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Genesis 27 : The Seventh Hell PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sossu Seppo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartlomiej Sosnowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Sossu Seppo has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Sossu Seppo seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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224 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sossu Seppo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bartlomiej Sosnowski!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sosnowski throws a looping overhand right but Seppo ducks down to avoid it.
Sosnowski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Seppo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sosnowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Seppo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sosnowski.
Seppo lands with a straight right. Sosnowski didn't see that one coming.
Sosnowski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Seppo misses with a body shot.
Sosnowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Seppo.
Sosnowski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Seppo finds it's way through Sosnowski's defenses.
Sosnowski drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sosnowski wants to control from the top but Seppo keeps moving.
Seppo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sosnowski on the ground.
Sosnowski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seppo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Seppo is looking to stand up but Sosnowski isn't so interested in that idea.
Sosnowski pushing down on Seppo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sosnowski perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sosnowski is thwarting Seppo's attempts to control the position.
Seppo is concentrating on defense, preventing Sosnowski from advancing position.
Seppo is looking for a sweep. Sosnowski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sosnowski is controlling the pace.
Seppo wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Seppo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sosnowski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seppo is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sosnowski wants to free his trapped foot but Seppo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sosnowski passes to side control.
Sosnowski is putting a hurting on Seppo here, landing some big shots from side control.
Seppo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sosnowski is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosnowski looks up at the clock and then as Seppo takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sosnowski smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sosnowski scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sosnowski is chipping away with strikes.
Sosnowski landing strikes.
The ground and pound from Sosnowski seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Seppo is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Seppo is rocked!
Sosnowski has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Seppo!
Oh Seppo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sosnowski drops a big elbow. That's hurt Seppo! More shots from Sosnowski and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bartlomiej Sosnowski!
After winning the bout, Bartlomiej Sosnowski thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tunturi Pony (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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291 lbs
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300 lbs
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Decent wrestler
World class boxer
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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
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Richard James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tunturi Pony!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Pony.
It looks like Richard James has been cut.
James throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
James misses with a two punch combination.
Pony throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pony counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pony.
Pony trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pony has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pony trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James keeping full guard, as Pony tries to pass.
Pony is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
James avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pony with a nice head shot there.
Pony wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pony throwing strikes from guard but James blocks nicely.
Pony lands a couple of digs.
Richard James's cut is getting worse.
Pony throws a strike but James rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pony had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. James defends it easily.
James avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pony manages to escape and get back to his feet.
James misses with a double jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James throws a shot from downtown. Pony moves away and avoids it.
A momentary lapse in concentration from James enables Pony to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. James manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Pony sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pony prevents James from getting back to his feet.
Pony with a flurry of punches that miss.
James knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pony on the ground.
Pony landing with the ground and pound.
Pony 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.
Pony trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
Pony advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pony controlling the action here.
Pony is nestled in close to James, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Richard James's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Richard James's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tunturi Pony!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tadashi Masaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toni Touhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Touhu is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by AC/DC - TNT. Tadashi Masaru has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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166 lbs
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165 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
World class boxer
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tadashi Masaru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Toni Touhu!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Touhu ducks under a wild hook from Masaru.
Touhu throws a front kick aimed at Masaru's knee but Masaru avoids it well.
Touhu looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Masaru!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Touhu sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Touhu looking to control but Masaru is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Touhu controlling the pace for now.
Touhu throwing strikes here but Masaru is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masaru is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Touhu trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Masaru is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Touhu controlling his opponent.
Touhu throwing strikes here but Masaru is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Touhu jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Masaru is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Masaru and Touhu has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Touhu slows the pace down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Toni Touhu.
Donk. Touhu catches Masaru right on the button with a cross.
Masaru throws a jab but it's blocked by Touhu.
Tadashi Masaru is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Touhu misses with a takedown attempt - Masaru sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Masaru throws a jab when Touhu was well out of range.
Touhu fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Touhu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tadashi Masaru has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toni Touhu.
Touhu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Masaru.
Masaru looks to score with a jab to the body but Touhu is just out of range.
Masaru lands a body shot.
Masaru with a nice cross.
Tadashi Masaru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masaru looks to land a left hand but Touhu moved out of range nicely.
Touhu looks for a takedown but Masaru sprawls well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Touhu shoots in for a takedown but Masaru shows good takedown defense.
Masaru throws a hook but Touhu blocks it.
Masaru misses with a double jab.
Masaru stuffs the takedown attempt from Touhu. Touhu gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Touhu shoots in and gets a takedown into Masaru's guard.
Touhu looking to sit in guard and control but Masaru gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toni Touhu dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Masaru waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Touhu.
Tadashi Masaru is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Touhu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Masaru but Masaru pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Masaru finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Touhu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Masaru to score with a decent uppercut.
Touhu shoots in but Masaru avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Touhu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Masaru as he avoids it easily.
Tadashi Masaru has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toni Touhu.
Good standup being displayed there by Masaru as he connects with a hook.
Masaru paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Masaru looks to land a combination but Touhu avoids it well.
Masaru throws a hook but Touhu avoids it easily.
Touhu 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.
Touhu looking to sit in guard and control but Masaru gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Touhu wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Touhu managing to control the position.
Touhu is trying to keep Masaru in close.
That's two 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.
Touhu controlling Masaru's posture.
Tadashi Masaru has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Touhu fails to land the takedown.
A combination from Masaru does no damage.
Masaru lands a left and a right that send Touhu crashing to the mat, dazed. Masaru thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Touhu is rocked!
It looks like Toni Touhu has been cut.
Tadashi Masaru is winning the standup battle so far.
Touhu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Touhu is still on wobbly legs! Can Masaru finish him?
Masaru uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Masaru swings for the body but Touhu moves out of range.
No joy there for Masaru, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Touhu looks up at the clock. Bad move! Masaru lands a right hand from hell, dropping Touhu. Masaru pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tadashi Masaru!
A very excited looking Tadashi Masaru made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Manny Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John The Bomber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John The Bomber will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manny Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John The Bomber!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Bomber shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. The Bomber showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The Bomber frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lopez avoids a series of strikes thrown by The Bomber.
The Bomber tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lopez is trying desperately to improve position.
The Bomber misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Bomber trying to control but Lopez is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Bomber has control of Lopez's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Lopez regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Bomber controlling the pace for now.
Lopez is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Lopez blocking the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Bomber looking for a guillotine from mount but Lopez is having none of it.
The Bomber wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
The Bomber controlling from mount.
The Bomber has isolated one of Lopez's arms. Lopez looking to fight him off but The Bomber twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John The Bomber!
John The Bomber decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jeffson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Raiona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Caater : Hold That Sucker Down. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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140 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeffson Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Raiona!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Raiona is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Raiona sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gracie takes one on the button.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Raiona misses the shot to the body.
Raiona swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raiona connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gracie tries to clinch up but Raiona circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Raiona connects with a body shot.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Raiona.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raiona.
Raiona cracks Gracie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Raiona looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Still in half guard, Raiona seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raiona seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gracie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Raiona perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Raiona throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Raiona perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is not content to let Raiona control the position.
Raiona stalling away here and it's allowed Gracie to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
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!
Raiona avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Raiona got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Raiona has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Raiona pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raiona is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Raiona missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Raiona postures up.
Raiona controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Raiona throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Gracie looks for the body kick but Raiona saw that one coming.
Raiona lands with an overhand left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raiona. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raiona misses with a straight right.
Gracie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Raiona.
The fighters circling - Raiona throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A punch combination from Raiona misses.
Raiona just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Raiona misses its intended target.
Raiona throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raiona darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Raiona throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Raiona throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Raiona scores with a decent looking hook.
Alex Raiona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raiona misses with a hook.
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Raiona moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Raiona misses.
Raiona lands a nice hook to Gracie's body. Gracie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raiona swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gracie.
Raiona misses with an uppercut.
Raiona misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alex Raiona will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gracie tries to clinch up.
Raiona connects with the punch.
Gracie misses with a combination
enabling Raiona to counter with a crisp jab.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Raiona bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gracie tries to improve position but can't.
Gracie is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Raiona thows a huge punch but Gracie dodges it nicely.
Raiona looks to get to his feet but Gracie has hold of an arm. He's persisting with trying to stand up and Gracie certainly isn't letting go of the arm! Gracie seems to be the aggressor now - he's rolled into the armbar and extended it - Raiona is clearly in a lot of pain. He's tapping! He's tapping! What an ending! One minute you're in a dominant position, the next you've got a notch in the loss column - that's why we all love this sport!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jeffson Gracie!
Jeffson Gracie decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Kravvchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asamoah Mensah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mensah is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jump around. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikolai Kravvchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Asamoah Mensah!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mensah showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kravvchenko.
Kravvchenko tries to bum rush Mensah with a series of wild strikes but Mensah uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Kravvchenko.
Mensah takes a swing at Kravvchenko's ribcage but misses.
Kravvchenko takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kravvchenko feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mensahs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mensah has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice body punch from Mensah.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kravvchenko, as that shot connected.
A shot to the body from Mensah misses
and Kravvchenko counters with a left and a right that stings Mensah.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kravvchenko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mensah looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kravvchenko misses with a two punch combination.
Kravvchenko moves out of range of the body kick.
Mensah moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kravvchenko tests Mensah's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kravvchenko scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kravvchenko throws a right and a left that Mensah avoids nicely.
Mensah takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mensah throws a sloppy head kick and Kravvchenko moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mensah scores with a shot to the body.
Kravvchenko misses with a two punch combination.
Kravvchenko misses with a few strikes there.
Mensah misses with a looping left.
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!
Kravvchenko looks to land a combination but Mensah avoids it well.
Kravvchenko misses with a series of wild punches.
Mensah looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mensah dodges the punch combination from Kravvchenko.
Kravvchenko misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kravvchenko misses with a wild combination.
Mensah throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kravvchenko.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kravvchenko.
Kravvchenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mensah throws a looping overhand right but Kravvchenko ducks down to avoid it.
Mensah fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kravvchenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mensah takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mensah lands a head kick!
Mensah looks gassed!
Kravvchenko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kravvchenko misses with the combination.
Mensah works over Kravvchenko's head and body with a nice combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kravvchenko tries to bum rush Mensah with a series of wild strikes but Mensah uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A left lands for Kravvchenko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Kravvchenko dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mensah throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mensah slips a jab and a cross from Kravvchenko.
Kravvchenko lands a glancing blow to the side of Mensah's head.
Mensah dodges the punch combination from Kravvchenko.
Mensah takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kravvchenko throws a series of punches but Mensah moves out of range.
Mensah misses with a double jab
and Kravvchenko counters with a three punch combo that has Mensah backing up. Mensah nods at Kravvchenko to acknowledge the strikes.
Mensah misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Kravvchenko. Those never looked like landing.
Kravvchenko lands an overhand right.
Mensah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kravvchenko moves away.
Nikolai Kravvchenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kravvchenko throws a one two combo.
Kravvchenko throws a right hand that Mensah ducks under and follows up with a left that Mensah also avoids with ease.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kravvchenko.
Kravvchenko swinging wildly here.
Kravvchenko throws a combination. Mensah tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mensah takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mensah swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mensah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mensah is breathing heavily.
Mensah takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mensah misses the shot to the body.
Mensah has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A combination from Kravvchenko does no damage.
Mensah takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Danga de danga de dang - Kravvchenko scores with a four punch combination!
Kravvchenko tries to bum rush Mensah with a series of wild strikes but Mensah uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kravvchenko displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kravvchenko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mensah is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kravvchenko rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kravvchenko blocks a head kick by Mensah.
Kravvchenko throws a right hand that Mensah ducks under and follows up with a left that Mensah also avoids with ease.
Kravvchenko looks to land a combination but Mensah avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Kravvchenko.
Mensah pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mensah takes one to the chin there.
Kravvchenko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kravvchenko lands a jab to Mensah's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kravvchenko throws a nice looking combination but Mensah bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kravvchenko misses with a two punch combination.
Kravvchenko shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mensah eats them both and turns towards Kravvchenko to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mensah has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mensah there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kravvchenko throws a right hand that Mensah ducks under and follows up with a left that Mensah also avoids with ease.
Kravvchenko swinging wildly here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kravvchenko throws a right hand that Mensah ducks under and follows up with a left that Mensah also avoids with ease.
Kravvchenko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mensah. Mensah circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Kravvchenko dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kravvchenko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kravvchenko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mensah at a distance.
Nice cross by Kravvchenko.
Kravvchenko scores with the left hand. Mensah knows he should have avoided that one.
Nikolai Kravvchenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mensah throws the left hand but Kravvchenko avoids the punch easily.
Mensah avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kravvchenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kravvchenko moves out of range as Mensah strikes.
Kravvchenko throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mensah dodges the punch combination from Kravvchenko.
Kravvchenko misses with a two punch combination.
Kravvchenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mensah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mensah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mensah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kravvchenko avoids a kick to the body.
Kravvchenko cracks Mensah with an open hand slap.
Kravvchenko throws a series of punches but Mensah moves out of range.
Kravvchenko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kravvchenko throws a series of strikes that have Mensah backpedaling.
Kravvchenko is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kravvchenko misses with a two punch combination.
Kravvchenko swinging wildly here.
Mensah swinging wildly here.
Kravvchenko blocks a head kick by Mensah.
Kravvchenko is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kravvchenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kravvchenko moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kravvchenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kravvchenko throws a combination. Mensah tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A left and a right from Kravvchenko both land. Nice combination.
Kravvchenko misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Kravvchenko does no damage.
Mensah swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kravvchenko counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kravvchenko scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kravvchenko throws a series of strikes that have Mensah backpedaling.
Kravvchenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kravvchenko lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kravvchenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mensah circles away quickly and effectively.
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!
Kravvchenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Asamoah Mensah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Mensah might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kravvchenko has got the better of the exchanges.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kravvchenko lands a two punch combo.
Mensah looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolai Kravvchenko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kravvchenko has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolai Kravvchenko!
After winning the bout, Nikolai Kravvchenko thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hae Ki Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nils Holgersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holgersson has chosen Peukaloisen retket as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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147 lbs
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hae Ki Park!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nils Holgersson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holgersson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Park moves out of range of the body kick.
Park lands with a good body shot.
Park pushes Holgersson up against the cage in a clinch.
Holgersson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Park lands a nice shot to the body.
Park tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holgersson avoids it.
Park tries to land knees in the clinch but Holgersson avoids the damage to the body.
Holgersson working hard to break the clinch.
Park misses with an elbow strike.
Holgersson misses with a body punch.
Park is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Holgersson is defending well for now.
Holgersson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Holgersson avoiding damage as Park throws knees to the body.
Park throws an elbow but it misses.
Park blocks a body shot from Holgersson.
Holgersson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Park throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Holgersson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Park's elbow.
Holgersson avoiding damage as Park throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Park stalling.
Park scores with a nice hook to the head.
Holgersson takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Nils Holgersson has been cut.
Holgersson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holgersson throws a sloppy head kick
and Park connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Park scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Holgersson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Park.
A head kick misses from Holgersson.
Park throws a hook to the side of Holgersson's head but Holgersson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nils Holgersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holgersson gets tackled into the cage by Park. Park maintains the clinch.
Holgersson is looking to break free of the clinch but Park has double underhooks.
Holgersson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holgersson being controlled against the cage.
Holgersson is trying to force a seperation but Park has the dominant position.
Park throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holgersson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Holgersson throws a head punch that misses.
Park is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Holgersson tries to work over Park's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holgersson.
Holgersson misses with a punch on the inside.
Holgersson misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Park.
Park taking a breather.
Holgersson avoids the elbow strike from Park, against the cage.
Park manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Park throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Holgersson lands a right hand.
Holgersson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Park's elbow.
Park lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park scores with a shoulder strike.
Park tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holgersson avoids it.
Park lands an elbow just above Holgersson 's eye.
Park pushes Holgersson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holgersson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Park blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Holgersson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Park lands a damaging elbow.
Holgersson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Park throws an elbow that misses.
Park throws an elbow that misses.
Park lands an elbow that stopped Holgersson in his tracks for a moment.
Park tries to land knees in the clinch but Holgersson avoids the damage to the body.
Come on Park - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Park throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Park scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holgersson working aggressively here.
Holgersson swings wildly with an uppercut but Park uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holgersson tries to break free but Park pushes him back against the cage.
Park throws an elbow that misses.
Park's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Holgersson is trying to break the clinch but Park has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holgersson blocks an elbow strike from Park.
Holgersson has had enough of the clinch but Park keeps him there for the moment.
Holgersson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Park misses with a series of wild punches.
Holgersson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Park moves into the clinch.
Park looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hae Ki Park dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nils Holgersson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Holgersson throws out a leg kick but Park moves out of range and Holgersson only half commits.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Holgersson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Holgersson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Holgersson thumps Park with a low kick.
Holgersson throws a head kick that half lands.
Holgersson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Holgersson moves away from the strike by Park.
Park throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Park closes the distance and clinches.
Holgersson misses with the head strike.
Holgersson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Park manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Holgersson can't find room to land a body shot as Park controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Park has Holgersson pressed against the cage, preventing Holgersson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Holgersson is trying to push Park away but Park has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Holgersson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holgersson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Park's elbow.
Park scores a nice knee to the body.
Park comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Holgersson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holgersson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Park.
Holgersson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Holgersson.
Park scores with a push kick.
Park lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Park 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holgersson connects with a solid leg kick.
Park with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Holgersson is breathing heavily.
Some bone on bone action there as Park checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holgersson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Park fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Holgersson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab from Holgersson misses.
Park moves out of range of the body kick from Holgersson.
Holgersson throws a head kick but Park moves out of range.
Park connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Park bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Holgersson's head backwards.
Park lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Park lands with a nice combination. Holgersson backs away looking to recover.
Holgersson lands with a kick to the temple. Park shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Park dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Holgersson. That did some damage!
Park fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Holgersson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Park scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Park, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Park bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Park connects with a body shot.
Holgersson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Park rushes Holgersson and presses him up against the cage.
Holgersson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Holgersson working hard to break the clinch.
Holgersson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Park's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Park lands a nice shot to the body.
Holgersson working aggressively here.
Park creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Holgersson's defenses.
Park using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Holgersson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Park.
Park throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Park struggles to land a body shot inside as Holgersson controls his hands.
Park blocks an uppercut.
Holgersson works on Park's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Park taking a breather.
Holgersson dodges an elbow strike from Park.
Park throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Holgersson breaks from the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Park.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holgersson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Park wants to clinch.
Park misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hae Ki Park dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nils Holgersson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Park throws a leg kick but Holgersson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Holgersson misses with a low kick.
Park misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holgersson.
Park lands a jab to the nose.
Park stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Park lands a high kick!
Holgersson is rocked!
Park lands a slapping body shot.
Holgersson is still on wobbly legs! Can Park finish him?
Park lands with a nice body punch.
BOOM! Park lands a beautiful left hook that drops Holgersson. Holgersson tries to recover but Park is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Holgersson lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hae Ki Park!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Hae Ki Park made sure he mentioned Undead clothing. SALE - All items 10$, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Baginski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miki Thron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Piotr Baginski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miki Thron!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baginski lands a lovely overhand right.
Baginski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Thron to counter with a crisp jab.
Thron thows a body shot but no joy.
Thron shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Baginski might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Baginski is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Thron's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Thron's back!
Baginski looking for the choke but no joy.
Baginski looking for the choke but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thron controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baginski has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thron is really stuck here.
Baginski throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Thron!
Thron breaks Baginski's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Thron trying to control but Baginski is working from the bottom.
Thron loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Baginski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thron trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thron is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Baginski is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Baginski has escaped and now he's on top!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Thron trying to strike off his back.
Baginski trying to control but Thron is working from the bottom.
Baginski is pushing down on Thron's leg trying to pass to half guard. Thron is fighting to maintain full guard but Baginski has managed to sneak the leg through.
Thron manages to get to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baginski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baginski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Baginski drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Thron manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Baginski has Thron in his guard.
Thron working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Baginski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Thron won't allow Baginski to sweep him here.
Thron missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baginski is trying to control the position but Thron postures up.
Baginski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thron trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thron trying to control the position from guard on top but Baginski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baginski is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Thron trying to control the position from guard on top but Baginski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thron looking to score a takedown here. Baginski is defending well but Thron drives through and ends up in Baginski's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baginski working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Piotr Baginski will probably get the nod.
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.
Baginski shoots for a takedown but Thron saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Baginski doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thron counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Baginski's guard now.
Thron wants to control from the top but Baginski keeps moving.
Thron throwing strikes from guard but Baginski blocks nicely.
Miki Thron has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thron throws a big right hand that misses.
Baginski keeping moving, preventing Thron from controlling successfully.
Thron throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thron working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Baginski wants to sweep but no luck.
Baginski has momentary wrist control but Thron slips an elbow through the middle.
Baginski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Baginski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thron working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thron stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Baginski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thron trying to control the position from guard on top but Baginski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baginski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thron throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Baginski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thron decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Baginski, up you get!
Thron keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Baginski shoots in looking for a takedown. Thron tries to sprawl out of it but Baginski keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thron manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Piotr Baginski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thron scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thron seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Baginski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Baginski is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thron is working for a kimura but Baginski is defending it quite comfortably.
Thron is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Baginski moves into full guard.
Thron passes Baginski's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baginski regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Thron.
Thron postures up.
Thron trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thron is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Thron landing with the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thron in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miki Thron showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A left lands for Thron.
Baginski's corner calls for a 1-2. Baginski obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Baginski slips a jab from Thron.
Baginski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Baginski cracks Thron with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Baginski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thron.
Baginski walks into a jab.
Baginski dives in and grabs Thron's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thron pushes down on Baginski's head and hops out.
Baginski misses with a takedown
and Baginski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thron ducks under a wild hook from Baginski.
Thron misses with a double jab.
Piotr Baginski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baginski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thron as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Piotr Baginski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baginski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thron digs a good body shot into Baginski's ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thron throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch combination from Baginski misses.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Baginski enables Thron to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Baginski manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Thron loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thron slips nicely into half guard.
Thron sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Baginski defending well though.
Thron tries to pass the half guard into mount. Baginski knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Thron with the ground and pound but Baginski uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thron drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Baginski dives on top into guard.
Baginski preventing the sweep.
Baginski tries to free his leg and advance position but Thron is retaining full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thron wants to stand up but Baginski is controlling him.
Baginski thows a big elbow that misses.
Thron wants to stand but Baginski is controlling the position.
Baginski trying to control but Thron is working from the bottom.
Baginski has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Thron manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Baginski manages to get himself to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baginski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thron throws a big right hand that misses.
Thron drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Baginski manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Thron has Baginski in his guard.
Thron wants to sweep but no luck.
Thron is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Thron wants to advance to full mount but Baginski doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Baginski is pulling down on Thron's head. It's preventing any offense from Thron, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thron loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thron postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Baginski 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.
Thron has gone for a leg lock! Baginski slips out almost immediately though and dives into Thron's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baginski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miki Thron comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thron has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miki Thron!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rogerio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Woima Karhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Amazing entrance! with the theme FORT BATTLE from The Last of the Mohicans. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Rogerio Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Woima Karhu!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karhu lands a high kick!
Karhu takes one to the chin there.
Karhu throws a wild body kick that Gracie sees coming a mile off.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Karhu.
Karhu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Karhu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karhu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Karhu.
Woima Karhu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Karhu swivels and escapes.
A low kick from Karhu misses
and Gracie counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Karhu scores with a spinning back kick!
Karhu throws a lazy head kick
and Gracie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gracie.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Karhu holds on and takes a little breather.
Karhu looking for a guillotine here but Gracie defends easily.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Karhu is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie advances to half guard.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Karhu won't allow it.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but Karhu is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
Gracie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Karhu is trying to control but can't.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Karhu won't allow it.
Karhu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but Karhu defending well.
Karhu trying to control here.
Gracie prevents Karhu from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gracie landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie with the ground and pound but Karhu uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Karhu controlling Gracie's posture.
Karhu keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Karhu pushes Gracie off and scrambles back to his feet.
Karhu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karhu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rogerio Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good leg kick by Karhu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Karhu, right into the meat.
Karhu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Woima Karhu dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Karhu throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Karhu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Karhu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karhu throws a leg kick but Gracie moved away.
Karhu throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Gracie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Karhu throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Horrible takedown by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Karhu which made him look bad.
A head kick by Karhu misses
and Gracie makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Karhu throws a lazy head kick
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Karhu.
Karhu scores with a head kick.
Karhu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karhu misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie blocks a low kick nicely.
A low kick from Karhu misses
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but Karhu defending well.
Gracie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Karhu wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
Karhu slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Karhu is pulling down on Gracie's head to control his posture.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Karhu is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gracie advances to half guard.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Karhu defends it well.
Karhu gets back to full guard.
Rogerio Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Karhu is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gracie, into his guard.
Karhu postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karhu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Karhu from controlling successfully.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Karhu controlling him for the moment.
Karhu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karhu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karhu looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Karhu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gracie manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Woima Karhu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Karhu tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Karhu.
Karhu misses with a body kick.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Karhu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Karhu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Karhu as Gracie shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Karhu is retaining full guard.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Gracieis looking to pass into half guard but Karhu pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Karhu is in guard.
Karhu drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gracie looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gracie looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gracie!
Karhu is looking to regain half guard here but Gracie keeps moving and retains side control.
Gracie working away.
Gracie swings around for an armbar but Karhu sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Gracie's guard.
Karhu trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karhu would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karhu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gracie pulls Karhu in close to his closed guard and prevents Karhu from doing any damage or advancing position.
Karhu tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Karhu tries to pass.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu scores with a head kick.
Gracie is rocked!
A head kick misses from Karhu.
Karhu throws a sloppy head kick
and Gracie moves into the clinch.
Gracie misses with an elbow over the top.
Gracie pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Karhu avoids the elbow strike from Gracie, against the cage.
Gracie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Karhu.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gracie as Karhu tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Karhu avoids it.
Woima Karhu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Karhu stalling in the clinch but Gracie improves position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Woima Karhu.
Karhu throws a head kick that misses.
Rogerio Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Woima Karhu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Karhu.
And that's the end of the fight!
Woima Karhu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Karhu winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Woima Karhu!
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