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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stu Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Mustaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivanov comes to the ring accompanied by Follow the Tears. Mustaine has chosen Bad Day as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stu Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kurt Mustaine!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov throws a combination that misses
and Mustaine counters with a head kick.
Ivanov throws a lazy uppercut
and Mustaine counters with a stiff right hand.
Ivanov throws a sloppy head kick
and Mustaine counters with a three punch combo that has Ivanov backing up. Ivanov nods at Mustaine to acknowledge the strikes.
Mustaine misses with a few strikes there.
Ivanov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mustaine counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ivanov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ivanov throws a leg kick
and Mustaine counters with a left and a right that stings Ivanov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mustaine throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov avoids the head kick by Mustaine.
Ivanov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mustaine counters with a two punch combo.
Ivanov shoots and misses
and Mustaine counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ivanov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stu Ivanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mustaine misses with a series of wild punches.
Mustaine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustaine throws a nice head kick!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Ivanov. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Ivanov throws a head kick that misses
and Mustaine counters with a head kick. That will keep Ivanov thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ivanov misses with a double jab
and Mustaine counters with a big head kick but Ivanov shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ivanov misses with a takedown attempt
and Mustaine counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ivanov thinking.
Stu Ivanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ivanov is breathing heavily.
Ivanov throws a right hand that misses
and Mustaine counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ivanov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mustaine shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ivanov eats them both and turns towards Mustaine to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustaine scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mustaine lands a big head kick that sends Ivanov tumbling to the mat! Mustaine takes a step backwards and waves Ivanov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mustaine circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Ivanov drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Mustaine follows Ivanov to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurt Mustaine!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Mystery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gracie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rancore - Álamo. Roger Gracie has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roger Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mr Mystery!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mystery throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control.
Gracie misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Gracie in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Mystery is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Roger Gracie!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Mulucku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Toscano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mulucku comes to the ring accompanied by Garbo - Perestroika. James Toscano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vlad Mulucku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Toscano!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mulucku throws a hook but Toscano blocks it.
Toscano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mulucku wants to clinch but Toscano slips to the side
and Toscano holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Mulucku fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Toscano.
Toscano wants a takedown.
Mulucku has had enough of the clinch but Toscano keeps him there for the moment.
Toscano misses with some punches.
Toscano manages to pull guard.
Mulucku wants to stand but Toscano is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mulucku gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Toscano slips a straight right by Mulucku.
Toscano blocks the body kick.
Vlad Mulucku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Mulucku. Those never looked like landing.
Mulucku wants to clinch
and Toscano counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toscano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mulucku backwards.
Toscano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mulucku wants to get back to striking at distance but Toscano won't allow it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Toscano.
Toscano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Toscano lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Toscano.
Toscano lands an uppercut.
Toscano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Toscano lands a shoulder strike.
Mulucku misses with the head strike.
Toscano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Toscano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Toscano controlling the action here for a moment.
A shot in the inside from Toscano.
Mulucku is looking to break free of the clinch but Toscano has double underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Toscano takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Toscano lands with a light punch inside.
Toscano slowing the pace effectively.
Mulucku misses with a short punch on the inside.
Toscano looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toscano blocking some punches.
Mulucku working aggressively here.
Mulucku struggles to land a body shot inside as Toscano controls his hands.
Toscano scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mulucku struggles to land a body shot inside as Toscano controls his hands.
Toscano tries to score a body lock takedown but Mulucku shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vlad Mulucku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Toscano.
Toscano wants a takedown.
A nice left hand lands by Toscano.
Mulucku is trying to break the clinch but Toscano has him pressed against the ropes.
Toscano prevents Mulucku from breaking the clinch.
Mulucku is looking to control Toscano's arms but Toscano gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mulucku has his back to the ropes.
Mulucku stops a takedown attempt from Toscano.
Toscano leaning against his opponent.
Mulucku wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Toscano pulls guard successfully.
Mulucku would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mulucku preventing the sweep.
Toscano has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mulucku can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Toscano throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Toscano dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Mulucku darts in trying to clinch
and Toscano counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mulucku swings wildly with an uppercut but Toscano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toscano is struggling to control the position.
Toscano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Toscano in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Toscano is trying to stall.
Toscano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Mulucku wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mulucku prevents the takedown attempt.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Toscano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Toscano throws a punch but it's blocked by Mulucku.
Toscano manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Toscano is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mulucku defends well.
Toscano throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Toscano is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulucku stands up from Toscano's guard - Mulucku perhaps looking for a knockout.
Mulucku throws a head kick but Toscano moves out of range.
Toscano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mulucku tries to clinch
and Toscano counters with a stiff right hand.
Mulucku throws a big shot that misses.
Mulucku lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Toscano circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two 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.
Mulucku tries to clinch
and Toscano moves into the clinch.
Toscano tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mulucku smiles and moves away.
Mulucku tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mulucku moves to clinch but Toscano breaks away
and Toscano counters with a stiff right hand.
A leg kick checked by Toscano.
Mulucku swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Toscano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Toscano forces Mulucku back against the ropes and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Toscano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mulucku tries to clinch
and Toscano counters with a straight right hand.
Mulucku wants to clinch but Toscano slips to the side
and Toscano counters by moving into the clinch.
Mulucku wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mulucku tries to break the clinch but Toscano is controlling the position.
Toscano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Toscano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Mulucku fails to land.
Mulucku is trying to break the clinch but Toscano is controlling him.
Mulucku lands a body shot.
Toscano can't get the takedown.
Toscano tries to score a body lock takedown but Mulucku shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mulucku blocks an uppercut.
Mulucku escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice takedown defense from Toscano. No joy for Mulucku on that attempt.
Mulucku moves to clinch but Toscano breaks away
and Mulucku takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mulucku looks to land a combination but Toscano avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulucku misses with a head kick.
Mulucku looks to clinch
and Toscano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mulucku wants to clinch
and Toscano counters by moving into the clinch.
Toscano tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vlad Mulucku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Toscano.
Mulucku looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Toscano has a couple of punches blocked by Mulucku.
Toscano keeps control of Mulucku as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Toscano lands a hook that snaps the head of Mulucku backwards.
Toscano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Toscano keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mulucku's efforts to push away.
Toscano is working for takedown but Mulucku is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mulucku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mulucku is looking to break free of the clinch but Toscano has double underhooks.
Toscano fails to pull guard.
Mulucku is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Mulucku's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Toscano.
Still in the clinch, Toscano scores with a nice short uppercut.
Toscano lands with a left to the head.
Toscano lands a right hand.
Mulucku is looking to break free of the clinch but Toscano has double underhooks.
Toscano blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Toscano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Toscano is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Toscano.
Toscano drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Toscano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Toscano is trying to maintain a safe position but Mulucku gets an underhook and turns Toscano into the ropes.
Toscano has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Toscano is working for takedown but Mulucku is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mulucku is trying to break the clinch but Toscano has him pressed against the ropes.
Toscano ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Toscano no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Mulucku got a little sloppy there for a moment and Toscano has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mulucku has managed to get both his arms back between Toscano's legs - danger averted.
Mulucku wants to get up but he can't break Toscano's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mulucku 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.
Mulucku stands up and waves to Toscano to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Toscano really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mulucku throws a body kick that misses.
Mulucku misses with a hook.
Mulucku misses with a combination
and Toscano moves into the clinch.
Mulucku breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mulucku tries to clinch
and Toscano moves into the clinch.
Mulucku swings wildly with an uppercut but Toscano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mulucku wants to break free but Toscano has control.
Toscano misses with a punch on the inside.
Toscano lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toscano tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A nice left hand lands by Toscano.
Toscano keeps control of Mulucku as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Mulucku's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mulucku misses with a punch on the inside.
Toscano tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Toscano manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Toscano looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mulucku stands up from Toscano's guard - Mulucku perhaps looking for a knockout.
Mulucku darts in trying to clinch
letting Toscano counter with a right hand.
Mulucku misses with the combination.
Toscano fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mulucku closes the distance but Toscano moves to the side
and Toscano counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Toscano.
Toscano has a couple of punches blocked by Mulucku.
Mulucku tries to throw a body punch but Toscano avoids it by throwing Mulucku back against the cage.
Toscano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Toscano has Mulucku pressed against the ropes, preventing Mulucku from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Toscano blocks an uppercut.
Toscano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mulucku misses with a body punch.
Mulucku throws a punch but it's blocked by Toscano.
Toscano has Mulucku pressed against the ropes, preventing Mulucku from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mulucku is trying to break the clinch but Toscano has him pressed against the ropes.
Mulucku tries a body shot but Toscano blocks it.
Toscano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Toscano manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Mulucku would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Toscano dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Toscano gets a clinch.
Toscano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Muluckus head.
Toscano pulls guard successfully.
Toscano manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mulucku manages to get himself to full guard.
Toscano passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Toscano is trying to get an arm triangle but Mulucku is defending well.
Toscano has hold of Mulucku's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Mulucku tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Toscano cranks the arm and Mulucku screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Mulucku, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). James Toscano!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Morgan Hilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mankowski Meta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meta has chosen WENA as his entrance music. Mankowski Meta has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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278 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Morgan Hilton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mankowski Meta!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meta with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hilton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hilton lunges at Meta with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Meta's hand.
Meta tries to clinch but Hilton moves away
enabling Hilton to counter with a crisp jab.
Meta shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Meta showed some decent athleticism there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meta not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Meta sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hilton defending well though.
Meta not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hilton regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Meta.
Meta throws and elbow that misses. Hilton uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Meta's guard. Nice move by Hilton!
Meta trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meta striking from the bottom.
Meta throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hilton preventing the sweep.
Meta doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hilton preventing the sweep.
Hilton sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Meta's guard.
Hilton is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hilton trying to control from half guard but Meta is working away.
Meta connecting with a few gentle strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Meta flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Meta tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Hilton tries to pass to full mount but Meta defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meta punching from the bottom.
Meta tries to roll over but Hilton keeps him under control.
Hilton is breathing heavily.
Hilton 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.
Hilton blocks the strikes from Meta.
Meta landing small, sideways elbows.
Meta should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Hilton blocks the strikes from Meta.
Meta slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meta wants to sweep but no luck.
Meta thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Meta throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Meta striking off his back but it's not causing Hilton any problems.
Meta really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hilton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Meta throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Meta tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Meta throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Meta throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Meta doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Meta trying to strike off his back.
Meta strikes from his own guard.
Meta looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Meta lands an upkick as Hilton stands over him.
Meta striking off his back but it's not causing Hilton any problems.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Meta throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Meta tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Meta trying to strike off his back.
Meta lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Meta throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Meta lands a decent punch to the body there.
Hilton won't allow Meta to sweep him here.
Meta trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Meta trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Meta throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Meta wants to sweep here but Hilton controlling him for the moment.
Meta keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Meta throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morgan Hilton 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.
Meta shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Meta tries for a takedown but Hilton circles away easily
and Hilton counters with a left and a right that stings Meta.
Meta misses with a takedown attempt
and Hilton counters with a nice uppercut.
Morgan Hilton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mankowski Meta.
Meta fails with a takedown attempt.
Hilton tests Meta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Meta shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hilton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Meta tries for a takedown but Hilton circles away easily
and Hilton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Meta looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hilton lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meta fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hilton throws a good cross that connects.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hilton here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Meta fails with the takedown
and Hilton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hilton scores with a one two! Meta had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hilton works over Meta's head and body with a nice combination.
Hilton throws a one two combo.
Meta tries for a takedown but Hilton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A nice combination there by Hilton.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hilton!
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!
Meta shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hilton pinned against the cage. Hilton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Meta with that takedown attempt.
Hilton scores with a three punch combo!
Meta shoots in but no luck this time.
Meta gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hilton counters with a left and a right that stings Meta.
Hilton lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Meta tries for a takedown but Hilton circles away easily
and Hilton counters with a series of strikes. Meta will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hilton scores with a one two! Meta had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meta shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hilton as he jumps to the side.
Hilton lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Meta.
Meta looks for a takedown but Hilton sprawls well.
Meta shoots in for a double leg but Hilton sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Meta shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hilton but Hilton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A left and a right from Hilton both land. Nice combination.
Morgan Hilton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hilton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilton swats away the attempt to clinch by Meta.
Hilton lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Meta shoots in for a takedown but Hilton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hilton fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Meta on the side of the head.
Morgan Hilton is winning the standup battle so far.
Hilton throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Morgan Hilton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meta doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hilton counters with a two punch combo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice shot lands for Hilton.
Meta gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hilton counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morgan Hilton dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Hilton lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Meta fails with the takedown
and Hilton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Meta gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hilton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hilton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Meta is defended easily by Hilton.
Morgan Hilton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mankowski Meta.
Meta has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Meta there as he acknowledges the shot.
Meta misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice shot lands for Hilton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilton works over Meta's head and body with a nice combination.
Hilton is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Meta tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hilton counters with a two punch combo.
Meta with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hilton counters with a nice uppercut.
Hilton works over Meta's head and body with a nice combination.
Meta is rocked!
Meta loses concentration momentarily and Hilton pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Meta crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Hilton finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Morgan Hilton!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pe Lurpo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MItch Bjukanon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bjukanon has chosen JWP bądź mistrzem as his entrance music. Pe Lurpo is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Counter striker
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pe Lurpo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, MItch Bjukanon!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bjukanon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bjukanon tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Lurpo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bjukanon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
MItch Bjukanon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lurpo throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bjukanon tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lurpo is in Bjukanon's guard.
Lurpo landing some decent shots from guard.
Lurpo works over Bjukanon with some ground and pound from guard.
Lurpo throwing strikes but missing.
Lurpo is in close to Bjukanon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lurpo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lurpo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bjukanon wants to stand but Lurpo is controlling the position.
Lurpo 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.
Bjukanon looks gassed!
Lurpo distracts Bjukanon with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bjukanon is rocked!
Lurpo drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Lurpo as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Bjukanon screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Lurpo! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Pe Lurpo!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rob Roy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Noxchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noxchi has chosen coma- ocalenie as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Igor Noxchi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rob Roy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Igor Noxchi!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roy cracks Noxchi on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Noxchi falls backwards against the ropes. Roy follows up with more strikes that drop Noxchi to his knees. Roy keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Noxchi! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Roy!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Koiranputki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Referee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dexter Koiranputki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Referee!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koiranputki lands a nice shot to the body.
Koiranputki throws a jab when Referee was well out of range.
Koiranputki drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Koiranputki postures up in Referee's guard and throws a big left but Referee blocks it.
Koiranputki trying to control but Referee is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Referee is on top in guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Referee drops back, looking for a kneebar! Koiranputki looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Koiranputki looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Koiranputki!
Referee tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Referee is working to avoid the ground and pound but Koiranputki connects with a decent elbow.
Koiranputki working the head and body with strikes.
Koiranputki lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Referee down.
Referee is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Referee is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Koiranputki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Referee keeps working.
Koiranputki has hold of Referee's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Referee tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Koiranputki cranks the arm and Referee screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Referee, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Dexter Koiranputki!
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