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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Turo Hamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jauho Makkara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jauho Makkara will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Turo Hamara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jauho Makkara!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makkara takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Makkara darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hamara lands a body shot.
Hamara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Makkara doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Makkara takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice cross by Hamara.
Hamara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Makkara throws out the jab.
Makkara on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Turo Hamara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makkara walks into a stiff left hand from Hamara.
Hamara moves out of range of the strikes.
Hamara scores with a jab to the head.
Hamara bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Makkara's head backwards.
Makkara takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makkara misses with a looping left.
Hamara connects with a body shot that sends Makkara's belly button to the back.
Hamara lands a lovely overhand right.
Makkara staying out of range there.
Hamara lands a head shot.
Makkara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Makkara misses with a left hand
and Hamara counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makkara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hamara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Makkara walks into a jab.
Hamara fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Makkara on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Makkara looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Hamara finds it's target.
Hamara scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hamara connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Makkara momentarily.
Makkara misses with a straight right.
Makkara throws a looping overhand right but Hamara ducks down to avoid it.
Hamara slips a straight right by Makkara.
Nice uppercut lands for Hamara. That snapped Makkara's head back.
Hamara lands with a straight right. Makkara didn't see that one coming.
Makkara loads up on a big right hand but Hamara slips the punch.
Hamara connects with a nice looking jab.
Hamara lands a slapping body shot.
Hamara misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makkara takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hamara is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hamara fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Makkara on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hamara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hamara throws a shot to the body.
Hamara scores with a sloppy right hand. Makkara should have avoided that one.
Hamara wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hamara takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hamara scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hamara throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Makkara on the side of the head.
Hamara lands with a good body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Hamara. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hamara.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamara connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hamara connects with a single shot there.
A big left from Hamara misses.
Hamara ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Hamara there.
Hamara sends Makkara crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Hamara is motioning to the referee to let Makkara up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Makkara is rocked!
Hamara lands a big right hand that sends Makkara crashing to the mat! Hamara stays standing though and waves Makkara back to his feet!
Makkara is still on wobbly legs! Can Hamara finish him?
Hamara cracks Makkara with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Hamara has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Makkara to stand back up!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hamara misses with a hook.
Makkara seems to have recovered his senses.
Hamara connects with a body shot.
Hamara feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Makkara sprawling to the canvas! Makkara rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Hamara finish him?!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Turo Hamara 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.
Hamara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hamara defending well as Makkara loads up on a big left hand.
Hamara bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Makkara's head backwards.
Hamara moves away from the strike by Makkara.
Makkara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hamara.
Hamara lands a jab.
Hamara throws out a loose jab but Makkara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hamara listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hamara lands a jab.
Makkara might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Makkara is breathing heavily.
Hamara cracks Makkara with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Makkara falls to his knees and Hamara doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Turo Hamara!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Rangaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eerikki Voipapu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rangaze comes to the cage accompanied by Crippled Black Phoenix - You Take The Devil Out Of Me . Voipapu is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kvelertak - Mjød. Roger Rangaze is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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285 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roger Rangaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eerikki Voipapu!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rangaze misses with a body punch
letting Voipapu counter with a right hand.
It looks like Roger Rangaze has been cut.
A big right from Voipapu misses.
Rangaze takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rangaze throws a poor cross that misses
and Voipapu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rangaze is breathing heavily.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Voipapu! Rangaze is backing up but he can't get away as Voipapu lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Rangaze and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Eerikki Voipapu!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muna Karvaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nat Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karvaton comes to the cage accompanied by Kvelertak. The crowd seem to be enjoying Cole's choice of entrance music: 3 Doors Down - Kryptonite. Nat Cole has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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288 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
Solid 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
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Muna Karvaton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nat Cole!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole throws a sloppy body shot
and Karvaton counters with a straight right hand.
Karvaton punishes Cole's body with a nice straight punch.
Karvaton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cole looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karvaton misses with a hook.
A lazy left from Karvaton finds it's target.
Karvaton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Karvaton scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cole in his tracks.
Karvaton slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cole walks straight into a right hand from Karvaton - that's dropped him! Karvaton jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Cole from any more punishment! Cole complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Muna Karvaton!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maukka Moukuttaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnus Moukutaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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295 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maukka Moukuttaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Magnus Moukutaja!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moukuttaja slips under a jab from Moukutaja.
Moukutaja swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moukuttaja lands a left and a right that send Moukutaja crashing to the mat, dazed. Moukuttaja thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Magnus Moukutaja has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moukuttaja cracks Moukutaja with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Moukutaja looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Moukuttaja finish him?
Moukuttaja rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moukutaja moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Moukuttaja misses with a double jab.
Moukutaja misses with a hook
and Moukuttaja counters with a nice right hand that sends Moukutaja toppling to the canvas! Moukutaja scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Moukuttaja finish him?!
Moukutaja is rocked!
Moukuttaja comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Moukutaja looks gassed!
Moukuttaja Throws a clean left jab. Moukuttaja Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Moukutaja's chin! Moukutaja crumbles to the ground and Moukuttaja follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Moukuttaja!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Maukka Moukuttaja!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Riku Noitalahti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nataniel Byczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Riku Noitalahti has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Riku Noitalahti seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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260 lbs
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KO power |
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Riku Noitalahti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nataniel Byczynski!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byczynski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Riku Noitalahti has been cut.
Noitalahti moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Nataniel Byczynski has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Byczynski lands a right hook to the body.
Noitalahti is breathing heavily.
Noitalahti looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Byczynski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Riku Noitalahti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Byczynski lands a big uppercut and Noitalahti crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Noitalahti looks OK. Byczynski waves Noitalahti back to his feet!
Noitalahti is rocked!
Byczynski and Noitalahti are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Byczynski throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Noitalahti into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Byczynski knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Nataniel Byczynski!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eivan Nappaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rysty Sankari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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300 lbs
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eivan Nappaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rysty Sankari!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nappaa slips a jab from Sankari.
Sankari takes one to the side of the head.
Nappaa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sankari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sankari takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nappaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sankari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Nappaa misses the target.
Sankari thows a body shot but no joy.
Sankari digs a good hook to Nappaa's body.
Danga de danga de dang - Sankari scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Eivan Nappaa has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nappaa with a nice cross.
Nappaa throws a jab when Sankari was well out of range.
Eivan Nappaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nappaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sankari.
Nappaa throws an overhand right that lands on Sankari's shoulder, as Sankari tries to avoid the shot.
Nappaa swings widly with a right hand
and Sankari counters with a crisp one two that drops Nappaa! Sankari thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Nappaa to his feet! Nappaa is in big trouble!
Nappaa is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sankari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nappaa.
Sankari lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Oh Nappaa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nappaa scores with a decent looking hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nappaa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nappaa seems to have got his legs back now.
Nappaa throws the left hand but Sankari avoids the punch easily.
Nappaa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sankari.
Nappaa swings widly with a right hand
and Sankari scores with a counter punch that sends Nappaa to the canvas! Sankari smells blood - he's punishing Nappaa with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Nappaa has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rysty Sankari!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slim Tussu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tussu's choice of entrance music: Chocolate Salty Balls. The key to victory for Steve Smith has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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158 lbs
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160 lbs
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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
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Slim Tussu!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from Tussu. Tussu gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith lands a glancing blow to the side of Tussu's head.
Tussu shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smith counters with a right hand to the body.
Smith misses the body punch
and Tussu counters with a shoot takedown. Smith fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tussu throws a strike but Smith rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tussu wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Tussu is keeping the position.
Smith thows a big elbow that misses.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Tussu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith 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.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tussu controls Smith momentarily but Smith frees himself.
Smith wants to control from the top but Tussu keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tussu is controlling Smith's posture.
Smith might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Tussu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tussu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Steve Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slim Tussu.
Tussu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smith but Smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tussu takes one on the button.
A lazy left from Smith finds it's target.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Tussu shoots for a takedown but Smith saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tussu.
Smith swings for the body but Tussu moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Smith. No joy for Tussu on that attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tussu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Smith dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tussu with a poor takedown
and Smith counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tussu thinking.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Tussu shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steve Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tussu tries for a takedown but Smith circles away easily
and Smith counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Tussu!
Tussu is rocked!
Steve Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slim Tussu.
Smith is controlling the pace.
Tussu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smith.
Smith thows a huge punch but Tussu dodges it nicely.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Smith in particular looking to stall.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tussu knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Smith connects with a nice short shot to Tussu's temple.
Smith throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tussu is trying to get back to full guard.
Smith sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smith seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Smith prevents Tussu from improving his position.
Tussu manages to get to full guard.
Tussu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tussu throws a strike but Smith avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tussu trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Tussu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tussu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tussu throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tussu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tussu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tussu throws a strike but Smith rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tussu is pulling down on Smith's head. It's preventing any offense from Smith, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control but Tussu is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tussu holds on and takes a little breather.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Tussu blocks nicely.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Tussu blocks nicely.
Tussu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith scoring with some ground and pound.
Tussu has his hands on Smith's head, controlling the position.
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!
Tussu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Smith dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Tussu with a poor takedown
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Tussu tries for a takedown but Smith circles away easily
and Smith counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Tussu to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Smith!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Steve Smith!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Veli Haapasalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Joyner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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23
217 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veli Haapasalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Russell Joyner!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joyner misses with a left hand
and Haapasalo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haapasalo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joyner.
Haapasalo defending well as Joyner loads up on a big left hand.
Joyner throws a hook but Haapasalo blocks it.
Haapasalo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joyner.
Haapasalo lands a right hook to the body.
Haapasalo cracks Joyner with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haapasalo misses with a double jab.
Haapasalo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haapasalo misses with a double jab.
Haapasalo looks to score with a jab to the body but Joyner is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Joyner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Haapasalo misses.
Veli Haapasalo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haapasalo scores with a jab to the head.
A big left from Joyner misses.
Haapasalo drops his hands momentarily and Joyner takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Haapasalo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joyner takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Russell Joyner has been cut.
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!
Joyner lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Veli Haapasalo has been cut.
Haapasalo drops Joyner with a beautiful combination! Joyner stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Haapasalo is looking for the KO!
Joyner is rocked!
Sloppy strikes from Joyner. Those never looked like landing.
Joyner misses with a straight left.
A big left from Joyner misses.
Joyner works the jab nicely.
Haapasalo looks to land a right hand but Joyner moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Haapasalo.
Haapasalo thuds his right hand into Joyner's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Joyner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Joyner slips under a jab from Haapasalo.
A combination from Joyner does no damage.
Joyner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Haapasalo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joyner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haapasalo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joyner drops his hands momentarily and Haapasalo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Joyner tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Haapasalo swivels and escapes.
Haapasalo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Haapasalo connects with a solid leg kick.
Oooooh!!! Haapasalo has knocked Joyner down with a huge combo! Haapasalo steps away and waves a wobbly Joyner back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Joyner is still on wobbly legs! Can Haapasalo finish him?
Joyner looks gassed!
Nice defenses there by Haapasalo.
Joyner seems to have recovered his senses.
Joyner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joyner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haapasalo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joyner on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Russell Joyner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haapasalo cracks Joyner with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Haapasalo has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Joyner to stand back up!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veli Haapasalo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Joyner misses with an uppercut.
Haapasalo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Joyner got wobbled bad by a big combination! Haapasalo presses forward with punches and knees until Joyner stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Joyner closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Veli Haapasalo!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Pedofiili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Afro Ninja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pedofiili might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Judas Priest - Breaking The Law. Ninja comes into a darkened arena with his song building. On To The Next One kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!
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168 lbs
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185 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pedro Pedofiili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Afro Ninja!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pedofiili swings widly with a right hand
and Ninja counters with a right hand to the body.
Ninja fails to land with a series of punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ninja.
No joy there for Pedofiili, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ninja throws a looping overhand right but Pedofiili ducks down to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Pedofiili.
Pedofiili gets tackled into the cage by Ninja. Ninja maintains the clinch.
Pedofiili misses with a knee strike.
Ninja takes a shot to the head.
Pedofiili wants to stall.
Ninja wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pedofiili is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ninja is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedofiili lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ninja.
Pedofiili blocks a body shot from Ninja.
Ninja blocks a body shot from Pedofiili.
Ninja looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ninja lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pedofiili.
Pedofiili throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ninjas head.
Ninja tries to break the clinch but Pedofiili is controlling the position.
Ninja escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pedofiili throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ninja looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ninja looks to land a right hand but Pedofiili moved out of range.
Pedofiili looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ninja scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ninja, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ninja misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pedofiili.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ninja thows a body shot but no joy.
Pedofiili takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pedofiili is looking to score with low kicks.
Ninja finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ninja takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sloppy strikes from Ninja. Those never looked like landing.
Pedofiili misses the shot to the body.
Ninja throws a series of punches but Pedofiili moves out of range.
Pedofiili tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ninja avoids the head kick by Pedofiili.
Pedofiili misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pedofiili bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ninja's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedofiili is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pedofiili throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pedofiili lands with a slapping head kick.
A big left from Ninja misses.
Ninja cracks the inside of Pedofiili's front leg.
That kick from Pedofiili tenderised Ninja's leg. Ninja is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ninja is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pedofiili rather than just go for the knockout.
Pedofiili lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ninja's sensitive parts.
An inside leg kick from Pedofiili misses.
Ninja looks to throw the jab but Pedofiili is out of range.
Ninja lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pedofiili circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedofiili lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ninja takes a swing at Pedofiili's ribcage but misses.
Ninja dodges the punch combination from Pedofiili.
Pedofiili is looking to clinch.
Ninja misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from Pedofiili.
Pedofiili slips a jab and a cross from Ninja.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A clash of legs there as Ninja blocks the low kick.
Ninja throws out a loose jab but Pedofiili uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pedofiili closes the distance and lands a one-two.
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 Pedro Pedofiili will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pedofiili throws a good cross that connects.
Pedofiili avoids the body shot from Ninja.
Pedofiili thuds his right hand into Ninja's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A lazy left from Ninja finds it's target.
Pedofiili jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pedofiili tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ninja wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pedofiili scores with a nice head shot.
A jab lands there for Ninja.
Pedofiili lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pedofiili throws a hook but Ninja blocks it.
Ninja scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pedofiili in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ninja lands a jab to the nose.
Ninja misses with a wild body shot.
Pedofiili throws a low kick but Ninja moves out of range easily.
Afro Ninja seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ninja will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pedofiili lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ninja. Pedofiili does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pedofiili avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ninja misses with a hook.
Ninja just misses with a punch to the body.
Ninja closes the distance and clinches.
Ninja wants to break free but Pedofiili has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pedofiili throws a head punch that misses.
Pedofiili slowing the pace effectively.
Pedofiili has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ninja throws a punch but it's blocked by Pedofiili.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pedofiili.
Ninja looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Ninja's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pedofiili lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ninja is trying to push Pedofiili away but Pedofiili has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pedofiili using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ninja has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ninja blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ninja gets through Pedofiili's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ninja goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ninja struggles to land a body shot inside as Pedofiili controls his hands.
Ninja lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Pedofiili.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pedofiili.
Ninja wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pedofiili has him pressed against the cage.
Ninja scores with a shoulder strike.
Pedofiili prevents Ninja from breaking the clinch.
Ninja tries to throw a body punch but Pedofiili avoids it by throwing Ninja back against the cage.
Ninja breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pedofiili throws a head kick that Ninja semi-blocks.
Ninja on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedofiili tries to clinch but Ninja is having none of it.
Ninja misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pedofiili.
Pedofiili misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ninja.
Sloppy strikes from Ninja. Those never looked like landing.
Pedofiili misses with a body shot.
Pedofiili misses with a low kick.
Pedofiili throws a head kick that misses.
Ninja tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ninja takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pedofiili connects with an inside leg kick.
Pedofiili scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedofiili moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pedofiili is rocked!
Ninja throws a hook but Pedofiili avoids it easily.
Oh Pedofiili is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ninja darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Pedofiili's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Ninja before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Afro Ninja!
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