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BHFC 93 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toni Linhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcin Najman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linhares comes to the cage accompanied by The Prodigy's Spitfire. Toni Linhares could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marcin Najman's chin.
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Counter striker
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Toni Linhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcin Najman!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linhares lands with a kick to the temple. Najman shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Marcin Najman has been cut.
Linhares lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Najman is rocked!
Najman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Najman is still on wobbly legs! Can Linhares finish him?
Linhares misses with a jab, cross combination.
Linhares scores with a kick to the midsection.
Najman seems to have recovered his senses.
Najman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Linhares avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Linhares fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Najman has his takedown stuffed
and Linhares counters with a series of strikes that sends Najman to the canvas! Linhares follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Toni Linhares has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcin Najman.
Najman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Najman looks gassed!
Linhares pushes down on Najman's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhares slips a nice elbow through Najman's hands, connecting with Najman's forehead.
Linhares wants to pass to mount but Najman is defending the position.
Linhares wants to get back to his feet.
Linhares looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Najman tries to get to full guard but Linhares has control of the leg.
Linhares scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Linhares trying to control from half guard but Najman is working away.
Linhares is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Najman is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Najman regains full guard. Nicely done.
Najman keeping moving, preventing Linhares from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Najman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Linhares defends well.
Linhares tries to stand but Najman is controlling from the bottom.
Najman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Linhares 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.
Najman trying to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Toni Linhares wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Linhares throws a series of punches but Najman avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Linhares duly obliges.
Najman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Najman tries for a takedown but Linhares circles away easily
and Linhares counters with a body kick.
Linhares getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Linhares throws a right and a left that both miss.
Linhares thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Najman if he has to take too many more of those.
Linhares throws a combination. Najman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Linhares scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab-cross combination lands for Linhares and sends Najman crashing to the mat! Linhares follows him down to the mat - Najman regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Linhares looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Najman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares tries to stand and escape but Najman is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Linhares.
Linhares seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Najman wants to sweep but Linhares has passed to side control!
Linhares stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Linhares looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Najman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Linhares is fending him off so far but Najman persists. Nope, Linhares circles away and we're back to standing.
Linhares throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Linhares's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Linhares duly obliges.
Linhares lands a jab to the head.
Linhares lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toni Linhares dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcin Najman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sloppy strikes from Linhares. Those never looked like landing.
Linhares throws a right hand that Najman ducks under and follows up with a left that Najman also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Linhares, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Najman shoots in for a takedown but Linhares shows good takedown defense.
Linhares throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Najman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Linhares will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Najman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Linhares throws a head kick that misses.
Najman dodges the punch combination from Linhares.
Linhares looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhares throws a predictable looking body shot
and Najman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Linhares wants to improve his position but Najman is controlling well.
Najman looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Linhares manages to get to full guard.
Linhares wants to stand but Najman is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linhares is looking for a triangle here but Najman uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Najman tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Linhares struggling a bit here.
Linhares is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Linhares is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Najman is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Toni Linhares overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Linhares tries to hold on but Najman pushes him away.
Najman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Linhares working to try and regain half guard.
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 Toni Linhares will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marcin Najman's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A jab-cross combination lands for Linhares and sends Najman crashing to the mat! Linhares follows him down to the mat - Najman regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Linhares seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Najman can do anything to dispel that myth.
Najman is trying to control but can't.
Linhares is looking for a kimura here.
Najman holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Linhares winds up and cracks Najman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Najman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Linhares working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Najman moves into full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Najman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Najman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Linhares accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Najman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Najman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Linhares can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Linhares tries to free his leg and advance position but Najman is retaining full guard.
Najman keeping moving, preventing Linhares from controlling successfully.
Linhares has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Linhares looking to pass the guard.
Linhares tries to stand but Najman is controlling from the bottom.
Najman looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Najman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Najman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Linhares defends it easily.
Linhares has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Najman is proving hard to escape from.
Najman wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Linhares is now in half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Linhares wants to pass the guard but Najman is defending well.
Linhares wants to stand but Najman has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Najman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Najman trying to keep a closed guard but Linhares is proving a slippery customer.
Najman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Linhares doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Linhares manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Najman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Linhares thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Linhares in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Najman has momentary wrist control but Linhares slips an elbow through the middle.
Najman trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares wants to control from the top but Najman keeps moving.
Linhares in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Najman is trying to keep Linhares in close.
Linhares landing with the ground and pound.
Linhares throwing strikes but missing.
Najman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Najman keeping moving, preventing Linhares from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Najman trying to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toni Linhares showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Linhares has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toni Linhares!
An out of breath Toni Linhares thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blaze Stonebone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alphonse Leblanc (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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283 lbs
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265 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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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, Blaze Stonebone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alphonse Leblanc!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stonebone rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Leblanc to counter with a crisp jab.
Stonebone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leblanc.
Stonebone looks to land a combination but Leblanc avoids it well.
Stonebone misses the jab.
Leblanc takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stonebone keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stonebone misses with an uppercut. Leblanc saw that one coming.
Stonebone throws a lazy uppercut
and Leblanc counters with a nice body shot.
Stonebone misses the jab.
Leblanc shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stonebone takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stonebone stuffs the takedown.
Stonebone misses with a hook. Leblanc ducked under it nicely.
Stonebone lands a hook that stumbles Leblanc back into the cage. Stonebone follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Leblanc to the canvas! Stonebone pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Leblanc has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Blaze Stonebone!
An intense looking Blaze Stonebone took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'This chump got beat badly, I hope he has a speedy recovery.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hampton Forbes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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275 lbs
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240 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hampton Forbes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aaron Jones!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forbes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Forbes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Forbes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Forbes. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Forbes clinches up against the cage.
Forbes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Forbes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Forbes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Forbes lands a body shot.
Forbes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Forbes lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Forbes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jones looks gassed!
Forbes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Forbes lands with a short shot to the head.
Forbes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forbes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jones prevents a body shot from Forbes.
Forbes slows down the pace here.
Forbes drops Jones onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Jones is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Jones is rocked!
Forbes dips a shoulder and cracks Jones with a mighty uppercut! Jones falls back against the cage and Forbes unloads with a barrage of strikes! Jones is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Forbes screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hampton Forbes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rey Destroyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Starim Stal Overdreem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Overdreem's choice of entrance music: Motorhead-Iron Fist. This should be fireworks!
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265 lbs
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273 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rey Destroyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Starim Stal Overdreem!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overdreem misses with a series of wild punches.
Destroyer pushes Overdreem up against the cage in a clinch.
Destroyer lands a shoulder strike.
Destroyer takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Rey Destroyer has been cut.
Overdreem scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Overdreem lands an elbow that stopped Destroyer in his tracks for a moment.
A right handed body shot lands from Overdreem.
Destroyer is breathing heavily.
Overdreem displaying some good clinch control by pressing Destroyer up against the cage.
Overdreem scores a nice knee to the body.
Overdreem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Overdreem closes the distance and pushes Destroyer back into the cage.
Overdreem lands an elbow inside.
Rey Destroyer's cut is getting worse.
Overdreem lands a nice knee to the body.
Overdreem scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Overdreem breaks from the clinch.
Overdreem takes the fight into the clinch.
Overdreem utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overdreem manages to break the clinch.
Overdreem lets loose with a powerful body kick. Destroyer will feel that in the morning.
Overdreem pushes Destroyer up against the cage in a clinch.
Overdreem landing knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Overdreem.
Overdreem crunches a lovely knee into Destroyer's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Overdreem unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Overdreem displaying some good clinch control by pressing Destroyer up against the cage.
Overdreem lands an uppercut.
Rey Destroyer's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Overdreem working Destroyer over with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Overdreem.
Jeez, Rey Destroyer's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Overdreem lands a knee to the body.
Overdreem manages to break the clinch.
Rey Destroyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Overdreem connects with a high kick.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rey Destroyer's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Starim Stal Overdreem!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Janne Puikko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franz Weimar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weimar comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Steve Vai - Bad Horsie kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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21
196 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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21
203 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Janne Puikko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Franz Weimar!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weimar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Weimar ducks under a wild hook from Puikko.
Weimar tries to clinch but Puikko moves away
and Puikko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Puikko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Puikko missing with a left hand there. Weimar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Puikko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Weimar avoids the head kick by Puikko.
Weimar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Weimar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Puikko can pounce on him.
Puikko doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Weimar counters with a nice uppercut.
Weimar slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puikko fails to land with a series of punches.
Weimar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Weimar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Janne Puikko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weimar looks to clinch
and Puikko counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Weimar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Puikko counters with a nice low kick that buckles Weimar's knee momentarily.
Puikko throws a body punch but Weimar moves out of range.
A combination from Puikko does no damage.
Weimar wants to clinch
and Puikko counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puikko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Puikko throws a right hand that Weimar ducks under and follows up with a left that Weimar also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Puikko misses the target.
Puikko throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Weimar's head.
Weimar tries to close the distance and clinch but Puikko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Weimar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Puikko.
Weimar moves to clinch but Puikko breaks away
and Puikko counters with a slapping leg kick.
Puikko misses with a wild combination.
Weimar ducks under a wild hook from Puikko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puikko connects with the punch.
Weimar darts in trying to clinch
and Puikko counters with a leg kick.
Puikko throws a hook but Weimar avoids it easily.
Weimar wants to clinch
and Puikko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Puikko scores with a nice body kick.
Puikko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Weimar's hands.
Weimar tries to clinch up but Puikko circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puikko plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Weimar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Weimar closes the distance but Puikko moves to the side
enabling Puikko to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weimar moves forwards but Puikko connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Weimar is rocked!
Puikko misses with an uppercut.
Weimar is still on wobbly legs! Can Puikko finish him?
Puikko throws a jab but it's blocked by Weimar.
Puikko feints and then cracks Weimar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Weimar down.
Weimar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Puikko counters with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Weimar walks straight into a right hand from Puikko - that's dropped him! Puikko jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Weimar from any more punishment! Weimar complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Janne Puikko!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frederik Kraus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Twelf Thermandin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Twelf Thermandin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
178 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
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20
175 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Powerful |
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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
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frederik Kraus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Twelf Thermandin!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kraus changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thermandin tries to avoid it but Kraus manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thermandin to the ground. Thermandin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kraus closes the distance and clinches up with Thermandin, looking for a takedown. Kraus pushes Thermandin against the cage but Thermandin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kraus with a lazy takedown attempt
and Thermandin counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frederik Kraus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kraus changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Thermandin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kraus 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.
Thermandin moves into range and clinches up with Kraus.
Thermandin is trying to stall.
Thermandin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thermandin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kraus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kraus is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kraus is breathing heavily.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kraus has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Thermandin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Thermandin lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Frederik Kraus has been cut.
Thermandin with a knee to the head.
Thermandin stops a takedown attempt from Kraus.
Thermandin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thermandin obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Thermandin.
Kraus takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thermandin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Thermandin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kraus blocks it with crossed arms.
Thermandin landing knees to the body.
Thermandin connects with a knee to the head.
Thermandin lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Thermandin.
Thermandin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Thermandin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kraus's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Thermandin landing knees to the head.
Thermandin stops a takedown attempt from Kraus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraus takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thermandin slowing the pace effectively.
Kraus takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thermandin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kraus's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thermandin.
Thermandin slowing the pace effectively.
Thermandin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thermandin lands a knee to the head.
Thermandin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Thermandin.
Thermandin lands a knee to the head.
Thermandin stalling against the cage.
Thermandin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thermandin has Kraus pressed against the cage.
Kraus can't find room to land a body shot as Thermandin controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thermandin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kraus blocks it with crossed arms.
Kraus is trying to break free.
Thermandin looking to throw knees to the head but Kraus is blocking nicely.
Thermandin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thermandin working Kraus over with knees to the body.
Thermandin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thermandin connects with a knee to the head.
Kraus is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Thermandin lands a knee to the head.
Thermandin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thermandin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kraus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kraus takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Thermandin.
Thermandin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kraus takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thermandin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thermandin with a knee to the head.
Kraus takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thermandin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thermandin lands a good knee to the midsection. Kraus won't want to take too many of those.
Kraus letting Thermandin take a breather here.
Thermandin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kraus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thermandin crunches a lovely knee into Kraus's ribcage.
Thermandin is pushing Kraus up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kraus takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thermandin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kraus lands a right hand.
Thermandin with a knee to the head.
Thermandin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Twelf Thermandin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frederik Kraus's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Thermandin clinches.
Kraus is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Thermandin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Thermandin lands a nice knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Thermandin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Thermandin landing knees to the head.
Thermandin landing knees to the body.
Kraus wants to get back to striking at distance but Thermandin won't allow it.
Thermandin landing knees to the body.
Kraus takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thermandin scores with a knee to the head.
Thermandin landing knees to the body.
Thermandin lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kraus is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Thermandin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Thermandin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kraus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kraus goes for a takedown attempt but Thermandin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frederik Kraus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thermandin cracks the inside of Kraus's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraus gets tackled into the cage by Thermandin. Thermandin maintains the clinch.
Kraus misses with a body punch.
Thermandin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thermandin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thermandin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kraus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Twelf Thermandin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thermandin landing knees to the head.
Thermandin connects with a knee to the head.
Kraus is rocked!
Thermandin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kraus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Oh Kraus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thermandin landing knees to the body.
Kraus seems to have got his legs back now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thermandin connects with a knee to the head.
Thermandin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thermandin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Thermandin with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thermandin tries to stall but Kraus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kraus is trying to break free.
Thermandin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A frustrated look appears on Kraus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kraus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thermandin connects with a knee to the head.
Kraus letting Thermandin take a breather here.
Thermandin lands a big knee to the head and Kraus goes down! Thermandin pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Twelf Thermandin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Majak Daw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Majak Daw will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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22
183 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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170 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paulo Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Majak Daw!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Daw circles away.
Alvarez tries to bum rush Daw with a series of wild strikes but Daw uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alvarez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Alvarez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Daw's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alvarez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alvarez works over Daw with some ground and pound from guard.
Daw is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Daw avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alvarez throwing strikes from guard but Daw blocks nicely.
Alvarez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez is in close to Daw's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Alvarez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Daw trying to keep a closed guard but Alvarez is proving a slippery customer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alvarez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez wants to control from the top but Daw keeps moving.
Daw escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Alvarez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Daw is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Daw looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Daw is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alvarez stays in close to Daw's body and controls the position.
Alvarez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Alvarez prevents Daw from getting back to his feet.
Alvarez landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daw is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Alvarez has his hands clasped together but Daw extends an breaks Alvarez's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Daw.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Majak Daw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paula Abdul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Punahilkka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Punahilkka has chosen Mäihä Show feat. Punahilkka as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
183 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
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26
183 lbs
15 - 10 - 2 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paula Abdul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Punahilkka!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punahilkka feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Abdul is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Abdul looking for a guillotine here but Punahilkka defends easily.
Punahilkka trying to control but Abdul is working from the bottom.
Punahilkka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Abdul is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Punahilkka trying to control the position from guard on top but Abdul is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Punahilkka throwing strikes but missing.
Punahilkka postures up in Abdul's guard and throws a big left but Abdul blocks it.
Punahilkka throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punahilkka chips away with some ground and pound.
Abdul is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Punahilkka wants to control from the top but Abdul keeps moving.
Punahilkka must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Abdul trying to control the position.
Punahilkka with a flurry of punches that miss.
Punahilkka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Abdul works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Punahilkka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Punahilkka keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Abdul's head.
Abdul wants to sweep but no luck.
Abdul is working hard here to advance position.
Abdul is trying to control the position but Punahilkka postures up.
Punahilkka wants to control from the top but Abdul keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdul is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Abdul is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Paula Abdul wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Abdul takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Abdul slips under a jab from Punahilkka.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abdul just misses with a punch to the body.
Abdul blocks a head kick by Punahilkka.
Abdul takes a swing at Punahilkka's ribcage but misses.
Punahilkka feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punahilkka preventing the sweep.
Abdul looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Abdul is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Abdul keeping moving, preventing Punahilkka from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Abdul misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Abdul throws a jab but it's blocked by Punahilkka.
Punahilkka avoids the body shot from Abdul.
Punahilkka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punahilkka throws out a loose jab but Abdul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abdul keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Abdul defending well as Punahilkka loads up on a big left hand.
Abdul scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Punahilkka tries to close the distance and clinch but Abdul swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Punahilkka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Abdul keeps the fight on the outside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abdul digs a good body shot into Punahilkka's ribs.
A jab from Punahilkka misses.
Abdul uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Punahilkka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Punahilkka dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Abdul ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Punahilkka moves away.
Abdul tries to bum rush Punahilkka with a series of wild strikes but Punahilkka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Abdul avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Abdul lands a nice hook to Punahilkka's body. Punahilkka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Punahilkka avoids the body shot from Abdul.
Punahilkka has closed the distance and engaged Abdul in a clinch.
Punahilkka tries to land a knee to the head but Abdul blocks with his arms.
Punahilkka misses with a punch on the inside.
Abdul looking to stall.
Punahilkka is trying to maintain a safe position but Abdul gets an underhook and turns Punahilkka into the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Abdul breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abdul is looking to wear down Punahilkka with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Punahilkka.
Abdul scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Abdul circles away from the clinch attempt.
Abdul throws a lazy right hand but Punahilkka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Punahilkka is looking to slow Abdul down with leg kicks.
Abdul throws a body punch but Punahilkka moves out of range.
Abdul takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Abdul fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Punahilkka looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Abdul throws a body punch but Punahilkka moves out of range.
Paula Abdul is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Abdul scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdul tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Punahilkka tries to bum rush Abdul with a series of wild strikes but Abdul uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Abdul goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Abdul misses with a left hand
and Punahilkka counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abdul ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Punahilkka moves away.
Abdul defending well as Punahilkka loads up on a big left hand.
Punahilkka walks into a straight right hand from Abdul.
Abdul blocks the body kick.
Abdul scores with a one two! Punahilkka had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Abdul throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punahilkka tries to clinch there but Abdul circles away.
Punahilkka throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Abdul was covering up waiting for the punch and Punahilkka finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Abdul has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Punahilkka trying to control but Abdul is working from the bottom.
Punahilkka scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Punahilkka throwing strikes from guard but Abdul blocks nicely.
Abdul is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punahilkka trying to control but Abdul is working from the bottom.
Punahilkka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Abdul works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Abdul looking to control.
Punahilkka working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Abdul's head.
Punahilkka is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Punahilkka trying to control the position from guard on top but Abdul is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Abdul holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Pekka Punahilkka.
Punahilkka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pekka Punahilkka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Abdul wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Punahilkka moves in looking to clinch but Abdul pushes him off.
Punahilkka shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Abdul as he avoids it easily.
Abdul avoids a kick to the body.
Abdul ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Punahilkka moves away.
Abdul throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Punahilkka counters with a head kick. That will keep Abdul thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Abdul misses with a wild body shot.
Punahilkka shoots in but no luck this time.
Punahilkka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abdul.
Paula Abdul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Punahilkka slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdul moves away from the strike by Punahilkka.
Abdul looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Punahilkka shoots in for a takedown but Abdul shows good takedown defense.
Paula Abdul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pekka Punahilkka.
Abdul throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Punahilkka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Abdul connects with a right hand. Punahilkka shakes it off.
Abdul misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Punahilkka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abdul looks to land a combination but Punahilkka avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punahilkka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Abdul lands with a right hand.
Punahilkka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Punahilkka swings for the body but Abdul moves out of range.
Abdul throws out a powerful jab.
Punahilkka misses with a series of wild punches.
Abdul misses with a looping right.
Abdul fails to land with a series of punches.
Paula Abdul has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Abdul - just one landing.
Punahilkka misses the jab.
Punahilkka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abdul.
Punahilkka avoids the body shot from Abdul.
A slow jab from Abdul misses its intended target.
Abdul throws a sloppy body shot
and Punahilkka counters with a two punch combo.
Punahilkka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abdul takes a swing at Punahilkka's ribcage but misses.
Pekka Punahilkka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Punahilkka looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Abdul is fending him off so far but Punahilkka persists. Nope, Abdul circles away and we're back to standing.
Punahilkka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Abdul pinned against the cage. Abdul gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Punahilkka or perhaps it was just good defense by Abdul which made him look bad.
Punahilkka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Abdul throws a body punch but Punahilkka moves out of range.
Abdul just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Punahilkka misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abdul misses with a lunging right hand
and Punahilkka counters with a head kick. That will keep Abdul thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Abdul scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paula Abdul showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Punahilkka 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jyrska Velmu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Imer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velmu's entrance music is UFO - Doctor Doctor. A fine choice. Richard Imer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jyrska Velmu's chin.
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Solid boxing
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jyrska Velmu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Richard Imer!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velmu moves away from the strike by Imer.
Velmu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Imer on the side of the head.
Imer throws a sloppy head kick and Velmu moves out of range easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Velmu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Velmu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Velmu gets the takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Imer gets back to half guard.
Imer is looking to improve his position.
Imer is looking to control Velmu's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Imer avoid being mounted?
Imer slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Velmu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Velmu trying to control the position from guard on top but Imer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Imer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Velmu's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velmu looking to control but Imer passes into half guard.
Velmu is looking to improve his position.
Imer is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Velmu looking to control but Imer passes into half guard.
Velmu tries to get to full guard but Imer has control of the leg.
Imer is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imer prevents Velmu from improving his position.
Velmu slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Velmu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Velmu pulls Imer in close to prevent any damage.
Imer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Imer wants to control from the top but Velmu keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Velmu is on top in guard.
Velmu trying to control but Imer is working from the bottom.
Velmu throws a big right hand that misses.
Velmu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Velmu lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Imer has his feet on Velmu's thighs here. He's pushed Velmu off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Velmu screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Richard Imer!
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