takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sanchez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sanchez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ryti rather than just go for the knockout.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Ryti. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Sanchez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Ryti avoids them all with ease.
Sanchez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ryti circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ryti.
A shot to the body from Sanchez misses
and Ryti counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Timo Ryti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Ryti gets a clinch.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sanchez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ryti struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanchez controls his hands.
Sanchez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ryti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ryti lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sanchez is trying to push Ryti away but Ryti has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ryti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Ryti.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ryti fails to land.
Sanchez blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Ryti - that landed with a thud.
Ryti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nickolas Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Timo Ryti's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sanchez jabs at Ryti's body.
Nickolas Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez scores with a one two! Ryti had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Ryti ducks under and follows up with a left that Ryti also avoids with ease.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ryti manages to avoid it.
Ryti misses with an uppercut
and Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
Timo Ryti's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ryti ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Ryti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez with a jab.
Sanchez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryti lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ryti.
Sanchez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sanchez stuns Ryti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sanchez scores with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanchez throws a combination that misses
and Ryti counters with a straight right hand.
Ryti misses with a looping right.
Ryti throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sanchez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ryti thinking.
Ryti misses with a left hand
and Sanchez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanchez looks to land a combination. Ryti sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Timo Ryti's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
Ryti misses with a lunging right hand
and Sanchez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ryti thinking.
Ryti throws a lazy uppercut
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
Jeez, Timo Ryti's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ryti throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.
Nickolas Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sanchez!
Ryti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez digs a good hook to Ryti's body.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sanchez counters with a left to the body.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ryti moves away.
Nice jab there from Sanchez.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Timo Ryti's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nickolas Sanchez!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Epeen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Rolston (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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140 lbs
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150 lbs
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vinny Epeen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Rolston!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Epeen misses with a low kick as Rolston jumps back.
Epeen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rolston misses the shot to the body.
Epeen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rolston lands a slapping body shot.
Epeen darts in and clinches Rolston up against the cage.
The referee calls for Epeen to work.
Epeen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rolston.
Epeen stalling against the cage.
Epeen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A shot to the body from Rolston misses
and Epeen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Epeen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rolston.
Rolston throws a body punch but Epeen moves out of range.
Rolston looks to score with a jab to the body but Epeen is just out of range.
Epeen avoids the body shot from Rolston.
Epeen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ricky Rolston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rolston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epeen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rolston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Epeen.
Epeen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rolston moves away.
Epeen closes the distance and clinches.
Rolston looking for a takedown.
Rolston tries for a takedown but Epeen manages to get underhooks.
Vinny Epeen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Rolston.
Epeen breaks from the clinch.
Epeen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rolston checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Epeen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rolston.
Rolston takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Epeen, right into the meat.
A shot to the liver by Epeen. Beautiful body shot.
Rolston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Epeen was well out of range. Poor timing from Rolston.
Epeen just misses with a punch to the body.
Rolston takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolston throws the left hand but Epeen avoids the punch easily.
Epeen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rolston lands a head shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Epeen. That's going to slow Rolston down.
Epeen rushes Rolston and presses him up against the cage.
Epeen lands a knee to the body.
Rolston wants a takedown but no success here.
Rolston looking for a takedown.
Rolston is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rolston looks gassed!
Rolston drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Epeen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Epeen gets underhooks to prevent Rolston's takedown attempt.
Epeen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rolston is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Epeen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Epeen slows down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epeen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Epeen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Epeen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rolston.
Epeen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rolston.
Epeen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rolston throws a right and a left that both miss.
Epeen thows a body shot but no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Epeen.
A combination from Rolston does no damage.
Epeen misses with a double jab
and Rolston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
An inside leg kick lands from Epeen.
Epeen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rolston will feel that in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Epeen - that will leave a mark!
Epeen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rolston.
Epeen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Epeen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rolston's sensitive parts.
Epeen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Epeen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Epeen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rolston avoids the body shot from Epeen.
Epeen rushes Rolston and presses him up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Epeen gets underhooks to prevent Rolston's takedown attempt.
Rolston goes for a takedown attempt but Epeen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rolston avoids the body shot from Epeen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinny Epeen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Epeen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rolston tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Epeen throws a leg kick but Rolston sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rolston on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Epeen. Epeen obviously looking to wear him down.
Rolston throws a shot to the body.
Epeen lands a head kick!
Good leg kick by Epeen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rolston thows a body shot but no joy.
Rolston throws a predictable looking body shot
and Epeen counters with a leg kick.
Rolston throws a jab when Epeen was well out of range.
Rolston is breathing heavily.
Epeen misses the shot to the body.
Rolston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Epeen.
A combination from Rolston does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolston thows a body shot but no joy.
Epeen looks to score with a jab to the body but Rolston is just out of range.
Epeen connects with a leg kick. Rolston looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Epeen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ricky Rolston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Epeen misses the shot to the body.
Epeen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rolston misses with a jab to the body
and Epeen counters with an outside leg kick.
Epeen misses with a body shot.
Rolston throws a body punch but Epeen moves out of range.
Rolston's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Epeen avoids the body shot from Rolston.
Epeen moves away from the strike by Rolston.
Epeen closes the distance and clinches.
Rolston has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Epeen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Epeen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Epeen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Epeen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Epeen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Epeen ducks under a wild hook from Rolston.
Epeen connects with a solid leg kick.
Rolston misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Epeen thows a body shot but no joy.
Epeen misses with a low kick.
Epeen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Epeen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rolston. That did some damage!
Epeen cracks the inside of Rolston's front leg.
Rolston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Epeen manages to avoid it.
Epeen lands a high kick!
Epeen connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Epeen. That's going to slow Rolston down.
Epeen is looking to wear down Rolston with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Epeen connects with a high kick.
Epeen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rolston was well out of range. Poor timing from Epeen.
Epeen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rolston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Epeen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Epeen is looking to clinch.
Epeen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rolston fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Epeen on the side of the head.
Rolston 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.
Rolston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Epeen.
A head kick misses from Epeen.
Rolston misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Epeen. Rolston does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolston lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Epeen at a distance.
Rolston throws a left and a right that both miss
and Epeen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rolston misses with a jab to the body
and Epeen counters with a head kick. That will keep Rolston thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A telegraphed right hand from Rolston misses the target.
Epeen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rolston throws out the jab.
Epeen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rolston swats away the attempt to clinch by Epeen.
Epeen throws a leg kick but Rolston checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Epeen scores with a leg kick.
Epeen takes a swing at Rolston's ribcage but misses.
Rolston takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinny Epeen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Epeen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rolston.
Epeen throws a low kick but Rolston avoids it.
Epeen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rolston.
Epeen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rolston can do to turn this around?
Epeen thumps Rolston with a low kick.
Epeen is looking to chop away at Rolston's legs.
Vinny Epeen is winning the standup battle so far.
Epeen tries to land a leg kick but Rolston saw it coming and moves away.
Rolston ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Epeen is looking to slow Rolston down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Rolston.
Rolston avoids the head kick by Epeen.
Epeen takes a swing at Rolston's ribcage but misses.
Rolston chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Epeen can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epeen throws a head kick that misses.
Epeen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rolston makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rolston throws out a loose jab but Epeen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Epeen throws a leg kick but Rolston checks it.
Epeen dodges the punch combination from Rolston.
Epeen looks to score with a jab to the body but Rolston is just out of range.
Rolston lands a nice shot to the body.
Epeen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rolston manages to avoid it.
Rolston throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Epeen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Epeen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Epeen is looking to score with low kicks.
Epeen connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rolston scores with a three punch combo!
Epeen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Epeen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Epeen misses with a kick to the body.
Epeen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rolston manages to avoid it.
Rolston has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Epeen.
Rolston lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rolston lands with a good body shot.
Epeen misses the shot to the body.
Rolston 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.
Epeen is looking to chop away at Rolston's legs.
Rolston misses the shot to the body.
Rolston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Epeen was well out of range. Poor timing from Rolston.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Epeen, right into the meat.
Rolston tries to bum rush Epeen with a series of wild strikes but Epeen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Epeen misses with a body shot.
Rolston misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Rolston does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Epeen. Rolston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Epeen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rolston scores with a shot to the body.
Rolston takes a swing at Epeen's ribcage but misses.
Rolston thows a body shot but no joy.
Epeen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rolston moves away.
Rolston misses with a series of wild punches.
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.
Epeen is looking to slow Rolston down with leg kicks.
Rolston loads up on a big right hand but Epeen slips the punch.
Epeen misses with a body shot.
Epeen takes a swing at Rolston's ribcage but misses.
Epeen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rolston throws a series of strikes that have Epeen backpedaling.
Epeen swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Rolston to counter with a crisp jab.
Epeen lands a leg kick that knocks Rolston off balance momentarily.
A combination from Rolston does no damage.
Epeen throws a leg kick which misses Rolston's front leg but catches the back leg as Rolston tries to avoid it.
Rolston takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Epeen misses with a wild body shot.
Ricky Rolston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Epeen connects with a solid leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Vinny Epeen.
Well Epeen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinny Epeen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kaarlo Koskelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Reeding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaarlo Koskelo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
KO power |
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World class MT
Powerful |
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaarlo Koskelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jesse Reeding!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koskelo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Reeding seems keen to control Koskelo's posture.
Koskelo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reeding works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Reeding is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Koskelo is controlling him.
Koskelo is looking to work some ground and pound but Reeding has wrist control.
Reeding keeping moving, preventing Koskelo from controlling successfully.
Koskelo throws and elbow that misses. Reeding uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Koskelo's guard. Nice move by Reeding!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reeding got a little sloppy there for a moment and Koskelo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Reeding has managed to get both his arms back between Koskelo's legs - danger averted.
Koskelo 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskelo scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Nice shot lands for Koskelo.
Koskelo misses with a series of wild punches.
Reeding fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Koskelo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Reeding is trying to defend but Koskelo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Koskelo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koskelo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Reeding is trying to get back to full guard.
Reeding is refusing to be controlled, as Koskelo sits in half guard.
Koskelo prevents Reeding from improving his position.
Reeding is not content to let Koskelo control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koskelo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Reeding is staying active underneath Koskelo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Reeding really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Koskelo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Koskelo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Koskelo thows a huge punch but Reeding dodges it nicely.
Reeding is staying active underneath Koskelo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Koskelo is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Koskelo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Reeding does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kaarlo Koskelo has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Reeding gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Koskelo counters with a shoot takedown. Reeding fights it but they end up in guard.
Koskelo passes into half guard.
Koskelo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Koskelo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Koskelo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaarlo Koskelo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Koskelo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Koskelo throws a shot to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Koskelo.
Reeding is not content to let Koskelo control the position.
Koskelo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Reeding on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Koskelo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Reeding seems a little lost for a moment, as Koskelo dominates the positioning.
Reeding is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskelo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reeding keeps working.
A lull in the action here as Koskelo stalls from top position.
Reeding avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Koskelo.
Koskelo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Reeding has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Reeding takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Koskelo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Reeding wants to control but Koskelo postures up.
Reeding avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Koskelo.
Koskelo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Reeding knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koskelo fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Koskelo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Koskelo landing strikes.
Koskelo slows the pace down.
Koskelo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koskelo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Koskelo working the strikes but Reeding uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Koskelo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Reeding avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Koskelo.
Reeding is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Koskelo in particular looking to stall.
Koskelo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaarlo Koskelo dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Koskelo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Reeding napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Koskelo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kaarlo Koskelo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reeding is trying to control Koskelo's posture but Koskelo avoids it.
Koskelo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Reeding is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Reeding is trying to get back to his feet.
Koskelo is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Koskelo tries for a kimura but Reeding is defending well.
Reeding takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reeding avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Koskelo.
The referee asks Koskelo politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Koskelo prefers to stall for the moment though.
Koskelo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Koskelo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Koskelo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
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.
Koskelo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Koskelo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reeding keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koskelo remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Reeding takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Reeding taking punishment in the form of punches.
Koskelo working the body and head with strikes.
Koskelo wants to control but Reeding is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koskelo scores with punches from side control.
Koskelo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Reeding down.
Kaarlo Koskelo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Koskelo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Koskelo remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Reeding avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Koskelo.
Jesse Reeding has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reeding is trying to escape the position but Koskelo is controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaarlo Koskelo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Koskelo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaarlo Koskelo!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cees Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overeem comes to the cage accompanied by Drowning Pool - Bodies (Let The Bodies Hit The Floor) . Cees Overeem could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jimmy Red's chin.
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265 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cees Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jimmy Red!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Overeem is predictable there
and Red counters with a stiff right hand.
Overeem misses with a combination
and Red connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Overeem misses with a two punch combination.
Red lands a jab to the head.
Overeem swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Red cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Overeem scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Jimmy Red has been cut.
Red clinches.
Overeem tries to break free but Red pushes him back against the cage.
Overeem is trying to break the clinch but Red is controlling him.
Red effectively controlling the action here.
A hook to the body from Red.
Overeem pushes off an throws an elbow but Red leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Overeem is looking to break free of the clinch but Red has double underhooks.
Red scores with a hook to the body.
Red works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Overeem looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A left hand lands to the body for Red.
Overeem is breathing heavily.
Red lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red has hold of one of Overeem's legs. Overeem is fighting the takedown attempt but Red gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Red engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Red stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Overeem swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Red is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Red postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Overeem on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Overeem tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red tries to free his leg and advance position but Overeem is retaining full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Red advances position into side control!
Red throws a strike aimed at the side of Overeem's head but Overeem avoids it well.
Overeem taking punishment in the form of punches.
The ground and pound from Red seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Red throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red taking a breather here.
Red is trying to get an arm triangle but Overeem is defending well.
Overeem is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Red asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Overeem gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overeem is in a horrible position here. Red smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Overeem is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Red takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Red landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Red dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Red's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Overeem misses with a double jab
and Red counters with a straight right hand.
Red slips a jab and a cross from Overeem.
Cees Overeem is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Overeem throws a leg kick
and Red counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Overeem is rocked!
Red ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Overeem's jaw. Overeem's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Red does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jimmy Red!
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