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KFC 22 - PURPLE LIGHTNING!! PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Calix Blight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lionel Messi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blight's entrance music is End Of Everything. A fine choice. Lionel Messi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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143 lbs
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146 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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, Calix Blight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lionel Messi!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurstr�m and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blight looks for a takedown but Messi sprawls well.
Messi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Messi lands a leg kick that knocks Blight off balance momentarily.
Blight fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Messi avoids it really well and circles away.
Blight gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Messi counters with a solid body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calix Blight. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blight looks to clinch
and Messi counters with a nice kick to the body.
Nice body kick there by Messi.
Messi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Blight with a lazy takedown attempt
and Messi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Messi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Messi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Blight is breathing heavily.
Messi lands a high kick!
Messi lands a high kick!
Messi scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Messi thuds his shin into the meat of Blight's side.
Messi lands with a slapping head kick.
Messi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Blight's head.
Blight is rocked!
Messi keeps Blight at a distance using the push kick.
Oh Blight is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blight on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Messi lands a brutal head kick. Blight looks out on his feet and Messi throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Lionel Messi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wkier Skier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Morgan's choice of entrance music: Tupac - Last Muthafucka Breathin. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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130 lbs
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170 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wkier Skier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ross Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa J�rvil�inen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Skier manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Skier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Skier is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Skier seems to be looking for submissions.
Skier is trying to control the action in half guard but Morgan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Morgan pushes Skier off looking to stand but Skier dives back in and keeps control.
Skier is looking for a kimura but Morgan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Skier to get the leverage.
Morgan is trying to get back to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Morgan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Skier is looking to advance position but Morgan won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skier seems to be working for a kimura but Morgan defends the submission attempt.
Skier seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Morgan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Skier is really struggling to control Morgan but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Skier is looking for a kimura here.
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.
Skier is thwarting Morgan's attempts to control the position.
Skier works his foot free and advances to mount.
Morgan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skier lands a nice shot to the head.
Morgan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Skier. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Morgan is squirming around, avoiding Skier's attempts to control the action.
Morgan is trying desperately to improve position.
Skier is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Skier!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Wkier Skier!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Leon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isibeda Tintti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Powerful |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Xavier Leon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Isibeda Tintti!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurstr�m, Anni Minnem�ki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tintti throws a lazy uppercut
and Leon counters with a body kick.
Leon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tintti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A left and a right from Leon both land. Nice combination.
Leon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Leon wants to clinch but Tintti slips to the side
and Leon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tintti throws a poor cross that misses
and Leon counters with a left and a right that stings Tintti.
Xavier Leon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Leon looks to land a body kick but Tintti moved away.
Tintti throws a lazy uppercut
and Leon counters with a nice kick to the body.
Tintti avoids the head kick by Leon.
Leon slips a straight right by Tintti.
Leon tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tintti counters by clinching up.
Leon has Tintti pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tintti manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Leon fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Leon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tintti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leon backwards.
Leon missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tintti.
Tintti lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short right from Tintti.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tintti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Leon is breathing heavily.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tintti takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tintti manages to break the clinch.
Leon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tintti misses with a lunging right hand
and Leon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Leon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tintti counters by clinching up.
Leon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tintti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tintti misses with a hook
and Leon counters with a head kick. That will keep Tintti thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tintti scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tintti throws the left hand but Leon avoids the punch easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Leon.
A swing and a miss from Tintti.
Tintti has Leon up against the cage in a clinch.
Leon looking to throw knees to the head but Tintti is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tintti lands an uppercut.
Tintti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tintti lands with a left to the head.
Tintti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Tintti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Tintti misses the target.
Leon darts in trying to clinch
and Tintti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leon fails with the takedown
and Tintti holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tintti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leon throws a hook to the side of Tintti's head but Tintti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tintti counters with a huge left! Leon is in big trouble! He's backing up but Tintti isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Leon from any more damage. A dominating finish by Tintti!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Isibeda Tintti!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fidu Paa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pelurpo Esturpo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fidu Paa has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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168 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed |
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fidu Paa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pelurpo Esturpo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurstr�m.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paa shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Esturpo is trying to defend but Paa finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Paa takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Fidu Paa just wasn't active enough.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Paa.
Paa has an Americana. Esturpo didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Paa is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Paa hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Fidu Paa!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Liepo Frendi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Saggett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saggett has chosen Full House Theme Song as his entrance music. Liepo Frendi had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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195 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Liepo Frendi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Saggett!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurstr�m, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saggett drops Frendi with a beautiful combination! Frendi stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Saggett is looking for the KO!
Frendi is rocked!
It looks like Liepo Frendi has been cut.
Saggett throws a head kick that misses.
Oh Frendi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Saggett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Frendi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frendi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Frendi circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Saggett. Frendi falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Saggett!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bob Saggett!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Rizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Reinhardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pedro Rizzo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Andreas Reinhardt's chin.
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185 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pedro Rizzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andreas Reinhardt!
The judges for this bout are Roosa J�rvil�inen, Anni Minnem�ki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizzo misses with an uppercut
and Reinhardt counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Reinhardt working some strikes from top position.
Reinhardt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Reinhardt slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Reinhardt landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reinhardt is putting a hurting on Rizzo here, landing some big shots from side control.
Reinhardt lands a big elbow and you can see that really hurt Rizzo! Reinhardt senses the opportunity and scores with more strikes - he's put Rizzo out! The ref tackles him out of the way to prevent him landing more strikes - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Andreas Reinhardt!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joonas Luautinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Tamudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Antonio Tamudo enters the cage!
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176 lbs
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180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
Powerful |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joonas Luautinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antonio Tamudo!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnem�ki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luautinen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Luautinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Luautinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tamudo.
Luautinen fails with the takedown.
Luautinen tries to clinch but Tamudo moves away
and Tamudo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Joonas Luautinen has been cut.
Tamudo digs a good body shot into Luautinen's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tamudo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Luautinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tamudo misses with a wild body shot.
Luautinen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tamudo counters with a left to the body.
Luautinen is breathing heavily.
Nice shot by Tamudo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamudo digs a good body shot into Luautinen's ribs.
Luautinen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A clash of legs there as Luautinen blocks the low kick.
Luautinen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tamudo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tamudo jabs at Luautinen's body.
Tamudo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Luautinen rather than just go for the knockout.
Tamudo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tamudo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tamudo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Luautinen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Antonio Tamudo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tamudo cracks Luautinen with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Tamudo has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Luautinen to stand back up!
Luautinen is rocked!
Tamudo scores with a body shot.
Oh Luautinen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luautinen circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Tamudo. Luautinen falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Tamudo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Antonio Tamudo!
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