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Gene 31 : New Generation PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ramsey Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eloni Fauatea (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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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent 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
15 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ramsey Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eloni Fauatea!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood shoots in for a takedown but Fauatea shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fauatea misses with a double jab.
Fauatea fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wood closes the distance and clinches.
Fauatea managing to block the knees to the body from Wood.
Wood tries to land knees in the clinch but Fauatea avoids the damage to the body.
Wood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wood is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fauatea is defending well for now.
Wood tries to pull guard but Fauatea won't allow it.
Wood throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wood looking to throw knees to the head but Fauatea is blocking nicely.
Wood is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fauatea wants to get back to striking at distance but Wood won't allow it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wood - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wood is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ramsey Wood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wood drags the fight down to the ground.
Fauatea trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wood's guard.
Fauatea wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Wood's closed guard. He's half up but Wood has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Wood pivots and extends the arm, Fauatea falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Wood! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ramsey Wood!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duncan Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Blachovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ferguson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Duncan, Duncan Ferguson. The crowd seem to be enjoying Blachovich's choice of entrance music: Metallica - Enter Sandman. John Blachovich is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Duncan Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Blachovich!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson tries to bum rush Blachovich with a series of wild strikes but Blachovich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ferguson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blachovich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ferguson.
Blachovich misses with a straight left.
Ferguson throws a lazy right hand but Blachovich sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blachovich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blachovich tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ferguson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blachovich moves away from the strike by Ferguson.
Blachovich walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Blachovich throws a lazy right hand but Ferguson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blachovich has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blachovich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferguson manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Ferguson.
Ferguson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blachovich walks into a jab.
Blachovich misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ferguson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ferguson throws a hook but Blachovich blocks it.
Blachovich's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ferguson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Blachovich scrambles back to his feet.
Ferguson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blachovich sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ferguson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ferguson misses with a looping left.
Blachovich with a jab.
Blachovich jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ferguson scores with a jab to the body.
Blachovich takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Duncan Ferguson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferguson connects with a body shot.
Blachovich lands a jab to Ferguson's midsection.
Nice uppercut lands for Blachovich. That snapped Ferguson's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blachovich misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Blachovich.
Ferguson misses with a two punch combination.
Ferguson takes a swing at Blachovich's ribcage but misses.
Blachovich walks into a left hand.
Blachovich connects with a looping right hand.
A cross from Blachovich lands.
Ferguson swings for the body but Blachovich moves out of range.
Ferguson keeps the fight on the outside.
Ferguson looks to land a combination but Blachovich avoids it well.
Ferguson throws a looping overhand right but Blachovich ducks down to avoid it.
Ferguson throws a series of punches but Blachovich moves out of range.
Blachovich lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ferguson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blachovich has Ferguson up against the cage in a clinch.
Ferguson working hard to break the clinch.
Ferguson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blachovichs head.
Ferguson looking to stall.
Blachovich will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ferguson up against the cage.
Blachovich misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blachovich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ferguson's brow.
Blachovich keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ferguson's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blachovich with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The referee is keeping an eye on Blachovich - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ferguson as Blachovich tries to tie him up.
Ferguson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferguson is trying to break the clinch but Blachovich has him pressed against the cage.
Blachovich throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Blachovich stalls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duncan Ferguson dominated that round.
That's time! Ferguson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Blachovich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blachovich steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ferguson.
Ferguson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blachovich misses with a straight left.
Blachovich lands a slapping body shot.
Blachovich lands a jab to Ferguson's midsection.
Blachovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferguson moves away.
Ferguson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ferguson looks to score with a jab to the body but Blachovich is just out of range.
Blachovich looks to throw the jab but Ferguson is out of range.
Ferguson misses with a wild combination.
Blachovich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blachovich.
A jab from Blachovich finds it's way through Ferguson's defenses.
Blachovich takes a swing at Ferguson's ribcage but misses.
Blachovich throws the left hand but Ferguson avoids the punch easily.
Blachovich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ferguson misses with a hook.
Ferguson lands with a cross.
Blachovich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Duncan Ferguson is winning the standup battle so far.
Ferguson misses with a body kick.
Blachovich looks to throw the jab but Ferguson is out of range.
Blachovich takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ferguson thows a body shot but no joy.
Blachovich looks to score with a jab to the body but Ferguson is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Blachovich lands.
Ferguson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blachovich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blachovich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ferguson.
Blachovich lands a jab to the head.
Ferguson throws out a loose jab but Blachovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blachovich throws a shot from downtown. Ferguson moves away and avoids it.
Blachovich throws a lazy right hand but Ferguson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blachovich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ferguson.
Ferguson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blachovich.
Blachovich doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Blachovich clobbers Ferguson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ferguson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blachovich.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blachovich changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ferguson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ferguson ducks under a wild hook from Blachovich.
Nice uppercut lands for Ferguson. That snapped Blachovich's head back.
Ferguson misses with a straight right.
Ferguson throws a hook to the side of Blachovich's head but Blachovich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ferguson avoids the head kick by Blachovich.
Blachovich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blachovich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ferguson digs a good hook to Blachovich's body.
Donk. Blachovich catches Ferguson right on the button with a cross.
Blachovich throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson looks to land a right hand but Blachovich moved out of range.
Ferguson moves out of range as Blachovich strikes.
Blachovich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blachovich moves out of range as Ferguson strikes.
Ferguson throws out a loose jab but Blachovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blachovich misses with an uppercut. Ferguson saw that one coming.
Blachovich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ferguson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ferguson walks into a jab.
A big right from Blachovich misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blachovich steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ferguson.
A right-left combo lands from Ferguson.
A big right from Ferguson misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duncan Ferguson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A big right from Blachovich misses.
Blachovich slips a jab from Ferguson.
Ferguson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Blachovich's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ferguson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Blachovich scrambles back to his feet.
Ferguson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ferguson sizes up Blachovich with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ferguson throws a hook but Blachovich blocks it.
Blachovich throws a shot from downtown. Ferguson moves away and avoids it.
Blachovich throws a hook but Ferguson blocks it.
Blachovich has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ferguson finds it's way round the side to connect with Blachovich's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blachovich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blachovich moves away from the strike by Ferguson.
Blachovich moves away from the strike by Ferguson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blachovich lands a lovely overhand right.
Ferguson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blachovich moves away.
Blachovich throws a jab but it's blocked by Ferguson.
Ferguson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blachovich.
Blachovich throws a hook to the side of Ferguson's head but Ferguson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ferguson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ferguson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ferguson throws a hook to the side of Blachovich's head but Blachovich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ferguson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blachovich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blachovich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ferguson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blachovich moves away.
Ferguson misses with an uppercut. Blachovich saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson defending well as Blachovich loads up on a big left hand.
Blachovich throws a hook to the side of Ferguson's head but Ferguson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blachovich throws a jab when Ferguson was well out of range.
Ferguson throws a series of punches but Blachovich moves out of range.
Ferguson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blachovich.
Ferguson misses with a looping left.
Ferguson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blachovich cracks Ferguson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Blachovich slips a straight right by Ferguson.
Blachovich jabs at Ferguson's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Ferguson misses.
Blachovich avoids the body shot from Ferguson.
Ferguson misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blachovich with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blachovich.
Blachovich slips under a jab.
Blachovich stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Blachovich slips a jab from Ferguson.
Ferguson tests Blachovich's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big right from Ferguson misses.
Ferguson slips a jab from Blachovich.
Ferguson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blachovich scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ferguson doesn't seem bothered though.
Ferguson throws an overhand right that lands on Blachovich's shoulder, as Blachovich tries to avoid the shot.
Blachovich dips to his left and cracks Ferguson with an uppercut!
John Blachovich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blachovich scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot lands for Blachovich.
Blachovich missing with a left hand there. Ferguson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blachovich connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ferguson's hands.
Ferguson throws a big shot that misses.
Duncan Ferguson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ferguson avoids a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferguson. Blachovich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blachovich with a hook.
Blachovich misses with a looping right.
Ferguson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferguson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ferguson lands with an uppercut that bounces Blachovich off the cage and back into range.
Ferguson misses with a wild combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Blachovich.
I think Ferguson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duncan Ferguson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Vanica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bimbo Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vanica comes into the arena with Muay Thai Classic blaring out of the sound system. Andrei Vanica has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andrei Vanica!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bimbo Slice!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanica closes the distance and pushes Slice back into the cage.
Vanica controlling the action here for a moment.
A shot in the inside from Vanica.
It looks like Bimbo Slice has been cut.
Come on Slice - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Slice stalling in the clinch but Vanica improves position.
Slice lands with a left to the head.
Slice blocks the elbow strike.
Vanica throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Slice blocks it with crossed arms.
Vanica fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slice lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vanica lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vanica stalling in the clinch but Slice improves position.
Vanica missing with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Slice.
Vanica looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Vanica.
Slice misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Slice.
Vanica doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Slice is stalling here.
Slice lands a right hand.
It looks like Andrei Vanica has been cut.
Vanica doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Slice lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vanica trying to stall but Slice improves his position.
Vanica throws a head punch that misses.
Vanica is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Slice is defending well for now.
Vanica is stalling here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanica throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Slice avoiding damage as Vanica throws knees to the body.
Slice taking a breather.
Slice tries a body shot but Vanica blocks it.
Slice struggles to land a body shot inside as Vanica controls his hands.
Slice swings wildly with an uppercut but Vanica uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slice is trying to maintain a safe position but Vanica gets an underhook and turns Slice into the cage.
Vanica scores with a shoulder strike.
Vanica throws an elbow but it misses.
Vanica throws a knee to the head but misses.
The referee calls for Slice to work.
Vanica throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vanica misses with a knee strike.
Vanica blocks a body shot from Slice.
Vanica unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice can't find room to land a body shot as Vanica controls the action.
Vanica is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vanica pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Slice can't find room to land a body shot as Vanica controls the action.
Slice can't find room to land a body shot as Vanica controls the action.
Slice throws a punch but it's blocked by Vanica.
Vanica lands a knee to the body.
Vanica scores with a nice hook to the head.
Slice has a couple of punches blocked by Vanica.
Vanica tries to land a knee to the head but Slice blocks with his arms.
Vanica throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Slice blocks it with crossed arms.
Vanica lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Vanica to work.
Vanica lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slice backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vanica unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vanica prevents a body shot from Slice.
Vanica lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Slice tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vanica lands an elbow that stopped Slice in his tracks for a moment.
Stalling in the clinch from Vanica.
Vanica throws a knee to the head but misses.
Slice stalling in the clinch but Vanica improves position.
Slice lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vanica backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vanica tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Slice avoids it.
Vanica scores with a shoulder strike.
Slice misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vanica lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bimbo Slice will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vanica circles away from the clinch attempt.
Slice is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good leg kick by Vanica there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Slice tries to clinch but Vanica moves out of range.
Vanica cracks Slice with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Slice is rocked!
That has opened up Bimbo Slice's cut even more.
Slice gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Andrei Vanica!
Andrei Vanica 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Atchen Bryde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abel Koponen (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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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Atchen Bryde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Abel Koponen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryde swats away the attempt to clinch by Koponen.
Bryde punishes Koponen's body with a nice straight punch.
Atchen Bryde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bryde drives through and clinches with Koponen against the cage.
Bryde misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Bryde - that landed with a thud.
Bryde misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bryde breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bryde closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bryde lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bryde manages to pull guard.
Bryde pulls Koponen in to control the position.
Bryde is looking to stand up but Koponen isn't so interested in that idea.
Bryde keeping full guard, as Koponen tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryde looking for a guillotine here but Koponen defends easily.
Koponen trying to control the position from guard on top but Bryde is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bryde controlling Koponen's posture.
Koponen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bryde's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koponen tries to free his leg and advance position but Bryde is retaining full guard.
Koponen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Koponen throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Bryde works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Bryde knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Koponen on the ground.
Koponen is trying to work for a kimura but Bryde is defending well.
Koponen controlling the action here.
Koponen stops Bryde from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koponen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Koponen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bryde blocking the ground and pound attempt from Koponen.
Bryde is defending against the submission attempts here by Koponen.
Bryde trying to control here.
Koponen is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koponen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Koponen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Koponen 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.
Koponen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bryde is just riding it out for now. Koponen eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Abel Koponen will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bryde stuffs the takedown.
Bryde misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Bryde, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bryde instigates a clinch.
Koponen is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bryde is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Koponen to the mat. Koponen regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Bryde lands a couple of digs.
Koponen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bryde gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Abel Koponen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Koponen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bryde!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryde is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Koponen goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Bryde is on top in guard.
Bryde loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Koponen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bryde manages to get himself to full guard.
Bryde keeping moving, preventing Koponen from controlling successfully.
Koponen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koponen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Koponen preventing the sweep.
Koponen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Koponen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Koponen throws a big right hand that misses.
Bryde manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Koponen tries to reverse the position but Bryde maintains control.
Koponen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koponen looking for subs from the bottom but Bryde mounts him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Bryde.
Koponen tries to hold on but Bryde postures up.
Bryde cracks Koponen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bryde can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Koponen is looking to escape.
Koponen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Koponen wants to control but Bryde is having none of it.
Koponen can't escape the position.
Koponen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bryde can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Koponen is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koponen bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bryde is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bryde keeping moving, preventing Koponen from controlling successfully.
Bryde is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Koponen is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bryde throws a series of punches but Koponen moves out of range.
Bryde misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Atchen Bryde will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Nice body punch from Bryde.
Koponen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bryde sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A punch combination from Koponen misses.
Koponen misses with a double jab
and Bryde counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bryde gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Koponen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bryde is looking to control Koponen's arms but Koponen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bryde has his back to the cage.
Bryde is pushing Koponen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A nice left hand lands by Bryde.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koponen is trying to pull guard but Bryde turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Koponen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Koponen stuns Bryde with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Koponen scores with a jab.
Koponen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bryde slips under a jab from Koponen.
Bryde tried to score with a low kick but Koponen checks it.
Koponen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Koponen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Good shot there by Bryde.
Bryde misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryde swinging wildly here.
Koponen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bryde displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Abel Koponen has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bryde swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bryde goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Atchen Bryde is winning the standup battle so far.
Koponen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bryde tries to avoid it but Koponen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bryde to the ground. Bryde escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Atchen Bryde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abel Koponen.
Bryde drives through and clinches with Koponen against the cage.
Bryde pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Koponen misses.
Bryde misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koponen.
Bryde fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Koponen, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryde lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Koponen or not.
Koponen prevents a body shot from Bryde.
Bryde holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bryde scores with a hook to the body.
Koponen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Koponen blocks an elbow strike from Bryde.
Bryde breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Atchen Bryde is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bryde throws a sloppy head kick and Koponen moves out of range easily.
Koponen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bryde circles away.
Bryde fakes the leg kick and cracks Koponen in the body.
Koponen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koponen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bryde is fending him off so far but Koponen persists. Nope, Bryde circles away and we're back to standing.
Koponen tries to keep at a distance but Bryde has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bryde works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
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!
Bryde trying to stand up but can't free himself from Koponen's guard.
Bryde tries to free his leg and advance position but Koponen is retaining full guard.
Bryde has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Koponen is proving hard to escape from.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bryde has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Koponen to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Bryde is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Koponen pulls down on the head and he's put Bryde to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Abel Koponen!
Abel Koponen 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Funk Jou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Skaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skaar has chosen Top Gun Theme as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Funk Jou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Skaar!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skaar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jou staying out of range there.
Skaar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jou counters with a good low kick that Skaar was not able to check.
Jou has managed to clinch.
Jou lands a right hand that snaps the head of Skaar backwards.
Skaar trying to control the position but instead, Jou has worked for underhooks and has pushed Skaar into the cage.
Skaar misses with a punch to the body.
Skaar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Skaar looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jou lands a hook that snaps the head of Skaar backwards.
Jou lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like John Skaar has been cut.
Jou with a knee to the head.
Jou lands a big knee to the head and Skaar goes down! Jou is looking to finish!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jou throws an elbow but Skaar slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jou has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jou fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Jou cracks Skaar with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jou scores with a couple of short elbows.
Skaar is rocked!
Jou lands a big left to the face of Skaar, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Jou and another - Skaar is out! Jou stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Funk Jou!
Funk Jou seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafal Kozak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bob might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Notkea rotta - Itä meidän. Kozak has chosen Kazik 12 groszy as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Billy Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafal Kozak!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozak gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bob tries to break free but Kozak pushes him back against the cage.
Bob wants to get back to striking at distance but Kozak won't allow it.
Kozak is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bob is defending well.
Kozak drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bob pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kozak tries to clinch there but Bob circles away.
Kozak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bob scores with a hook.
It looks like Rafal Kozak has been cut.
Kozak tries to clinch but Bob is having none of it.
Some wild striking there from Bob.
Bob throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kozak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bob.
Kozak on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Billy Bob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bob. Kozak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bob misses with a wild body shot.
Bob fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kozak manages to avoid it.
Bob misses with a hook
and Kozak counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kozak landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kozak works his way into side control.
Kozak connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bob some visible discomfort.
Bob knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kozak on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kozak lands a nice forearm strike.
Bob on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bob tries to get out of the position.
Kozak looks up at the clock and then as Bob takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kozak smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bob manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kozak's best efforts.
Kozak lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bob is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozak working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bob avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kozak.
Bob scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Kozak manages to mount him!
Kozak prevents Bob from getting the reversal.
Kozak lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kozak loads up with a big shot that hurts Bob! He's pulled Kozak in close but Kozak has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Bob survive? More strikes from Kozak and Bob is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rafal Kozak!
A very excited looking Rafal Kozak rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Silverhielm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silverhielm comes to the cage accompanied by Theme Tune to Islam. Gracie has chosen Caater : Hold That Sucker Down as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Pierre Silverhielm has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Pierre Silverhielm seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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140 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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pierre Silverhielm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeffson Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silverhielm fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gracie, pushing him back against the cage.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silverhielm lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silverhielm throws a head punch that misses.
Gracie drags the fight down to the ground.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Silverhielm defends easily.
Silverhielm has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gracie is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Silverhielm defends easily.
Silverhielm knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silverhielm doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silverhielm manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silverhielm doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silverhielm manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Silverhielm escapes and throws Gracie's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Gracie is trying to control Silverhielm's posture but Silverhielm avoids it.
Silverhielm tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Silverhielm avoids the strikes from the bottom by Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to control Silverhielm's posture but Silverhielm avoids it.
Gracie tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Silverhielm presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Gracie wants to control but Silverhielm is having none of it.
Gracie throwing hammer fists to the chest of Silverhielm. What's that going to do exactly?
Gracie gets back to half guard.
Silverhielm wants to stand up but Gracie is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gracie.
Silverhielm wants to stand but Gracie is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silverhielm defends it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffson Gracie dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gracie drives through and clinches with Silverhielm against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gracie manages to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silverhielm stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control the position.
Silverhielm trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gracie's guard.
Gracie trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silverhielm defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silverhielm doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silverhielm manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gracie is pulling down on Silverhielm's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silverhielm defends well.
Silverhielm trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gracie's guard.
Gracie will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Silverhielm is proving a slippery customer.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Silverhielm pushes his legs off easily.
Silverhielm wanted to stand there but Gracie had control of the position.
Silverhielm got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silverhielm has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffson Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Silverhielm displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Silverhielm, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Silverhielm against the cage but Silverhielm circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silverhielm fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
Silverhielm closes the distance and clinches.
Silverhielm misses with an elbow strike.
Silverhielm comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gracie blocks the elbow strike.
Silverhielm lands a shoulder strike.
Gracie avoids the elbow strike from Silverhielm, against the cage.
Silverhielm lands a nice uppercut.
Gracie pulls guard successfully.
Jeffson Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing Silverhielm from standing up.
Gracie wants to control but Silverhielm passes easily into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie trying to hold on to Silverhielm's head to control him but Silverhielm postures up.
Gracie looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Silverhielm pushes past his half guard into mount!
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Pierre Silverhielm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silverhielm is not going to allow Gracie to sit and survive in this position.
Gracie is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Gracie tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Gracie gets back to half guard.
Silverhielm prevents Gracie from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Silverhielm is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silverhielm wants to stand up but Gracie is controlling the position.
Gracie trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Gracie is looking to get to half guard.
Jeffson Gracie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silverhielm stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Gracie gets tackled into the cage by Silverhielm. Silverhielm maintains the clinch.
Silverhielm throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silverhielm throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gracie misses with a knee to the head.
Silverhielm lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silverhielm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silverhielm pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Silverhielm has him pressed against the cage.
Pierre Silverhielm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeffson Gracie.
Silverhielm lands with a left to the head.
Silverhielm looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gracie tries to land a knee to the head but Silverhielm blocks with his arms.
Silverhielm misses with an elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pierre Silverhielm.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeffson Gracie!
Jeffson Gracie decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Baginski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Egil Olsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baginski comes to the cage accompanied by WALECZNE SERCE. Olsen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wiz Khalifa - Superstar kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Piotr Baginski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Egil Olsen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baginski moves into range and clinches up with Olsen.
Olsen lands an elbow inside.
Olsen misses with a knee to the head.
Baginski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Baginski stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Baginski avoids the elbow strike from Olsen, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Olsen trying to land knees to the body.
Baginski blocks an elbow strike.
Baginski is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Olsen is defending well.
Baginski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Olsen prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baginski avoids a wild elbow strike from Olsen.
Olsen stalling in the clinch but Baginski improves position.
Olsen looking to throw knees to the head but Baginski is blocking nicely.
Olsen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Piotr Baginski has been cut.
Olsen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baginski blocks it with crossed arms.
Olsen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baginski is defending well for now.
Baginski lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Olsen wants to get back to full guard.
Baginski 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.
Baginski is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baginski uses his free foot to push down on Olsen's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Olsen.
Baginski has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Olsen is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Piotr Baginski!
After winning the bout, Piotr Baginski 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 Tj Cummings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Munson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cummings's entrance music is The Misfits - Die Die My Darling . A fine choice. Munson has chosen Til I collapse as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Roy Munson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tj Cummings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roy Munson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munson fails to land with a series of punches.
Cummings scores with a crisp jab that stopped Munson in his tracks.
Cummings jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cummings throws a head kick that misses.
Cummings loads up on a big right hand but Munson slips the punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cummings.
Cummings swings widly with a right hand
and Cummings takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cummings throws a poor cross that misses
and Munson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Tj Cummings has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cummings misses with a straight left.
Cummings throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Munson's head.
It looks like Roy Munson has been cut.
Good standup being displayed there by Cummings as he connects with a hook.
Munson takes a swing at Cummings's ribcage but misses.
Munson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Munson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cummings.
Munson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Munson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Munson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cummings moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cummings connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cummings connects with the punch.
Munson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Munson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Munson looks gassed!
Munson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cummings.
A telegraphed right hand from Cummings misses the target.
Munson loads up on a big right hand but Cummings slips the punch.
Nice cross by Cummings.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cummings catches Munson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Munson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Munson is rocked!
A slapping leg kick lands for Cummings.
Cummings tries a head kick but it misses.
Munson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cummings throws a good cross that connects.
Munson looks for the body kick but Cummings saw that one coming.
Cummings lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Munson falls backwards - clearly groggy! Cummings dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tj Cummings!
Tj Cummings very nearly forgot to thank [WAO]MADE IN GERMANY amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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