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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Colin Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Payette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burton comes into the arena with Crying Game - Professor Green blaring out of the sound system. Payette has chosen Sick Puppies- Youre Going Down as his entrance music. Charles Payette is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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137 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Colin Burton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charles Payette !
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burton misses with a series of wild punches.
Burton tries to keep at a distance but Payette has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Burton.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Burton as Payette tries to tie him up.
Burton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Payette fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Payette is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Burton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Charles Payette has been cut.
Burton crunches a lovely knee into Payette 's ribcage.
Burton landing knees to the body.
Payette looks gassed!
Burton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burton lands an elbow just above Payette 's eye.
Burton landing knees to the body.
Burton working Payette over with knees to the body.
Payette takes an elbow to the temple.
Burton lands an elbow inside.
Burton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Burton connects with a knee to the head.
Burton scores a nice knee to the body.
Burton scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Burton.
Burton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Burton lands a body punch in the clinch.
Burton scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Burton.
Payette takes a knee to the side of the body.
Burton lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton crunches a lovely knee into Payette 's ribcage.
Payette takes an elbow to the forehead.
Payette is trying to drag Burton to the mat but Burton just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Burton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Burton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Burton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Burton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Payette lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Burton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Burton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Burton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Payette 's defenses.
Burton scores a nice knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Burton.
Payette wants to break free but Burton has control.
Burton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Payette drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Colin Burton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Payette .
Payette being controlled against the cage.
Burton lands a nice knee to the body.
Payette being controlled against the cage.
Payette takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton lands a nice elbow.
Burton controlling the action here for a moment.
Burton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Burton content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Burton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Burton lands a nice elbow.
Payette is working for takedown but Burton is calmly controlling the position for now.
Burton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Payette takes an elbow to the temple.
Burton lands a knee to the head.
Burton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Burton lands an elbow inside that Payette shrugs off.
Burton lands a nice elbow.
Burton manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Burton lands a knee to the head.
Burton is stalling here.
Burton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Burton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payette takes a knee to the side of the body.
Burton with a knee to the head.
Burton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Burton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Burton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Burton lands a knee to the head.
Burton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Payette 's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Burton.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Burton obliges.
Burton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Payette takes an elbow to the temple.
Burton lands a nice elbow.
Payette tries to break free but Burton pushes him back against the cage.
Burton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Burton connects with a knee to the head.
Burton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Payette in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Burton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Burton crunches a lovely knee into Payette 's ribcage.
Burton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Burton lands an elbow inside that Payette shrugs off.
Burton landing knees to the body.
Payette is trying to drag Burton to the mat but Burton just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Burton takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Burton keeps control of Payette as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Burton stalling the fight.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Burton.
Burton content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Burton landing knees to the body.
Payette can't get the takedown.
A right hook to the body lands for Burton.
Burton lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Burton.
Payette misses with some punches.
Burton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Burton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Payette takes an elbow to the temple.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Burton as Payette tries to tie him up.
Burton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Payette wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Burton has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burton lands an elbow just above Payette 's eye.
Burton lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Burton.
Burton displaying some good clinch control by pressing Payette up against the cage.
Payette tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colin Burton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charles Payette 's cut.
That's time! Burton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Payette throws a poor cross that misses
and Burton counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Burton.
Burton lands a nice elbow.
Payette takes a knee to the side of the body.
Burton lands a good knee to the midsection. Payette won't want to take too many of those.
Burton stalling the fight.
Burton landing knees to the head.
Colin Burton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Burton obliges.
A bit of stalling here from Burton.
Burton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Burton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Burton missing with knees to the body.
Burton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Payette .
Burton throws an elbow but it misses.
Payette wants a takedown.
Burton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Burton.
Burton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Burton obliges.
Payette takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice elbow from Burton.
Burton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Burton.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burton working Payette over with knees to the body.
Burton working Payette over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton lands a nice knee to the body.
Burton scores a nice knee to the body.
Burton taking a breather.
Payette takes an elbow to the temple.
Burton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Payette 's face.
Burton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Payette is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Burton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Payette backwards.
Burton lands a nice elbow.
Burton lands an elbow inside.
Payette can't break the clinch.
Burton lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Burton.
Burton has Payette pressed against the cage, preventing Payette from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Payette takes a knee right on the jaw!
Burton has Payette pressed against the cage, preventing Payette from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Burton stalling against the cage.
Burton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Payette looking to slow down the pace here.
Burton stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Payette takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Burton.
Burton crunches a lovely knee into Payette 's ribcage.
Burton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Burton lands an elbow just above Payette 's eye.
Payette can't get the takedown.
Burton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Burton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Payette 's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Burton.
Burton lands a knee to the body.
Burton landing knees to the body.
Burton lands an elbow inside.
Burton lands an elbow just above Payette 's eye.
Burton lands a nice elbow.
Payette takes a knee right on the jaw!
A left hand lands to the body for Burton.
Payette decides to pull guard.
Burton wants to stand but Payette has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Burton trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payette looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Burton wants to get up but he can't break Payette 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Payette working a defensive guard here.
Burton would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Payette is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Burton on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Burton tries to get out of the position.
Burton wants to control but Payette is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burton tries to get to full guard but Payette has control of the leg.
Burton has his hands clasped together around Payette 's back. He's all about the action.
Burton tries to roll over but Payette keeps him under control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Colin Burton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Charles Payette 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Burton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Payette trying to control the position but instead, Burton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Payette into the cage.
Payette takes an elbow to the forehead.
Burton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Payette in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Burton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Burton scores with a knee to the head.
Burton lands an elbow that stopped Payette in his tracks for a moment.
Burton stalling against the cage.
Burton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Burton'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.
A knee to the head by Burton.
Burton lands a nice elbow.
Payette takes a knee to the side of the body.
Payette takes a knee to the side of the body.
Burton lands an elbow inside.
Burton lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burton scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Burton.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Burton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Burton as Payette tries to tie him up.
Knees in the clinch landing for Burton.
Burton lands an elbow inside that Payette shrugs off.
The referee is keeping an eye on Burton - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Burton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Burton has Payette pushed against the cage.
Burton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Payette is trying to push Burton away but Burton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Payette stalling in the clinch but Burton improves position.
Payette takes an elbow to the temple.
Burton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Burton lands an elbow inside that Payette shrugs off.
Burton digs a right hand underneath Payette 's ribcage. Payette let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Burton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Burton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Burton crunches a lovely knee into Payette 's ribcage.
Burton lands a nice elbow.
Burton crunches a lovely knee into Payette 's ribcage.
Burton will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Payette up against the cage.
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.
Burton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Burton scores a nice knee to the body.
Burton connects with a knee to the head.
Burton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Burton.
Payette struggles to land a body shot inside as Burton controls his hands.
Burton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Burton lands an elbow that stopped Payette in his tracks for a moment.
Burton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Payette 's defenses.
Burton lands an elbow that stopped Payette in his tracks for a moment.
Burton stalls.
Burton scores with a hook to the body.
Burton lands a nice knee to the body.
Burton taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Burton lands an elbow that stopped Payette in his tracks for a moment.
Burton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton scores with a knee to the head.
Burton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Burton.
Payette changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Burton fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Burton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Burton has Payette up against the cage in a clinch.
Burton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Payette lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Payette takes a knee to the side of the body.
Burton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Payette lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Burton controlling the action here for a moment.
Payette changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Burton fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Burton moves into the clinch.
Payette takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burton lands a knee to the head.
Burton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Burton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Burton lands a knee to the body.
Payette has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Burton lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Burton.
Payette tries to circle away but Burton has him pinned against the cage.
Payette takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Burton.
Payette tries to stall but Burton uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Burton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Payette looking to stall.
Burton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Payette drops down looking for an ankle pick but Burton pulls his leg out and moves away.
Colin Burton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Payette .
Burton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Payette 's sensitive parts.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burton misses the shot to the body.
Charles Payette has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burton rushes Payette and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Colin Burton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Burton, 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 30:26
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colin Burton!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Sallon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexi Laiho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stevie Sallon is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stevie Sallon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexi Laiho!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laiho tries to clinch
and Sallon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sallon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Laiho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sallon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Laiho holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Laiho lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sallon backwards.
Laiho lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sallon backwards.
Laiho lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Laiho crunches a lovely knee into Sallon's ribcage.
Sallon is breathing heavily.
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!
Knees to the body from Laiho.
Laiho lands an elbow inside that Sallon shrugs off.
Laiho connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sallon's face.
Sallon is rocked!
Laiho scores with a knee to the head.
Oh Sallon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Laiho has Sallon pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Sallon is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Laiho - that's hurt Sallon badly! Oh, another knee lands and Sallon is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Sallon doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Alexi Laiho!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trouble Some (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Stanhope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greg Stanhope will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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175 lbs
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Trouble Some!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Greg Stanhope!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stanhope.
Some shoots and misses
and Stanhope counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Stanhope. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stanhope.
Some gets a takedown into half guard.
Some wants to take a breather but Stanhope is having none of it.
Stanhope is trying to maintain the position but Some is very close to passing his half guard.
Some trying to pass the guard but Stanhope defending well.
Stanhope is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Some stalling.
Some could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Some wants to pass the guard but Stanhope is defending well.
Some is keen to just control but Stanhope is a slippery customer.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Some wants to pass the guard but Stanhope is defending well.
Some is taking a breather. Stanhope says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Trouble Some wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Stanhope 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.
Some with a poor takedown
and Stanhope counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Some misses with a takedown attempt
and Stanhope counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Some is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trouble Some. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stanhope dips to his left and cracks Some with an uppercut!
Oh Some is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stanhope lands an overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stanhope flashes Some a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Some's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Some crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Stanhope punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Greg Stanhope!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pauk Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buford Tannen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buford Tannen acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pauk Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Buford Tannen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tannen tries a head kick but it misses.
Walker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tannen circles away quickly and effectively.
A low kick from Walker is predictable there
and Tannen counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Pauk Walker has been cut.
Walker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tannen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tannen passes Walker's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tannen wants to free his trapped foot but Walker is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tannen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Walker sees it coming and defends easily.
Tannen is keen to just control but Walker is a slippery customer.
Tannen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tannen content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tannen seems to be working for a kimura but Walker defends the submission attempt.
Walker is refusing to be controlled, as Tannen sits in half guard.
Walker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tannen.
Walker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tannen on the ground.
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.
Tannen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Walker knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tannen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tannen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tannen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tannen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tannen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tannen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Walker pushes Tannen off looking to stand but Tannen dives back in and keeps control.
Tannen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tannen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tannen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Walker is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tannen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Walker defends it well.
Tannen seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Walker is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Buford Tannen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lauri Puukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Patton (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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180 lbs
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21
182 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lauri Puukko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Patton!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Puukko. Those never looked like landing.
Jab from Patton.
Puukko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Patton.
A head kick misses from Patton.
A clash of legs there as Puukko blocks the low kick.
Patton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Puukko's calf.
Patton keeps Puukko at a distance using the push kick.
Patton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Patton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Patton throws a front kick that sends Puukko stumbling back into the cage.
Puukko 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!
Patton plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Lauri Puukko has been cut.
Good leg kick by Patton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Puukko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Patton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Puukko's sensitive parts.
Patton sizes up Puukko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mike Patton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Patton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Patton explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Patton cracks the inside of Puukko's front leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Patton gets a clinch.
Patton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Patton scores with a nice strike.
A nice leg kick lands there from Patton.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Patton.
That kick from Patton tenderised Puukko's leg. Puukko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Patton feints and then cracks Puukko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Puukko down.
Patton lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Patton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Puukko. That did some damage!
Patton lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton closes the distance and clinches.
Patton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A left and a right from Patton both land. Nice combination.
A thudding body kick lands there by Patton!
A chopping leg kick lands by Patton.
Patton connects with a body shot that sends Puukko's belly button to the back.
Puukko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Patton lands a nice looking kick to the body. Puukko takes a step back to recover.
That kick from Patton tenderised Puukko's leg. Puukko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Patton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Patton scoring well with a low kick there.
Patton bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Patton scores with a head kick.
Puukko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Patton scores with a nice strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton lands a nice looking body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Patton.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Patton. Puukko shrugs it off though.
Patton throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lauri Puukko's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Patton scores with a jab. Puukko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Puukko will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Patton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Patton.
Patton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Patton scores with a spinning back kick!
Patton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Patton moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Patton throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Patton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Patton clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton breaks the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Patton.
Patton scores with a nice body kick.
Patton has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Puukko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Patton is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Puukko had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Patton scores with a leg kick.
Puukko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Patton. That's going to slow Puukko down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Patton.
A nice leg kick lands there from Patton.
A jab lands there for Patton.
Lauri Puukko's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Patton. That's going to slow Puukko down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Patton.
Puukko takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Patton lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Patton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lauri Puukko's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Patton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Patton.
Puukko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Puukko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Patton.
Patton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Puukko. That did some damage!
Patton scores with a jab. Puukko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mike Patton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Puukko sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Patton throws a front kick that sends Puukko stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Patton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Puukko sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Patton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Puukko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Puukko moves forwards but Patton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Patton with a hook.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Patton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton lands a big head kick that sends Puukko tumbling to the mat! Patton takes a step backwards and waves Puukko back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Puukko is rocked!
Patton connects with a body shot.
Patton moves into the clinch.
Patton pushes Puukko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Patton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Patton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Patton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Patton scores with a punch to the head.
Jeez, Lauri Puukko's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Patton, as that shot connected.
Puukko shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Patton scoring well with a low kick there.
Patton lands a nice looking kick to the body. Puukko takes a step back to recover.
An inside leg kick lands from Patton.
Patton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puukko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Patton.
Patton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Patton connects with a body shot that sends Puukko's belly button to the back.
Patton connects with an inside leg kick.
Patton scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lauri Puukko's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mike Patton!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manny Cavalera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thorstein Olafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olafsson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Twilight of the Thunder God kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
182 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
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27
180 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manny Cavalera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thorstein Olafsson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cavalera slips under a jab from Olafsson.
Cavalera ducks under a wild hook from Olafsson.
Cavalera misses with a wild body shot.
Olafsson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cavalera sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Olafsson somewhat.
Cavalera misses with a body shot
and Olafsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Olafsson misses with a left hand
and Cavalera counters with a stiff right hand.
Olafsson has his takedown stuffed
letting Cavalera counter with a right hand.
Olafsson throws a right hand that misses
letting Cavalera counter with a right hand.
Cavalera blocks a jab.
Olafsson thuds his right hand into Cavalera's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cavalera misses with a two punch combination.
Cavalera lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Olafsson is defended easily by Cavalera.
Manny Cavalera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thorstein Olafsson.
Olafsson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Cavalera.
Good standup being displayed there by Cavalera as he connects with a hook.
Cavalera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cavalera swings away with a body shot that misses
and Olafsson counters with a takedown into side control.
Cavalera wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Olafsson tries for a kimura but Cavalera is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olafsson is trying to get an arm triangle but Cavalera is defending well.
Cavalera is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olafsson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Cavalera is avoiding damage well.
An elbow from Olafsson crashes against the mat.
Olafsson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Cavalera is avoiding damage well.
Cavalera takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Cavalera is working to avoid the ground and pound but Olafsson connects with a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olafsson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Cavalera is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Olafsson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Cavalera is avoiding damage well.
Cavalera tries to escape but Olafsson is in control.
Olafsson working the strikes but Cavalera uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Olafsson is looking for a kimura but Cavalera is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Olafsson to get the leverage.
Olafsson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cavalera avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Olafsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thorstein Olafsson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A big right from Olafsson misses.
Olafsson tries for a takedown but Cavalera sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cavalera lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Olafsson at a distance.
Cavalera misses with a combination
enabling Olafsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Cavalera misses with a hook
and Olafsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cavalera misses with an uppercut. Olafsson saw that one coming.
Olafsson throws a series of punches but Cavalera moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Cavalera as Olafsson shoots in.
Cavalera misses the jab.
Cavalera jabs Olafsson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Olafsson.
Manny Cavalera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thorstein Olafsson.
Cavalera moves away from the strike by Olafsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cavalera looks to score with a jab to the body but Olafsson is just out of range.
Olafsson throws a hook but Cavalera avoids it easily.
Olafsson drops his hands momentarily and Cavalera takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Thorstein Olafsson has been cut.
Cavalera connects with a single shot there.
Cavalera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cavalera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Olafsson.
Olafsson looks to land a right hand but Cavalera moved out of range.
A shot to the body from Cavalera misses
enabling Olafsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Olafsson drops his hands momentarily and Cavalera takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Olafsson misses with an uppercut
and Cavalera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Olafsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cavalera counters with a straight right hand.
Olafsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cavalera throws out the jab.
Olafsson scores with the left hand. Cavalera knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olafsson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cavalera counters with a one-two to the body.
Olafsson throws a lazy right hand but Cavalera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cavalera misses with an uppercut
and Olafsson counters with a straight right hand.
Olafsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cavalera throws a right hand that misses
and Olafsson counters with a straight right hand.
Olafsson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Olafsson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cavalera makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Cavalera fails to land with a series of punches.
Olafsson slips under a jab.
Olafsson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Olafsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cavalera misses with a lunging right hand
and Olafsson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cavalera has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Olafsson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Olafsson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Olafsson walks into a left hand.
Cavalera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cavalera misses with a hook
and Olafsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cavalera rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Olafsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cavalera misses with a right hand
and Olafsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cavalera throws out a loose jab but Olafsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Olafsson shoots and misses
and Cavalera counters with a nice body shot.
Cavalera has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cavalera there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cavalera swings widly with a right hand
and Olafsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cavalera leaves Olafsson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cavalera dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Olafsson shoots in looking for a takedown. Cavalera tries to sprawl out of it but Olafsson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cavalera manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cavalera misses with a left hand
and Olafsson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cavalera's guard now.
Olafsson lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Manny Cavalera will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thorstein Olafsson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cavalera cracks Olafsson with an open hand slap.
Olafsson swinging wildly here.
Olafsson shoots in but no luck this time.
A lazy left from Cavalera finds it's target.
Cavalera moves out of range of the strikes.
Olafsson throws a combination that misses
and Cavalera counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cavalera connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cavalera throws a series of strikes that have Olafsson backpedaling.
Cavalera tests Olafsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Olafsson throws a right hand that misses
and Cavalera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cavalera tests Olafsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cavalera throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Olafsson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Olafsson.
Thorstein Olafsson has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olafsson throws a strike but Cavalera rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Olafsson looking to control.
Cavalera won't allow Olafsson to get back to his feet.
Olafsson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Olafsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Olafsson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cavalera gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Manny Cavalera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Olafsson misses with a double jab
and Cavalera counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cavalera looks to land a right hand but Olafsson moved out of range.
Cavalera lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cavalera scores with a jab.
Cavalera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Olafsson moves away.
Olafsson shoots and misses
and Cavalera counters with a series of strikes. Olafsson will be more careful next time no doubt.
A big left from Cavalera misses.
Olafsson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Manny Cavalera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thorstein Olafsson.
Jab by Cavalera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Olafsson.
Olafsson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cavalera lands the left hand.
Olafsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cavalera with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Olafsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Olafsson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cavalera connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Olafsson scrambles back to his feet.
Cavalera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Olafsson manages to avoid it.
Cavalera misses with a hook.
Olafsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Cavalera counters with a left and a right that stings Olafsson.
Olafsson swinging wildly here.
Olafsson misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Cavalera to counter with a crisp jab.
Olafsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cavalera misses with a right hand
and Olafsson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cavalera won't be happy with that.
Olafsson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Cavalera sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Olafsson is trying to ground and pound but Cavalera uses the momentary lack of control by Olafsson to regain half guard.
Olafsson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Olafsson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cavalera's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Cavalera showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cavalera has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ibrahim Rahman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paavali Pietari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pietari has chosen The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up as his entrance music. Paavali Pietari has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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24
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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21
188 lbs
5 - 6 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ibrahim Rahman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Paavali Pietari!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pietari takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rahman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pietari.
Rahman scores with a jab.
Rahman throws a sloppy head kick and Pietari moves out of range easily.
Rahman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pietari is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pietari throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pietari controlling the action here for a moment.
Rahman is trying to break free.
Pietari manages to break the clinch.
Rahman tries a head kick but it misses.
Rahman with a nice cross.
Rahman throws a sloppy head kick
and Pietari counters with a head kick that drops Rahman to the mat! Rahman scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pietari rushes Rahman and presses him up against the cage.
Pietari tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rahman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pietari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rahman.
Pietari using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rahman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rahman blocks an elbow strike.
Pietari creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rahman avoiding damage as Pietari throws knees to the body.
Pietari with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahman blocks an elbow strike from Pietari.
Rahman avoids a wild elbow strike from Pietari.
Pietari lands a knee to the head.
Pietari keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rahman's efforts to push away.
Rahman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rahman managing to block the knees to the body from Pietari.
Rahman can't break the clinch.
Pietari manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Rahman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pietari using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rahman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rahman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pietari tries to land a knee to the head but Rahman blocks with his arms.
Pietari stalls.
Pietari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pietari throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rahman.
Pietari looks gassed!
Pietari is looking to clinch but Rahman is avoiding it.
Rahman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rahman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pietari has time to react.
Rahman throws a head kick that half lands.
Rahman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pietari misses with a low kick as Rahman jumps back.
Rahman throws out a powerful jab.
Rahman throws a head kick but Pietari moves out of range.
Rahman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rahman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ibrahim Rahman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pietari takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rahman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rahman dips to his left and cracks Pietari with an uppercut!
Pietari walks into a left hand.
Rahman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rahman lands a jab.
Pietari blocks a head kick by Rahman.
Pietari takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rahman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Rahman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rahman.
Rahman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pietari drops his hands momentarily and Rahman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rahman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rahman scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheers as Rahman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pietari doesn't seem phased though.
Rahman is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rahman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rahman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pietari's calf.
Rahman dips to his left and cracks Pietari with an uppercut!
Pietari is rocked!
Rahman scores with a jab. Pietari acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pietari is still on wobbly legs! Can Rahman finish him?
A shot to the liver by Rahman. Beautiful body shot.
Rahman cracks Pietari with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Pietari tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Rahman pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Pietari is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ibrahim Rahman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Syntha Six (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tauno Karvaranne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tauno Karvaranne acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Syntha Six!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tauno Karvaranne!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Six leaves Karvaranne with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Six enables Karvaranne to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Six manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Karvaranne trying to control but Six is working from the bottom.
Karvaranne postures up.
Karvaranne loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Karvaranne trying to control the position from guard on top but Six is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Six working a defensive guard here.
Karvaranne trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Six manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Six postures up in Karvaranne's guard and throws a big left but Karvaranne blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karvaranne looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Six passes into half guard.
Six thows a huge punch but Karvaranne dodges it nicely.
Six stops Karvaranne from getting back to his feet.
Six tries to pass the half guard into mount. Karvaranne knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Karvaranne looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Karvaranne is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Six scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karvaranne manages to get to full guard.
Karvaranne is looking for a triangle but Six pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karvaranne is striking from the bottom but Six uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Six gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Karvaranne with a lazy takedown attempt
and Karvaranne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Six gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Karvaranne decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Six's guard.
Karvaranne looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karvaranne is looking to work some ground and pound but Six has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Six has a closed guard, preventing Karvaranne from standing up.
Six keeping full guard, as Karvaranne tries to pass.
Karvaranne has gone for a leg lock! Six slips out almost immediately though and dives into Karvaranne's guard.
Six trying to control but Karvaranne is working from the bottom.
Karvaranne looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Six passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are battling for position here. Karvaranne manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Six thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Six is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Six is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Syntha Six will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Karvaranne throws a nice looking combination but Six bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Six misses with a leg kick
and Karvaranne counters with a shoot takedown. Six fights it but they end up in guard.
Karvaranne wants to control from the top but Six keeps moving.
Karvaranne throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Six works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Six looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Karvaranne throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Six works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Karvaranne postures up.
Karvaranne is looking to work some ground and pound but Six has wrist control.
Karvaranne drops back, looking for a kneebar! Six looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Six looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Six!
Karvaranne tries to improve position but can't.
Karvaranne is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Six landing a few strikes.
Karvaranne tries to improve position but can't.
Six throws a strike aimed at the side of Karvaranne's head but Karvaranne avoids it well.
Karvaranne takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Karvaranne strikes from the bottom but Six takes advantage and advances to full mount!
Six is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Karvaranne sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Tauno Karvaranne has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Six lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Six takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Karvaranne missing with punches from the bottom.
Karvaranne moves into full guard.
Karvaranne looking for a guillotine here but Six defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Six trying to control but Karvaranne is working from the bottom.
Six is looking to work some ground and pound but Karvaranne has wrist control.
Karvaranne tries to strike from the bottom.
Six wants to control from the top but Karvaranne keeps moving.
Six won't allow Karvaranne to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Six throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Karvaranne works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Karvaranne is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Six postures up in Karvaranne's guard and throws a big left but Karvaranne blocks it.
Six sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Karvaranne's guard.
Six thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Karvaranne's head.
Six trying to control from half guard but Karvaranne is working away.
Karvaranne wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Syntha Six will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Karvaranne tries to clinch but Six moves out of range.
Six lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Tauno Karvaranne has been cut.
Six slaps away a takedown attempt from Karvaranne, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Six tries to close the distance and clinch but Karvaranne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab from Six.
Karvaranne misses with a takedown
and Six counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
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!
Six throws a low kick but Karvaranne avoids it.
Karvaranne gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Six counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Syntha Six has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tauno Karvaranne.
Six tried to score with a low kick but Karvaranne checks it.
Karvaranne avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Syntha Six is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Six connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice uppercut lands for Six. That snapped Karvaranne's head back.
Karvaranne takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Karvaranne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Six pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Karvaranne back to the cage. Six follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Six looks to land a combination but Karvaranne avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Six throws a head kick that misses.
Six digs a good body shot into Karvaranne's ribs.
Karvaranne gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Six counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Karvaranne doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Six counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Syntha Six is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Six works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
No joy there for Six, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karvaranne with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Six counter with a right hand.
Six circles away from the clinch attempt
and Six counters with a nice uppercut.
Six takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Six misses with a head kick.
Karvaranne shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Six napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Six is trying to control Karvaranne's posture but Karvaranne avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karvaranne misses with the ground and pound.
Karvaranne sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Six is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Karvaranne looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Six defending against the ground and pound.
Six can't do much from the bottom here.
Karvaranne lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Six down.
Karvaranne in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karvaranne tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Karvaranne has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Six regains half guard, as Karvaranne was trying to land strikes.
Six blocking the ground and pound attempt from Karvaranne.
Karvaranne passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Six!
Karvaranne looking to finish with strikes here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Karvaranne landing shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karvaranne lands a big elbow.
Karvaranne goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Six is on top in guard.
Syntha Six is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Six with a nice head shot there.
Tauno Karvaranne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Six chips away with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Syntha Six showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Six, 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Syntha Six!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reino Tohveli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Gattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gattuso has chosen DMX - X Gonna Give It To Ya as his entrance music. Javier Gattuso has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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23
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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212 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reino Tohveli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Javier Gattuso!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gattuso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gattuso throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tohveli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tohveli, as that shot connected.
Gattuso throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gattuso misses with a double jab.
Gattuso misses with the combination.
Gattuso has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gattuso scores with a head kick.
It looks like Reino Tohveli has been cut.
Tohveli lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tohveli doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gattuso counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gattuso.
Gattuso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tohveli misses with the combination.
Tohveli doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gattuso counters with a right hand to the body.
Tohveli with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gattuso counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reino Tohveli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tohveli is breathing heavily.
Gattuso throws a head kick but Tohveli moves out of range.
Gattuso gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gattuso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gattuso will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gattuso looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tohveli doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gattuso counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gattuso throws a right and a left that Tohveli avoids nicely.
Tohveli with a poor takedown
and Gattuso counters with a nice kick to the body.
Gattuso throws a sloppy head kick and Tohveli moves out of range easily.
Gattuso scores with a head kick.
Tohveli with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gattuso counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Tohveli. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tohveli avoids the head kick by Gattuso.
Gattuso lands a big head kick that sends Tohveli tumbling to the mat! Gattuso takes a step backwards and waves Tohveli back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Tohveli is rocked!
Tohveli loses concentration momentarily and Gattuso pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Tohveli crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Gattuso finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Javier Gattuso!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Adebisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luimunaama Lare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adebisi comes to the cage accompanied by Go Go Adebisi. Lare has chosen AC/DC - Hell's Bells as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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220 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simon Adebisi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luimunaama Lare!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lare throws an off balance right hand
and Adebisi counters with a stiff right hand.
Lare misses with a combination
and Adebisi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adebisi gets the takedown into side control.
Adebisi connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lare some visible discomfort.
Adebisi has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Lare!
Adebisi content just to control the position here.
Adebisi lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adebisi working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adebisi controlling from mount.
Adebisi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adebisi lands a heavy elbow.
Adebisi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Adebisi looking to control and managing it successfully.
Adebisi cracks Lare with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Adebisi content just to control the position here.
Lare can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi unloading with bombs!
Adebisi wants to control the pace but Lare is squirming around nicely.
Adebisi controlling the pace for now.
Adebisi breaks from Lare's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Adebisi working the ground and pound effectively.
Adebisi controlling his opponent.
Adebisi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lare has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Lare is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Adebisi in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Adebisi looking to control but Lare is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lare taking shots to the head.
Lare really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Adebisi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lare tries to improve his position but instead Adebisi has taken his back!
Adebisi punches Lare on the ear.
Lare is really stuck here.
Adebisi lands a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi throwing damaging strikes from the back! Lare could be in trouble here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adebisi working for the choke.
Lare trying to control the hands but Adebisi won't let him.
Adebisi lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Lare hold on?!
Lare covers up after that shot from Adebisi.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adebisi just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Adebisi is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Lare up.
Adebisi is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Adebisi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Adebisi misses with a wild combination.
Lare throws a combination that misses
and Adebisi counters with a single leg into guard. Lare didn't expect that.
Adebisi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Adebisi working the head and body with strikes.
Lare stops Adebisi from passing to mount.
Adebisi working the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lare can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lare takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lare is not content to let Adebisi control the position.
Lare is looking to reverse the position.
Check out the look on Adebisi's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adebisi trying to control the position but Lare is working away.
Adebisi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lare is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Adebisi lands a few punches from side control.
Adebisi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lare has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lare tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Adebisi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The strikes coming from Adebisi are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Lare is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Adebisi has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Lare is looking to regain half guard here but Adebisi keeps moving and retains side control.
Lare is pushing Adebisi's head away, looking to escape. Adebisi manages to hold on to the position though.
Lare is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi takes a little break here. Lare wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Adebisi wants to control but Lare is keeping him busy.
Check out the look on Adebisi's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Adebisi has hold of Lare's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Lare seems comfortable defending it but Adebisi has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Lare is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Lare is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Adebisi couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Simon Adebisi!
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pop
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