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KFC 25 - Kivi vs Locked PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lionel Messi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wkier Skier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wkier Skier acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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146 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lionel Messi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wkier Skier!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Messi scores with a head kick.
Messi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Skier tries for a takedown but Messi circles away easily
and Messi counters with a leg kick.
Messi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Messi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Skier if he has to take too many more of those.
Skier gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Messi counters with a big head kick but Skier shrugs it off.
Skier throws a lazy body kick
and Messi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Skier sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Skier shoots and misses
and Messi counters with a nice body kick.
Lionel Messi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wkier Skier.
Messi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Messi scores with a head kick. Skier tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Skier gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Messi counters with a body kick.
Skier takes a kick to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Messi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Skier looks gassed!
Messi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skier sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Messi pushes Skier away with a front kick.
Messi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Skier is trying desperately to land a takedown but Messi is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Skier.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Skier crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Messi - the referee stops the clock and Skier gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Messi. Skier manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Messi throws a front kick that sends Skier stumbling back into the cage.
Messi throws a front kick that sends Skier stumbling back into the cage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Messi. That's going to slow Skier down.
Messi pushes Skier away with a front kick.
Skier takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Messi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Messi scores with a head kick.
Messi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Skier takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Skier on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Messi lands with a kick to the temple. Skier shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A solid leg kick lands there for Messi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Messi thows a body kick. Skier tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Messi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A head kick from Messi lands but Skier takes it in his stride.
Messi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Skier.
Skier has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Messi.
Skier takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Messi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Messi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Skier.
An inside leg kick lands from Messi.
Skier takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lionel Messi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Messi lands a nice looking body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Messi. That's going to slow Skier down.
Messi scores with a push kick.
Messi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Messi lands with a nice body kick.
A head kick from Messi lands but Skier takes it in his stride.
A chopping leg kick lands by Messi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messi lands with a kick to the temple. Skier shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Skier's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A solid body kick from Messi.
Messi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Messi.
Messi delivers a nice body kick.
Messi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Skier steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Messi. That one must have hurt.
Messi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Skier's head.
Messi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Messi lands with a slapping head kick.
Messi lands a nice looking body kick.
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!
Messi scores with a head kick. Skier tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Skier takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Skier with a lazy takedown attempt
and Messi counters with a nice leg kick.
Messi lands a front kick.
Messi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Messi slams his shin into Skier's torso.
Messi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Skier will feel that in the morning.
Skier steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Messi. That one must have hurt.
Messi throws a head kick that half lands.
Messi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Skier takes a step back to recover.
Lionel Messi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skier walks forward, straight into a front kick from Messi.
Messi connects with a high kick.
Skier sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Messi scores with a head kick.
Skier takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Messi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Skier crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Messi - the referee stops the clock and Skier gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Messi. Skier manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Messi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lionel Messi 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.
Crunch! Messi slams his shin into Skier's torso.
Messi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lionel Messi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Messi - that will leave a mark!
Messi fakes the leg kick and cracks Skier in the body.
Skier shoots and misses
and Messi counters with a good, hard body kick but Skier shrugs it off.
Skier takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lionel Messi is winning the standup battle so far.
A slapping body kick lands there for Messi.
Messi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Messi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Skier's head.
Messi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Skier can do to turn this around?
Skier has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Messi.
Messi thuds his shin into the meat of Skier's side.
Messi lands a head kick!
Messi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Skier is breathing heavily.
Messi lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Skier might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Messi has got the better of the exchanges.
A slapping body kick lands there for Messi.
Skier takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Messi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Messi.
Messi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Skier shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Messi counters with a leg kick.
Messi connects with a solid leg kick.
Messi scores with a nice body kick.
Messi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Messi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Messi.
A solid body kick from Messi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Messi.
Messi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Skier will feel that in the morning.
Skier on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Messi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Skier.
Skier takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Messi thuds his shin into the meat of Skier's side.
Skier takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Skier on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A solid body kick from Messi.
Messi throws a nice head kick!
Skier takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Good leg kick by Messi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Messi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Messi delivers a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messi throws a nice head kick!
Nice body kick from Messi.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Messi. Skier shrugs it off though.
Messi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Messi throws a nice head kick!
A slapping body kick lands there for Messi.
Messi connects with a high kick.
Messi lands a front kick.
Messi connects with a high kick.
Messi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Messi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Skier.
Messi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Messi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Messi cracks the inside of Skier's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Messi thumps Skier with a low kick.
Messi lands a nice looking body kick.
Messi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Messi scores with a push kick.
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!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Messi.
Messi lands a head kick!
Skier gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Messi counters with a body kick.
Lionel Messi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wkier Skier.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Messi, right into the meat.
Skier has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Messi.
Skier takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Messi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Messi thows a body kick. Skier tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Skier on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Messi. Messi obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lionel Messi dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Messi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Skier walks forward, straight into a front kick from Messi.
A solid body kick from Messi.
Skier takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Messi thuds his shin into the meat of Skier's side.
Messi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Messi connects with an inside leg kick.
Skier takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Skier sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Messi.
Messi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Messi scoring well with a low kick there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Messi. Skier shrugs it off though.
Messi connects with a high kick.
Messi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Skier takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messi lands a high kick!
Messi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Messi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Messi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Messi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Good leg kick by Messi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Messi. Skier shrugs it off though.
Messi lands with a kick to the temple. Skier shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Messi throws a front kick that sends Skier stumbling back into the cage.
Messi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Messi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice inside leg kick there by Messi. That's going to slow Skier down.
Skier takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Messi lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Messi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Messi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Messi fakes the leg kick and cracks Skier in the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Messi!
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!
Messi scores with a head kick.
Crunch! Messi slams his shin into Skier's torso.
Skier steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Messi. That one must have hurt.
Messi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Messi scores with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Messi.
Messi delivers a nice body kick.
Messi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Messi thows a body kick. Skier tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Skier stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Messi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messi lands a head kick!
Skier takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A slapping body kick lands there for Messi.
Skier takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Messi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Messi scores with a head kick. Skier tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Messi - that will leave a mark!
Messi throws a head kick that half lands.
Messi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Messi thows a body kick. Skier tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Messi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Messi scores with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Messi thuds his shin into the meat of Skier's side.
Messi scores with a leg kick.
That kick from Messi tenderised Skier's leg. Skier is trying to keep his angry face on.
Skier has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Messi.
Messi lands a front kick.
Messi scores with a kick to the body.
Messi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Messi throws a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Messi scores with a head kick. Skier tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A slapping leg kick lands for Messi.
Messi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Skier.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Messi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crunch! Messi slams his shin into Skier's torso.
Wkier Skier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Messi - that will leave a mark!
And that's the end of the fight!
Lionel Messi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Messi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Lionel Messi!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Lionel Messi!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Lionel Messi!
Lionel Messi wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Igor Emelianenko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jordan Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Igor Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko drives through with a takedown into guard.
Emelianenko wants to control from the top but Hughes keeps moving.
Emelianenko wants to pass the guard but Hughes is keeping the position.
Emelianenko throws a strike but Hughes rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Emelianenko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Emelianenko tries to strike from the bottom.
Hughes is looking to stand up but Emelianenko won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko trying to strike off his back.
Emelianenko has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hughes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Emelianenko controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emelianenko trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Emelianenko trying to control the position here.
Emelianenko throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Emelianenko is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hughes defends well.
Emelianenko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hughes wants to control from the top but Emelianenko keeps moving.
Emelianenko wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hughes throws a leg kick but Emelianenko sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Igor Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a poor cross that misses
and Hughes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Emelianenko throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hughes is breathing heavily.
Emelianenko connects with a right hand. Hughes shakes it off.
Hughes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Emelianenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hughes tries to clinch up
and Emelianenko counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emelianenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Hughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Emelianenko is pushing down on Hughes's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hughes is fighting to maintain full guard but Emelianenko has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is controlling Emelianenko's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Emelianenko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Emelianenko throwing shots but Hughes is blocking nicely.
Emelianenko seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emelianenko wants to free his trapped foot but Hughes is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Emelianenko dominated that round.
That's time! Hughes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Emelianenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Emelianenko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Oooooh!!! Emelianenko has knocked Hughes down with a huge combo! Emelianenko steps away and waves a wobbly Hughes back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Hughes is rocked!
Emelianenko fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Hughes square on the jaw! Damn, Hughes is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Igor Emelianenko!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Momo Djembe Djembe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perkele Saatana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perkele Saatana told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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280 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Momo Djembe Djembe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Perkele Saatana!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Djembe Djembe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Djembe Djembe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saatana is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Saatana tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Djembe Djembe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Djembe Djembe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Saatana counters with a nice low kick that buckles Djembe Djembe's knee momentarily.
Djembe Djembe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Saatana counters with a head kick that drops Djembe Djembe to the mat! Djembe Djembe scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Djembe Djembe shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Saatana eats them both and turns towards Djembe Djembe to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Djembe Djembe misses with an uppercut
and Saatana counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Saatana stands up and waves to Djembe Djembe to follow him.
Djembe Djembe throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Djembe Djembe is breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saatana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saatana misses with a head kick.
Saatana shoots in looking for a takedown but Djembe Djembe manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Saatana's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Djembe Djembe throws a poor cross that misses
and Saatana counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The referee calls for Saatana to work.
Djembe Djembe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saatana tries to clinch
and Djembe Djembe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Djembe Djembe gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Saatana wants to control from the top but Djembe Djembe keeps moving.
Djembe Djembe will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Saatana accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Saatana wants to control from the top but Djembe Djembe keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Perkele Saatana.
Djembe Djembe shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Saatana eats them both and turns towards Djembe Djembe to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Saatana shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Djembe Djembe misses with a body kick.
Djembe Djembe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Saatana counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saatana stands up from Djembe Djembe's guard - Saatana perhaps looking for a knockout.
A lazy left from Djembe Djembe finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djembe Djembe scores with a three punch combo!
Djembe Djembe throws a hook to the side of Saatana's head but Saatana sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Donk. Djembe Djembe catches Saatana right on the button with a cross.
Djembe Djembe keeps the fight on the outside.
A cross from Djembe Djembe lands.
Djembe Djembe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice shot lands for Djembe Djembe.
Saatana drives through with a takedown into guard.
Saatana throwing strikes from guard but Djembe Djembe blocks nicely.
Saatana loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Saatana throwing strikes from guard but Djembe Djembe blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saatana trying to control but Djembe Djembe is working from the bottom.
Saatana tries to free his leg and advance position but Djembe Djembe is retaining full guard.
Djembe Djembe wants to get back to his feet but Saatana is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Saatana throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Djembe Djembe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saatana wants to control from the top but Djembe Djembe keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Perkele Saatana 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.
Saatana dives in and grabs Djembe Djembe's left leg, looking for a takedown. Djembe Djembe pushes down on Saatana's head and hops out.
Djembe Djembe cracks Saatana with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Djembe Djembe stuffs the takedown attempt from Saatana. Saatana gets slowly back to his feet.
Saatana tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Djembe Djembe swivels and escapes.
Momo Djembe Djembe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Perkele Saatana.
Djembe Djembe thuds his right hand into Saatana's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Saatana. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Djembe Djembe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Djembe Djembe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Saatana's head.
Djembe Djembe lands with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Djembe Djembe clobbers Saatana with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Saatana takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Djembe Djembe is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Djembe Djembe feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Saatana sprawling to the canvas! Saatana rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Djembe Djembe finish him?!
Saatana is rocked!
Djembe Djembe drops Saatana with a straight right hand, right on the button! Djembe Djembe follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Momo Djembe Djembe!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kosh Josheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josheck comes to the cage accompanied by Get down with The Sickness. Kosh Josheck had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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130 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kosh Josheck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa tries for a takedown but Josheck circles away easily
and Josheck counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Josheck.
Josheck wants to pass the guard but Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa is keeping the position.
Josheck is posturing up here but Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Josheck tries to roll out but it's too tight and Josheck has to tap! Slick submission there by Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ion Golban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Tamudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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180 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ion Golban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antonio Tamudo!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golban swings for the body but Tamudo moves out of range.
Tamudo misses with a straight left.
Golban moves out of range as Tamudo strikes.
Golban misses with a jab to the body
letting Tamudo counter with a right hand.
Ion Golban seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tamudo throws a jab when Golban was well out of range.
Golban throws a right hand that misses
enabling Tamudo to counter with a crisp jab.
Golban throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Golban misses with a hook
and Tamudo counters with a nice right hand that sends Golban toppling to the canvas! Golban scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Tamudo finish him?!
Golban is rocked!
Tamudo swings for the body but Golban moves out of range.
Oh Golban is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Golban throws a lazy uppercut
and Tamudo counters with a big right hand! Oh Golban is in trouble here! Tamudo follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Tamudo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Krohn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tank McLair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krohn comes into the arena with Superman Socks blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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250 lbs
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Basic striking
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Krohn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tank McLair!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLair misses with a looping right.
Krohn scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Krohn has an Americana. McLair didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Krohn is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Krohn hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Michael Krohn!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Atlas Kivi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Locked (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Atlas Kivi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Locked!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kivi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Locked.
Locked tries for a takedown but Kivi circles away easily
and Kivi counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Locked!
Kivi looking to control but Locked is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Locked is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kivi controlling from mount.
Kivi unloading with bombs!
Locked takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
BOOM! Kivi connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Locked is trying to escape the mount.
Kivi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Locked is looking to escape.
Locked is in a horrible position here. Kivi smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Locked is desperately trying to improve his position but Kivi has a good base and remains in mount.
Kivi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Locked is looking to escape.
Kivi with the ground and pound from mount.
Kivi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Locked is trying to escape the mount.
Kivi lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kivi wants to control the pace but Locked is squirming around nicely.
Kivi controlling his opponent.
Locked keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kivi is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Locked is surviving well by controlling Kivi's body position as best he can.
Kivi lands a big elbow.
Kivi wants to control the pace but Locked is squirming around nicely.
Locked tries to reverse the position but Kivi maintains control.
Kivi with good strikes from the mount here!
Kivi controlling his opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kivi cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kivi controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locked is desperately trying to improve his position but Kivi has a good base and remains in mount.
Kivi with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Locked can't escape the position.
Kivi punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kivi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kivi looking to finish Locked with some ground and pound. This is bad for Locked!
Locked really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Locked is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kivi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Locked is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kivi lands a big shot there that rocks Locked but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kivi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
BOOM! Kivi connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Locked working to try and regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kivi fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Locked is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Locked looks gassed!
A nice elbow there by Kivi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atlas Kivi 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.
Kivi drives through and clinches with Locked against the cage.
Locked drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kivi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Locked tries for a takedown but Kivi manages to get underhooks.
Locked jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kivi walks away with a smile on his face. Locked gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Atlas Kivi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Locked.
Kivi gets the takedown into side control.
Kivi scoring with punches from side control.
Kivi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Locked taking punishment in the form of punches.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kivi here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kivi trying to control the action but Locked is working from the bottom.
Locked is trying to escape the position but Kivi is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivi landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kivi works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Atlas Kivi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kivi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Locked keeps working.
Kivi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Locked can do to turn this around?
Locked taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kivi trying to control the action but Locked is working from the bottom.
Kivi is putting a hurting on Locked here, landing some big shots from side control.
Locked is looking for a sweep.
Kivi working the ground and pound.
Locked is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kivi tries for a kimura but Locked is defending well.
Kivi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Locked keeps working.
Locked tries to improve position but can't.
Kivi working the body and head with strikes.
Locked takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Locked takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kivi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Locked keeps working.
Kivi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Locked, who protects the arm well.
Kivi looks up at the clock and then as Locked takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kivi smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Kivi politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Kivi prefers to stall for the moment though.
Kivi trying to control the action but Locked is working from the bottom.
Locked taking punishment in the form of punches.
Locked tries to improve position but can't.
Kivi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Locked, who protects the arm well.
Locked tries to buck Kivi off but Kivi is having none of it.
Kivi working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Locked is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Locked is breathing heavily.
Kivi working the head with strikes.
Kivi is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Locked will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
You can see the frustration on Locked's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Locked is not content to let Kivi control the position.
Locked tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kivi content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atlas Kivi 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!
Kivi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kivi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Locked looking for a guillotine here but Kivi defends easily.
Kivi passes Locked's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kivi is trying to control. Locked wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kivi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Locked knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kivi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kivi prevents Locked from improving his position.
Locked takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivi wants to take a breather but Locked is having none of it.
Kivi moves into full mount! Locked won't be happy about that!
Locked working to try and regain half guard.
Kivi looking to secure an arm triangle but Locked defends it well.
Kivi cracks Locked with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Locked keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kivi pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kivi lands a nice shot to the head.
Kivi has control of Locked's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Locked regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Kivi lands a big shot there that rocks Locked but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Locked is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kivi landing punches.
Kivi with a couple of short strikes.
Kivi landing strikes from the mount.
Kivi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kivi pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kivi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Locked is looking to escape.
Kivi wants to control but Locked has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Locked is trying to get back to full guard.
Kivi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kivi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kivi trying to control from half guard but Locked is working away.
John Locked has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kivi is working for a kimura but Locked is defending it quite comfortably.
Kivi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Locked knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Locked gets full guard.
Kivi wants to control from the top but Locked keeps moving.
Kivi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Atlas Kivi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kivi trying to control the position from guard on top but Locked is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kivi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Atlas Kivi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kivi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Atlas Kivi!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Atlas Kivi!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Atlas Kivi!
Atlas Kivi wins by unanimous decision!
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