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BHFC 75 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Von Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dixon comes to the ring accompanied by Seek & Destroy. Anthony Dixon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anthony Dixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sean Von Foster!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dixon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dixon.
Von Foster shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dixon defends it nicely.
Von Foster tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dixon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Von Foster somewhat.
Dixon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Von Foster.
Anthony Dixon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Von Foster.
Von Foster looks gassed!
Dixon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dixon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dixon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Von Foster is able to avoid easily.
Dixon misses with a series of wild punches.
Dixon closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dixon in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Dixon seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Von Foster for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Anthony Dixon wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Dixon's corner calls for a 1-2. Dixon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Von Foster tumbling to the canvas!
Von Foster is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dixon showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Von Foster is still in real trouble! Can Dixon finish him?
Von Foster seems to have recovered his senses.
Anthony Dixon has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Horrible takedown by Dixon or perhaps it was just good defense by Von Foster which made him look bad.
Dixon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dixon shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Dixon is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Dixon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Von Foster on the ground.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dixon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Von Foster defending well though.
Dixon is pressing down on Von Foster's thigh, looking to free his foot. Von Foster is holding on for now.
Dixon seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Anthony Dixon.
Dixon drops Von Foster with a left and a right! Oh, Von Foster is hurt - Dixon dives into side control looking to finish!
Dixon moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Anthony Dixon.
Dixon shoots for a takedown but Von Foster saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Dixon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dixon cracks Von Foster with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Dixon fails to land the takedown.
Dixon shoots in for a takedown but Von Foster shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dixon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Von Foster's waist but Von Foster gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dixon off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Dixon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Von Foster throws a right hand that Dixon ducks under and follows up with a left that Dixon also avoids with ease.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Von Foster.
Good standup being displayed there by Dixon as he connects with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Dixon. Those never looked like landing.
Von Foster shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dixon as he jumps to the side.
Dixon drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dixon controlling from side mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon scores with punches from side control.
Von Foster is letting Dixon control him for a moment.
Dixon in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Dixon remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Anthony Dixon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Anthony Dixon has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dixon looks for a takedown but Von Foster sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Foster takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dixon shoots in and drives through. Von Foster sprawls well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dixon decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
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!
Dixon decides to stand up.
Dixon's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dixon duly obliges.
Dixon avoids the body shot from Von Foster.
Dixon shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Von Foster manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Von Foster is on top in guard.
Von Foster would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Anthony Dixon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Foster gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dixon to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon stays in close to Von Foster's body and controls the position.
Von Foster is trying to keep Dixon in close.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Dixon controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dixon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Von Foster is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice sprawl there from Von Foster as Dixon shoots in.
Dixon fails with a takedown attempt.
Dixon closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Von Foster's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Dixon 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A head kick from Von Foster lands but Dixon takes it in his stride.
Von Foster shoots for a takedown but Dixon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dixon throws a front kick aimed at Von Foster's knee but Von Foster avoids it well.
Anthony Dixon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Von Foster gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dixon controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dixon is pushing down on Von Foster's leg trying to pass to half guard. Von Foster is fighting to maintain full guard but Dixon has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dixon content to control rather than advance.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Anthony Dixon just wasn't active enough.
Von Foster displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dixon.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon has a takedown stuffed.
Dixon fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Dixon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dixon shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dixon in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Foster is trying to maintain the position but Dixon is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Anthony Dixon just wasn't active enough.
Dixon shoots in for a double leg but Von Foster sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dixon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Von Foster sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dixon somewhat.
Von Foster throws a series of punches but Dixon avoids them all with ease.
Dixon manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Von Foster on his heels. He'll look to pass Von Foster's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Von Foster not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dixon looking to pass the guard.
Von Foster can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dixon controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Foster is looking for a triangle but Dixon pushes his legs off easily.
Dixon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sean Von Foster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dixon is stalling in the full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Von Foster not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Von Foster enables Dixon to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Von Foster manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dixon tries to free his leg and advance position but Von Foster is retaining full guard.
Dixon controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Foster has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dixon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Anthony Dixon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dixon is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dixon is stalling in the full guard.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Anthony Dixon wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Von Foster falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dixon counters with a single leg into guard. Von Foster didn't expect that.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Dixon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dixon 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Dixon!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Romo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Twelf Thermandin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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182 lbs
0 - 5 - 0 |
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175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Romo Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Twelf Thermandin!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thermandin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Thermandin throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Gracie takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thermandin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thermandin looks for the body kick but Gracie saw that one coming.
Gracie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thermandin.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thermandin.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Some wild striking there from Thermandin.
Gracie takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Thermandin cracks the inside of Gracie's front leg.
Thermandin connects with a leg kick. Gracie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thermandin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thermandin.
Thermandin lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thermandin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thermandin steps in with a hook that catches Gracie right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Thermandin follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Gracie looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Twelf Thermandin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Logan Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Kastinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Logan Mitchell has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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225 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White 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
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Logan Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Kastinen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kastinen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mitchell misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circling - Mitchell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kastinen fails with the takedown
and Mitchell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mitchell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kastinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kastinen ducks under a wild hook from Mitchell.
Kastinen shoots in looking for a takedown. Mitchell tries to sprawl out of it but Kastinen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Mitchell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Logan Mitchell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seppo Kastinen.
Mitchell scores with a body shot.
Mitchell scores with a jab. Kastinen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kastinen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mitchell lands with a hook. Kastinen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mitchell. Kastinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kastinen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mitchell.
Logan Mitchell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mitchell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kastinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Mitchell.
Mitchell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mitchell misses the shot to the body.
Mitchell cracks Kastinen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kastinen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mitchell is fending him off so far but Kastinen persists. Nope, Mitchell circles away and we're back to standing.
Kastinen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mitchell pinned against the ropes. Mitchell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kastinen at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kastinen.
Kastinen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mitchell.
It looks like Seppo Kastinen has been cut.
Kastinen is trying desperately to land a takedown but Mitchell is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Kastinen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitchell cracks Kastinen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
A telegraphed right hand from Mitchell misses the target.
Mitchell throws a shot from downtown. Kastinen moves away and avoids it.
Mitchell's corner calls for a 1-2. Mitchell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mitchell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell connects with a crisp jab.
Mitchell leaves Kastinen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mitchell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Logan Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitchell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Mitchell enables Kastinen to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mitchell manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kastinen preventing the sweep.
Kastinen postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Mitchell is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kastinen, into his guard.
Kastinen wants to sweep here but Mitchell controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell trying to control but Kastinen is working from the bottom.
Kastinen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mitchell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mitchell looking to sit in guard and control but Kastinen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kastinen wants to control from the top but Mitchell keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Mitchell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seppo Kastinen's cut.
That's time! Mitchell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mitchell throws a body punch but Kastinen moves out of range.
Mitchell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kastinen under the eye.
Kastinen 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.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Mitchell wants to sweep but no luck.
Kastinen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kastinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Mitchell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kastinen tries to free his leg and advance position but Mitchell is retaining full guard.
Kastinen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mitchell holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kastinen content to stall in guard here.
Kastinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mitchell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mitchell tries to get out of the position.
Seppo Kastinen has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
No luck for Kastinen with that takedown attempt.
Kastinen avoids the body shot from Mitchell.
Mitchell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kastinen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mitchell did well to prevent Kastinen getting side control.
Kastinen stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kastinen wants to work for an arm triangle but Mitchell is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kastinen controlling the pace.
Kastinen trying to mount his opponent but Mitchell defends it.
Kastinen is looking for a kimura but Mitchell is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kastinen to get the leverage.
Kastinen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mitchell has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mitchell wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kastinen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kastinen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kastinen wants to take a breather but Mitchell is having none of it.
Mitchell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kastinen slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kastinen moves into full mount! Mitchell won't be happy about that!
Kastinen looking for a guillotine from mount but Mitchell is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kastinen trying to control but Mitchell is having none of it.
Mitchell is desperately trying to improve his position but Kastinen has a good base and remains in mount.
Kastinen moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Mitchell has worked his arm free - good work by Mitchell!
Mitchell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kastinen on the ground.
Kastinen wants to control but Mitchell is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kastinen controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Kastinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Seppo Kastinen's cut.
That's time! Mitchell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kastinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mitchell.
Kastinen shoots in but no luck this time.
Mitchell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mitchell wants it to stay on the feet.
Logan Mitchell is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot by Mitchell.
Kastinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mitchell.
Nice sprawl there from Mitchell as Kastinen shoots in.
Logan Mitchell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seppo Kastinen.
Mitchell lands a glancing blow to the side of Kastinen's head.
Mitchell throws a good cross that connects.
Mitchell slaps away a takedown attempt from Kastinen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kastinen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mitchell as he avoids it easily.
Mitchell lands with an uppercut that bounces Kastinen off the ropes and back into rage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kastinen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mitchell is fending him off so far but Kastinen persists. Nope, Mitchell circles away and we're back to standing.
Kastinen shoots in looking for a takedown. Mitchell tries to sprawl out of it but Kastinen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Mitchell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kastinen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mitchell scores with a hook.
Kastinen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mitchell but Mitchell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mitchell scores with a jab. Kastinen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mitchell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mitchell. Kastinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kastinen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell misses with a looping right.
Kastinen thows a body shot but no joy.
Mitchell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kastinen.
Kastinen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mitchell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kastinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
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!
Mitchell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mitchell. Kastinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mitchell loads up on a big right hand but Kastinen slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mitchell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kastinen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mitchell circles away.
Mitchell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kastinen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mitchell sprawls well. Mitchell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kastinen gets slowly back to his feet.
Kastinen is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mitchell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mitchell misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kastinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mitchell.
Mitchell looks to land a left hand but Kastinen moved out of range nicely.
Mitchell loads up on a big right hand but Kastinen slips the punch.
Mitchell throws out a loose jab but Kastinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mitchell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kastinen gets a double leg takedown into Mitchell's guard.
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!
Mitchell 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.
Mitchell keeping moving, preventing Kastinen from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mitchell pulls Kastinen in close to his closed guard and prevents Kastinen from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Logan Mitchell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mitchell has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Logan Mitchell!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mathias Verdun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Verdun comes to the ring accompanied by Foo Fighters - Pretender. Mathias Verdun has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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20
192 lbs
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25
195 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mathias Verdun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz fails with a takedown attempt.
Ortiz looks for a takedown but Verdun sprawls well.
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Verdun stuffs the takedown attempt from Ortiz. Ortiz gets slowly back to his feet.
Mathias Verdun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Ortiz.
Ortiz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Verdun avoids it really well and circles away.
Ortiz tries to clinch up
and Verdun counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ortiz's guard now.
Ortiz looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verdun passes into half guard.
Verdun in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Ortiz tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Verdun!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mathias Verdun!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Hentz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Cena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cena has chosen you cant see me as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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248 lbs
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255 lbs
5 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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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, Robert Hentz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Cena!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cena misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cena tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Hentz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cena throws a nice looking combination but Hentz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cena drops Hentz with a left right combo! Cena follows him down to the ground into side control.
It looks like Robert Hentz 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!
Hentz struggling a bit here.
Cena looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hentz gets back to half guard.
Hentz is defending against the submission attempts here by Cena.
Hentz controlling the position well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena trying to pass the guard but Hentz defending well.
Hentz is concentrating on defense, preventing Cena from advancing position.
Hentz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hentz.
Hentz 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.
Cena looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cena gets to his feet. Hentz looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Cena shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hentz but Hentz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cena shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hentz sprawls well. Hentz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cena gets slowly back to his feet.
Robert Hentz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Cena.
Cena tries for a takedown but Hentz circles away easily
and Hentz counters with a shoot takedown. Cena fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hentz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cena looking for a guillotine here but Hentz defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cena wants to sweep but no luck.
Cena looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cena not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cena had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hentz defends it easily.
Cena working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hentz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hentz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cena tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hentz controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Cena dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Hentz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cena shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hentz as he avoids it easily.
Hentz drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Cena looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hentz sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cena wants to sweep but no luck.
Hentz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Robert Hentz wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Cena goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena misses with a double jab
and Hentz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cena trying to control but Hentz postures up.
Hentz stops Cena from getting back to his feet.
Cena is trying to control but can't.
Cena is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Hentz is staying active.
Cena tries to kick Hentz off in order to stand up. Hentz Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cena is looking for a sweep.
Hentz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cena pushes Hentz away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hentz gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
You can see the frustration on Cena's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cena is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hentz off and has taken his back!
Cena gets his hands free as Hentz looks to control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cena is looking for the choke from the back position but Hentz is controlling his hands well.
Hentz manages to reverse the position and now he's in Cena's guard. Nice work there by Hentz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hentz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hentz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cena has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hentz has managed to get both his arms back between Cena's legs - danger averted.
Hentz wants to control from the top but Cena keeps moving.
Robert Hentz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cena is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hentz defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cena keeping moving, preventing Hentz from controlling successfully.
Hentz 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Robert Hentz.
Cena tries for a takedown but Hentz circles away easily
and Hentz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cena throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cena is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hentz is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Hentz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Robert Hentz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cena moves in looking to clinch but Hentz pushes him off.
Cena closes the distance and clinches up with Hentz, looking for a takedown. Cena pushes Hentz against the ropes but Hentz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cena shoots in for a takedown but Hentz shows good takedown defense.
Cena with a poor takedown
and Hentz counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cena!
Robert Hentz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Cena.
Cena tries to control the position but Hentz now has his back.
Hentz has good solid back control here.
Cena holding both Hentz 's hands and preventing any damage.
Cena takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena tries to escape but Hentz has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Cena is trying to stand back up.
Cena tries to roll but Hentz sticks to his back.
Hentz biding his time, controlling Cena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hentz is hanging on to Cena's back as he tries to escape.
Cena is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cena rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Hentz is trying to control. Cena wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Robert Hentz.
Cena fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cena fails with the takedown.
Cena is looking to clinch but Hentz is avoiding it.
Hentz moves into the clinch.
Hentz works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Cena is looking for a triangle but Hentz pushes his legs off easily.
Hentz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hentz trying to control but Cena is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Cena has his foot on Hentz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hentz works his way back into a safe position though.
Cena escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hentz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hentz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Hentz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hentz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Hentz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Punahilkka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Opaskar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Punahilkka kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mäihä Show feat. Punahilkka. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
183 lbs
11 - 8 - 2 |
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18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
11 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Punahilkka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Opaskar!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punahilkka has managed to clinch.
Opaskar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Punahilkka lands with a left to the head.
Punahilkka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Punahilkka gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Opaskar is trying to force a seperation but Punahilkka has the dominant position.
Punahilkka stops a takedown attempt from Opaskar.
Punahilkka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Punahilkka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Opaskar backwards.
Punahilkka leaning against his opponent.
Punahilkka has picked Opaskar up - he's going for a ride! Punahilkka dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Punahilkka working Opaskar over with strikes.
Punahilkka looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Opaskar is rocked!
Punahilkka is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Opaskar is hurt! He's hurt bad - Punahilkka fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Opaskar from any more punishment! Congratulations to Punahilkka! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pekka Punahilkka!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abu Al Zarqawi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Marks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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195 lbs
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26
190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Abu Al Zarqawi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jackson Marks !
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marks shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Al Zarqawi as he jumps to the side.
Al Zarqawi throws a hook but Marks blocks it.
Al Zarqawi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marks tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Al Zarqawi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marks looks to land a left hand but Al Zarqawi moved out of range nicely.
Al Zarqawi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marks moves away.
Al Zarqawi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice takedown defense from Al Zarqawi. No joy for Marks on that attempt.
Al Zarqawi keeps the fight on the outside.
Marks moves away from the strike by Al Zarqawi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Zarqawi throws a shot from downtown. Marks moves away and avoids it.
Marks is trying hard to land a takedown here. Al Zarqawi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Abu Al Zarqawi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Marks .
Al Zarqawi avoids the body shot from Marks .
Marks tries to land a front kick but Al Zarqawi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Al Zarqawi rushes Marks and presses him up against the ropes.
Al Zarqawi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Marks just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Al Zarqawi tries to score a body lock takedown but Marks shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Al Zarqawi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Al Zarqawi has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Marks regains guard immediately.
Marks is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Zarqawi is fighting to break Marks 's control of his arms but Marks is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Al Zarqawi tries to free his leg and advance position but Marks is retaining full guard.
Marks wants to stand but Al Zarqawi is controlling the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson Marks has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Al Zarqawi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Al Zarqawi throws a jab when Marks was well out of range.
Marks takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Zarqawi closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Marks quickly recovers to half guard.
Al Zarqawi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Marks gets back to full guard.
Al Zarqawi postures up.
Al Zarqawi tries to free his leg and advance position but Marks is retaining full guard.
Marks lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Al Zarqawi!
Al Zarqawi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Al Zarqawi is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marks avoids the attempt from Al Zarqawi to control.
Al Zarqawi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Al Zarqawi wants to control but Marks is having none of it.
Al Zarqawi is trying desperately to improve position.
Marks thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marks prevents Al Zarqawi from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abu Al Zarqawi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Marks tries to clinch up but Al Zarqawi circles away and keeps his distance.
Marks shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Al Zarqawi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Marks moves in looking to clinch but Al Zarqawi pushes him off.
Al Zarqawi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marks moves away.
Al Zarqawi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marks moves away.
A shot to the body from Marks misses
and Al Zarqawi counters with a left to the body.
Marks takes a swing at Al Zarqawi's ribcage but misses.
Al Zarqawi feints and as Marks raises his hands in defense, Al Zarqawi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Marks trying to keep a closed guard but Al Zarqawi is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marks controlling Al Zarqawi's posture.
Marks 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.
Marks is trying to keep Al Zarqawi in close.
Al Zarqawi advances to half guard.
Abu Al Zarqawi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Al Zarqawi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marks keeps working.
Al Zarqawi stops Marks from getting back to his feet.
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. Al Zarqawi connects with a nice short shot to Marks 's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Zarqawi is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Marks is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Abu Al Zarqawi!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Bong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bong has chosen Hits From The Bong as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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28
260 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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27
265 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mr Beast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, The Bong!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bong closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Beast wants to control but Bong postures up.
Beast might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bong has hold of Beast's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Beast seems comfortable defending it but Bong has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Beast is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Beast is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Bong couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). The Bong!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Lilburne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Sobieski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lilburne comes to the ring accompanied by You'll never walk alone. Sobieski comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kto Cię Obroni Polsko kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jan Sobieski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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218 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
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215 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Lilburne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jan Sobieski!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lilburne will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sobieski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lilburne lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
An inside leg kick lands from Sobieski.
Sobieski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sobieski takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lilburne lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sobieski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lilburne throws a wild body kick that Sobieski sees coming a mile off.
Lilburne misses with a wild body shot.
Sobieski fails with a takedown attempt.
Sobieski throws a leg kick that misses.
Lilburne misses with a left hand
and Sobieski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lilburne connects with a nice looking jab.
A shot to the body from Lilburne misses
letting Sobieski counter with a right hand.
Sobieski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilburne throws an overhand right that lands on Sobieski's shoulder, as Sobieski tries to avoid the shot.
Sobieski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sobieski changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lilburne looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sobieski thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sloppy strikes there by Sobieski.
Lilburne knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sobieski on the ground.
Sobieski advances to mount.
Sobieski looking to ground and pound but Lilburne is blocking nicely.
Sobieski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lilburne holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sobieski tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski with the ground and pound from mount.
Lilburne on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lilburne tries to get out of the position.
Lilburne is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Sobieski is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Lilburne is surviving well by controlling Sobieski's body position as best he can.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sobieski raining down hammerfists from mount.
Sobieski scoring with strikes but Lilburne is staying in there.
BOOM! Sobieski connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lilburne is rocked!
Sobieski looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Sobieski unloading with bombs!
Oh Lilburne is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski content just to control the position here.
Sobieski drops a big elbow. That's hurt Lilburne! More shots from Sobieski and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jan Sobieski!
Jan Sobieski is the new light heavyweight champion!
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