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MMA HELSINKI 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Halme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilito Sanjuro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanjuro is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Get my gun- d12. Wilito Sanjuro is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Basic striking
KO power |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Halme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wilito Sanjuro!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halme closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Halme thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Halme swings around for an armbar but Sanjuro sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Halme's guard.
Sanjuro throwing strikes but missing.
Sanjuro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sanjuro stands up over Halme, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Halme trying to control the position here.
Sanjuro scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sanjuro thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sanjuro connects with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halme controlling the position.
Sanjuro wants to control from the top but Halme keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanjuro stands and throws Halme's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Halme gets back to half guard.
Halme is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanjuro is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Halme is trying to control but can't.
Halme actively working from the bottom here.
Sanjuro prevents Halme from improving his position.
Sanjuro is looking to take a break and control but Halme is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halme gets full guard.
Halme on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Halme tries to get out of the position.
Halme is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sanjuro is aware though and is defending well.
Halme trying to control the position.
Halme looking for a guillotine here but Sanjuro defends easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halme is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sanjuro gets to his feet. Halme looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Halme swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanjuro.
Sanjuro wants to clinch up but Halme keeps it at a distance.
Sanjuro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wilito Sanjuro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanjuro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Halme.
Sanjuro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Halme, pushing him back against the cage.
Sanjuro blocks the elbow strike.
Halme is trying to push Sanjuro away but Sanjuro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sanjuro.
Halme on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanjuro putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Halme in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Halme is breathing heavily.
Sanjuro tries a knee to the head but Halme blocks it.
A knee to the head by Sanjuro.
It looks like Pekka Halme has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanjuro misses with a knee to the head.
Sanjuro lands a knee to the head.
Sanjuro lands an uppercut.
Sanjuro is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sanjuro is trying to stall.
Sanjuro tries a knee to the head but Halme blocks it.
Sanjuro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Halme tries to pull guard but Sanjuro holds him up against the cage and eventually Halme drops back down to his feet.
Halme wants to get back to striking at distance but Sanjuro won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanjuro landing knees to the body.
Sanjuro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sanjuro tries to land knees in the clinch but Halme avoids the damage to the body.
Sanjuro missing with knees to the body.
Sanjuro managing to block the knees to the body from Halme.
Halme gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Halme trying to work for an americana but Sanjuro has managed to regain full guard.
Halme pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sanjuro is keeping the position for now.
Sanjuro wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Halme slips nicely into half guard.
Halme is looking for a kimura but Sanjuro is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Halme to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wilito Sanjuro will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pekka Halme's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Halme misses with a left hand
and Sanjuro counters with a straight right hand.
Sanjuro tries to clinch there but Halme circles away.
Wilito Sanjuro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halme circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanjuro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanjuro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanjuro doesn't manage to clinch there - Halme circles away.
Sanjuro throws a right and a left that Halme avoids nicely.
Sanjuro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sanjuro lands an elbow just above Halme 's eye.
Halme tries to pull guard but Sanjuro won't allow it.
Halme is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sanjuro working aggressively here.
Sanjuro looking to throw knees to the head but Halme is blocking nicely.
Halme tries to break the clinch but Sanjuro is controlling the position.
A left hand lands to the body for Sanjuro.
Sanjuro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sanjuro unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sanjuro tries a knee to the head but Halme blocks it.
Sanjuro is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanjuro trying to land knees to the body.
Sanjuro prevents a body shot from Halme.
Halme is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sanjuro gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Halme throws a head punch that misses.
Sanjuro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sanjuro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Halme is trying to break the clinch but Sanjuro is controlling him.
Halme jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sanjuro walks away with a smile on his face. Halme gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pekka Halme. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halme tries for a takedown but Sanjuro sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanjuro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanjuro tries to bum rush Halme with a series of wild strikes but Halme uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice sprawl there from Sanjuro as Halme shoots in.
Sanjuro misses with a low kick as Halme jumps back.
Halme drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sanjuro tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Halme wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halme looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
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!
Sanjuro dodges the ground and pound from Halme.
Halme remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Halme tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Halme is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sanjuro has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halme tries for a kimura but Sanjuro is defending well.
Halme wants to control but Sanjuro is keeping him busy.
Halme tries to move to mount but Sanjuro blocks the move with his legs.
Sanjuro wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halme working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Halme is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sanjuro is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Halme working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Halme is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sanjuro has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Halme dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pekka Halme's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sanjuro misses with a wild combination.
Sanjuro throws a sloppy head kick and Halme moves out of range easily.
Sanjuro tries to close the distance and clinch but Halme swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Halme gets a takedown into half guard.
Halme throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Halme is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sanjuro works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halme tries to free his leg and advance position but Sanjuro is retaining full guard.
Sanjuro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Halme doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Halme manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sanjuro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sanjuro looking for a guillotine here but Halme defends easily.
Halme is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Halme advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halme is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sanjuro defends it well.
Halme is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sanjuro defends it well.
Halme is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sanjuro sees it coming and defends easily.
Sanjuro looking for submissions off his back.
Halme seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halme is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sanjuro is looking for a sweep. Halme is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Halme takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Halme wants to free his trapped foot but Sanjuro is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Halme has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Sanjuro defend it? Halme steps over the head and cranks it - Sanjuro is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Halme!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pekka Halme!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renars Stunza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Syntha Six (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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223 lbs
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215 lbs
14 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Renars Stunza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Syntha Six!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Six tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stunza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stunza misses with a double jab.
Stunza swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Six counters with a two punch combo.
A big left from Six misses.
Stunza throws a right hand that Six ducks under and follows up with a left that Six also avoids with ease.
Six showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stunza.
Stunza misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Stunza. Those never looked like landing.
Stunza checks a leg kick.
Six misses with the combination.
Six scores with a jab to the body.
Stunza misses with a double jab
and Six counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stunza moves away from the strike by Six.
Six jabs Stunza to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stunza takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stunza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Six moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stunza misses with a looping right.
Some wild striking there from Stunza.
Stunza is breathing heavily.
Decent striking displayed by Stunza there.
Stunza takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stunza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Six.
Syntha Six seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stunza falls off balance throwing a combination
and Six cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stunza is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stunza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stunza throws a wild hook but Six just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Stunza gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Six raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Syntha Six!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jere Karalahti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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190 lbs
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186 lbs
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Basic striking
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Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karalahti fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Karalahti is defended easily by Lee.
Karalahti shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lee as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jere Karalahti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Karalahti.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Karalahti closes the distance and clinches up with Lee, looking for a takedown. Karalahti pushes Lee against the cage but Lee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Karalahti shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lee as he avoids it easily.
Karalahti blocks a head kick by Lee.
Nice sprawl there from Lee as Karalahti shoots in.
Lee throws a head kick but Karalahti moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Lee. No joy for Karalahti on that attempt.
Lee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lee throws a right hand that Karalahti ducks under and follows up with a left that Karalahti also avoids with ease.
Bruce Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karalahti shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lee but Lee pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A head kick misses from Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee stuffs the takedown attempt from Karalahti. Karalahti gets slowly back to his feet.
Karalahti has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Karalahti is breathing heavily.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karalahti shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Lee throws a series of punches but Karalahti avoids them all with ease.
Lee lands with a slapping head kick.
Lee looks to land a combination but Karalahti avoids it well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Karalahti.
Karalahti shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense.
Lee clobbers Karalahti with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karalahti is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lee sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karalahti closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lee circles away.
Lee scores with a push kick.
A punch lands to the side of Karalahti 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karalahti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karalahti throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lee's waist but Lee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Karalahti off to one side.
Lee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Karalahti takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Karalahti is defended easily by Lee.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Karalahti has a takedown stuffed.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lee throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Karalahti's head.
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 bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lee is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Lee can't do much from the bottom here.
Karalahti has hold of Lee's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Lee seems comfortable defending it but Karalahti has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Lee is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Lee is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Karalahti couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jere Karalahti!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antti Perksjonfsji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olli Pekka Hartikainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hartikainen has chosen Eminem: Just Don't Give a Fuck as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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201 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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221 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Perksjonfsji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olli Pekka Hartikainen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartikainen tries for a takedown but Perksjonfsji circles away easily
and Perksjonfsji counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hartikainen dives in and scores a takedown into Perksjonfsji's guard.
Perksjonfsji keeping full guard, as Hartikainen tries to pass.
Hartikainen postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Perksjonfsji is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hartikainen, into his guard.
Hartikainen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Perksjonfsji doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Perksjonfsji manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
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!
Perksjonfsji wanted to stand there but Hartikainen had control of the position.
Perksjonfsji wants to control from the top but Hartikainen keeps moving.
Hartikainen looking for a guillotine here but Perksjonfsji defends easily.
Perksjonfsji is posturing up here but Hartikainen has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Perksjonfsji tries to roll out but it's too tight and Perksjonfsji has to tap! Slick submission there by Hartikainen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Olli Pekka Hartikainen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hoe Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: BONE. Hoe Ray will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Brawler
Good in bed |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hoe Ray!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ray dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Coleman. That did some damage!
Ray pushes Coleman up against the cage in a clinch.
Ray throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Coleman blocks it with crossed arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Ray.
Coleman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ray tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ray working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Coleman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ray pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Coleman goes for a takedown attempt but Ray pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Coleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coleman fails with a takedown attempt.
Ray darts in and clinches Coleman up against the cage.
Ray leaning against his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ray lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Ray.
Ray breaks from the clinch.
Ray gets a clinch.
Ray pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ray.
Coleman is breathing heavily.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ray sprawls well. Ray wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Coleman gets slowly back to his feet.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ray - that will leave a mark!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray clinches up against the cage.
Coleman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ray tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ray trying to land knees to the body.
Ray lands a left hand.
Ray taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ray tries to land knees in the clinch but Coleman avoids the damage to the body.
Ray lands a nice shot to the body.
Ray missing with knees to the body.
Coleman blocks an elbow strike.
Ray gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ray is leaning against Coleman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ray lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Ray - that landed with a thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ray misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Coleman.
Coleman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ray lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ray scores with a shot to the side of Coleman's head.
Ray slows down the pace here.
Ray tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good body shot from Ray.
Ray scores with a shoulder strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ray lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Coleman backwards.
Ray using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ray lands an elbow that stopped Coleman in his tracks for a moment.
Ray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ray lands a jab to Coleman's midsection.
Ray scores with a push kick.
Ray throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Coleman on the side of the head.
Ray lands a high kick!
Coleman is rocked!
Ray clinches up with Coleman and pushes him back against the cage.
Ray lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oh Coleman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stalling in the clinch from Ray.
Ray stops a takedown attempt from Coleman.
Ray content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ray lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ray crunches a lovely knee into Coleman's ribcage.
Ray lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ray lands a damaging elbow.
Ray has Coleman pressed against the cage. He pushes Coleman back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Ray throws a beautiful elbow that sends Coleman crashing to the floor! Ray piles on the pressure with more strikes! Coleman is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hoe Ray!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lay And (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyo Nobunaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyo Nobunaga is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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218 lbs
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230 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lay And!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kyo Nobunaga!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
And scores with a one two! Nobunaga had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nobunaga moves into range and clinches up with And.
Nobunaga manages to pull guard.
And wants to control from the top but Nobunaga keeps moving.
Nobunaga looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Nobunaga uses the cage to get back to his feet.
And lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by And.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nobunaga takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And misses with a two punch combination.
And tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nobunaga rushes And and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nobunaga turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
And is looking to reverse the position.
Nobunaga wants to lay and pray for a moment but And keeps working.
And could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Nobunaga tries to stand but And is controlling his head.
And being controlled for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
And is trying to control Nobunaga's posture but Nobunaga avoids it.
Nobunaga working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And can't do much from the bottom here.
Nobunaga swings around for an armbar but And sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Nobunaga's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nobunaga trying to keep a closed guard but And is proving a slippery customer.
And trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Nobunaga manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Nobunaga won't allow And to sweep him here.
And bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nobunaga's guard.
And trying to control but Nobunaga is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
And postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And wants to control from the top but Nobunaga keeps moving.
And is pushing down on Nobunaga's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nobunaga is fighting to maintain full guard but And has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nobunaga looks gassed!
And throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And is looking to take a break and control but Nobunaga is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lay And dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
And ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nobunaga gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nobunaga with a knee to the head.
It looks like Lay And has been cut.
Nobunaga working And over with knees to the body.
Nobunaga scores with a shot to the side of And's head.
And fails to pull guard.
Nobunaga has And pressed against the cage.
Nobunaga receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Nobunaga has clasped his hands together around And's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Nobunaga working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nobunaga sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but And is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And tries to buck Nobunaga off but Nobunaga is having none of it.
Nobunaga stands up and we're back to a striking position.
And dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nobunaga has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nobunaga ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Nobunaga no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
And passes Nobunaga's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nobunaga is breathing heavily.
And trying to control the action but Nobunaga is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
And prevents Nobunaga from improving his position.
And wants to control but Nobunaga is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And is working for a submission of some sort.
And is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nobunaga is defending against the submission attempts here by And.
And trying to mount his opponent but Nobunaga defends it.
And is looking for a kimura but Nobunaga is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for And to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nobunaga wants to improve his position but And is controlling well.
And is working for a kimura but Nobunaga is defending it quite comfortably.
And is trying to control. Nobunaga wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And prevents Nobunaga from improving his position.
And passes to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kyo Nobunaga will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Lay And's cut.
That's time! And's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
And tries to sprawl but Nobunaga drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Nobunaga passes to full mount!
Nobunaga goes for an armbar but he's not got it… And turns into him and now he's in Nobunaga's guard.
And throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And looking to sit in guard and control but Nobunaga gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nobunaga gets to his feet. And looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nobunaga takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
And looks to land a combination but Nobunaga avoids it well.
And ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And lands with a nice combination. Nobunaga backs away looking to recover.
Lay And is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
And lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And cracks a nice hook into Nobunaga's ribs.
And scores with a three punch combo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
And digs a good hook to Nobunaga's body.
And scores with a hook to the body. Nobunaga takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nobunaga looking to score a takedown here. And is defending well but Nobunaga drives through and ends up in And's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
And bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nobunaga's guard.
And looking to pass the guard.
And passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
And is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nobunaga has managed to free his arm - good work.
And throwing shots but Nobunaga is blocking nicely.
Nobunaga wants to control but And is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nobunaga keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And is looking for a kimura but Nobunaga is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for And to get the leverage.
And frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nobunaga is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
And thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Lay And overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nobunaga is squirming around, avoiding And's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nobunaga is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lay And showed his dominance in that final round.
I think And 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 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lay And!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bj Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mister Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bean has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
155 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Brawler
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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
1 - 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mister Bean!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Bean 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bean looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Penn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Penn as he connects with a hook.
Penn stalks Bean and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bean's face. Bean staggers backwards, shaken.
Bean keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bean fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Penn.
Penn scores with a decent looking hook.
Penn cracks Bean with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Penn scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn lands a nice looking body shot.
Penn connects with a nice looking jab.
Bean takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bean is rocked!
Penn lands a two punch combo.
Bean is still on wobbly legs! Can Penn finish him?
Penn stuns Bean with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Penn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Penn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bean's hands.
Penn pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bean back to the cage. Penn follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A right-left combo lands from Penn.
Nice straight punches there by Penn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Penn.
Penn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mister Bean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn cracks Bean with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Penn throws a head kick but Bean moves out of range.
Penn drops Bean with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Bean! Penn dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bj Penn!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Greg Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Duran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Greg Anderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Calvin Duran!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duran avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Duran avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Duran. That snapped Anderson's head back.
Anderson lands a glancing blow to the side of Duran's head.
It looks like Calvin Duran has been cut.
Anderson shoots in looking for a takedown but Duran manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Anderson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Anderson misses with an uppercut.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Duran slips the punch.
Anderson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Duran to score with a decent uppercut.
Anderson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Duran pinned against the cage. Duran gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Duran but Duran pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson misses with a takedown
enabling Duran to counter with a crisp jab.
Duran stuffs the takedown attempt from Anderson. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duran dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Anderson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Anderson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Duran connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Anderson scrambles back to his feet.
Anderson misses with an uppercut.
Anderson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Duran sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Duran stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Anderson fails to land the takedown.
Duran connects with a body shot that sends Anderson's belly button to the back.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duran.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duran connects with a leg kick. Anderson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Duran tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Duran scores with a shot to the body.
Anderson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Duran lands with a straight right. Anderson didn't see that one coming.
Anderson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duran slips under a jab.
Anderson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Anderson throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Duran counter with a right hand.
Greg Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duran showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Duran but Duran pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Anderson.
Duran scores with a push kick.
Nice takedown defense from Duran. No joy for Anderson on that attempt.
Duran cracks Anderson with a good jab.
Duran connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Duran scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt
and Duran cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Duran displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Anderson.
Duran lands a jab to the nose.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Duran counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Duran as he jumps to the side.
Duran lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Anderson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Duran connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Anderson scrambles back to his feet.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Anderson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Duran - the referee stops the clock and Anderson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Duran. Anderson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Duran scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Duran throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duran lands with a nice body kick.
Duran bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Anderson's head backwards.
Anderson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin Duran dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Calvin Duran's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Duran slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Duran thuds a left hand into Anderson's body.
Duran scores with a body shot.
Anderson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Duran to score with a decent uppercut.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anderson misses the jab.
Anderson throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Duran keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice straight punches there by Duran. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Duran.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Duran lands a lovely overhand right.
A cross from Duran lands.
Duran lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Anderson at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Anderson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duran lands a right hook to the body.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Anderson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Anderson shoots in looking for a takedown. Duran tries to sprawl out of it but Anderson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Duran manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Duran's corner calls for a 1-2. Duran obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jab, jab by Duran - just one landing.
Anderson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A jab from Anderson misses.
Anderson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Duran throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Anderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Anderson with that takedown attempt.
Anderson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Duran saw that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anderson. That's going to slow Duran down.
Duran feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Andersons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson misses with a wild combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Duran.
Duran scores with a jab to the head.
Anderson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Anderson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Duran really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anderson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Duran is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Anderson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Duran because Anderson loaded up on that one.
Duran really wants to buck Anderson off and get back to his feet.
Duran tries to reverse the position but Anderson maintains control.
Anderson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Duran because Anderson loaded up on that one.
Duran avoids a series of strikes thrown by Anderson.
Anderson punching from mount but Duran doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Anderson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Anderson landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Anderson unloading with bombs!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duran is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Duran holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Anderson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Duran tries to hold on but Anderson pushes him away.
Anderson landing strikes from the mount.
Anderson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Anderson with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Anderson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Anderson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Greg Anderson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Calvin Duran's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Anderson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Duran's guard.
Anderson has gone for a leg lock! Duran slips out almost immediately though and dives into Anderson's guard.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Duran from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duran engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Anderson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Duran trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Duran wants to stand but Anderson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Calvin Duran hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Duran lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Anderson misses with a hook. Duran ducked under it nicely.
Anderson looks to land a right hand but Duran moved out of range.
Anderson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Duran slaps away a takedown attempt from Anderson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters circling a little - Duran finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Duran moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duran scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Anderson looks for a takedown but Duran sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson misses with a straight right.
Anderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Duran can pounce on him.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Duran's waist but Duran gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Anderson off to one side.
Duran takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Duran.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot lands for Duran.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a lazy right hand but Duran sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Calvin Duran seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anderson throws a right hand that misses
and Duran counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Duran but Duran pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Duran works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Anderson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Anderson missing with a left hand there. Duran was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Duran shows good takedown defense.
Anderson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Duran throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Duran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Duran scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Duran shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Anderson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Duran digs a good hook to Anderson's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duran lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Duran checks a low kick from Anderson.
Duran moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Duran. That snapped Anderson's head back.
Anderson misses with an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson dives in and grabs Duran's left leg, looking for a takedown. Duran pushes down on Anderson's head and hops out.
Anderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Duran. Duran obviously looking to wear him down.
Anderson walks into a stiff left hand from Duran.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin Duran really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Calvin Duran's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Anderson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Duran, as that shot connected.
Duran scoring well with a low kick there.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson shoots in looking for a takedown but Duran manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Anderson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Duran lands an overhand right.
A left lands for Duran.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A left lands for Duran.
Duran leaves Anderson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duran connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Duran goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Duran throws a one two combo.
Anderson throws a lazy right hand but Duran sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duran lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Anderson shoots in and drives through. Duran sprawls well.
Duran lands with a kick to the ribs.
Good shot there by Duran.
Duran darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Duran scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Duran.
Anderson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Duran pinned against the cage. Duran gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Anderson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Duran connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Duran jabs at Anderson's body.
A head kick misses from Duran.
Duran connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Anderson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Anderson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Duran.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Anderson or perhaps it was just good defense by Duran which made him look bad.
Anderson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Anderson looks for a takedown but Duran sprawls well.
Anderson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Duran avoids it really well and circles away.
Anderson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Anderson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Anderson walks into a straight right hand from Duran.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Duran shows good takedown defense.
Duran chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A lazy left from Duran finds it's target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Duran.
A head kick misses from Duran.
Duran stuffs the takedown attempt from Anderson. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Duran throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duran ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duran lands a front kick.
Duran scores with a spinning back kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin Duran dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Calvin Duran's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A decent looking cross lands there for Duran.
Duran lands a slapping body shot.
Duran looks to land a combination. Anderson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Duran moves out of range.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt - Duran sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Duran lands a head kick. Anderson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The fighters circle momentarily. Duran darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Duran lands with an uppercut that bounces Anderson off the cage and back into rage.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Duran lands a lovely overhand right.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duran moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Duran stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Duran connects with a body shot that sends Anderson's belly button to the back.
Duran connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Anderson momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duran jabs Anderson right on the nose. Anderson blinks but takes it well.
Anderson shoots in but Duran avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Duran connects with a good right hand that stumbles Anderson. Anderson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Duran misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson has a takedown stuffed.
Duran fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Duran connects with a single shot there.
Duran lands with a straight right. Anderson didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Anderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duran.
Anderson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Duran to counter with a crisp jab.
Anderson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Duran counters with a nice leg kick.
Duran with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Anderson drops his hands momentarily and Duran takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
Crunch! Duran slams his shin into Anderson's torso.
Duran keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Duran punishes Anderson's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duran cracks Anderson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Duran has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Duran lands with a shot to the body.
Anderson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Duran connects with a jab.
Duran uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anderson.
Calvin Duran is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Anderson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Duran finds it's way round the side to connect with Anderson's head.
Greg Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duran ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Duran swivels and escapes.
Duran fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anderson.
Anderson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Calvin Duran comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Duran has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 46:49
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 46:49
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calvin Duran!
Calvin Duran is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Crayesky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Crayesky had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carlos Crayesky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Miller!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Crayesky square on the jaw! Damn, Crayesky is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike Miller!
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