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MMA HELSINKI 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jere Karalahti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Basic striking
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Excellent MT
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jere Karalahti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karalahti tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Karalahti changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Karalahti manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Silva. Karalahti shrugs it off though.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Karalahti tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Karalahti really felt that one!
Karalahti changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Karalahti manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jere Karalahti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karalahti shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Karalahti's knee momentarily.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Karalahti fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva scores with a kick to the midsection.
Karalahti 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.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva clinches with his opponent.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Karalahti's ribcage.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Karalahti tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Karalahti drops back down to his feet.
Karalahti jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Karalahti gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Karalahti is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Karalahti.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Karalahti.
Karalahti tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Karalahti shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Silva scores with a kick to the body.
Silva pushes Karalahti away with a front kick.
A head kick from Silva lands but Karalahti takes it in his stride.
Karalahti shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Karalahti sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Karalahti fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Wanderlei Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Karalahti shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a kick to the midsection.
Silva feints and then cracks Karalahti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Karalahti down.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Silva. Karalahti shrugs it off though.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
A head kick from Silva lands but Karalahti takes it in his stride.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Karalahti on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Silva connects with a high kick.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva delivers a nice body kick.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Karalahti's calf.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Karalahti. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Karalahti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Karalahti is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Karalahti. That did some damage!
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva thows a body kick. Karalahti tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Silva lands with a kick to the ribs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Karalahti off balance momentarily.
Silva lands a nice looking kick to the body. Karalahti takes a step back to recover.
Crunch! Silva slams his shin into Karalahti's torso.
Silva scores with a kick to the body.
Karalahti manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Silva on his heels. He'll look to pass Silva's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Silva is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Karalahti. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva pushes Karalahti off and scrambles back to his feet.
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Silva scores with a push kick.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Karalahti circles away.
Karalahti will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Karalahti tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karalahti manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva gets a clinch.
Karalahti has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stalling in the clinch from Silva.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Karalahti changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Karalahti manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Silva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva lets loose with a powerful body kick. Karalahti will feel that in the morning.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Silva. Karalahti shrugs it off though.
Karalahti looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Karalahti avoids it.
Karalahti blocks the body kick.
Silva thuds his shin into the meat of Karalahti's side.
Jere Karalahti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karalahti takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Karalahti.
Karalahti tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Karalahti tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jere Karalahti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva working Karalahti over with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Silva to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Karalahti takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Silva lands a head kick!
That kick from Silva tenderised Karalahti's leg. Karalahti is trying to keep his angry face on.
Karalahti tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a big head kick but Karalahti shrugs it off.
Karalahti steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Silva. That one must have hurt.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Karalahti looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silva leaves Karalahti with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Karalahti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Karalahti takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Karalahti takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Karalahti misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Silva lands a front kick.
Silva clinches up with Karalahti and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva throws a head kick that half lands.
Silva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Silva slams his shin into Karalahti's torso.
Silva lands with a kick to the ribs.
Crunch! Silva slams his shin into Karalahti's torso.
Wanderlei Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slapping body kick lands there for Silva.
Silva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silva lands with a nice body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Silva gets a clinch.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva tries to break free but Karalahti pushes him back against the cage.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karalahti steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Silva. That one must have hurt.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva delivers a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a nice body kick.
Karalahti keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Silva lands a front kick.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Karalahti misses with a takedown
and Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Karalahti on that attempt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Karalahti crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silva - the referee stops the clock and Karalahti gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silva. Karalahti manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Silva scores with a spinning back kick!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Silva - that will leave a mark!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karalahti avoids the head kick by Silva.
Karalahti on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Silva misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Karalahti shoots in.
Silva throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Silva darts in and clinches Karalahti up against the cage.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Karalahti takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva is trying to push Karalahti away but Karalahti has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Karalahti's face.
Karalahti tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Karalahti.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jere Karalahti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva lands with a nice body kick.
Karalahti shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Karalahti's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva scores with a push kick.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karalahti has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva scores with a head kick.
Silva throws a head kick but Karalahti moves out of range.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Karalahti, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Karalahti's head.
Silva throws a head kick but Karalahti moves out of range.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Karalahti.
Karalahti takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Silva wants to clinch up but Karalahti keeps it at a distance.
Karalahti gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva connects with a high kick.
Crunch! Silva slams his shin into Karalahti's torso.
Silva thuds his shin into the meat of Karalahti's side.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Karalahti's front leg but catches the back leg as Karalahti tries to avoid it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Silva!
Silva is looking to slow Karalahti down with leg kicks.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Karalahti shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva clinches with his opponent.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Karalahti down.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karalahti blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva scores with a push kick.
Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Karalahti tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a nice body kick.
Silva lands a head kick. Karalahti smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Karalahti fails with the takedown
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Silva pushes Karalahti away with a front kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Silva - that will leave a mark!
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Silva!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to clinch but Karalahti is avoiding it.
Karalahti takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Silva pushes Karalahti away with a front kick.
Silva scores with a spinning back kick!
Silva throws a head kick that Karalahti semi-blocks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Silva feints and then cracks Karalahti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Karalahti down.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jere Karalahti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karalahti sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wanderlei Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Silva. Karalahti shrugs it off though.
Karalahti takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wanderlei Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 25:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 25:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wanderlei Silva!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chie Sung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kriztov The Yeti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chie Sung could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kriztov The Yeti's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chie Sung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kriztov The Yeti!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sung walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Chie Sung has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sung shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sung pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Yeti is keeping the position for now.
The Yeti looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The Yeti looking to control.
The Yeti is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sung defends well.
The Yeti wants to stand but Sung is controlling the position.
Sung's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Yeti is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sung is controlling him.
The Yeti looks gassed!
The Yeti working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sung doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sung manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The Yeti wants to stand but Sung is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sung engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The Yeti had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sung defends it easily.
Sung slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sung wants to pass the guard but The Yeti is keeping the position.
The Yeti escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sung gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sung is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sung seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down The Yeti for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The Yeti escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sung gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The Yeti is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sung defends well.
The Yeti looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sung is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kriztov The Yeti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chie Sung's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The Yeti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chie Sung is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sung closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. The Yeti did well to prevent Sung getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sung with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The Yeti slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The Yeti looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The Yeti has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sung can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The Yeti being controlled here, momentarily.
The Yeti is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Yeti escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sung gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The Yeti looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sung knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for The Yeti on the ground.
The Yeti trying to keep a closed guard but Sung is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sung is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The Yeti has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sung can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sung controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The Yeti wants to sweep here but Sung controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sung is stalling in the full guard.
The Yeti wants to stand and escape but Sung is having none of it.
Sung is stalling in the full guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Chie Sung wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
The Yeti gets caught napping as Sung dives in and scores a takedown. The Yeti manages to retain guard.
Sung has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Yeti working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sung doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sung manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sung wants to pass the guard but The Yeti is keeping the position.
Sung stops The Yeti from standing up.
Sung tries to free his leg and advance position but The Yeti is retaining full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sung 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 Yeti is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sung is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chie Sung dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chie Sung's cut.
That's time! Sung's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sung fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. The Yeti sprawls well initially but Sung persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Yeti tries to get to full guard but Sung has control of the leg.
The Yeti looks like he's trying to stand up.
The Yeti looking for submissions off his back.
The Yeti wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Yeti looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sung content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The Yeti is looking to escape.
Sung performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The Yeti wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sung seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We're going to have a standup here because Chie Sung wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sung drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Yeti has his foot on Sung's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sung works his way back into a safe position though.
Sung won't allow The Yeti to get back to his feet.
The Yeti throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The Yeti wants to stand and escape but Sung is having none of it.
The Yeti working for a triangle but Sung defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The Yeti wants to stand but Sung is controlling the position.
The Yeti working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sung doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sung manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sung might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sung pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Yeti is keeping the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chie Sung showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sung 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chie Sung!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Battle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phol Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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220 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Battle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phol Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hunt.
Battle tries for a takedown but Hunt circles away easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hunt.
Battle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hunt closes the distance and clinches.
Hunt lands a hook that snaps the head of Battle backwards.
Hunt just leaning against Battle, taking a breather.
Hunt prevents a takedown attempt there.
Battle is looking to control Hunt's arms but Hunt gets an underhook and turns him. Now Battle has his back to the cage.
Battle is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hunt pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Battle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice left hand lands by Hunt.
Hunt lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Battle tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
Battle wants to get back to striking at distance but Hunt won't allow it.
Hunt breaks from the clinch.
Hunt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Battle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hunt as he jumps to the side.
Battle with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hunt counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Battle throws a head kick that misses
and Hunt makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Battle is breathing heavily.
Hunt connects with a body shot that sends Battle's belly button to the back.
Hunt lands a nice hook to Battle's body. Battle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hunt goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hunt forces Battle back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Battle is trying to break the clinch but Hunt is controlling him.
Hunt scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hunt.
Hunt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hunt throws a nice head kick!
Battle throws a head kick that misses
and Hunt counters with a slapping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hunt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hunt.
Hunt clinches.
Hunt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hunt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dan Battle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Battle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Battle takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hunt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Battle. That did some damage!
Hunt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Hunt. That's going to slow Battle down.
Hunt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Battle.
Hunt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hunt connects with a leg kick. Battle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hunt displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hunt thuds a left hand into Battle's body.
Battle steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hunt. That one must have hurt.
Battle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Battle on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hunt.
Hunt scores with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hunt, right into the meat.
Battle walks into a straight right hand from Hunt.
Hunt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Battle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hunt.
Hunt bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hunt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hunt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunt throws a head kick that Battle semi-blocks.
It looks like Dan Battle has been cut.
Good leg kick by Hunt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hunt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phol Hunt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Battle's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hunt.
Danga de danga de dang - Hunt scores with a four punch combination!
Hunt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hunt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That kick from Hunt tenderised Battle's leg. Battle is trying to keep his angry face on.
Some wild striking there from Hunt.
Battle has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Battle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hunt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hunt throws a right and a left that Battle avoids nicely.
Dan Battle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Battle shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hunt but Hunt pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hunt throws a leg kick which misses Battle's front leg but catches the back leg as Battle tries to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Battle. That did some damage!
Battle is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hunt.
Battle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Phol Hunt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunt rushes Battle and presses him up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hunt.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hunt takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Battle tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hunt lands a hook that snaps the head of Battle backwards.
Hunt lands a nice uppercut.
Hunt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Battle backwards.
Battle tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Battle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Hunt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hunt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hunt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hunt connects with a high kick.
Battle misses with a takedown
and Hunt counters with a thumping low kick.
Battle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hunt pinned against the cage. Hunt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Phol Hunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Battle on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Battle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hunt counters with a low kick, right behind Battle 's knee.
Hunt throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hunt. That's going to slow Battle down.
Hunt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Battle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Battle tries to keep at a distance but Hunt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Battle is trying to break the clinch but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
Hunt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hunt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hunt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hunt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Battle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hunt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hunt.
Battle tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hunt sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Battle somewhat.
Hunt is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Battle rather than just go for the knockout.
Hunt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Battle. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Battle's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Battle has closed the distance and engaged Hunt in a clinch.
Battle tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hunt smiles and moves away.
Hunt lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Battle 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!
Hunt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hunt forces Battle back against the cage and clinches.
Hunt is pushing Battle up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phol Hunt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dan Battle's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hunt, right into the meat.
Battle shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hunt defends it nicely.
Battle gets a clinch.
Hunt stalling in the clinch.
Battle misses with a knee strike.
A short right from Hunt on the inside.
Battle tries to pull guard but Hunt won't allow it.
Hunt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Battle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battle tries to pull guard but Hunt holds him up against the cage and eventually Battle drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Battle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Battle is trying to stall.
Battle tries for a takedown but Hunt manages to get underhooks.
Hunt breaks from the clinch.
Battle takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hunt lands a high kick!
A good leg kick by Hunt.
Hunt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battle darts in and clinches Hunt up against the cage.
Hunt stops a takedown attempt from Battle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Battle wants to break free but Hunt has control.
Hunt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hunt swinging wildly here.
Battle walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hunt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Battle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hunt can pounce on him.
Hunt lands a big head kick that sends Battle tumbling to the mat! Hunt takes a step backwards and waves Battle back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Battle is rocked!
That kick from Hunt tenderised Battle's leg. Battle is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oh Battle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hunt throws a shot to the body.
Battle seems to have got his legs back now.
Hunt throws a leg kick which misses Battle's front leg but catches the back leg as Battle tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt has closed the distance and engaged Battle in a clinch.
Hunt manages to break the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hunt.
Hunt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Battle tries to pull guard but Hunt holds him up against the cage and eventually Battle drops back down to his feet.
Hunt breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Hunt finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hunt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Battle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hunt counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hunt throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hunt closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands a nice uppercut.
Hunt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Battle trying to control the position but instead, Hunt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Battle into the cage.
Battle tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hunt smiles and moves away.
Hunt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Battle's sensitive parts.
Dan Battle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phol Hunt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hunt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phol Hunt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hunt has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 24:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 24:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phol Hunt!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jani Ketola (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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203 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tito Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jani Ketola!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ortiz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ketola.
Ortiz dodges the punch combination from Ketola.
A jab from Ketola misses.
Ortiz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ketola.
A telegraphed right hand from Ketola misses the target.
Ortiz ducks under a wild hook from Ketola.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Ketola, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ketola swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ortiz checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ketola waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ortiz.
Ketola throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ortiz checks a leg kick nicely.
Ketola scores with a three punch combo!
Jani Ketola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ketola fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ortiz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ketola tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ortiz is able to avoid easily.
Ketola throws a low kick but Ortiz moves out of range easily.
Ortiz moves away from the strike by Ketola.
Ortiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ketola.
Ketola throws a jab but it's blocked by Ortiz.
Ketola throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ketola is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ortiz.
Ortiz takes one to the side of the head.
Ketola throws a nice looking combination but Ortiz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ketola throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ortiz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ketola.
Ortiz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ortiz ducks right into an uppercut from Ketola.
Ketola throws a right and a left that Ortiz avoids nicely.
Ketola throws a shot from downtown. Ortiz moves away and avoids it.
Ortiz slips under a jab from Ketola.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ketola stuffs the takedown.
Ketola misses with a hook. Ortiz ducked under it nicely.
Ketola scores with a leg kick.
Ortiz moves out of range of the strikes.
Ketola throws a big shot that misses.
Ketola throws out a loose jab but Ortiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ortiz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ketola throws a series of punches but Ortiz avoids them all with ease.
A big right from Ketola misses.
Ortiz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ketola is fending him off so far but Ortiz persists. Nope, Ketola circles away and we're back to standing.
Ketola misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ketola throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ortiz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ortiz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ketola.
Ketola misses with a hook. Ortiz ducked under it nicely.
Ketola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ketola displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ortiz.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tito Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Ketola misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ketola.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ketola dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ortiz. That did some damage!
Ortiz avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jani Ketola dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ortiz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ketola.
Ortiz drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ketola seems a little lost for a moment, as Ortiz dominates the positioning.
Ketola is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ortiz asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Ketola trying to remain calm as Ortiz controls from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ketola is pushing Ortiz's head away, looking to escape. Ortiz manages to hold on to the position though.
Ortiz in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ketola tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Ortiz looking to finish Ketola with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ketola!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ketola really wants to buck Ortiz off and get back to his feet.
Ortiz with good strikes from the mount here!
Ortiz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ortiz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ketola hang on?
Ortiz won't let Ketola get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Ortiz fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ortiz with shots to the head and body - Ketola looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ortiz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ortiz with shots to the head and body - Ketola looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortiz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ortiz content just to control the position here.
Ketola's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Ortiz is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tito Ortiz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ortiz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ortiz'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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz working Ketola over with strikes here.
Ortiz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ketola really wants to buck Ortiz off and get back to his feet.
Ortiz content just to control the position here.
Ortiz seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ketola for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
We're going to have a standup here because Tito Ortiz wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ketola throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some wild striking there from Ketola.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A swing and a miss from Ketola.
Ketola throws out a loose jab but Ortiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Ortiz dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ortiz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ketola finds it's way round the side to connect with Ortiz's head.
Ketola throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ortiz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ortiz just content to control the position.
Ortiz tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Ketola wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Ketola defending against the ground and pound.
Ortiz scoring with punches from side control.
Ortiz lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ketola takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ortiz tries to move to mount but Ketola blocks the move with his legs.
Ortiz scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ketola to see if he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ketola is trying to get back to his feet.
Ortiz controlling from side mount.
Ortiz is working Ketola over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ortiz scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ortiz is putting a hurting on Ketola here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ortiz landing a few strikes.
Ortiz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ketola can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz works to advance to full mount. Ketola defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortiz is landing with some decent strikes but Ketola is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ortiz controlling his opponent.
Ortiz has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ortiz lands a heavy elbow.
Ortiz content just to control the position here.
Ortiz won't let Ketola get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz with good strikes from the mount here!
Ortiz lands a big elbow.
Ortiz controlling the pace for now.
Ortiz fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ortiz lands a nice shot to the head.
Ketola is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Ketola really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ortiz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ketola takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ortiz looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortiz cracks Ketola with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ortiz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ortiz with the ground and pound from mount.
It looks like Jani Ketola has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ortiz controlling his opponent.
Ortiz breaks from Ketola's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tito Ortiz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ortiz 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:26
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tito Ortiz!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cliff Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Speedos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richards comes to the cage accompanied by Loch Lomong. Ken Speedos is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cliff Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ken Speedos!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speedos misses with an uppercut.
Richards throws a head kick but Speedos moves out of range.
Speedos throws a body punch but Richards moves out of range.
Speedos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Richards misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Richards thows a leg kick but Speedos checks it
and Speedos counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Richards keeping moving, preventing Speedos from controlling successfully.
Richards keeping full guard, as Speedos tries to pass.
Speedos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speedos throws a big right hand that misses.
Richards keeping moving, preventing Speedos from controlling successfully.
Richards wants to stand but Speedos is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Speedos drops back looking for a leg! Richards is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Richards manages to kick Speedos off! Speedos jumps back into Richards's guard.
Speedos prevents Richards from getting back to his feet.
Speedos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Speedos has gone for a leg lock! Richards slips out almost immediately though and dives into Speedos's guard.
Richards wants to stand but Speedos is controlling his posture from full guard.
Richards decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Speedos, up you get!
Speedos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Speedos tries for a takedown but Richards sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards is looking to score with low kicks.
The fighters circling - Speedos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Speedos shoots for a double leg takedown but Richards sprawls well. He's pushed Speedos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cliff Richards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Speedos.
Speedos misses with an uppercut.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Speedos.
Richards is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Speedos is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Richards knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Speedos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Speedos decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Speedos misses
and Richards counters with a big uppercut that knocks Speedos off his feet! Richards dives into side control looking to finish!
Speedos is rocked!
Speedos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Richards wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Speedos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Richards knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Speedos on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richards tries to stand but Speedos is controlling his head.
Speedos tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ken Speedos will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Richards takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Richards looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Speedos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Speedos.
A slow jab from Speedos misses its intended target.
Richards throws a sloppy head kick and Speedos moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards throws a sloppy head kick
and Speedos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Speedos misses with a body shot
and Richards counters with a left and a right that hurts Speedos! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Richards jumps into full mount!
Speedos is still in real trouble! Can Richards finish him?
Richards is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Speedos seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speedos is desperately trying to improve his position but Richards has a good base and remains in mount.
Speedos tries to lock up and control but Richards gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Richards wants to stand but Speedos is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Speedos is looking to get to half guard.
Richards wants to stand but Speedos is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Richards avoids the attempt from Speedos to control.
Richards stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Speedos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Richards counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Speedos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Richards counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Speedos badly! He tries to strike back but Richards puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Speedos out cold! Oh man, Speedos will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cliff Richards!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bj Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerri Kami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kami has chosen sorry 4 the wait as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bj Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gerri Kami!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kami with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Penn to score with a decent uppercut.
Kami shoots in for a takedown but Penn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kami shoots in looking for a takedown but Penn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kami's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kami shoots in for a takedown but Penn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bj Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerri Kami.
Kami takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kami tries for a takedown but Penn circles away easily
letting Penn counter with a right hand.
Kami shoots in but Penn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Penn lands a really nice looking cross but Kami seems unphased.
Penn tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kami sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Penn somewhat.
Kami misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kami looks gassed!
Penn lands a lovely overhand right.
Kami takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kami fails with the takedown.
Penn lands a jab-cross combination.
A left and a right from Penn both land. Nice combination.
Kami has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Penn finds it's way round the side to connect with Kami's head.
Penn thuds his right hand into Kami's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Penn finds it's way through Kami's defenses.
Penn scores with a jab.
Kami misses with a takedown attempt - Penn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Penn as he connects with a hook.
A left and a right from Penn both land. Nice combination.
Kami shoots for a double leg takedown but Penn sprawls well. He's pushed Kami's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd cheers as Penn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kami doesn't seem phased though.
Penn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kami takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kami takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Penn lands with a nice body punch.
Penn digs a good hook to Kami's body.
Penn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kami tries to avoid it but Penn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kami to the ground. Kami escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kami shoots in and drives through. Penn sprawls well.
Penn lunges at Kami with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kami's hand.
Penn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Penn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gerri Kami seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot lands for Penn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kami has time to react.
Penn scores with a jab to the head.
Kami takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Penn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Penn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Penn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kami tries to score a power double leg takedown but Penn sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kami somewhat.
Penn scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kami on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Penn scores with a jab. Kami acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Penn throws a good cross that connects.
Penn digs a good hook to Kami's body.
Kami takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Penn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kami stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Penn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Penn.
Penn's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Penn duly obliges.
Penn throws a series of strikes that have Kami backpedaling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn connects with the punch.
Kami is rocked!
Penn is working the combinations to good effect here.
Penn lands a lovely overhand right.
Kami is still on wobbly legs! Can Penn finish him?
Penn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Penn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kami takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A shot to the liver by Penn. Beautiful body shot.
Penn fails to land the takedown.
Kami has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Penn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kami on the side of the head.
Penn lands a nice hook to Kami's body. Kami takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kami is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Penn.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Kami got wobbled bad by a big combination! Penn presses forward with punches and knees until Kami stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Kami closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bj Penn!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Miller is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Miller!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miller jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Coleman shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Coleman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Miller blocking the ground and pound attempt from Coleman.
Coleman thows a huge punch but Miller dodges it nicely.
Coleman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Miller with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Coleman stops Miller from getting back to his feet.
Coleman wants to control but Miller is keeping him busy.
Miller is looking to escape.
Coleman throws a strike but Miller avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Coleman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Coleman throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman throws a strike but Miller rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Coleman lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Coleman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Miller defends well.
Miller wants to stand and escape but instead Coleman has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Coleman throws a strike but Miller rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Miller wants to stand but Coleman has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Coleman trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Coleman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Coleman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Miller stands up from Coleman's guard - Miller perhaps looking for a knockout.
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.
Coleman shoots in looking for a takedown. Miller tries to sprawl out of it but Coleman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Miller manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Miller with a hook.
Miller throws an overhand right that lands on Coleman's shoulder, as Coleman tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Miller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Coleman shoots in and drives through. Miller sprawls well.
Coleman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Miller defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Coleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller throws a big shot that misses.
Miller throws a big shot that misses.
Coleman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Coleman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Miller's waist but Miller gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Coleman off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Miller dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Coleman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miller.
Coleman tries for a takedown but Miller sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Miller drops Coleman with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Coleman looks back up at him and smiles so Miller waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Coleman is rocked!
Miller lands with a big right hook that stumbles Coleman - he's out on his feet here! Miller follows up with another monster hook that separates Coleman from consciousness! Coleman falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Miller stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mike Miller!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toni Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lauri Puukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Toni Hernandez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lauri Puukko!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez connects with a body shot.
Hernandez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hernandez connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Lauri Puukko has been cut.
Hernandez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hernandez throws an off balance right hand
and Puukko counters with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hernandez cracks the inside of Puukko's front leg.
Hernandez lands with an uppercut that bounces Puukko off the cage and back into rage.
Hernandez cracks Puukko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hernandez misses with a body punch
and Puukko counters by clinching up.
Hernandez has had enough of the clinch but Puukko keeps him there for the moment.
Hernandez working hard to break the clinch.
Puukko tries to land knees in the clinch but Hernandez avoids the damage to the body.
Puukko has had enough of the clinch but Hernandez keeps him there for the moment.
Puukko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hernandez.
Toni Hernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hernandez throws a poor cross that misses
and Puukko counters with a two punch combo.
Hernandez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hernandez.
Hernandez misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Puukko's head.
Puukko throws a lazy head kick
and Hernandez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Puukko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hernandez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hernandez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Puukko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hernandez misses with a shot to the body
and Puukko counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hernandez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Puukko throws a head kick that misses
and Hernandez counters with a straight right hand.
Hernandez throws a head kick that Puukko semi-blocks.
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!
Puukko moves to clinch but Hernandez breaks away
and Hernandez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Puukko looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez misses with a left hand
and Puukko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hernandez misses with a jab to the body
and Puukko counters with a good low kick that Hernandez was not able to check.
Hernandez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hernandez throws a body kick the misses
and Puukko counters with a thumping low kick.
Puukko walks into a stiff left hand from Hernandez.
Hernandez lands with a hook. Puukko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hernandez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hernandez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hernandez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That has opened up Lauri Puukko's cut even more.
Hernandez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hernandez takes a swing at Puukko's ribcage but misses.
Hernandez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Puukko counters with a body kick that stops Hernandez in his tracks momentarily.
A head kick by Puukko misses
and Hernandez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Puukko thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Hernandez. Those never looked like landing.
Hernandez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hernandez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hernandez throws a leg kick
and Puukko counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hernandez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Puukko throws a sloppy head kick and Hernandez moves out of range easily.
Hernandez lands a nice shot to the body.
Hernandez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Puukko counters with an outside leg kick.
Hernandez misses with a lunging right hand
and Puukko counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hernandez swings widly with a right hand
and Puukko counters with a big head kick but Hernandez shrugs it off.
Hernandez connects with a looping right hand.
A low kick from Hernandez misses
and Puukko counters with a big head kick but Hernandez shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hernandez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Puukko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hernandez.
Hernandez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Puukko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hernandez finds it's way round the side to connect with Puukko's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puukko throws a lazy head kick
and Hernandez counters with a stiff right hand.
Puukko lands a head kick!
Hernandez lunges at Puukko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Puukko's hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Puukko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hernandez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Puukko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hernandez. Hernandez obviously looking to wear him down.
Hernandez throws a body punch but Puukko moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toni Hernandez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lauri Puukko's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hernandez thuds a left hand into Puukko's body.
Hernandez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Puukko counters with a head kick.
Puukko checks the leg kick.
Puukko tries a head kick but it misses.
Puukko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hernandez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hernandez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Toni Hernandez is winning the standup battle so far.
Puukko misses the body punch
enabling Hernandez to counter with a crisp jab.
Hernandez misses with a lunging right hand
and Puukko counters with a head kick. That will keep Hernandez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hernandez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hernandez misses with the combination.
A jab lands there for Hernandez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hernandez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Puukko has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Puukko and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hernandez throws a leg kick
and Puukko counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Puukko misses with a two punch combination.
Hernandez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Puukko.
Hernandez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Puukko gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hernandez throws the left hand but Puukko avoids the punch easily.
Puukko wants to clinch but Hernandez slips to the side
and Puukko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A lazy body kick from Hernandez
and Puukko counters with a head kick.
Puukko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Puukko wants to clinch up but Hernandez keeps it at a distance.
A low kick from Hernandez misses
and Puukko counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hernandez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez throws a right hand that Puukko ducks under and follows up with a left that Puukko also avoids with ease.
Hernandez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hernandez misses with a left hand
and Puukko counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hernandez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hernandez misses with an uppercut
and Puukko counters with a good, hard body kick but Hernandez shrugs it off.
A head kick misses from Puukko.
Puukko is looking to clinch but Hernandez is avoiding it.
Hernandez misses with a hook
and Puukko counters with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hernandez looks to land a combination but Puukko avoids it well.
Hernandez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Puukko's head.
The cut above Lauri Puukko's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hernandez throws a series of punches but Puukko avoids them all with ease.
Hernandez stalks Puukko and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Puukko's face. Puukko staggers backwards, shaken.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Puukko counters with a three punch combo that has Hernandez backing up. Hernandez nods at Puukko to acknowledge the strikes.
A jab from Hernandez misses.
Hernandez catches Puukko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Puukko moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hernandez throws a shot from downtown. Puukko moves away and avoids it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hernandez, right into the meat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Puukko.
Hernandez looks to throw the jab but Puukko is out of range.
Puukko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hernandez connects with a jab.
Hernandez throws a leg kick which misses Puukko's front leg but catches the back leg as Puukko tries to avoid it.
Puukko is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Puukko misses with the body kick
and Hernandez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Puukko plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hernandez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hernandez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Puukko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hernandez looks to land a body kick but Puukko moved away.
Puukko misses with a head kick.
Hernandez throws a right and a left that both miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puukko tries to move into range but Hernandez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lauri Puukko's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Hernandez slips under a jab from Puukko.
Puukko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hernandez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toni Hernandez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lauri Puukko's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hernandez gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Puukko counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hernandez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hernandez throws an overhand right that lands on Puukko's shoulder, as Puukko tries to avoid the shot.
Hernandez swings widly with a right hand
and Puukko counters with a head kick. That will keep Hernandez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hernandez 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.
Hernandez throws out a powerful jab.
Hernandez tries to land a body kick
and Puukko counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Puukko ducks under a wild hook from Hernandez.
Hernandez misses with a few strikes there.
Hernandez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Puukko backs up against the cage.
Hernandez throws out a loose jab but Puukko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hernandez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Puukko throws a series of punches but Hernandez moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Hernandez
and Puukko moves into the clinch.
Hernandez manages to break the clinch.
Hernandez thows a leg kick but Puukko checks it
and Puukko counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hernandez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Puukko takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Danga de danga de dang - Puukko scores with a four punch combination!
Puukko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Puukko blocks the body kick.
Hernandez swings widly with a right hand
and Puukko counters with a two punch combo.
Hernandez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Puukko dodges the punch combination from Hernandez.
Hernandez misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Hernandez is predictable there
and Puukko counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hernandez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hernandez scores with a shot to the body.
Hernandez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Puukko counters with a head kick.
Hernandez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Puukko counters with a nice body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Puukko.
Toni Hernandez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hernandez looks to land a combination but Puukko avoids it well.
A head kick by Hernandez misses
and Puukko counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hernandez throws a lazy uppercut
and Puukko counters with a big head kick but Hernandez shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hernandez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A low kick from Hernandez misses
and Puukko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez misses with a hook
and Puukko counters with a head kick. That will keep Hernandez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hernandez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hernandez throws an off balance right hand
and Puukko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hernandez misses with an uppercut
and Puukko counters with a solid body kick.
Puukko tries to clinch but Hernandez moves out of range.
Hernandez will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hernandez misses with a hook
and Puukko counters with a nice kick to the body.
Puukko lands a nice hook to Hernandez's body. Hernandez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hernandez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Puukko.
Hernandez misses the body punch
and Puukko moves into the clinch.
Puukko has Hernandez pressed against the cage, preventing Hernandez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hernandez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hernandez tries to break the clinch but Puukko is controlling the position.
Hernandez is looking to break free of the clinch but Puukko has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Puukko obliges.
Puukko missing with knees to the body.
Puukko tries a knee to the head but Hernandez blocks it.
Puukko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Puukko ducks under a wild hook from Hernandez.
Hernandez throws a lazy uppercut
and Puukko counters with an inside leg kick.
Puukko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hernandez moves out of range of the strikes.
Puukko slips a jab from Hernandez.
Hernandez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Puukko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hernandez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hernandez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Puukko counters by moving into the clinch.
Hernandez can't break the clinch.
Hernandez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lauri Puukko really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lauri Puukko's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hernandez lands with a nice body punch.
Hernandez tries to land a body kick
and Puukko counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hernandez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hernandez throws a sloppy head kick
and Puukko counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hernandez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Puukko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hernandez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crunch! Hernandez slams his shin into Puukko's torso.
Puukko misses with a combination
and Hernandez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hernandez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Puukko doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez throws a right hand that misses
and Puukko counters with an inside leg kick.
Hernandez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hernandez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hernandez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Some wild striking there from Hernandez.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Puukko goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hernandez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Puukko walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hernandez.
A big left from Hernandez misses.
Hernandez misses with a kick to the body
and Puukko counters with a big head kick but Hernandez shrugs it off.
Hernandez looks to land a combination but Puukko avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puukko throws a series of punches but Hernandez moves out of range.
Hernandez throws an off balance right hand
and Puukko counters with a two punch combo.
Hernandez throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Puukko counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A big left from Hernandez misses.
Hernandez just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hernandez.
Puukko wants to land a leg kick but Hernandez is out of range.
Puukko walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hernandez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hernandez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Puukko lands a high kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puukko moves away from the strike by Hernandez.
Hernandez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hernandez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Puukko counters with a big head kick but Hernandez shrugs it off.
Hernandez swings for the body but Puukko moves out of range.
Hernandez misses with a left hand
and Puukko counters with a nice body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Puukko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A head kick misses from Hernandez.
Hernandez misses with a kick to the body
and Puukko counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hernandez's knee momentarily.
Hernandez throws a right hand that misses
and Puukko finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hernandez throws a sloppy head kick
and Puukko counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hernandez thows a leg kick but Puukko checks it
and Puukko counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puukko tries to clinch up
and Hernandez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Puukko throws a nice looking combination but Hernandez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hernandez lands with a straight right. Puukko didn't see that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Hernandez. Those never looked like landing.
Puukko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Hernandez counter with a right hand.
Hernandez throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hernandez looks to land a combination but Puukko avoids it well.
Hernandez throws a leg kick
and Puukko counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hernandez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Puukko backs up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Toni Hernandez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lauri Puukko's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Puukko misses with a shot to the body
and Hernandez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Puukko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A swing and a miss from Hernandez.
Hernandez throws a body kick the misses
and Puukko counters with a low kick, right behind Hernandez 's knee.
Hernandez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puukko.
Hernandez throws a lazy body kick
and Puukko counters with a good, hard body kick but Hernandez shrugs it off.
Hernandez blocks a head kick by Puukko.
Puukko throws a leg kick which misses Hernandez's front leg but catches the back leg as Hernandez tries to avoid it.
Puukko tries to clinch up but Hernandez circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hernandez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hernandez punishes Puukko's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez lands a slapping body shot.
Puukko is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Puukko fails to land with a series of punches.
Puukko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hernandez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hernandez duly obliges.
Hernandez throws an off balance right hand
and Puukko counters with a big head kick but Hernandez shrugs it off.
Hernandez misses with a combination
and Puukko counters with a big head kick but Hernandez shrugs it off.
Hernandez misses with a combination
and Puukko counters with a good, hard body kick but Hernandez shrugs it off.
Hernandez throws a sloppy body shot
and Puukko counters with a big head kick but Hernandez shrugs it off.
Hernandez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Puukko counters with a big head kick but Hernandez shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puukko scores with a nice body kick.
Hernandez lands a really nice looking cross but Puukko seems unphased.
Puukko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hernandez lands with an uppercut that bounces Puukko off the cage and back into rage.
Hernandez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hernandez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Puukko back to the cage. Hernandez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hernandez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hernandez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Puukko counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Puukko.
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!
Hernandez tries to break free but Puukko pushes him back against the cage.
Hernandez is trying to break the clinch but Puukko has him pressed against the cage.
Puukko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Puukko missing with knees to the body.
Hernandez is trying to push Puukko away but Puukko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hernandez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Puukko.
Hernandez throws a poor cross that misses
and Puukko counters with a left and a right that stings Hernandez.
Puukko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hernandez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Puukko takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Puukko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Toni Hernandez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Puukko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hernandez lands with a slapping head kick.
Puukko blocks a low kick nicely.
Hernandez swings widly with a right hand
and Puukko counters with a left and a right that stings Hernandez.
Puukko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Puukko connects with a leg kick. Hernandez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Puukko moves out of range as Hernandez strikes.
Hernandez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Puukko has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good standup being displayed there by Hernandez as he connects with a hook.
Puukko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hernandez counters with a nice uppercut.
Lauri Puukko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hernandez throws a hook but Puukko blocks it.
Hernandez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Puukko.
Hernandez moves out of range as Puukko throws a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toni Hernandez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hernandez 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 49:46
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 49:46
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toni Hernandez!
Toni Hernandez is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pate Perhana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Perksjonfsji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pate Perhana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Perksjonfsji!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Perhana as he connects with a hook.
Perksjonfsji looks to clinch
and Perhana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A left lands for Perhana.
Perksjonfsji darts in trying to clinch
and Perhana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Perksjonfsji shoots and misses
and Perhana counters with a three punch combo that has Perksjonfsji backing up. Perksjonfsji nods at Perhana to acknowledge the strikes.
Perksjonfsji tries to clinch but Perhana moves away
and Perhana counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from Perksjonfsji is predictable there
and Perksjonfsji takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Perksjonfsji throws a head kick that misses
and Perhana counters with a nice uppercut.
Perksjonfsji throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Perksjonfsji misses with a right hand
and Perhana counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Perhana.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perksjonfsji is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Perhana scoring with some ground and pound.
Perhana postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Perksjonfsji covers up, he's hurt! Perhana keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Perhana and the ref steps in to end the fight! Perhana can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pate Perhana!
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