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SFC: Summer Slaughter PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Toaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cliff Tramadore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toaster comes into the arena with Gangsters paradise blaring out of the sound system. Frank Toaster has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Toaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cliff Tramadore!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toaster throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tramadore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tramadore misses with a double jab.
Tramadore throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Toaster.
Toaster throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Tramadore counter with a right hand.
Tramadore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Toaster throws a series of punches but Tramadore avoids them all with ease.
Tramadore's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Toaster connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tramadore scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Cliff Tramadore has been cut.
Tramadore throws a left that rocks Toaster and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Tramadore dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Toaster regain composure!
Toaster is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big shot lands for Tramadore! That's hurt Toaster! Will he recover? Tramadore fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cliff Tramadore!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emmanuel Bredenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Corso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bredenberg kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Heja Bamse. Daniel Corso will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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290 lbs
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300 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emmanuel Bredenberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Corso!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Corso as Bredenberg shoots in.
Bredenberg tries for a takedown but Corso circles away easily
and Corso counters with a stiff right hand.
Bredenberg slips a jab and a cross from Corso.
Corso connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Corso throws a right and a left that Bredenberg avoids nicely.
Corso will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Corso leaves Bredenberg 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 Emmanuel Bredenberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Corso circles away from the clinch attempt
and Corso counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
The fighters circling - Corso throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bredenberg fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Corso avoids it really well and circles away.
Corso moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Emmanuel Bredenberg has been cut.
Corso connects with a right hand. Bredenberg shakes it off.
Corso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bredenberg moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bredenberg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Corso defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bredenberg.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Bredenberg. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Corso connects with a right hand. Bredenberg shakes it off.
Corso misses with a hook
and Bredenberg counters with a single leg into guard. Corso didn't expect that.
Bredenberg throws a strike but Corso rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Corso missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Corso throwing strikes from guard but Bredenberg blocks nicely.
Bredenberg is pulling down on Corso's head. It's preventing any offense from Corso, at least for the moment.
Bredenberg's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bredenberg manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bredenberg controlling the position easily from mount.
Corso really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bredenberg. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bredenberg misses with a head shot.
Bredenberg won't let Corso get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bredenberg is working for a guillotine from mount but Corso frees his head quite easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bredenberg scores with a couple of good head shots there.
It looks like Daniel Corso has been cut.
Bredenberg can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Corso is looking to escape.
Bredenberg with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bredenberg sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bredenberg wants to control the pace but Corso is squirming around nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bredenberg content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Corso dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Corso misses with a hook
and Bredenberg counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Corso!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bredenberg sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Bredenberg is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Corso is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Emmanuel Bredenberg!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Antti Miettinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donaldo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Souza is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sex Dwarf. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Miettinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donaldo Souza!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miettinen has his takedown stuffed
and Souza counters with a nice double leg into side control. Miettinen won't be happy with that.
Souza working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Souza tries to move into full mount but can't pass Miettinen's legs.
Souza tries for a kimura but Miettinen is defending well.
Miettinen is not content to let Souza control the position.
Souza happy to just control the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza trying to control the action but Miettinen is working from the bottom.
Miettinen is trying to improve his position.
Souza is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Miettinen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Miettinen is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Souza tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Miettinen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Souza off and has taken his back!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Miettinen is trying to stick to Souza's back but Souza is turning into Miettinen. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Miettinen's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Souza.
Souza is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Souza stays in close to Miettinen's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Miettinen dives on top into guard.
Miettinen wants to control from the top but Souza keeps moving.
Souza working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Miettinen has passed into half guard!
Miettinen prevents Souza from improving his position.
Miettinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Souza keeps working.
Souza is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Miettinen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Miettinen's back!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Souza's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miettinen turns into Souza and is now in his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miettinen stopping the sweep attempt from Souza.
Souza controlling the position.
Miettinen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Souza has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Miettinen has managed to get both his arms back between Souza's legs - danger averted.
Miettinen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Souza trying to keep a closed guard but Miettinen is proving a slippery customer.
Souza wants to sweep here but Miettinen controlling him for the moment.
Miettinen wanted to stand there but Souza had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donaldo Souza 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.
Souza doesn't manage to clinch there - Miettinen circles away.
A head kick by Souza misses
and Miettinen counters with a straight right hand.
Souza misses with a takedown attempt
and Miettinen counters by moving into the clinch.
Miettinen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Souza is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Souza prevents a takedown attempt there.
Miettinen ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Miettinen no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Souza thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Souza wants to pass the guard but Miettinen is keeping the position.
Miettinen wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Souza's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Souza advances to half guard.
Still in half guard, Souza seems content to control.
Souza not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Souza trying to control from half guard but Miettinen is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Miettinen is trying to get back to full guard.
Miettinen trying to control from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Souza scores a takedown into full mount!
Souza content just to control the position here.
Souza swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Miettinen is now in Souza's guard. A big mistake from Souza there, giving up the dominant position!
Souza has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Miettinen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza keeping moving, preventing Miettinen from controlling successfully.
Souza is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Miettinen looking to pass the guard.
Miettinen throws a strike but Souza rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Souza controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Donaldo Souza has got the better of the ground game so far.
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.
Souza trying to control but Miettinen is working from the bottom.
Souza controls from within his opponent's guard.
Souza wants to control from the top but Miettinen keeps moving.
Miettinen working a defensive guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Souza bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Souza trying to control the position but Miettinen is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donaldo Souza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Miettinen gets caught napping as Souza dives in and scores a takedown. Miettinen manages to retain guard.
Souza sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Miettinen's guard.
Souza is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Miettinen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Souza.
Souza frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Souza tries to control but Miettinen wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Souza controlling from mount.
Souza won't let Miettinen get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Souza working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Miettinen looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Souza! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Donaldo Souza!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Donovan Beltere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Barford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Barford will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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164 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donovan Beltere!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Barford!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beltere fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Barford sprawls well initially but Beltere persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Barford tries to kick Beltere off but Beltere keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Beltere is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Barford defends it well.
Barford won't allow Beltere to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beltere frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Beltere looking for a guillotine from mount but Barford is having none of it.
Barford is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Barford really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Beltere. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beltere is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Barford to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Barford shrugs it off.
Beltere wants to finish this one by submission but Barford is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Beltere.
Beltere with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Barford trying desperately to get to his feet.
Barford is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Barford looks gassed!
Beltere working for a submission but Barford is keeping him at bay.
Barford has left one of his arms exposed and Beltere doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Barford screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Donovan Beltere!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Flex Legs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenart Holmberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flex Legs had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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167 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Flex Legs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lenart Holmberg!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmberg misses with a head kick.
Holmberg gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Legs counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Holmberg's guard now.
Legs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Holmberg is keeping the position for now.
Holmberg wants to stand and escape but Legs is having none of it.
Holmberg keeping moving, preventing Legs from controlling successfully.
Legs has gone for a leg lock! Holmberg slips out almost immediately though and dives into Legs's guard.
Legs is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legs bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Holmberg's guard.
Holmberg pushes Legs off and gets back to his feet.
Holmberg slips a straight right by Legs.
Holmberg fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Holmberg scores with a head kick. Legs tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Crunch! Holmberg slams his shin into Legs's torso.
Holmberg dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Legs. That did some damage!
Lenart Holmberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmberg throws a head kick that half lands.
Holmberg lands a slapping body shot.
Holmberg misses with a head kick.
Holmberg throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legs looks for a takedown but Holmberg sprawls well.
Holmberg throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Legs takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Legs tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Holmberg swivels and escapes.
Legs is breathing heavily.
Holmberg throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lenart Holmberg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Holmberg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holmberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holmberg swinging wildly here.
Holmberg throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Holmberg plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Legs has his takedown stuffed
and Holmberg counters with a good low kick that Legs was not able to check.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Flex Legs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holmberg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Holmberg throws a sloppy head kick and Legs moves out of range easily.
Legs misses with a looping right.
Holmberg listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legs misses with a takedown attempt
and Holmberg counters with a good, hard body kick but Legs shrugs it off.
Legs closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Legs gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Holmberg lands a high kick!
Holmberg misses with a head kick.
Holmberg scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Legs takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Holmberg lands a nice hook to Legs's body. Legs takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Holmberg changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Holmberg lands with a kick to the ribs.
Holmberg thumps Legs with a low kick.
Holmberg tries a head kick but it misses.
Holmberg lands a high kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holmberg lands with a nice body punch.
Holmberg scores with a leg kick.
Legs takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A head kick from Holmberg lands but Legs takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Holmberg.
Holmberg chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Legs takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Legs is rocked!
Holmberg punishes Legs's body with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Holmberg finds it's way through Legs's defenses.
Holmberg changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Legs blocks a head kick by Holmberg.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Holmberg.
A head kick from Holmberg lands but Legs takes it in his stride.
Oh Legs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A thudding body kick lands there by Holmberg!
Legs seems to have got his legs back now.
Legs steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Holmberg. That one must have hurt.
Holmberg lands a high kick!
A slapping leg kick lands for Holmberg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmberg throws a sloppy head kick and Legs moves out of range easily.
Legs takes a kick to the side of the head.
Legs will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Holmberg throws a head kick that Legs semi-blocks.
Holmberg works Legs's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lenart Holmberg dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Legs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holmberg.
Legs closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Holmberg to the mat! Holmberg manages to get full guard.
Legs drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Holmberg dives on top into guard.
Legs working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Holmberg has passed into half guard!
Holmberg decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Holmberg is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Legs rather than just go for the knockout.
Holmberg jabs at Legs's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Holmberg lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Legs at a distance.
Holmberg scores with a head kick.
Legs takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmberg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holmberg lands with a good body shot.
Holmberg throws a head kick that Legs semi-blocks.
Holmberg lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Holmberg.
Legs takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Holmberg.
Holmberg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holmberg fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Legs has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Holmberg throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Legs's head.
The fighters circle, before Holmberg throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Legs's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Holmberg lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Lenart Holmberg!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milka CroCow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Power White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). CroCow's entrance music is Ratatat - Loud Pipes. A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Milka CroCow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Power White!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White keeps the fight on the outside.
CroCow moves out of range of the body kick.
White missing with a left hand there. CroCow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White throws a leg kick
and CroCow counters by clinching up.
CroCow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
CroCow tries to clinch there but White circles away.
White scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
CroCow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
CroCow throws a sloppy head kick and White moves out of range easily.
White throws a sloppy body shot
and CroCow counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. White is lucky that one didn't land flush.
CroCow throws a head kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for CroCow.
White throws a head kick but CroCow moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as CroCow blocks the low kick.
CroCow throws a series of punches but White moves out of range.
CroCow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White circles away from the clinch attempt.
White lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
CroCow jabs at White's body.
White scores with the left hand. CroCow knows he should have avoided that one.
Power White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from White misses.
An inside leg kick lands from White.
CroCow fails with the takedown.
CroCow pivots, looking for a leg kick but White is out of range and CroCow settles back down.
CroCow throws a left and a right that both miss
and White counters with an inside leg kick.
White lands a front kick.
White avoids the body shot from CroCow.
A nice inside leg kick there by White. That's going to slow CroCow down.
White on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
White lands a head shot.
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
CroCow clobbers White with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
CroCow moves out of range of the leg kick from White.
CroCow has closed the distance and engaged White in a clinch.
White taking a breather.
CroCow is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
White has a couple of punches blocked by CroCow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White prevents a takedown attempt there.
CroCow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
CroCow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with White, pushing him back against the cage.
CroCow is trying to maintain a safe position but White gets an underhook and turns CroCow into the cage.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.
CroCow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
White scores with a hook to the body. CroCow takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
CroCow tries a head kick but it misses.
White thumps CroCow with a low kick.
White 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.
CroCow chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before White can pounce on him.
CroCow misses with a head kick.
White wants to slow CroCow down by chopping away at his legs.
CroCow lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
White throws a front kick aimed at CroCow's knee but CroCow avoids it well.
CroCow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from White.
CroCow takes a shot right to the bread basket.
White throws a low kick but CroCow moves out of range easily.
CroCow defending well as White loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
CroCow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
CroCow closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
CroCow shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with White but White pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Milka CroCow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White misses with a body kick.
CroCow clinches up against the cage.
CroCow is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but White is keeping busy.
CroCow throws a knee to the head but misses.
White misses with some punches.
White tries to break free but CroCow pushes him back against the cage.
CroCow wants a takedown.
White lands a left hand that snaps the head of CroCow backwards.
White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with CroCow's elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. CroCow obliges.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
CroCow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
CroCow chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before White can pounce on him.
A good leg kick by CroCow.
CroCow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by White.
CroCow misses with a head kick.
CroCow takes a jab right on the kisser.
CroCow drops his hands momentarily and White takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
White throws a leg kick that misses.
White connects with a high kick.
White cracks CroCow with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab by White.
CroCow tries to clinch there but White circles away.
White circles away from the clinch attempt.
White finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from CroCow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
CroCow shoots for a takedown but White saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
CroCow throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. White darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milka CroCow 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.
White connects with a leg kick. CroCow looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Milka CroCow is winning the standup battle so far.
CroCow fails with a takedown attempt.
White throws a leg kick
and CroCow moves into the clinch.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.
CroCow leaning against his opponent.
White lands a right hand that snaps the head of CroCow backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by White.
CroCow prevents White from breaking the clinch.
CroCow stalling against the cage.
CroCow tries to land knees in the clinch but White avoids the damage to the body.
CroCow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
CroCow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
White scores with a nice right hand.
White throws a leg kick
and CroCow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White stuns CroCow with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
White misses with a head kick.
CroCow checks a leg kick nicely.
CroCow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
CroCow is looking to clinch.
White scores with a jab. CroCow acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
CroCow looking to stall.
White tries to break the clinch but CroCow is controlling the position.
White has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
White scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Milka CroCow has been cut.
CroCow fails to pull the fight into his guard.
CroCow tries a knee to the head but White blocks it.
CroCow tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. White just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Milka CroCow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
CroCow avoiding damage.
CroCow tries to pull guard but White holds him up against the cage and eventually CroCow drops back down to his feet.
White lands with a left to the head.
CroCow wants a takedown but no success here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by White as CroCow tries to tie him up.
White softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
White lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
CroCow is trying to break free.
White works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
CroCow looking to stall.
White manages to break the clinch.
CroCow with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling White to score with a decent uppercut.
White connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A slapping leg kick lands for White.
White throws a leg kick which misses CroCow's front leg but catches the back leg as CroCow tries to avoid it.
White ducks under a wild hook from CroCow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White throws a leg kick which misses CroCow's front leg but catches the back leg as CroCow tries to avoid it.
White connects with a leg kick. CroCow looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White scores with a nice right hand.
CroCow takes a head kick and keeps coming.
White fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but CroCow is out of range.
Milka CroCow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
White 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.
CroCow takes a shot right to the bread basket.
White connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
An inside leg kick lands from White.
CroCow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
White connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed CroCow momentarily.
White is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
An inside leg kick lands from White.
CroCow fails in his attempt to clinch.
White thows a body kick. CroCow tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A low kick from CroCow misses
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
White turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice cross by White.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by White.
White throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for CroCow. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
CroCow misses with a combination
and White makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
White plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
White works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
CroCow swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and White counters with a big head kick but CroCow shrugs it off.
A shot to the liver by White. Beautiful body shot.
CroCow is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A leg kick checked by CroCow.
White dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on CroCow. That did some damage!
White scores with a head kick. CroCow tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
White listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White throws a nice outside leg kick.
CroCow tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
CroCow shoots and misses
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
White is looking to score with low kicks.
White connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
CroCow throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by White.
White throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
White buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
White dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
White bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of CroCow's head.
White throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck CroCow on the side of the head.
White throws a nice inside leg kick.
CroCow has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from White.
A nice leg kick lands there from White.
White thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on CroCow if he has to take too many more of those.
White fakes a jab and throws a low kick but CroCow checks it well.
White lands a glancing blow to the side of CroCow's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White scores with a shot to the body.
White is looking to score with low kicks.
CroCow looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
White stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and White wants it to stay on the feet.
White throws a solid leg kick but CroCow takes the impact on his shin and smiles at White.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Power White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Milka CroCow's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. 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.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by White.
White lands an overhand right.
CroCow thows a leg kick but White checks it
and White counters with a straight right hand.
White lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
White throws a push kick but CroCow slaps the foot to one side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by White.
CroCow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
CroCow shoots in but no luck this time.
White lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
CroCow is looking to clinch.
CroCow blocks a leg kick.
White keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
White misses with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for White.
White will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice body kick there by White.
CroCow takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White is looking to chop away at CroCow's legs.
White misses with a leg kick.
CroCow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
White throws a leg kick but CroCow sees it coming and checks it nicely.
White throws a leg kick but CroCow checks it.
White walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. CroCow checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
CroCow tries to clinch up.
White will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
White looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A slapping body kick lands there for CroCow.
White cracks the inside of CroCow's front leg.
White misses with a hook
and CroCow counters by clinching up.
CroCow tries to pull guard but White holds him up against the cage and eventually CroCow drops back down to his feet.
CroCow with an attempt at a knee that misses.
CroCow decides to pull guard.
CroCow keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
CroCow bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in White's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White keeping moving, preventing CroCow from controlling successfully.
CroCow is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
CroCow wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
CroCow sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed White's guard.
CroCow 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.
CroCow is keen to just control but White is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White trying to control here.
CroCow is trying to work for a kimura but White is defending well.
CroCow is looking to take a break and control but White is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
White trying to control but CroCow postures up.
White is refusing to be controlled, as CroCow sits in half guard.
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.
CroCow trying to mount his opponent but White defends it.
CroCow controlling the action here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Milka CroCow has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
White connects with a body shot.
CroCow wants to clinch.
CroCow forces White back against the cage and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Power White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think White has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Power White!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Mouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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23
145 lbs
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24
145 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mickey Mouse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Corey Williams!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws a right hand that misses
and Mouse connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Williams misses with a shot to the body
and Mouse counters with a nice leg kick.
Mouse takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Williams misses with a hook to the body
and Mouse counters with a thumping low kick.
Mouse tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Mouse.
Williams swings widly with a right hand
and Mouse counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mouse tries a head kick but it misses.
Mouse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mouse misses with a head kick.
Williams throws a right hand that misses
and Mouse counters with a three punch combo that has Williams backing up. Williams nods at Mouse to acknowledge the strikes.
Williams tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Williams misses with a left hand
and Mouse cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Williams avoids the head kick by Mouse.
Mouse throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Williams falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mouse counters with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouse lands a nice leg kick that just misses Williams's sensitive parts.
Corey Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mouse lands the left hand.
Williams swings widly with a right hand
and Mouse counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A right-left combo lands from Mouse.
Mouse really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mouse lands with a slapping head kick.
Williams misses with a body punch
and Mouse counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Williams misses with a lunging right hand
and Mouse counters with a head kick. That will keep Williams thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Williams throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mouse counters with a body kick that stops Williams in his tracks momentarily.
Mouse lands a high kick!
Williams is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
It's a brutal combination of punches from Mouse! Williams is backing up but he can't get away as Mouse lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Williams and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mickey Mouse!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vale Valhall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Nealy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valhall's entrance music is Amon Amarth - Valhall Awaits Me. A fine choice. Tom Nealy told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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275 lbs
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27
270 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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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
22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vale Valhall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tom Nealy!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nealy misses with a left hand
and Valhall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Tom Nealy has been cut.
Nealy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Valhall counters with a nice uppercut.
Tom Nealy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nealy moves out of range as Valhall strikes.
Nealy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Valhall looks to land a left hand but Nealy moved out of range nicely.
Nealy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Valhall counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Valhall.
A frustrated look appears on Nealy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Valhall dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Valhall presses Nealy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Valhall as Nealy tries to tie him up.
Nealy is trying to force a seperation but Valhall has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valhall lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Valhall lands a nice shot to the body.
Nealy looks gassed!
Valhall lands with a left to the head.
Valhall works on Nealy's body with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Valhall scores with a shot to the side of Nealy's head.
Valhall softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Valhall slowing the pace effectively.
Valhall has Nealy pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Valhall pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Nealy tumbling to the mat - Valhall dives into Nealy's guard.
Valhall landing some decent shots from guard.
Valhall passes Nealy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Valhall takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valhall working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Valhall lands a nice short elbow.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Valhall works his foot free and advances to mount.
Valhall is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That has opened up Tom Nealy's cut even more.
Valhall 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.
Valhall breaks from Nealy's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The cut above Tom Nealy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tom Nealy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vale Valhall!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reg Magno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ana Conda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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163 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reg Magno!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ana Conda!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conda throws a right hand that misses
and Magno counters with a shoot takedown. Conda fights it but they end up in guard.
Magno trying to move into half guard but instead Conda has managed to sweep!
Conda trying to control but Magno is working from the bottom.
Conda throwing strikes from guard but Magno blocks nicely.
Conda throws and elbow that misses. Magno uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Conda's guard. Nice move by Magno!
Conda has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Conda looking for a guillotine here but Magno defends easily.
Conda tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Magno knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Conda on the ground.
Conda working a defensive guard here.
Conda working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Magno.
Magno preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conda is looking for a triangle but Magno pushes his legs off easily.
Magno trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Conda looking to control.
Magno stopping the sweep attempt from Conda.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Magno accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Magno scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magno won't allow Conda to sweep him here.
Conda is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Magno is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Conda tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Magno postures up in Conda's guard and throws a big left but Conda blocks it.
Magno throws a big right hand that misses.
Conda looking to control.
Conda working for a triangle but Magno defends it easily.
Magno trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Magno has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magno throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Conda works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Conda is trying to keep Magno in close.
Conda wants to sweep here but Magno controlling him for the moment.
Conda escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Magno gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Magno lands a couple of digs.
Conda working a defensive guard here.
Magno throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Conda controls Magno momentarily but Magno frees himself.
Conda wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conda controls Magno momentarily but Magno frees himself.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ana Conda hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
The fighters circling - Conda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Magno misses with a combination
enabling Conda to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Reg Magno has been cut.
Conda throws a leg kick
and Magno counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conda throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Magno is working Conda over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Conda preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Conda tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Magno with a nice head shot there.
Conda bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Magno's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conda trying to control the position from guard on top but Magno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Conda prevents Magno from getting back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magno avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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 Reg Magno will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Reg Magno's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Magno stuffs the takedown attempt from Conda. Conda gets slowly back to his feet.
Conda lands with a shot to the body.
Magno wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magno tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Conda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conda shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Conda showed some decent athleticism there.
Conda is pressing down on Magno's thigh, looking to free his foot. Magno is holding on for now.
Conda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Magno keeps working.
Conda is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Magno moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Conda is looking to work some ground and pound but Magno has wrist control.
Magno looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Conda puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Conda throwing shots but Magno is blocking nicely.
Conda misses with a head shot. Magno uses the momentum to regain guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Conda wants to pass the guard but Magno is keeping the position.
Conda throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Magno works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Reg Magno overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conda trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Magno tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Conda postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Conda looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Conda trying to control the position from guard on top but Magno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magno is trying to keep Conda in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ana Conda was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Conda rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Magno counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Magno fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Conda scores with a hook to the body. Magno takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Conda cracks a nice hook into Magno's ribs.
Magno blocks a jab.
Conda jabs Magno right on the nose. Magno blinks but takes it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Conda.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ana Conda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Reg Magno's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Conda changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Magno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Conda changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Magno slips a jab from Conda.
Conda misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Magno looks to score with a jab to the body but Conda is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conda throws a lazy right hand but Magno sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Magno slips a jab from Conda.
Conda misses the shot to the body.
Reg Magno is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Magno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ana Conda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Magno tries to clinch up
and Magno takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conda changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Magno tries to avoid it but Conda manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Magno to the ground. Magno escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Conda throws a right hand that misses
and Magno counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Conda manages to get to full guard.
Magno won't allow Conda to sweep him here.
Conda is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Magno avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Conda.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magno is staying active underneath Conda, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Conda throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Conda works his way into side control.
Conda postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Conda is trying to ground and pound but Magno uses the momentary lack of control by Conda to regain half guard.
Conda is trying to control the action in half guard but Magno is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Conda wants to pass to mount but Magno is defending the position.
Conda slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Magno is refusing to be controlled, as Conda sits in half guard.
Ana Conda has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Magno shoots in and drives through. Conda sprawls well.
Magno misses with a takedown attempt
and Conda counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Conda punishes Magno's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ana Conda really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reg Magno's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Conda swings for the body but Magno moves out of range.
Conda misses the shot to the body.
Conda scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Conda tries for a takedown but Magno sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Conda throws a head kick that misses.
Conda looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conda throwing shots but Magno is blocking nicely.
Conda is trying to control the action in half guard but Magno is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Conda not doing much here.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ana Conda hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Conda fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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.
Conda tries to sprawl but Magno drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Magno missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Conda manages to get to full guard.
Conda looking to hit a scissor sweep but Magno is one step ahead there.
Magno throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conda bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Magno's guard.
Conda distracts Magno with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Conda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Magno wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Conda is now in half guard.
Magno is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Conda missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Conda is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Magno!
Conda raining down shots from the mount!
Conda tries to control but Magno wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magno is in all sorts of trouble here.
Conda scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Magno?
Conda looking to control but Magno is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Conda has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Magno's face.
Conda scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Magno?
Conda tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ana Conda dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Reg Magno's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Conda. Magno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Magno drops his hands momentarily and Conda takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Magno wants to clinch
and Conda cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Conda is trying hard to land a takedown here. Magno sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conda stuffs the takedown attempt from Magno. Magno gets slowly back to his feet.
Conda just misses with a punch to the body.
Conda misses with a takedown attempt
and Magno counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Conda thinking.
Magno tries to clinch
and Conda counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Magno misses with a takedown attempt
and Conda counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Magno is not content to let Conda control the position.
Conda tries to pass to full mount but Magno defends it.
Magno avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Conda.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Conda in particular looking to stall.
Magno keeping control of the position.
Conda seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ana Conda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ana Conda wasn't active enough on the ground.
Magno tries to close the distance and clinch up but Conda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Conda throws an overhand right that lands on Magno's shoulder, as Magno tries to avoid the shot.
Magno looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conda looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Conda trying to control but Magno postures up.
Reg Magno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Magno lands with a punch from half guard.
Magno sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Conda defending well though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ana Conda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Conda 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 46:49
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ana Conda!
Ana Conda is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reijo Rymy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Ak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rymy comes to the cage accompanied by Killswitch Engage - Holy Diver. Ak has chosen Immigrant Song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Reijo Rymy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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193 lbs
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201 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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reijo Rymy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Ak!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rymy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ak.
Rymy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Some bone on bone action there as Rymy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rymy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ak.
Ak swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ak looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ak fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rymy to the ground. Ak is now in Rymy's guard.
Rymy looking for a sweep. Not yet Rymy, not yet.
Ak must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rymy pulls Ak in close to prevent any damage.
Ak is in close to Rymy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rymy keeping moving, preventing Ak from controlling successfully.
Rymy is adopting a defensive guard.
Rymy has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rymy working for a triangle but Ak defends it easily.
Ak throws a big right hand that misses.
Ak trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ak wants to control from the top but Rymy keeps moving.
Ak working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ak won't allow Rymy to sweep him here.
Ak trying to control but Rymy is working from the bottom.
Rymy being controlled here, momentarily.
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.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mr Ak.
Ak tries to move into range but Rymy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ak finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ak throws a sloppy body shot
and Rymy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ak is rocked!
Rymy is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Ak hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Reijo Rymy!
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