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DEVO IV: New Traditionalists PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wagner De La Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gullane Sattar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wagner De La Cruz had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Good kicks
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wagner De La Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gullane Sattar!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Cruz circles away from the clinch attempt
and De La Cruz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De La Cruz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sattar connects with a high kick.
De La Cruz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De La Cruz lands a head shot.
No joy there for Sattar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sattar looks to clinch
and De La Cruz counters by clinching up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sattar goes for a takedown attempt but De La Cruz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sattar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and De La Cruz counters by moving into the clinch.
De La Cruz wants to break the clinch but can't.
De La Cruz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sattar backwards.
De La Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sattar wants to clinch.
Sattar looks for a takedown but De La Cruz sprawls well.
Wagner De La Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gullane Sattar.
De La Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sattar manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Cruz shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sattar manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sattar is working an open guard so De La Cruz takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sattar misses with a takedown attempt - De La Cruz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sattar tries to clinch
so De La Cruz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sattar is working an open guard so De La Cruz takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De La Cruz gets the takedown into side control.
De La Cruz is breathing heavily.
Sattar is looking to regain half guard here but De La Cruz keeps moving and retains side control.
De La Cruz decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sattar to his feet.
De La Cruz misses with a body shot
and Sattar counters with a straight right hand.
Sattar tries to clinch there but De La Cruz circles away.
De La Cruz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - De La Cruz lands in his opponent's guard.
De La Cruz stands up from Sattar's guard - De La Cruz perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sattar throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
De La Cruz throws a head kick that misses
and Sattar counters with a nice body kick.
De La Cruz stuffs the takedown attempt from Sattar. Sattar gets slowly back to his feet.
De La Cruz clinches.
De La Cruz breaks the clinch.
De La Cruz tries to clinch there but Sattar circles away.
De La Cruz clinches.
Sattar jumps guard and drags De La Cruz to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sattar is working an open guard so De La Cruz takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sattar tries to clinch there but De La Cruz circles away.
Sattar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Cruz has taken the fight to the clinch.
De La Cruz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sattar backwards.
Sattar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sattar is trying to force a seperation but De La Cruz has the dominant position.
De La Cruz manages to break the clinch.
De La Cruz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
De La Cruz has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short body shot lands from De La Cruz as the two fighters clinch.
De La Cruz breaks the clinch.
De La Cruz closes the distance and clinches.
De La Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De La Cruz tries to clinch but Sattar is having none of it.
De La Cruz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. De La Cruz showed some decent athleticism there.
De La Cruz stands up from half guard.
Sattar tries to clinch up
and De La Cruz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De La Cruz decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Sattar tries for a takedown but De La Cruz circles away easily
and De La Cruz counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sattar's guard now.
De La Cruz stands up and waves to Sattar to follow him.
Sattar tries for a takedown but De La Cruz circles away easily
and De La Cruz counters with a takedown into side control.
De La Cruz decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sattar to his feet.
De La Cruz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De La Cruz tries to break the clinch but Sattar is controlling the position.
Sattar jumps guard but De La Cruz stands there with Sattar around his waist. Sattar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
De La Cruz lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wagner De La Cruz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sattar lands with a right hand.
Sattar misses with a takedown attempt
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and De La Cruz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by De La Cruz.
De La Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De La Cruz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
De La Cruz decides to take the fight back to the feet.
De La Cruz swings widly with a right hand
and Sattar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De La Cruz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
De La Cruz has Sattar up against the cage in a clinch.
Sattar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. De La Cruz smiles and moves away.
Sattar misses with a takedown
and De La Cruz counters with a takedown into side control.
Wagner De La Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gullane Sattar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De La Cruz stands up.
De La Cruz fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Sattar or perhaps it was just good defense by De La Cruz which made him look bad.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De La Cruz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sattar tries to break the clinch but De La Cruz is controlling the position.
De La Cruz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sattar backwards.
De La Cruz manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
De La Cruz breaks the clinch.
De La Cruz misses with a few strikes there.
Sattar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sattar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sattar shoots and misses
and De La Cruz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De La Cruz has closed the distance and engaged Sattar in a clinch.
De La Cruz pushes Sattar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De La Cruz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sattar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sattar tries to stall but De La Cruz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Cruz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
De La Cruz lands a right hand.
De La Cruz lands with a left to the head.
De La Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De La Cruz circles away from the clinch attempt
and De La Cruz counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sattar's guard now.
De La Cruz stands up from Sattar's guard - De La Cruz perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De La Cruz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sattar, pushing him back against the cage.
De La Cruz leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sattar tries to pull guard but De La Cruz won't allow it.
Sattar tries to pull guard but De La Cruz won't allow it.
De La Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De La Cruz scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Cruz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
De La Cruz decides to return to a standing position.
De La Cruz shoots in for a takedown but Sattar shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sattar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sattar tries to clinch up.
Sattar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sattar throws a combination that misses
and De La Cruz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by De La Cruz.
De La Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De La Cruz throws an off balance right hand
and Sattar counters with a slapping leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Sattar or perhaps it was just good defense by De La Cruz which made him look bad.
De La Cruz clinches up against the cage.
De La Cruz manages to break the clinch.
De La Cruz throws a head kick that misses
and Sattar counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Cruz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
De La Cruz misses with a kick to the body.
Crunch! Sattar slams his shin into De La Cruz's torso.
De La Cruz shoots in and gets a takedown into Sattar's guard.
De La Cruz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De La Cruz gets to his feet. Sattar looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
De La Cruz moves into the clinch.
Sattar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De La Cruz.
De La Cruz lands a hook to the side of the head.
De La Cruz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
De La Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Sattar wants to clinch but De La Cruz slips to the side
and De La Cruz counters with a nice body shot.
Wagner De La Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sattar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says De La Cruz as he avoids it easily.
De La Cruz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. De La Cruz showed some decent athleticism there.
De La Cruz decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wagner De La Cruz dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sattar tries to clinch up.
Sattar doesn't manage to clinch there - De La Cruz circles away.
Sattar misses with a takedown
and De La Cruz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
De La Cruz gets to his feet - Sattar follows without any prompting.
De La Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sattar can do to turn this around?
De La Cruz darts in and clinches Sattar up against the cage.
De La Cruz with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, De La Cruz scores with a nice short uppercut.
De La Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sattar tries for a takedown but De La Cruz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
De La Cruz shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De La Cruz stands up out of the half guard.
De La Cruz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and De La Cruz wants it to stay on the feet.
Wagner De La Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gullane Sattar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Cruz moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De La Cruz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De La Cruz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sattar's defenses.
De La Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sattar moves in looking to clinch but De La Cruz pushes him off.
Sattar sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
De La Cruz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
De La Cruz forces Sattar back against the cage and clinches.
De La Cruz is trying to trip Sattar. He has hold of a leg but Sattar is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. De La Cruz persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Sattar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. De La Cruz manages to get himself to full guard.
Sattar trying to stand up but can't free himself from De La Cruz's guard.
De La Cruz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sattar looking to sit in guard and control but De La Cruz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sattar is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
De La Cruz stands up from guard. Let's bang!
De La Cruz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De La Cruz is standing up, even though he is in mount.
De La Cruz moves into the clinch successfully.
Sattar fails to pull guard.
De La Cruz managing to block the knees to the body from Sattar.
De La Cruz scores with a shot to the side of Sattar's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from De La Cruz.
A nice right hand lands inside from De La Cruz.
De La Cruz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sattar backwards.
De La Cruz has Sattar pressed against the cage, preventing Sattar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from De La Cruz.
De La Cruz breaks the clinch.
Sattar swats away the attempt to clinch by De La Cruz.
Sattar has his takedown stuffed
and De La Cruz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
De La Cruz decides to return to a standing position.
Sattar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and De La Cruz counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sattar's guard now.
Wagner De La Cruz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De La Cruz stands up from guard. Let's bang!
De La Cruz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sattar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
De La Cruz pushes Sattar up against the cage in a clinch.
Sattar tries to pull guard but De La Cruz won't allow it.
De La Cruz manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Cruz cracks Sattar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sattar fails with a takedown attempt.
De La Cruz blocks a head kick by Sattar.
De La Cruz cracks Sattar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sattar tries to close the distance and clinch but De La Cruz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sattar fails with a takedown attempt.
Gullane Sattar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for Sattar with that takedown attempt.
De La Cruz gets a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De La Cruz lands a nice shot to the body.
De La Cruz wants the takedown. Sattar is fighting it off but De La Cruz persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Sattar's guard against the cage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sattar 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.
Gullane Sattar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wagner De La Cruz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sattar is working an open guard so De La Cruz takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wagner De La Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De La Cruz 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wagner De La Cruz!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kris Mahoney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emsiferun Lorghth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mahoney comes to the cage accompanied by California Love. Lorghth has chosen behold the horned king as his entrance music. Kris Mahoney could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Emsiferun Lorghth's chin.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kris Mahoney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emsiferun Lorghth!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lorghth tries to clinch
and Mahoney counters with a stiff right hand.
Lorghth looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Mahoney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lorghth tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mahoney counters with a head kick.
Mahoney moves out of range as Lorghth throws a body kick.
Mahoney throws a sloppy head kick and Lorghth moves out of range easily.
Lorghth darts in trying to clinch
and Mahoney cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lorghth throws a lazy head kick
and Mahoney counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahoney darts in and clinches Lorghth up against the cage.
Mahoney lands an elbow inside that Lorghth shrugs off.
Knees to the body from Mahoney.
Mahoney utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mahoney misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lorghth managing to block the knees to the body from Mahoney.
Mahoney lands a damaging elbow.
Mahoney lands a knee to the body.
Mahoney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mahoney lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mahoney tries a knee to the head but Lorghth blocks it.
Mahoney scores with a knee to the head.
Mahoney landing knees to the head.
Lorghth is rocked!
Mahoney using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lorghth is still on wobbly legs! Can Mahoney finish him?
Mahoney with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lorghth seems to have recovered his senses.
Mahoney tries to land a knee to the head but Lorghth blocks with his arms.
Mahoney crunches a lovely knee into Lorghth's ribcage.
Mahoney misses with a knee strike.
Mahoney misses with a knee to the head.
Lorghth takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mahoney lands a knee to the head.
Mahoney trying to land knees to the body.
Mahoney unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lorghth lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lorghth avoiding damage as Mahoney throws knees to the body.
Lorghth can't break the clinch.
Mahoney scores a nice knee to the body.
Mahoney with a knee to the head.
Mahoney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lorghth is defending well for now.
Mahoney unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lorghth tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mahoney smiles and moves away.
Mahoney fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Mahoney both land. Nice combination.
Mahoney has closed the distance and engaged Lorghth in a clinch.
Lorghth wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mahoney.
Mahoney lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahoney lands a damaging elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mahoney.
Mahoney lands a nice knee to the body.
Mahoney throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lorghth avoiding damage as Mahoney throws knees to the body.
Mahoney lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Mahoney.
Mahoney scores with a knee to the head.
Mahoney lands an elbow that stopped Lorghth in his tracks for a moment.
Lorghth wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mahoney lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mahoney landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mahoney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lorghth.
Mahoney tries to land a knee to the head but Lorghth blocks with his arms.
Lorghth can't break the clinch.
Mahoney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lorghth is defending well for now.
Mahoney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lorghth.
Mahoney tries to land knees in the clinch but Lorghth avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mahoney.
Mahoney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lorghth.
Lorghth is trying to force a seperation but Mahoney has the dominant position.
Mahoney lands a damaging elbow.
Mahoney lands a knee to the head.
Mahoney tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lorghth avoids it.
Mahoney working Lorghth over with knees to the body.
Lorghth working hard to break the clinch.
Mahoney tries a knee to the head but Lorghth blocks it.
Mahoney trying to land knees to the body.
Mahoney lands a nice knee to the body.
Lorghth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lorghth is trying to push Mahoney away but Mahoney has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lorghth ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lorghth no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lorghth is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mahoney controlling from the top position.
Mahoney has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kris Mahoney dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mahoney moves into the clinch.
Mahoney is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mahoney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lorghth blocks it with crossed arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mahoney obliges.
Lorghth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mahoney scores a nice knee to the body.
Mahoney with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mahoney connects with a knee to the head.
Mahoney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lorghth is defending well for now.
Mahoney lands a knee to the body.
Mahoney lands a good knee to the midsection. Lorghth won't want to take too many of those.
Mahoney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lorghth blocks it with crossed arms.
Mahoney lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mahoney using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mahoney obliges.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lorghth in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahoney throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mahoney tries to land knees in the clinch but Lorghth avoids the damage to the body.
Mahoney lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mahoney with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mahoney trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lorghth wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mahoney misses with a knee strike.
Lorghth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mahoney misses with a knee strike.
Mahoney misses with a knee to the head.
Lorghth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lorghth fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mahoney scores a nice knee to the body.
Lorghth breaks from the clinch.
Mahoney throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mahoney lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mahoney scoring well with a low kick there.
Lorghth walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mahoney.
Emsiferun Lorghth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mahoney throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mahoney dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lorghth. That did some damage!
Mahoney turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lorghth takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mahoney scores with a spinning back kick!
Lorghth tries to move into range but Mahoney moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mahoney fakes the leg kick and cracks Lorghth in the body.
Lorghth tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mahoney finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Lorghth takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lorghth takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahoney fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lorghth, pushing him back against the cage.
Mahoney with a knee to the head.
Lorghth managing to block the knees to the body from Mahoney.
Mahoney unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lorghth lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mahoney crunches a lovely knee into Lorghth's ribcage.
Mahoney using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mahoney lands an elbow that stopped Lorghth in his tracks for a moment.
Mahoney lands a damaging elbow.
Mahoney is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lorghth can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lorghth tries to break the clinch but Mahoney is controlling the position.
Mahoney utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mahoney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lorghth is defending well for now.
Lorghth wants to break free but Mahoney has control.
Mahoney working Lorghth over with knees to the body.
Lorghth wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mahoney landing knees to the head.
Mahoney lands a knee to the body.
Mahoney tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lorghth avoids it.
Mahoney tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lorghth jumps guard but Mahoney stands there with Lorghth around his waist. Lorghth gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lorghth fails to pull guard.
Kris Mahoney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emsiferun Lorghth.
Mahoney tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lorghth avoids it.
Mahoney creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lorghth's defenses.
Mahoney using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lorghth has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lorghth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mahoney pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lorghth back to the cage. Mahoney follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lorghth tries to clinch but Mahoney moves away
and Mahoney connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lorghth tries to clinch but Mahoney moves away
letting Mahoney counter with a right hand.
Lorghth wants to clinch
and Mahoney makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lorghth really felt that one!
Lorghth on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lorghth has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mahoney.
Mahoney ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mahoney pushes Lorghth up against the cage in a clinch.
Mahoney lands a good knee to the midsection. Lorghth won't want to take too many of those.
Mahoney lands an elbow just above Lorghth 's eye.
Lorghth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mahoney is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mahoney lands a good knee to the midsection. Lorghth won't want to take too many of those.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mahoney landing knees to the head.
Lorghth wants to get back to striking at distance but Mahoney won't allow it.
Mahoney landing knees to the body.
Lorghth working hard to break the clinch.
Mahoney throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lorghth tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kris Mahoney dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Lorghth tries to clinch but Mahoney moves away
and Mahoney counters with a nice leg kick.
Lorghth walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mahoney.
Mahoney lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mahoney lands with a straight right. Lorghth didn't see that one coming.
Mahoney drives through and clinches with Lorghth against the cage.
Mahoney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lorghth.
Mahoney lands a damaging elbow.
Mahoney lands a nice knee to the body.
Mahoney lands a knee to the body.
Mahoney tries to land knees in the clinch but Lorghth avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mahoney.
Mahoney comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mahoney with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lorghth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mahoney fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mahoney fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Mahoney there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lorghth gets tackled into the cage by Mahoney. Mahoney maintains the clinch.
Mahoney utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lorghth tries to pull guard but Mahoney won't allow it.
Mahoney lands a good knee to the midsection. Lorghth won't want to take too many of those.
Lorghth avoiding damage as Mahoney throws knees to the body.
Mahoney working Lorghth over with knees to the body.
Lorghth takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mahoney obliges.
Lorghth has had enough of the clinch but Mahoney keeps him there for the moment.
Mahoney lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mahoney with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lorghth avoiding damage as Mahoney throws knees to the body.
Mahoney lands a knee to the body.
Mahoney lands an elbow that stopped Lorghth in his tracks for a moment.
Lorghth tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mahoney smiles and moves away.
Mahoney digs a good body shot into Lorghth's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lorghth looks to clinch
and Mahoney counters with a nice uppercut.
Mahoney lands a really nice looking cross but Lorghth seems unphased.
Mahoney fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lorghth gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mahoney misses with a two punch combination.
Mahoney has Lorghth up against the cage in a clinch.
Mahoney scores a nice knee to the body.
Lorghth takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lorghth avoiding damage as Mahoney throws knees to the body.
Mahoney utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mahoney missing with knees to the body.
Kris Mahoney has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lorghth tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kris Mahoney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emsiferun Lorghth.
Mahoney lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Mahoney.
Mahoney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lorghth.
Mahoney landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mahoney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lorghth is defending well for now.
Lorghth working hard to break the clinch.
Mahoney lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mahoney landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lorghth can't break the clinch.
Lorghth managing to block the knees to the body from Mahoney.
Mahoney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lorghth is defending well for now.
Mahoney unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lorghth lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mahoney tries to land a knee to the head but Lorghth blocks with his arms.
Lorghth jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mahoney walks away with a smile on his face. Lorghth gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mahoney throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lorghth.
Mahoney fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lorghth on the side of the head.
Mahoney scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mahoney thows a body kick. Lorghth tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mahoney throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mahoney scores with a head kick. Lorghth tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kris Mahoney is winning the standup battle so far.
Mahoney scoring well with a low kick there.
Mahoney lands with a nice body kick.
Donk. Mahoney catches Lorghth right on the button with a cross.
Mahoney throws a head kick that misses.
Mahoney throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mahoney throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lorghth.
Mahoney explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lorghth's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lorghth closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mahoney finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kris Mahoney showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mahoney 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:24
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:24
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kris Mahoney!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Musashi Miyamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teppo Tahkojuusto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tahkojuusto's choice of entrance music: AC/DC : T.N.T. 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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188 lbs
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28
186 lbs
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Musashi Miyamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Teppo Tahkojuusto!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tahkojuusto is defended easily by Miyamoto.
Miyamoto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tahkojuusto misses with a takedown
and Miyamoto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Teppo Tahkojuusto has been cut.
Tahkojuusto looks for a takedown but Miyamoto sprawls well.
Musashi Miyamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teppo Tahkojuusto.
Tahkojuusto fails with a takedown attempt.
Miyamoto pushes Tahkojuusto up against the cage in a clinch.
Tahkojuusto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tahkojuusto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tahkojuusto fails with the takedown
and Miyamoto counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Tahkojuusto!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyamoto throws some wild stikes that Tahkojuusto manages to avoid easily.
Tahkojuusto is trying to escape the mount.
Tahkojuusto wants to hold on but Miyamoto pushes him away.
Tahkojuusto sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Miyamoto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Miyamoto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tahkojuusto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tahkojuusto has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Miyamoto is working away from the top position though.
Tahkojuusto is pressing down on Miyamoto's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tahkojuusto looking to control.
Miyamoto knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tahkojuusto on the ground.
Tahkojuusto manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Miyamoto manages to get himself to full guard.
Miyamoto on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Miyamoto tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tahkojuusto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Miyamoto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tahkojuusto 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.
Tahkojuusto passes Miyamoto's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tahkojuusto is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto pushes Tahkojuusto off looking to stand but Tahkojuusto dives back in and keeps control.
Tahkojuusto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tahkojuusto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tahkojuusto seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Miyamoto does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Tahkojuusto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Well, if Tahkojuusto is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Tahkojuusto is working for a kimura but Miyamoto is defending it quite comfortably.
Miyamoto is not content to let Tahkojuusto control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Musashi Miyamoto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Teppo Tahkojuusto's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tahkojuusto moves to clinch but Miyamoto breaks away
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Miyamoto counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tahkojuusto shoots in but no luck this time.
Tahkojuusto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Miyamoto, pushing him back against the cage.
Tahkojuusto has hold of one of Miyamoto's legs. Miyamoto is fighting the takedown attempt but Tahkojuusto gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Tahkojuusto is stalling in the full guard.
Tahkojuusto passes Miyamoto's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tahkojuusto is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahkojuusto is trying to work for a kimura but Miyamoto is defending well.
Tahkojuusto is looking to take a break and control but Miyamoto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tahkojuusto is working for a submission of some sort.
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.
Tahkojuusto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Miyamoto is staying active underneath Tahkojuusto, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tahkojuusto decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Miyamoto feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahkojuusto controls Miyamoto momentarily but Miyamoto frees himself.
Tahkojuusto pushes a forearm under Miyamoto's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Miyamoto is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Teppo Tahkojuusto!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Peitsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Bortman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peitsi comes to the cage accompanied by Seitsemän kertaa seitsemän. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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212 lbs
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215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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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
7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Peitsi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Bortman!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peitsi misses with a few strikes there.
Peitsi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bortman's guard.
Peitsi postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bortman is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Peitsi, into his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peitsi is trying to control the position but Bortman postures up.
Peitsi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Peitsi looking for subs off his back but Bortman has passed one foot through into half guard.
Peitsi regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peitsi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bortman defends well.
Peitsi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bortman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Peitsi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bortman has managed to get both his arms back between Peitsi's legs - danger averted.
Peitsi is trying to keep Bortman in close.
Bortman is looking to stand up but Peitsi won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peitsi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bortman is aware though and is defending well.
Peitsi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peitsi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bortman is aware though and is defending well.
Peitsi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bortman defends well.
Bortman trying to stand up but can't free himself from Peitsi's guard.
Bortman postures up.
Peitsi kicks Bortman off and gets to his feet.
Peitsi clinches up against the cage.
Peitsi has picked Bortman up - he's going for a ride! Peitsi dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Peitsi seems to be working for a kimura but Bortman defends the submission attempt.
Peitsi 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.
Peitsi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bortman is just riding it out for now. Peitsi eventually gives up the hold.
Peitsi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bortman defending well though.
That's four 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.
Bortman kicks off Peitsi and gets to his feet.
Peitsi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Peitsi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Peitsi lands in his opponent's guard.
Peitsi pushes down on Bortman's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Peitsi thows a huge punch but Bortman dodges it nicely.
Peitsi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Peitsi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bortman defending well though.
Peitsi is trying to work for a kimura but Bortman is defending well.
Peitsi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Peitsi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bortman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bortman throws a body punch but Peitsi moves out of range.
Bortman scores with a three punch combo!
Peitsi ducks under a wild hook from Bortman.
Peitsi fails with the takedown.
Peitsi gets a clinch.
Peitsi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bortman's efforts to push away.
Peitsi breaks the clinch.
Bortman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alex Bortman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bortman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pekka Peitsi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peitsi shoots in for a takedown but Bortman shows good takedown defense.
Bortman throws a right hand that Peitsi ducks under and follows up with a left that Peitsi also avoids with ease.
Bortman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Pekka Peitsi has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bortman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Peitsi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Peitsi.
Bortman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Peitsi breaks from the clinch.
Peitsi clinches up against the cage.
Bortman is trying to push Peitsi away but Peitsi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bortman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Peitsi walks away with a smile on his face. Bortman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Peitsi misses with an uppercut. Bortman saw that one coming.
Bortman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Peitsi's head.
Bortman throws a series of punches but Peitsi avoids them all with ease.
Bortman stuffs the takedown attempt from Peitsi. Peitsi gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pekka Peitsi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peitsi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bortman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice takedown defense from Bortman. No joy for Peitsi on that attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Peitsi closes the distance and clinches up with Bortman, looking for a takedown. Peitsi pushes Bortman against the cage but Bortman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bortman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peitsi finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Bortman's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Peitsi falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Bortman!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Petri Pikkarainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez has chosen PELIMUSA as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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27
152 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
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20
153 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Petri Pikkarainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jose Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pikkarainen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sanchez sprawls well initially but Pikkarainen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pikkarainen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sanchez sees it coming and defends easily.
Pikkarainen is trying to control the action in half guard but Sanchez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pikkarainen in particular looking to stall.
Pikkarainen is pressing down on Sanchez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sanchez is holding on for now.
Sanchez wants to improve his position but Pikkarainen is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Petri Pikkarainen.
Pikkarainen slips a jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a lunging right hand
and Pikkarainen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pikkarainen.
Sanchez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pikkarainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pikkarainen wants to get up but he can't break Sanchez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sanchez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pikkarainen 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.
Pikkarainen trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Pikkarainen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pikkarainen uses his free foot to push down on Sanchez's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sanchez.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pikkarainen controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pikkarainen looking for a guillotine from mount but Sanchez is having none of it.
Pikkarainen content just to control the position here.
Pikkarainen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sanchez is looking to escape.
That's four 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.
Sanchez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pikkarainen goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Sanchez turns into him and now he's in Pikkarainen's guard.
Pikkarainen looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Sanchez has picked Pikkarainen up and slammed him! Pikkarainen can't keep hold of the triangle and Sanchez manages to pass to side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Petri Pikkarainen dominated that 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.
Sanchez misses with a kick to the body.
Pikkarainen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sanchez as he avoids it easily.
Sanchez lands the left hand.
Sanchez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pikkarainen misses with a takedown
and Sanchez counters with a head kick. That will keep Pikkarainen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Petri Pikkarainen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pikkarainen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sanchez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pikkarainen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Petri Pikkarainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pikkarainen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sanchez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pikkarainen has his takedown stuffed
and Sanchez counters with a head kick that drops Pikkarainen to the mat! Pikkarainen scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Pikkarainen is rocked!
Pikkarainen leaves his chin hanging out and Sanchez seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Pikkarainen crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jose Sanchez!
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