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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between big Ol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Turpa Rulla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, big Ol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Turpa Rulla!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ol throws a shot from downtown. Rulla moves away and avoids it.
Ol shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rulla manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ol got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rulla has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ol has managed to get both his arms back between Rulla's legs - danger averted.
Rulla not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ol working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rulla avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ol is fighting to break Rulla's control of his arms but Rulla is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rulla looking for a sweep. Not yet Rulla, not yet.
Ol loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rulla trying to control the position here.
Rulla working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ol doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ol manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rulla preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rulla manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ol manages to get himself to full guard.
Ol being controlled here, momentarily.
Rulla is pushing down on Ol's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ol is fighting to maintain full guard but Rulla has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rulla controlling the action here.
Rulla prevents Ol from improving his position.
Rulla wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ol keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rulla works his way into side control.
Rulla wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ol keeps working.
Ol on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ol tries to get out of the position.
Rulla taking a breather here.
Rulla tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ol can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rulla is trying to get an arm triangle but Ol is defending well.
Rulla trying to control the position but Ol is working away.
Ol manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rulla's best efforts.
Rulla is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Rulla wants to control but Ol is keeping him busy.
Rulla is looking for a kimura but Ol is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rulla to get the leverage.
Rulla is trying to control the action in half guard but Ol is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rulla is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ol doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rulla.
Ol is refusing to be controlled, as Rulla sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ol is trying to stand back up but Rulla is controlling him
Rulla wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ol keeps working.
Ol trying to control but Rulla postures up.
Ol is looking for a sweep. Rulla is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ol is staying active underneath Rulla, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ol is trying to get back to full guard.
Rulla seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ol does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rulla has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Ol defend it? Rulla steps over the head and cranks it - Ol is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Rulla!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Turpa Rulla!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thurt Eenther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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186 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thurt Eenther!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Eenther.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Eenther throws a lazy uppercut
and Lee counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee throws a lazy head kick
and Eenther counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lee thinking.
Eenther throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Eenther misses the body punch
and Lee counters with a big head kick but Eenther shrugs it off.
Eenther takes a kick to the side of the head.
Eenther getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Eenther comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lee looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eenther lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Eenther jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Eenther misses with a double jab
and Lee counters with a head kick.
Eenther swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Eenther lands a jab to the nose.
Eenther ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eenther lands an overhand right.
Lee throws a head kick but Eenther moves out of range.
Eenther throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Lee avoids the body shot from Eenther.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Eenther lands with a nice body punch.
Lee walks into a stiff left hand from Eenther.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thurt Eenther seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eenther swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Eenther paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
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!
Eenther connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eenther throws out the jab.
Eenther cracks Lee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Eenther misses with a body shot.
Lee takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eenther throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Eenther looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Eenther scores with a jab to the head.
Eenther throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Good exchange - Eenther coming out on top.
Eenther throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Eenther swinging wildly here.
Eenther catches Lee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Eenther swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Eenther throws a leg kick
and Lee counters with a big head kick but Eenther shrugs it off.
It looks like Thurt Eenther has been cut.
Eenther throws a good cross that connects.
Eenther is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eenther throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Eenther.
A slow jab from Eenther misses its intended target.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eenther fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Eenther cracks Lee with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Eenther misses with the combination.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Eenther throws a good cross that connects.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eenther. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eenther fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Eenther misses with a low kick as Lee jumps back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Eenther misses.
Eenther comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Eenther ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Eenther scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eenther.
Sloppy strikes from Eenther. Those never looked like landing.
Eenther throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee counters with a thumping low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot lands for Eenther.
Eenther 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.
Eenther missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eenther lands with a shot to the body.
Eenther misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thurt Eenther dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thurt Eenther's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Eenther misses with a body shot
and Lee counters with an outside leg kick.
Eenther misses with a left hand
and Lee counters by clinching up.
Eenther stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Eenther has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eenther lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lee lands with a nice body kick.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eenther throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Eenther lands with a nice body punch.
Eenther lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Eenther misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Eenther.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Eenther moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eenther throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Eenther as he connects with a hook.
Eenther dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Eenther lands a body shot.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Eenther looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Eenther misses with a looping right.
Eenther misses with an uppercut
and Lee counters with a nice kick to the body.
A jab from Eenther does it's job there.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eenther throws out the jab.
Eenther throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Eenther connects with a body shot.
Eenther is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Eenther fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Eenther loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Lee has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eenther lands a nice hook to Lee's body. Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Eenther swinging wildly here.
Eenther misses with a straight right.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eenther.
Bruce Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eenther looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Eenther smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Eenther cracks Lee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Eenther misses.
Eenther misses with a right hand
and Lee holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Eenther taking a breather.
Eenther has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment.
Lee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eenther stalling in the clinch but Lee improves position.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eenther rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lee counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lee has Eenther pressed against the cage, preventing Eenther from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Eenther stalling in the clinch.
Lee has Eenther pressed against the cage, preventing Eenther from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Eenther fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice body punch from Eenther.
Eenther throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee blocks a jab.
Eenther comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Eenther tries a low kick but Lee avoids it.
Eenther takes a kick to the side of the head.
Eenther throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eenther swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Eenther moves out of range easily.
Eenther throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Eenther.
Lee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Eenther.
Thurt Eenther is winning the standup battle so far.
Eenther jabs Lee right on the nose. Lee blinks but takes it well.
Eenther circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eenther listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Eenther misses with a double jab.
Eenther throws a combination that misses
and Lee counters with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eenther takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Eenther falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Eenther falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thurt Eenther dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thurt Eenther's cut.
That's time! Eenther's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Lee takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Eenther swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lee counters with a good, hard body kick but Eenther shrugs it off.
Eenther scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Eenther misses with a right hand
and Lee counters with a nice body kick.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Eenther jabs at Lee's body.
Lee needs to keep his hands up - Eenther had a free shot at his head there.
Eenther connects with a crisp jab.
Eenther with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Eenther with a nice cross.
A punch combination from Eenther misses.
Eenther throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eenther throws out a powerful jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eenther looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lee moves out of range as Eenther strikes.
Lee walks into a left hand.
Eenther misses the jab.
Eenther misses with a body shot.
Eenther fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eenther.
Eenther throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eenther just misses with a punch to the body.
Eenther connects with the punch.
Eenther cracks Lee with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lee scores with a head kick.
Eenther punishes Lee's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eenther swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lee.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lee 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.
Eenther lands a nice shot to the body.
Eenther ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Eenther catches Lee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Eenther misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Eenther takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Eenther throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Eenther throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eenther throws a shot to the body.
Eenther misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Eenther scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eenther ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eenther throws out the jab.
Eenther throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Eenther has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eenther misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Eenther dips to his left and cracks Lee with an uppercut!
Lee throws out a leg kick but Eenther moves out of range and Lee only half commits.
Eenther misses with an uppercut
and Lee holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Eenther.
Eenther is trying to push Lee away but Lee has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Eenther pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eenther pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lee back to the cage. Eenther follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Eenther swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters with a head kick. That will keep Eenther thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Eenther.
Eenther misses the body punch
and Lee counters by clinching up.
Eenther wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eenther misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bruce Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Eenther finds it's way round the side to connect with Lee's head.
Eenther throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thurt Eenther is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Eenther scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Eenther scores with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thurt Eenther showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Eenther, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thurt Eenther!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Dickerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dick Dickerson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Logan Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell throws a poor cross that misses
and Dickerson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dickerson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mitchell lands with a shot to the body.
Dickerson misses with a wild combination.
Dickerson ducks right into an uppercut from Mitchell.
Dickerson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dickerson wants to clinch up but Mitchell keeps it at a distance.
Mitchell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dickerson was well out of range. Poor timing from Mitchell.
Dickerson defending well as Mitchell loads up on a big left hand.
Dickerson throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Mitchell to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Mitchell does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dickerson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mitchell works the jab nicely.
Mitchell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dickerson moves away.
Mitchell scores with a jab to the body.
Mitchell misses with a hook
and Dickerson counters with a left and a right that stings Mitchell.
Dickerson throws a combination that misses
and Mitchell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dickerson is breathing heavily.
Dickerson throws a combination that misses
and Dickerson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell misses with a looping right.
Mitchell thows a body shot but no joy.
Mitchell lands with a right hand.
Mitchell throws a series of strikes that have Dickerson backpedaling.
Donk. Mitchell catches Dickerson right on the button with a cross.
Mitchell looks to land a combination but Dickerson avoids it well.
Dickerson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mitchell to score with a decent uppercut.
Mitchell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dickerson misses with a double jab
and Mitchell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mitchell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Mitchell misses.
Mitchell cracks Dickerson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dick Dickerson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Mitchell. Beautiful body shot.
Mitchell scores with a jab to the body.
Dickerson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mitchell is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dickerson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Mitchell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mitchell jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Mitchell lands.
Mitchell with a jab.
Dickerson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mitchell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mitchell lands a jab to Dickerson's midsection.
Mitchell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dickerson manages to avoid it.
Mitchell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dickerson was well out of range. Poor timing from Mitchell.
Dickerson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mitchell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mitchell throws a body punch but Dickerson moves out of range.
Dickerson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dickerson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mitchell scores with a three punch combo!
Dickerson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dickerson takes one to the chin there.
Dickerson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mitchell scores with a jab to the body.
Mitchell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dickerson momentarily.
Mitchell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for Mitchell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickerson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dickerson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mitchell digs a good hook to Dickerson's body.
Mitchell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dickerson misses with a low kick as Mitchell jumps back.
Mitchell lands a nice hook to Dickerson's body. Dickerson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mitchell scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mitchell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mitchell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dickerson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mitchell scores with a jab to the body.
Dickerson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mitchell.
Mitchell jabs at Dickerson's body.
Mitchell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dickerson.
Mitchell cracks Dickerson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mitchell connects with a right hand. Dickerson shakes it off.
Mitchell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dickerson doesn't seem bothered though.
Mitchell sizes up Dickerson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell scores with the left hand. Dickerson knows he should have avoided that one.
Logan Mitchell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mitchell misses with a double jab.
Mitchell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mitchell stuns Dickerson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Mitchell. That snapped Dickerson's head back.
Dickerson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mitchell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dickerson throws a lazy uppercut
and Mitchell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mitchell works Dickerson's body with a nice hook.
Mitchell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mitchell sizes up Dickerson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mitchell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dickerson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mitchell stuns Dickerson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dickerson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mitchell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dickerson's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Mitchell 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.
Nice shot lands for Mitchell.
Mitchell jabs at Dickerson's body.
Mitchell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dickerson darts in trying to clinch
and Mitchell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dickerson closes the distance but Mitchell moves to the side
and Mitchell counters with a right hand to the body.
Dick Dickerson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mitchell scores with a body shot.
A punch combination from Mitchell misses.
Dickerson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mitchell.
Mitchell lands with an uppercut that bounces Dickerson off the cage and back into rage.
Mitchell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mitchell cracks Dickerson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mitchell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dickerson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mitchell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mitchell throws a series of punches but Dickerson avoids them all with ease.
Dickerson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dickerson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Danga de danga de dang - Mitchell scores with a four punch combination!
Dickerson is rocked!
Dickerson moves forwards but Mitchell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oh Dickerson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mitchell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dickerson has time to react.
Mitchell misses with a two punch combination.
Dickerson seems to have got his legs back now.
Mitchell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mitchell.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mitchell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dickerson backs up against the cage.
Mitchell works the jab nicely.
Mitchell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mitchell lands a nice shot to the body.
Mitchell lands a jab to the nose.
Mitchell lands a nice hook to Dickerson's body. Dickerson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mitchell throws a good cross that connects.
Mitchell works over Dickerson's head and body with a nice combination.
Mitchell drops Dickerson with a beautiful combination! Dickerson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mitchell is looking for the KO!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell cracks Dickerson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dickerson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice uppercut lands for Mitchell. That snapped Dickerson's head back.
Dickerson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dickerson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mitchell misses with a wild combination.
Mitchell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dickerson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mitchell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mitchell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mitchell cracks Dickerson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dickerson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dickerson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Mitchell.
Logan Mitchell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mitchell lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Mitchell catches Dickerson right on the button with a cross.
Dickerson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dickerson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mitchell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dickerson scrambles back to his feet.
Dickerson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dickerson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mitchell throws a good cross that connects.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mitchell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dickerson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dickerson walks into a left hand.
Mitchell connects with a nice looking jab.
Mitchell lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mitchell is working the combinations to good effect here.
Mitchell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mitchell lands with an uppercut that bounces Dickerson off the cage and back into rage.
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!
Mitchell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mitchell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dickerson's head backwards.
Mitchell lands a jab-cross combination.
Mitchell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Dickerson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Dickerson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mitchell lands the left hand.
Mitchell thuds a left hand into Dickerson's body.
Mitchell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mitchell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dickerson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Good standup being displayed there by Mitchell as he connects with a hook.
Dickerson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dickerson ducks right into an uppercut from Mitchell.
Mitchell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mitchell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dickerson doesn't seem bothered though.
Sloppy strikes from Mitchell. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Mitchell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
The fighters circle momentarily. Mitchell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Dickerson.
Dickerson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mitchell counters with a series of strikes. Dickerson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dickerson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mitchell finds it's way round the side to connect with Dickerson's head.
Dickerson darts in trying to clinch
and Mitchell counters with a nice body shot.
Mitchell connects with a crisp jab.
Mitchell throws a body punch but Dickerson moves out of range.
A left lands for Mitchell.
Dickerson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mitchell swivels and escapes.
Mitchell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dickerson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mitchell stalks Dickerson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dickerson's face. Dickerson staggers backwards, shaken.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitchell lands a head shot.
Mitchell swings for the body but Dickerson moves out of range.
Dickerson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A shot to the liver by Mitchell. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell stuns Dickerson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mitchell lands a jab to the nose.
Mitchell moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mitchell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dickerson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mitchell to score with a decent uppercut.
Mitchell lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mitchell scores with a hook to the body. Dickerson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dickerson takes a jab right on the kisser.
A left lands for Mitchell.
Mitchell clobbers Dickerson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mitchell scores with a jab.
Mitchell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dickerson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mitchell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mitchell!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mitchell cracks Dickerson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dickerson dodges the punch combination from Mitchell.
Dickerson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mitchell tries to bum rush Dickerson with a series of wild strikes but Dickerson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mitchell lands a jab-cross combination.
Mitchell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mitchell with a nice cross.
Danga de danga de dang - Mitchell scores with a four punch combination!
Mitchell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mitchell connects with a crisp jab.
A punch lands to the side of Dickerson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dickerson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mitchell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mitchell connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell scores with a nice right hand.
Mitchell lands a right hook to the body.
Dickerson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mitchell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mitchell scores with a nice head shot.
Mitchell lands with a cross.
Mitchell lands with an uppercut that bounces Dickerson off the cage and back into rage.
Mitchell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dickerson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mitchell scores with the left hand. Dickerson knows he should have avoided that one.
Logan Mitchell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mitchell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mitchell scores with a jab to the body.
Mitchell throws a combination. Dickerson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mitchell lands a nice shot that snaps Dickerson's head back.
Mitchell scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell stuns Dickerson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mitchell lands a jab to the head.
Mitchell punishes Dickerson's body with a nice straight punch.
Dickerson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mitchell stuns Dickerson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dickerson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mitchell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dickerson momentarily.
Mitchell lands with a nice body punch.
Mitchell lands a jab to the head.
Mitchell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dickerson under the eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dickerson walks into a left hand.
Nice shot by Mitchell.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mitchell fails to land with a series of punches.
Mitchell throws a right and a left that Dickerson avoids nicely.
Mitchell lands a jab to Dickerson's midsection.
Dick Dickerson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mitchell scores with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Logan Mitchell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mitchell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 24:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 24:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Logan Mitchell!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rogi Rogi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Twelf Thermandin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Twelf Thermandin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rogi Rogi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Twelf Thermandin!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thermandin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rogi moves into the clinch.
Thermandin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rogi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thermandin lands a nice knee to the body.
Thermandin lands a knee to the body.
Rogi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thermandin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rogi is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thermandin connects with a knee to the head.
Thermandin stalls.
Rogi tries to work over Thermandin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thermandin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rogi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thermandin connects with a knee to the head.
Thermandin lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Rogi Rogi has been cut.
Thermandin lands a good knee to the midsection. Rogi won't want to take too many of those.
Thermandin connects with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Thermandin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thermandin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thermandin leaning his opponent against the cage.
Thermandin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thermandin stalling against the cage.
Knees to the body from Thermandin.
Thermandin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thermandin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Thermandin.
Thermandin stalling the fight.
Thermandin crunches a lovely knee into Rogi's ribcage.
Thermandin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rogi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The referee is keeping an eye on Thermandin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Thermandin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thermandin landing knees to the body.
Thermandin is pushing Rogi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Thermandin landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Thermandin.
Thermandin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rogi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thermandin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rogi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thermandin crunches a lovely knee into Rogi's ribcage.
Rogi takes a shot to the head.
Thermandin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Thermandin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rogi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thermandin lands a nice knee to the body.
Rogi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Thermandin.
Thermandin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thermandin is stalling here.
Thermandin connects with a knee to the head.
Thermandin working Rogi over with knees to the body.
Thermandin is struggling to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thermandin lands a knee to the head.
Thermandin stalls.
Thermandin landing knees to the head.
Thermandin connects with a knee to the head.
Thermandin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rogi's face.
Thermandin is pushing Rogi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rogi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thermandin.
The referee is keeping an eye on Thermandin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Twelf Thermandin.
Thermandin tries to clinch but Rogi is having none of it.
Thermandin has closed the distance and engaged Rogi in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thermandin slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are getting on Thermandin's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Rogi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thermandin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rogi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thermandin stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Twelf Thermandin.
Thermandin wants to clinch up but Rogi keeps it at a distance.
Thermandin doesn't manage to clinch there - Rogi circles away.
Rogi takes a swing at Thermandin's ribcage but misses.
Thermandin moves into the clinch successfully.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thermandin continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Twelf Thermandin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rogi Rogi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Thermandin moves into range and clinches up with Rogi.
Thermandin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thermandin stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Twelf Thermandin.
A head kick by Rogi misses
and Thermandin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Thermandin.
Thermandin lands a good knee to the midsection. Rogi won't want to take too many of those.
Thermandin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thermandin landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thermandin obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thermandin.
Rogi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thermandin scores a nice knee to the body.
Thermandin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thermandin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thermandin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rogi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thermandin landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Thermandin.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thermandin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rogi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thermandin slows down the pace here.
Thermandin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rogi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thermandin working Rogi over with knees to the body.
Thermandin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thermandin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thermandin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thermandin has Rogi pressed against the cage.
Thermandin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thermandin slowing the pace effectively.
Knees to the body from Thermandin.
Thermandin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thermandin lands a nice knee to the body.
Thermandin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thermandin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thermandin stalls.
Thermandin working Rogi over with knees to the body.
Thermandin crunches a lovely knee into Rogi's ribcage.
Thermandin scores with a knee to the head.
Thermandin lands a knee to the body.
Thermandin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rogi's face.
Rogi successfully pulls guard.
Thermandin wants to get up but he can't break Rogi's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Thermandin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thermandin is looking to stand up but Rogi won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thermandin's guard.
Rogi wants to get up but he can't break Thermandin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Thermandin looking to control.
Rogi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rogi preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rogi is working Thermandin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rogi is looking to work some ground and pound but Thermandin has wrist control.
Rogi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thermandin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thermandin wants to sweep here but Rogi controlling him for the moment.
Thermandin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Thermandin working a defensive guard here.
Rogi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thermandin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Thermandin managing to control the position.
Thermandin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rogi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Twelf Thermandin.
Thermandin clinches with his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thermandin lands a nice knee to the body.
Rogi trying to stall but Thermandin improves his position.
Thermandin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Twelf Thermandin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rogi Rogi's cut.
That's time! Rogi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Thermandin tries to clinch but Rogi is having none of it.
Thermandin closes the distance but Rogi moves to the side
and Rogi counters by clinching up.
Thermandin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Thermandin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thermandin crunches a lovely knee into Rogi's ribcage.
Thermandin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thermandin scores a nice knee to the body.
Twelf Thermandin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Come on Thermandin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Thermandin receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Rogi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thermandin crunches a lovely knee into Rogi's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thermandin obliges.
Thermandin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Thermandin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rogi's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thermandin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rogi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Thermandin prevents it.
Thermandin stalling the fight.
Rogi wants to stall.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Thermandin landing knees to the head.
Rogi jumps guard but Thermandin stands there with Rogi around his waist. Rogi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thermandin obliges.
Thermandin prevents Rogi from breaking the clinch.
Thermandin stalling the fight.
Thermandin lands a nice knee to the body.
Thermandin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Thermandin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Thermandin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rogi successfully pulls guard.
Rogi has his hands on Thermandin's head, controlling the position.
Thermandin trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rogi's guard.
Rogi keeping moving, preventing Thermandin from controlling successfully.
Rogi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Thermandin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
We're going to have a standup here because Rogi Rogi wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rogi swats away the attempt to clinch by Thermandin.
Rogi Rogi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thermandin moves into the clinch.
Thermandin lands a knee to the body.
Thermandin lands a knee to the head.
Thermandin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rogi's face.
Thermandin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rogi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thermandin crunches a lovely knee into Rogi's ribcage.
Thermandin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Thermandin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thermandin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thermandin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rogi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thermandin leaves Rogi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rogi Rogi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thermandin moves in looking to clinch but Rogi pushes him off.
Thermandin clinches with his opponent.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thermandin.
Thermandin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rogi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thermandin landing knees to the head.
Thermandin has Rogi pressed against the cage.
Thermandin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thermandin.
Thermandin connects with a knee to the head.
Rogi Rogi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thermandin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rogi manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Thermandin wants to control from the top but Rogi keeps moving.
Twelf Thermandin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thermandin looking to pass the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Twelf Thermandin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thermandin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Twelf Thermandin!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roger Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Westling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricky Westling struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Ricky Westling is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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6 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roger Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Westling!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Westling counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gracie won't be happy with that.
Westling in side control lands a decent elbow.
Westling misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
Westling throws an elbow but Gracie slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gracie tries to improve position but can't.
Westling scores with a couple of short elbows.
Westling in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie is trying to improve his position.
Westling misses with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westling working the ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Westling creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gracie sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Westling misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Westling cracks Gracie with a big right hand but Gracie just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Gracie is not content to let Westling control the position.
Westling throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Westling is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gracie is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Westling lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westling creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Westling working the head with strikes.
Westling in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Gracie manages to work his way to half guard, despite Westling's best efforts.
Westling not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Westling scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Westling looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Westling pulls his head out easily.
Westling trying to mount his opponent but Gracie defends it.
Westling working Gracie over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westling is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Westling looks gassed!
Westling looks to land a strike but Gracie avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Westling really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Westling must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Westling is aware though and is defending well.
Westling in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Westling chips away with some ground and pound.
Westling working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Westling loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Westling thows a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Westling is aware though and is defending well.
Westling lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Westling's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Westling cracks Gracie with a solid left hand.
Westling with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Westling is working Gracie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gracie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Westling lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Westling dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Westling closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gracie taking punishment in the form of punches.
Westling works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Gracie is not content to let Westling control the position.
Gracie manages to work his way to half guard, despite Westling's best efforts.
Westling throwing shots but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Westling is breathing heavily.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westling working some strikes from top position.
Gracie throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Westling throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gracie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gracie throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Westling with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Westling trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Westling can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Westling is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Westling defends well.
Westling is in close to Gracie's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Westling connects with a couple of short punches.
Westling missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Westling lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Westling lands a couple of digs.
Westling throws a sloppy strike and Gracie has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Westling is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roger Gracie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce McBrain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Punahilkka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Punahilkka has chosen Mäihä Show feat. Punahilkka as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Bruce McBrain could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pekka Punahilkka's chin.
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182 lbs
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183 lbs
7 - 6 - 2 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce McBrain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Punahilkka!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBrain connects with a single shot there.
Punahilkka is looking to clinch but McBrain is avoiding it.
McBrain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McBrain throws a head kick that misses
and Punahilkka counters with a nice low kick that buckles McBrain's knee momentarily.
Punahilkka misses with a wild body shot.
McBrain swats away the attempt to clinch by Punahilkka.
McBrain connects with a solid leg kick.
McBrain lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Punahilkka looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McBrain lands a big right hand that sends Punahilkka crashing to the mat! McBrain stays standing though and waves Punahilkka back to his feet!
Punahilkka is rocked!
It looks like Pekka Punahilkka has been cut.
McBrain misses with a lunging right hand
and Punahilkka counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Punahilkka.
Punahilkka is still on wobbly legs! Can McBrain finish him?
McBrain avoiding damage as Punahilkka throws knees to the body.
Punahilkka seems to have recovered his senses.
McBrain tries to circle away but Punahilkka has him pinned against the cage.
McBrain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Punahilkka feints and as McBrain raises his hands in defense, Punahilkka changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Punahilkka won't allow McBrain to sweep him here.
Punahilkka throws a strike but McBrain rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punahilkka keeping full guard, as McBrain tries to pass.
Punahilkka tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McBrain not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Punahilkka is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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.
McBrain trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McBrain trying to control the position from guard on top but Punahilkka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Bruce McBrain wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Punahilkka is looking to clinch but McBrain is avoiding it.
McBrain rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Punahilkka counters with a right hand to the body.
McBrain misses with a jab to the body
and Punahilkka counters with a one-two to the body.
Punahilkka tries to clinch there but McBrain circles away.
Punahilkka dips to his left and cracks McBrain with an uppercut!
McBrain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Punahilkka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBrain misses with a right hand
and Punahilkka counters with a low kick, right behind McBrain 's knee.
Punahilkka digs a good hook to McBrain's body.
McBrain misses with a left hand
and Punahilkka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McBrain misses with a jab to the body
and Punahilkka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McBrain misses with an uppercut
and Punahilkka counters with a straight right hand.
Punahilkka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McBrain manages to avoid it.
Punahilkka throws a right hand that McBrain ducks under and follows up with a left that McBrain also avoids with ease.
Punahilkka closes the distance and clinches.
Punahilkka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Punahilkka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Punahilkka lands an elbow inside that McBrain shrugs off.
McBrain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Punahilkka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Punahilkka lands an elbow just above McBrain 's eye.
It looks like Bruce McBrain has been cut.
Punahilkka has McBrain pushed against the cage.
McBrain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McBrain working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBrain is trying to force a seperation but Punahilkka has the dominant position.
A shot in the inside from Punahilkka.
McBrain is trying to break the clinch but Punahilkka is controlling him.
Punahilkka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McBrain blocks it with crossed arms.
Punahilkka lands a body shot in the clinch.
Punahilkka throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Punahilkka lands a nice elbow.
Punahilkka gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McBrain has had enough of the clinch but Punahilkka keeps him there for the moment.
A short right from Punahilkka on the inside.
McBrain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McBrain takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Punahilkka lands a nice knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Punahilkka takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McBrain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Punahilkka landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Punahilkka lands a body punch.
Punahilkka slowing the pace effectively.
Punahilkka unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Punahilkka working McBrain over with knees to the body.
Punahilkka lands a body shot.
A short left from Punahilkka.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
McBrain is trying to push Punahilkka away but Punahilkka has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Punahilkka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Punahilkka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Punahilkka dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McBrain takes a kick to the side of the head.
Punahilkka tries to clinch up.
McBrain misses with a hook
and Punahilkka makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bruce McBrain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McBrain misses with a left hand
and Punahilkka counters with a single leg into guard. McBrain didn't expect that.
McBrain preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Punahilkka landing some decent shots from guard.
Punahilkka lands a couple of elbows.
Punahilkka throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McBrain avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punahilkka trying to control the position from guard on top but McBrain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Punahilkka thows a big elbow that misses.
Punahilkka connects with a couple of short punches.
Punahilkka wants to control from the top but McBrain keeps moving.
McBrain looking for a sweep. Not yet McBrain, not yet.
Punahilkka pushing down on McBrain's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Punahilkka thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McBrain's head.
McBrain is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Punahilkka scores with a couple of nice shots.
Punahilkka is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punahilkka seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Punahilkka working McBrain over with strikes.
Punahilkka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McBrain keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Punahilkka seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Punahilkka working McBrain over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punahilkka looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McBrain with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Punahilkka sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McBrain defending well though.
Punahilkka prevents McBrain from standing back up.
Punahilkka thows a huge punch but McBrain dodges it nicely.
Punahilkka is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Punahilkka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Punahilkka is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Punahilkka lands with some strikes.
Punahilkka with a couple of short strikes.
Punahilkka looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punahilkka with shots to the head and body - McBrain looks very uncomfortable down there.
Punahilkka breaks from McBrain's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Punahilkka lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pekka Punahilkka has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee warns McBrain that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Punahilkka controlling the position easily from mount.
Punahilkka wants to control the pace but McBrain is squirming around nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Punahilkka cracks McBrain with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Punahilkka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Punahilkka shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McBrain defends it nicely.
McBrain swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Punahilkka counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
McBrain is trying to stand back up but Punahilkka is controlling him
Punahilkka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Punahilkka landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Punahilkka lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Punahilkka content to control rather than advance.
McBrain avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Punahilkka.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punahilkka looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McBrain with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Punahilkka lands with a punch from half guard.
McBrain is looking for a sweep. Punahilkka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Punahilkka passes to full mount!
McBrain is looking to improve his position but Punahilkka isn't that keen on the idea.
Punahilkka tries to control but McBrain wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punahilkka lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Punahilkka in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
McBrain is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Punahilkka content just to control the position here.
Punahilkka postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt McBrain bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Punahilkka and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pekka Punahilkka!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jarkko Bergele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waltteri Lahti (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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23
282 lbs
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285 lbs
5 - 3 - 1 |
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarkko Bergele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Waltteri Lahti!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bergele closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lahti's guard.
Bergele lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bergele thows a big elbow that misses.
Lahti working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bergele doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bergele manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lahti has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Bergele is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Lahti.
Bergele is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lahti is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Check out the look on Bergele's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bergele grinds an elbow into Lahti's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lahti wants to get back to his feet but Bergele is dominant here and he's now got Lahti's back!
Lahti turns into Bergele and is now in his guard.
Bergele is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lahti is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lahti wants to control from the top but Bergele keeps moving.
Bergele is trying to keep Lahti in close.
Lahti would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bergele trying to keep a closed guard but Lahti is proving a slippery customer.
Bergele manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bergele working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bergele is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Lahti has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Lahti!
Bergele lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lahti!
Lahti wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lahti can't escape the position.
Bergele jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Lahti manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bergele working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lahti tries to improve position but can't.
Bergele is staying tight to Lahti's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Lahti is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bergele connects with a decent elbow.
Lahti is pushing Bergele's head away, looking to escape. Bergele manages to hold on to the position though.
Lahti looks gassed!
Lahti takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bergele scoring with punches and elbows.
Bergele lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lahti down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bergele slows the pace down.
Lahti gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Bergele tries to control but Lahti wriggling away.
Lahti is looking to get to half guard.
Bergele fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bergele 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bergele pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bergele landing strikes from the mount and Lahti is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarkko Bergele dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bergele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lahti jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lahti punishes Bergele's body with a nice straight punch.
Lahti cracks Bergele with a good jab.
Bergele jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bergele misses with a few strikes there.
Lahti takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bergele displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lahti throws out the jab.
Bergele misses with a jab to the body
and Lahti counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bergele swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lahti misses the shot to the body.
Bergele has his takedown stuffed
and Lahti makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bergele misses with a takedown
and Lahti counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lahti just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lahti bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bergele's head backwards.
Bergele gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lahti.
Bergele shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lahti tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Bergele manages to move to mount!
Lahti is working to get back to half guard.
Lahti taking shots to the head.
Lahti is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bergele looking to control but Lahti is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lahti is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Jarkko Bergele overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lahti is in a horrible position here. Bergele smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bergele content just to control the position here.
Lahti is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergele cracks Lahti with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bergele fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bergele raining down shots from the mount!
Lahti in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee warns Lahti that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bergele controlling the pace for now.
Bergele has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lahti's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergele tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
BOOM! Bergele connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bergele trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lahti is bucking up trying to escape but Bergele cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bergele has control of Lahti's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Lahti regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bergele lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarkko Bergele dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bergele throws a hook but Lahti blocks it.
Lahti gets caught flat footed, as Bergele shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lahti wants to sweep here but Bergele controlling him for the moment.
Bergele scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bergele sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lahti preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bergele is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lahti can do to turn this around?
Bergele cracks Lahti with a solid left hand.
Bergele drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lahti manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bergele has Lahti in his guard.
Lahti postures up.
Lahti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergele throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Bergele working for a triangle but Lahti defends it easily.
Bergele trying to strike off his back.
Bergele escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lahti gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bergele tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bergele keeping moving, preventing Lahti from controlling successfully.
Bergele lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lahti!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lahti is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Bergele lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bergele with the ground and pound from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bergele landing punches.
Bergele raining down shots from the mount!
Bergele fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Bergele connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bergele working for a guillotine from mount but Lahti is in no mood to give up.
Bergele is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Lahti is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Lahti flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Bergele anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Lahti and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Bergele slips an arm under Lahti chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Bergele has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Bergele is squeezing on Lahti like an anaconda would it's prey. Lahti fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jarkko Bergele!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between ILja Muromets (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vanek Butsikov (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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255 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, ILja Muromets!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vanek Butsikov!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muromets closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Butsikov's guard.
Muromets lands a couple of digs.
Butsikov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Muromets gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Butsikov looking for a guillotine here but Muromets defends easily.
Butsikov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Butsikov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Muromets landing with the ground and pound.
Butsikov is looking for a triangle but Muromets pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Muromets passes into half guard.
Muromets trying to pass the guard but Butsikov defending well.
Butsikov wants to improve his position but Muromets is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muromets content to control rather than advance.
Butsikov is trying to maintain the position but Muromets is very close to passing his half guard.
Muromets content to control rather than advance.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Butsikov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Muromets to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butsikov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Muromets is aware though and is defending well.
Muromets sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Butsikov's guard.
Butsikov wants to get back to full guard.
Muromets is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Butsikov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Muromets is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Butsikov defends it well.
Well, if Muromets 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.
Butsikov has hold of Muromets's hands but Muromets slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Butsikov is staying active underneath Muromets, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muromets seems to be working for a kimura but Butsikov defends the submission attempt.
Muromets is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Muromets is trying to work for a kimura but Butsikov is defending well.
Well, if Muromets 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.
Muromets prevents Butsikov from improving his position.
Muromets is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Muromets is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Butsikov has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Butsikov is trying to control but can't.
Muromets is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Muromets is looking for a kimura here.
Butsikov is looking to get back to full guard here but Muromets has managed to pass to side control instead.
Muromets in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Butsikov is trying to work for a sweep but Muromets has mounted him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ILja Muromets 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.
Muromets tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Butsikov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Muromets dives in and scores a takedown into Butsikov's guard.
Butsikov keeping full guard, as Muromets tries to pass.
Butsikov wants to sweep but no luck.
Muromets trying to control the position from guard on top but Butsikov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Butsikov throws his legs up looking for a submission but Muromets uses it to pass to side control.
Muromets is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Butsikov will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Butsikov is looking for a sweep.
Muromets tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Butsikov is pushing Muromets's head away, looking to escape. Muromets manages to hold on to the position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butsikov is looking to regain half guard here but Muromets keeps moving and retains side control.
Muromets in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Muromets landing a few strikes.
Muromets working the ground and pound.
Butsikov pushes Muromets away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Muromets gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Butsikov is breathing heavily.
Butsikov struggling a bit here.
Butsikov is looking for a sweep.
Muromets staying calm.
ILja Muromets overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Muromets has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up because ILja Muromets just wasn't active enough.
Muromets looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Butsikov throws his legs up looking for a submission but Muromets uses it to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muromets moves into full mount!
Muromets working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Muromets is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Butsikov is surviving well by controlling Muromets's body position as best he can.
Butsikov is desperately trying to improve his position but Muromets has a good base and remains in mount.
Muromets takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Butsikov is in a horrible position here. Muromets smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Muromets pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Muromets stands up from mount. Strange move.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Muromets.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Butsikov is working to avoid the ground and pound but Muromets connects with a decent elbow.
Butsikov is trying to work for a sweep but Muromets has mounted him!
Muromets controlling the pace for now.
The referee warns Butsikov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Muromets controlling the position easily from mount.
Butsikov defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Muromets.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Muromets sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Butsikov is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ILja Muromets dominated that second round.
That's time! Muromets's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Muromets 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.
Butsikov looking for a guillotine here but Muromets defends easily.
Muromets wants to control from the top but Butsikov keeps moving.
Butsikov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Muromets might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Muromets passes Butsikov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Muromets controlling the action here.
Butsikov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Butsikov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Muromets thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butsikov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Muromets drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Muromets as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Butsikov screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Muromets! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). ILja Muromets!
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