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Swing-4 Lecouc vs Markanen PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Veijo Meri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Pakarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meri comes to the cage accompanied by hold me, thrill me, kiss me, kill me. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veijo Meri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sami Pakarinen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meri throws a head kick that Pakarinen semi-blocks.
Pakarinen looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Meri looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pakarinen is fending him off so far but Meri persists. Nope, Pakarinen circles away and we're back to standing.
Meri is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pakarinen is rocked!
Meri gets a clinch.
Pakarinen is still on wobbly legs! Can Meri finish him?
Meri gets control of Pakarinen's arms and successfully pulls guard. Meri will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meri has his feet on Pakarinen's thighs here. He's pushed Pakarinen 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! Pakarinen screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Veijo Meri!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Slim Calhoun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Hurt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slim Calhoun has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Slim Calhoun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roger Hurt!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurt defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Calhoun.
Hurt gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Calhoun counters with a takedown into side control.
Hurt manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Calhoun wants to get back to his feet.
Calhoun is looking for a sweep. Hurt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hurt wants to control but Calhoun is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hurt is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Hurt passes to side control.
Calhoun is not content to let Hurt control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hurt fails with the takedown
and Calhoun counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Calhoun.
Hurt keeping moving, preventing Calhoun from controlling successfully.
Hurt working a defensive guard here.
Hurt looks gassed!
Calhoun wanted to stand there but Hurt had control of the position.
Calhoun trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Calhoun trying to control but Hurt is working from the bottom.
Calhoun postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun trying to control but Hurt is working from the bottom.
Hurt trying to strike off his back.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Calhoun shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hurt but Hurt pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hurt gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Calhoun counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hurt won't be happy with that.
Slim Calhoun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hurt gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Calhoun is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hurt defends it well.
Hurt wants to get back to full guard but Calhoun has passed into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurt is wriggling around trying to escape.
Calhoun is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hurt is surviving well by controlling Calhoun's body position as best he can.
Calhoun fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Calhoun is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Hurt has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Hurt!
Calhoun trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Calhoun wants to get back to his feet but Hurt is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Calhoun looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hurt puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Calhoun is looking to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hurt trying to control the action but Calhoun is working from the bottom.
Calhoun is looking for a sweep. Hurt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slim Calhoun dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Calhoun closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Calhoun gets underhooks to prevent Hurt's takedown attempt.
Calhoun has Hurt pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Calhoun pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hurt tumbling to the mat - Calhoun dives into Hurt's guard.
Calhoun is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Calhoun throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hurt manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Calhoun is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calhoun keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Calhoun wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hurt.
Hurt wants to control the pace but Calhoun is squirming around nicely.
Calhoun is in all sorts of trouble here.
Calhoun wants to hold on but Hurt pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Calhoun is trying desperately to improve position.
Calhoun is working hard here to advance position.
Calhoun holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hurt tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Calhoun tries to hold on but Hurt postures up.
Calhoun is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurt is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Calhoun can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Calhoun regains half guard.
Calhoun on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Calhoun tries to get out of the position.
Calhoun is looking for a sweep. Hurt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hurt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Calhoun keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hurt landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hurt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Slim Calhoun overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Calhoun looking for submissions off his back.
Calhoun is trying to control but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hurt is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hurt tries to clinch but Calhoun moves away
so Calhoun counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hurt has his foot on Calhoun's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Calhoun works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slim Calhoun dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Calhoun throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hurt was covering up waiting for the punch and Calhoun finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Calhoun working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hurt's head.
Calhoun trying to control the position from guard on top but Hurt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Calhoun advances to half guard.
Hurt has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Calhoun is working away from the top position though.
Calhoun is looking to stall here but Hurt recovers full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calhoun would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Calhoun stops Hurt from standing up.
Calhoun content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hurt is on top in guard.
Calhoun keeping moving, preventing Hurt from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Calhoun is controlling Hurt's posture.
Hurt wants to control from the top but Calhoun keeps moving.
Calhoun is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurt wants to control from the top but Calhoun keeps moving.
Calhoun is pulling down on Hurt's head. It's preventing any offense from Hurt, at least for the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hurt wants to clinch
and Calhoun decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hurt's guard.
Hurt keeping moving, preventing Calhoun from controlling successfully.
Calhoun throwing strikes from guard but Hurt blocks nicely.
Calhoun is standing up over Hurt. Hurt looks to escape but Calhoun dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun is looking to take a break and control but Hurt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hurt sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Calhoun missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hurt is looking to improve his position.
Hurt is pressing down on Calhoun's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Slim Calhoun showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Calhoun, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slim Calhoun!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anders Silvason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franklin comes to the cage accompanied by Heat it up. Reggie Franklin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reggie Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anders Silvason!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvason doesn't manage to clinch there - Franklin circles away.
Silvason tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Franklin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silvason lands a jab.
Silvason wants to clinch up but Franklin keeps it at a distance.
Silvason is looking to clinch.
Silvason misses with a straight right.
Franklin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silvason moves in looking to clinch but Franklin pushes him off.
Silvason misses with a wild combination.
Silvason is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silvason tries to clinch up.
Silvason throws a sloppy head kick and Franklin moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvason fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silvason tries to close the distance and clinch but Franklin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silvason moves in looking to clinch but Franklin pushes him off.
Franklin has managed to clinch.
Silvason throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Franklin blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Silvason.
Silvason tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Franklin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silvason just stands there and leans against the cage.
Franklin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Franklin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silvason with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Franklin just leaning against Silvason, taking a breather.
Silvason throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Franklin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Franklin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silvason backwards.
Franklin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Franklin looking to slow down the pace here.
Franklin scores with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Franklin.
Franklin tries to work over Silvason's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silvason tries to land a knee to the head but Franklin blocks with his arms.
Silvason tries to land knees in the clinch but Franklin avoids the damage to the body.
Silvason blocks an uppercut.
Silvason tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silvason looks gassed!
Silvason looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silvason or not.
Franklin avoiding damage as Silvason throws knees to the body.
A short right from Franklin.
Franklin swings wildly with an uppercut but Silvason uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Franklin.
Franklin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Silvason is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silvason prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reggie Franklin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Franklin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Franklin wants to stall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Franklin successfully pulls guard.
Franklin looking for a guillotine here but Silvason defends easily.
Franklin working for a triangle but Silvason defends it easily.
Silvason wanted to stand there but Franklin had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin looking to control.
Franklin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silvason can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Franklin working a defensive guard here.
Silvason got a little sloppy there for a moment and Franklin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silvason has managed to get both his arms back between Franklin's legs - danger averted.
Silvason wants to stand but Franklin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Franklin has his foot on Silvason's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silvason works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Franklin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silvason can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silvason trying to stand up but can't free himself from Franklin's guard.
Franklin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Silvason would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Silvason avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silvason wants to clinch but Franklin slips to the side
and Franklin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Franklin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Franklin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Franklin keeps the fight on the outside.
Silvason tries to clinch up.
Franklin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Franklin dodges an elbow strike from Silvason.
Franklin throws a punch but it's blocked by Silvason.
Silvason blocks a body shot from Franklin.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Franklin as Silvason tries to tie him up.
Silvason is stalling here.
Silvason throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Franklin blocks it with crossed arms.
Silvason misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Franklin.
Silvason lands with a right to the head.
Silvason is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Franklin is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silvason scores with a shoulder strike.
Silvason tries to land knees in the clinch but Franklin avoids the damage to the body.
Silvason is breathing heavily.
Franklin tries to pull guard but Silvason won't allow it.
Franklin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Franklin.
Franklin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silvason walks away with a smile on his face. Franklin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Franklin is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvason lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Franklin clinches with his opponent.
Silvason misses with a knee strike.
Franklin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silvason looking to slow down the pace here.
Franklin decides to pull guard.
Franklin looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Silvason is defending well. Franklin quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Silvason has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Franklin celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Reggie Franklin!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ari Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregg Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ari Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gregg Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Tyson is just out of range.
Tyson tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tyson in his tracks.
Tyson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnson circles away.
Tyson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson works Tyson's body with a nice hook.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
Gregg Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Tyson avoids nicely.
Johnson leaves Tyson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ari Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregg Tyson.
Tyson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnson sprawls well. He's pushed Tyson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tyson shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tyson tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Tyson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tyson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.
Tyson looks gassed!
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Johnson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tyson gets slowly back to his feet.
Tyson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A shot to de liver by Johnson. Beautiful body shot.
Johnson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Johnson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands an elbow.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tyson on the ground.
Johnson lands some shots froms side control.
Johnson lands a few punches from side control.
Johnson lands some shots froms side control.
Check out the look on Johnson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
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!
Johnson working the body and head with strikes.
Johnson scoring with punches and elbows.
Johnson working the ground and pound from side control.
Johnson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Johnson in side control, throwing shots but Tyson defends.
Johnson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Tyson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Johnson connects with a decent elbow.
Johnson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Johnson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Tyson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Johnson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Johnson scoring with punches from side control.
Johnson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Johnson is chipping away with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson taking a bit of punishment here - Johnson scoring with strikes.
Tyson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Johnson connects with a decent elbow.
Tyson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ari Johnson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tyson tried to score with a low kick but Johnson checks it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tyson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tyson has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson counters with a single leg into guard. Tyson didn't expect that.
Tyson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Johnson connects with a couple of short punches.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson is in close to Tyson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Johnson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ari Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tyson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tyson is keeping the position for now.
Johnson stands up over Tyson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Johnson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tyson's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Johnson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Johnson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Johnson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tyson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Tyson has wrist control.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson connects with a couple of short punches.
Johnson connects with a couple of short punches.
Johnson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Tyson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Tyson trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson thows a big elbow that misses.
Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Tyson isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tyson darts in trying to clinch
and Johnson counters with a three punch combo that has Tyson backing up. Tyson nods at Johnson to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ari Johnson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tyson gets caught flat footed, as Johnson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tyson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Johnson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tyson's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tyson wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Johnson cracks Tyson with a solid left hand.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Tyson has momentary wrist control but Johnson slips an elbow through the middle.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Tyson blocks nicely.
Johnson landing some decent shots from guard.
Johnson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson works over Tyson with some ground and pound from guard.
Johnson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson landing some decent shots from guard.
Johnson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson wants to stand but Johnson is controlling the position.
Johnson postures up and lands a big shot to Tyson's brow.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tyson trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tyson can do to turn this around?
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Johnson throws a one two combo.
Tyson misses with a takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tyson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson counters with a three punch combo that has Tyson backing up. Tyson nods at Johnson to acknowledge the strikes.
Tyson shoots and misses
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ari Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tyson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ari Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregg Tyson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Johnson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Tyson wants to stand but Johnson is controlling the position.
Tyson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Johnson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tyson wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gregg Tyson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ari Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tyson throws a lazy body kick
and Johnson counters with a series of strikes. Tyson will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ari Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson 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 30:26
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ari Johnson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julius Guida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
173 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Julius Guida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Guida.
Silva tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guida is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.
Guida working the head with strikes.
Silva is trying to control Guida's posture but Guida avoids it.
Guida is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva is letting Guida control him for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva taking a bit of punishment here - Guida scoring with strikes.
Guida throwing strikes but Silva manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Guida is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Guida tries to bench press Silva off him but Silva keeps the position.
Guida is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Silva's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guida regains full guard. Nicely done.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Guida.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Guida is keeping the position.
Guida has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Silva is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Guida.
Guida is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Guida knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Guida is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
Guida is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Guida can't do much from the bottom here.
Guida is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Guida is trying to get back to half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva wants to clinch up but Guida keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Guida dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Guida connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Guida shoots in and bounces Silva off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Silva looking for a guillotine here but Guida defends easily.
Guida trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guida is really struggling to control Silva but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Guida has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Guida throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guida landing some decent shots from guard.
Guida slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guida is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Silva is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Julius Guida!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Granlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brezy Brezovec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brezy Brezovec has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mikael Granlund's chin.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikael Granlund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brezy Brezovec!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Granlund closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Brezovec to the mat! Brezovec manages to get full guard.
Brezovec looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Granlund throwing strikes from guard but Brezovec blocks nicely.
Granlund looking to pass the guard.
Granlund 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Granlund stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brezovec swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Granlund throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Granlund drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Brezovec dives on top into guard.
Granlund manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Granlund is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Brezovec can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granlund with shots to the head and body - Brezovec looks very uncomfortable down there.
Granlund blocks Brezovec's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Granlund wants to finish this one by submission but Brezovec is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Granlund.
Granlund looking for a guillotine from mount but Brezovec is having none of it.
Granlund looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Granlund is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granlund landing strikes, looking to finish!
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!
Granlund looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Granlund working for a guillotine from mount but Brezovec is in no mood to give up.
Granlund working for a submission but Brezovec is keeping him at bay.
Brezovec is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Granlund.
Granlund looking to secure an arm triangle but Brezovec defends it well.
Granlund is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Brezovec can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
A nice elbow there by Granlund.
Granlund breaks from Brezovec's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Granlund working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Brezovec turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Granlund off and cradles Brezovec's limp body as Granlund celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Mikael Granlund!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jumi Karka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kong Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karka comes to the cage accompanied by Warriors of the world . I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kong Long was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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0 - 1 - 0 |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jumi Karka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kong Long!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long misses with a takedown attempt - Karka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Karka grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Long takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Karka cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jumi Karka!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Lecouc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jukka Markanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lecouc comes to the cage accompanied by Turdus Muicus - A Shot of Inspiration. Jukka Markanen looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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196 lbs
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185 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Lecouc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jukka Markanen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lecouc forces Markanen back against the cage and clinches.
Markanen looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Markanen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lecouc lands a body punch.
Lecouc lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lecouc lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Jukka Markanen has been cut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lecouc.
Lecouc has picked Markanen up - he's going for a ride! Lecouc dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Nice strikes from Lecouc there.
Lecouc passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Markanen!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lecouc has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Markanen's face.
Markanen is bucking up trying to escape but Lecouc cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
A nice elbow there by Lecouc.
Lecouc takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lecouc scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Markanen?
Lecouc takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lecouc dominating with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Lecouc.
Lecouc working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecouc tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lecouc pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lecouc landing strikes from the mount.
Lecouc has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Markanen is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alex Lecouc!
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