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IFT 85 VanderLaan vs Alexander PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ulaf Bergstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ulaf Bergstrom has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ulaf Bergstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson misses with a body punch
and Bergstrom counters with a two punch combo.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bergstrom.
Bergstrom smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bergstrom lands with a shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bergstrom.
Bergstrom throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Bergstrom misses with a wild body shot.
Bergstrom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Bergstrom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bergstrom misses with a hook to the body
and Jackson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Bergstrom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bergstrom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Bergstrom.
Bergstrom looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Bergstrom cracks a nice hook into Jackson's ribs.
No luck for Bergstrom with that takedown attempt.
Bergstrom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergstrom just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ulaf Bergstrom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bergstrom moves away.
Bergstrom is looking to wear down Jackson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jackson throws a body punch but Bergstrom moves out of range.
Ulaf Bergstrom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bergstrom wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jack Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bergstrom was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Bergstrom fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jackson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bergstrom gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Bergstrom on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bergstrom avoids it.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Bergstrom avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bergstrom is defending well for now.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bergstrom.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bergstrom avoids it.
Bergstrom crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage.
Bergstrom tries to break free but Jackson pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Bergstrom managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bergstrom is defending well for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Bergstrom avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bergstrom is defending well for now.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Bergstrom on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Bergstrom avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bergstrom.
Bergstrom misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bergstrom.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bergstrom.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bergstrom.
Bergstrom comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Jack Jackson has been cut.
Bergstrom managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bergstrom.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bergstrom avoids it.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Bergstrom avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Bergstrom avoids the damage to the body.
Bergstrom managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson looks gassed!
Bergstrom putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jackson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bergstrom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bergstrom looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bergstrom lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bergstrom lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bergstrom connects with a looping right hand.
Jackson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bergstrom connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jackson scrambles back to his feet.
Bergstrom instigates a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bergstrom putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jackson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Bergstrom avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bergstrom is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ulaf Bergstrom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Jackson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bergstrom takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Jackson. Beautiful body shot.
Bergstrom gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Bergstrom avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Bergstrom avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Bergstrom avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Bergstrom avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Bergstrom lands a good knee to the midsection. Jackson won't want to take too many of those.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Bergstrom avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bergstrom.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bergstrom is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergstrom working Jackson over with knees to the body.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Bergstrom avoids the damage to the body.
Bergstrom avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Bergstrom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Bergstrom managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bergstrom.
Bergstrom drags the fight down to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bergstrom is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jackson is controlling him.
Bergstrom will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bergstrom has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Jackson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergstrom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bergstrom throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bergstrom is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bergstrom closes the distance and clinches.
Nice elbow from Bergstrom.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Bergstrom avoids the damage to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bergstrom jumps guard.
Jackson wants to get up but he can't break Bergstrom's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jackson prevents Bergstrom from getting back to his feet.
Jackson wants to stand and escape but instead Bergstrom has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergstrom wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Bergstrom gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bergstrom fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bergstrom fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bergstrom shoots in but Jackson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jackson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bergstrom.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ulaf Bergstrom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bergstrom was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Jackson takes a swing at Bergstrom's ribcage but misses.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bergstrom was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bergstrom manages to avoid it.
Bergstrom throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bergstrom.
Bergstrom feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jackson's calf.
Jackson throws a body punch but Bergstrom moves out of range.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bergstrom looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jackson is fending him off so far but Bergstrom persists. Nope, Jackson circles away and we're back to standing.
Bergstrom looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Jackson.
Jackson scores with a shot to the body.
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 Ulaf Bergstrom will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Jackson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jackson takes a swing at Bergstrom's ribcage but misses.
Bergstrom goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jackson swings for the body but Bergstrom moves out of range.
Bergstrom fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson thuds a left hand into Bergstrom's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Bergstrom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bergstrom.
Jackson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jackson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jackson digs a good body shot into Bergstrom's ribs.
Jackson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bergstrom avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bergstrom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bergstrom was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Bergstrom avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bergstrom was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Bergstrom fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jackson, pushing him back against the cage.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bergstrom avoids it.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Bergstrom trying to land knees to the body.
Bergstrom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bergstrom on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergstrom taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bergstrom is defending well for now.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Bergstrom avoids the damage to the body.
Bergstrom successfully pulls guard.
Bergstrom is looking to stand up but Jackson isn't so interested in that idea.
Jackson wants to stand and escape but instead Bergstrom has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Bergstrom stops Jackson from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergstrom wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ulaf Bergstrom has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bergstrom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jackson throws a body punch but Bergstrom moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Bergstrom lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jackson doesn't seem phased though.
Bergstrom misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Bergstrom moves into range and clinches up with Jackson.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bergstrom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bergstrom is defending well for now.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Jack Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ulaf Bergstrom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Bergstrom avoids the damage to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bergstrom has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ulaf Bergstrom!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Kills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lisandro Magalhaes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dave Kills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lisandro Magalhaes!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magalhaes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kills closes the distance and clinches up with Magalhaes, looking for a takedown. Kills pushes Magalhaes against the cage but Magalhaes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Magalhaes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kills decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Magalhaes trying to get back to full guard but Kills takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magalhaes is desperately trying to improve his position but Kills has a good base and remains in mount.
Magalhaes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kills looking to control and managing it successfully.
Magalhaes is trying to escape the mount.
Kills looking to finish Magalhaes with some ground and pound. This is bad for Magalhaes!
Magalhaes should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Magalhaes manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Magalhaes moves into full guard.
Magalhaes throws his legs up looking for a submission but Kills uses it to pass to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kills throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Magalhaes takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Magalhaes dodges the ground and pound from Kills.
Kills stands up and we're back to a striking position.
A decent looking cross lands there for Magalhaes.
Magalhaes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kills shoots in and bounces Magalhaes off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kills stands up and waves to Magalhaes to follow him.
Kills takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lisandro Magalhaes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magalhaes lands a jab to Kills's midsection.
Magalhaes connects with the punch.
Magalhaes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kills is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Magalhaes connects with a jab.
Kills with a lazy takedown attempt
and Magalhaes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kills is breathing heavily.
Kills tries to close the distance and clinch but Magalhaes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Magalhaes lands a really nice looking cross but Kills seems unphased.
Magalhaes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kills takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kills takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Magalhaes connects with a body shot that sends Kills's belly button to the back.
A jab from Magalhaes does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kills gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Magalhaes drops his shoulder and cracks Kills with a huge uppercut! Kills goes down! Can Magalhaes finish him?
Kills is rocked!
It looks like Dave Kills has been cut.
Magalhaes postures up and lands a big shot to Kills's brow.
Oh Kills is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Magalhaes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Magalhaes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kills striking off his back but it's not causing Magalhaes any problems.
Kills seems to have got his legs back now.
Magalhaes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Magalhaes trying to control but Kills is working from the bottom.
Magalhaes throwing strikes from guard but Kills blocks nicely.
Kills working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Magalhaes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Magalhaes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Magalhaes stands up over Kills, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kills works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Magalhaes scoring with punches to the head and body.
Magalhaes distracts Kills with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Magalhaes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Magalhaes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kills is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Magalhaes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kills's head.
Magalhaes working some strikes from top position.
Kills looking for a sweep. Not yet Kills, not yet.
Magalhaes thows a big elbow that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Magalhaes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Magalhaes trying to control the position from guard on top but Kills is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kills will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Magalhaes thows a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lisandro Magalhaes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Kills's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Magalhaes digs a good hook to Kills's body.
Magalhaes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kills.
Magalhaes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kills on the side of the head.
Magalhaes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Magalhaes lands with a straight right. Kills didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kills shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Magalhaes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kills stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kills shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Magalhaes moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Kills goes down! Can Magalhaes finish him!?
Kills utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Magalhaes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Magalhaes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Magalhaes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magalhaes trying to control the position from guard on top but Kills is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magalhaes stands up over Kills, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Magalhaes with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magalhaes postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Kills covers up, he's hurt! Magalhaes keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Magalhaes and the ref steps in to end the fight! Magalhaes can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lisandro Magalhaes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Snig Swierczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wood comes to the cage accompanied by Like Weeds by His Hero Is Gone. Snig Swierczynski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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216 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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World class 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
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Snig Swierczynski!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Swierczynski thuds a left hand into Wood's body.
No luck for Wood with that takedown attempt.
Swierczynski with a nice cross.
Swierczynski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wood shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Swierczynski defends it nicely.
Wood avoids a punch combination nicely.
Swierczynski fails to land with a series of punches.
Wood misses with a takedown attempt - Swierczynski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Wood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Swierczynski. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Good shot there by Wood.
Wood fails with a takedown attempt.
Swierczynski loads up on a big right hand but Wood slips the punch.
Swierczynski connects with a nice looking jab.
Swierczynski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wood manages to avoid it.
A jab from Swierczynski misses.
Nice jab there from Swierczynski.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swierczynski scores with a body shot.
Swierczynski scores with a one two! Wood had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swierczynski scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wood is breathing heavily.
Swierczynski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wood counters with a nice uppercut.
Swierczynski lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Wood falls backwards - clearly groggy! Swierczynski dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Snig Swierczynski!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Jedard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Linic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jedard kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Creeping Death by Metallica. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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30
270 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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31
262 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve Jedard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mario Linic!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jedard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jedard misses with a right hand
and Linic counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jedard won't be happy with that.
Jedard regains half guard.
Well, if Linic is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Linic passes to full mount!
Linic trying to control but Jedard is having none of it.
Jedard is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Linic connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Linic prevents Jedard from getting the reversal.
Linic tries to control but Jedard wriggling away.
Jedard holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Linic tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Linic is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Jedard to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Jedard shrugs it off.
Jedard tries to hold on but Linic pushes him away.
Linic has hold of Jedard's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Jedard manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Linic throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Linic cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Linic loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Jedard scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Linic land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Linic stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mario Linic!
Post fight, Mario Linic took to the microphone: 'Thanks to It's Fight Time for giving me a second chance!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Pejkaiya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piotr Pejkaiya will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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183 lbs
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173 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Piotr Pejkaiya!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pejkaiya circles away quickly and effectively.
Pejkaiya shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Carter pinned against the cage. Carter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pejkaiya tries to clinch there but Carter circles away.
Pejkaiya just misses with a punch to the body.
Pejkaiya dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pejkaiya will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pejkaiya goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Carter throws a wild body kick that Pejkaiya sees coming a mile off.
Carter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pejkaiya throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pejkaiya throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carter keeps the fight on the outside.
Carter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pejkaiya.
Carter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pejkaiya creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Carter misses with a body punch.
Carter blocks a body shot from Pejkaiya.
Pejkaiya lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pejkaiya misses with a body punch.
Pejkaiya swings wildly with an uppercut but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter blocking some punches.
Carter struggles to land a body shot inside as Pejkaiya controls his hands.
Pejkaiya throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
A head punch on the inside from Pejkaiya fails to land.
Pejkaiya gets through Carter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pejkaiya is trying to pull guard but Carter has him pressed against the cage.
John Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Piotr Pejkaiya.
Pejkaiya lands with a short shot to the head.
Pejkaiya is working for takedown but Carter is calmly controlling the position for now.
Carter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pejkaiya avoids it.
Pejkaiya has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter tries to throw a body punch but Pejkaiya avoids it by throwing Carter back against the cage.
Carter has Pejkaiya pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Carter pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Pejkaiya tumbling to the mat - Carter dives into Pejkaiya's guard.
Carter got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pejkaiya has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Carter has managed to get both his arms back between Pejkaiya's legs - danger averted.
Carter looking to pass the guard.
Pejkaiya looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pejkaiya trying to keep a closed guard but Carter is proving a slippery customer.
Carter wants to control from the top but Pejkaiya keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pejkaiya tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pejkaiya doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Pejkaiya has his foot on Carter's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Carter works his way back into a safe position though.
Pejkaiya keeping full guard, as Carter tries to pass.
Pejkaiya avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pejkaiya looking for a guillotine here but Carter defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carter throwing strikes from guard but Pejkaiya blocks nicely.
Pejkaiya avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pejkaiya looking for a sweep. Not yet Pejkaiya, not yet.
Carter might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pejkaiya is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Carter lands a couple of elbows.
Pejkaiya is trying to control the position but Carter postures up.
Carter won't allow Pejkaiya to sweep him here.
Carter trying to control but Pejkaiya is working from the bottom.
Carter slips nicely into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Carter is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Pejkaiya!
Carter landing strikes from the mount.
Carter fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pejkaiya is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pejkaiya slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
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 John Carter 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.
Carter tries a low kick but Pejkaiya avoids it.
Carter misses with a double jab.
Carter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pejkaiya.
Pejkaiya lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Carter misses with a few strikes there.
Pejkaiya swings away with a body shot that misses
and Carter moves into the clinch.
Pejkaiya works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Carter 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.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Pejkaiya from controlling successfully.
John Carter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pejkaiya being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pejkaiya wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.
Pejkaiya thows a big elbow that misses.
Pejkaiya pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carter is keeping the position for now.
Pejkaiya preventing the sweep.
Pejkaiya trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter is trying to keep Pejkaiya in close.
Carter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pejkaiya.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pejkaiya is looking to clinch.
Pejkaiya misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter shoots in for a double leg but Pejkaiya sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Carter misses with a series of wild punches.
Carter gets caught flat footed, as Pejkaiya shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Carter looking for a sweep. Not yet Carter, not yet.
Pejkaiya must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pejkaiya forces his way into half guard.
Pejkaiya thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Carter's head.
Carter slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pejkaiya pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carter is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Pejkaiya can't handle though.
Carter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pejkaiya missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Carter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Carter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Carter keeping full guard, as Pejkaiya tries to pass.
Carter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pejkaiya is one step ahead there.
Pejkaiya lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pejkaiya's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pejkaiya stopping the sweep attempt from Carter.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Pejkaiya from controlling successfully.
Pejkaiya forces his way into half guard.
Pejkaiya not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pejkaiya trying to control from half guard but Carter is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Pejkaiya showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Pejkaiya cracks a nice hook into Carter's ribs.
Pejkaiya tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carter is looking to chop away at Pejkaiya's legs.
Pejkaiya moves into the clinch.
Pejkaiya is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Carter is defending well.
Pejkaiya tries to work over Carter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carter works on Pejkaiya's body with a couple of short punches.
A body shot lands from Carter.
A head punch on the inside from Pejkaiya fails to land.
Pejkaiya has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Carter tries a body shot but Pejkaiya blocks it.
Carter manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Pejkaiya from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter is pulling down on Pejkaiya's head. It's preventing any offense from Pejkaiya, at least for the moment.
Pejkaiya takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pejkaiya stopping the sweep attempt from Carter.
Carter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pejkaiya's guard.
Carter wants to control from the top but Pejkaiya keeps moving.
Pejkaiya looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Carter is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pejkaiya looking for a sweep. Not yet Pejkaiya, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter trying to control but Pejkaiya is working from the bottom.
Carter won't allow Pejkaiya to sweep him here.
Pejkaiya is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Carter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Carter 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.
Carter wants to control from the top but Pejkaiya keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. John Carter wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Pejkaiya wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pejkaiya is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Carter rather than just go for the knockout.
Pejkaiya misses with a series of wild punches.
Pejkaiya misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pejkaiya rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carter counters with a two punch combo.
Pejkaiya moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Carter gets a clinch.
Carter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Carter struggles to land a body shot inside as Pejkaiya controls his hands.
Carter crunches a lovely knee into Pejkaiya's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carter works on Pejkaiya's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice left hand lands by Carter.
Pejkaiya has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Carter avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Carter lands a body shot.
Carter drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pejkaiya pulls his leg out and moves away.
Carter moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter moves into the clinch.
Pejkaiya fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carter.
Pejkaiya wants to stall.
A left hand lands to the body for Carter.
Pejkaiya scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pejkaiya has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Carter after a bit of a struggle.
John Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Piotr Pejkaiya.
Carter is working Pejkaiya over against the cage.
Carter lands a left hand.
Carter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pejkaiya's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Carter showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Carter 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... John Carter!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eki Vieri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Slewton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eki Vieri has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent 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
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eki Vieri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carlos Slewton!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vieri lands a two punch combo.
Slewton tries a head kick but it misses.
Slewton fails with a takedown attempt.
Vieri lands a jab-cross combination.
Vieri throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Slewton closes the distance and pushes Vieri back into the cage.
Slewton is working Vieri over against the cage.
Vieri is trying to push Slewton away but Slewton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Slewton lands a good knee to the midsection. Vieri won't want to take too many of those.
Slewton manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Slewton is looking for a triangle but Vieri pushes his legs off easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vieri wants to stand but Slewton is controlling his posture from full guard.
Slewton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vieri is looking to stand up but Slewton won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slewton looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Slewton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vieri's guard.
Vieri keeping moving, preventing Slewton from controlling successfully.
Vieri wants to stand up but Slewton is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vieri being controlled here, momentarily.
Slewton pushes down on Vieri's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Slewton is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Vieri has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slewton is working for a submission of some sort.
Slewton is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vieri defends it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slewton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Slewton is looking to take a break and control but Vieri is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vieri might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Slewton is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Vieri has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieri wants to get back to his feet.
Vieri knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Slewton on the ground.
Vieri is refusing to be controlled, as Slewton sits in half guard.
Slewton is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Slewton sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Vieri is trying to stand back up but Slewton is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slewton working over Vieri with some ground and pound. Vieri looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Slewton is trying to control. Vieri wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Slewton performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Slewton has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Slewton cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slewton looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slewton has control of Vieri's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Vieri regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Slewton dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vieri throws an overhand right that lands on Slewton's shoulder, as Slewton tries to avoid the shot.
A good leg kick by Slewton.
Vieri misses with a double jab.
Slewton explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Vieri fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Slewton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Slewton closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Vieri did well to prevent Slewton getting side control.
Slewton wants to control but Vieri is keeping him busy.
Slewton passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Vieri!
Carlos Slewton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slewton trying to control but Vieri is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieri is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Slewton has control of Vieri's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Vieri regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Slewton looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Slewton content just to control the position here.
Vieri somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slewton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vieri as he jumps to the side.
Vieri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slewton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vieri misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Vieri misses.
Vieri takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Vieri takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vieri throws a series of punches but Slewton moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vieri looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Slewton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Slewton misses with a head kick.
Vieri slaps away a takedown attempt from Slewton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Slewton connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieri swats away the attempt to clinch by Slewton.
Slewton drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Slewton tries to free his leg and advance position but Vieri is retaining full guard.
Vieri can't keep his opponent in guard - Slewton advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Vieri looks like he's trying to stand up.
Slewton is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Vieri is just riding it out for now. Slewton eventually gives up the hold.
Slewton trying to control the action but Vieri is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vieri is trying to stand.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Slewton connects with a nice short shot to Vieri's temple.
Slewton in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Vieri tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Slewton!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Carlos Slewton!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jasper Stride (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jasper Stride 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jasper Stride!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Taylor.
Stride closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Stride connects with a body shot.
Stride smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Stride throws a leg kick but Taylor moved away.
Stride scores with a jab to the body.
Stride misses with a wild combination.
Stride misses with the combination.
Taylor lands with a cross.
Taylor drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Stride taking a bit of punishment here - Taylor scoring with strikes.
Taylor throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Taylor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stride keeps working.
Taylor postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stride is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Stride defending against the ground and pound.
Taylor looks up at the clock and then as Stride takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Taylor smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stride can do anything to dispel that myth.
Taylor prevents Stride from escaping the position.
Taylor is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Stride looks calm but he's in trouble here. Taylor gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Stride is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Taylor lets go of the hold and Stride can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ryan Taylor!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Seth Bunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nante Navetta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bunga comes into the arena with Sledge Hammer Facelift blaring out of the sound system. Navetta has chosen Roger Allan Wade - If You're Gonna Be Dumb as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seth Bunga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nante Navetta!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Navetta is looking to clinch.
Bunga throws a head kick that misses
and Navetta counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Navetta.
Navetta putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bunga in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bunga using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Navetta has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bunga has had enough of the clinch but Navetta keeps him there for the moment.
Bunga blocks the elbow strike.
Bunga wants to get back to striking at distance but Navetta won't allow it.
Bunga connects with a knee to the head.
Navetta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Navetta utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bunga working hard to break the clinch.
Navetta pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bunga takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Seth Bunga has been cut.
Navetta looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Navetta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Navetta lands an elbow that stopped Bunga in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Navetta dodges an elbow strike from Bunga.
Bunga tries to circle away but Navetta has him pinned against the cage.
Bunga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bunga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Navetta tries to clinch up.
Bunga gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice elbow from Bunga.
Bunga letting Navetta take a breather here.
Bunga misses with a knee strike.
Bunga is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Navetta is defending well for now.
Navetta avoiding damage as Bunga throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Navetta.
Bunga tries to land a knee to the head but Navetta blocks with his arms.
Bunga with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunga lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Navetta manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bunga moves into the clinch.
Bunga tries to break free but Navetta pushes him back against the cage.
Navetta connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bunga's face.
Navetta prevents Bunga from breaking the clinch.
Bunga with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Navetta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bunga blocks the elbow strike.
Bunga tries a knee to the head but Navetta blocks it.
Bunga with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bunga tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bunga is breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Navetta.
Navetta throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Navetta scores a nice knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Navetta lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navetta lands a damaging elbow.
Navetta lands an elbow inside that Bunga shrugs off.
Navetta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bunga misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Navetta.
Bunga throws a knee to the head but misses.
Navetta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Navetta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Navetta prevents Bunga from breaking the clinch.
Navetta lands a nice elbow.
Bunga really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Navetta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Navetta with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bunga is rocked!
Navetta working the clinch nicely. Bunga is working for position but Navetta cracks him with a big knee to the head! Bunga crumples up against the cage and Navetta lands two more shots before the ref can save Bunga! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Nante Navetta!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Van der Laan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malik Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van der Laan comes to the cage accompanied by Eazy-E ft. Tupac, The Game - How We Do. Andre Van der Laan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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202 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andre Van der Laan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Malik Alexander!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander misses with a wild body shot.
Alexander misses with a lunging right hand
and Van der Laan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Crunch! Van der Laan slams his shin into Alexander's torso.
Van der Laan clobbers Alexander with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alexander swings for the body but Van der Laan moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van der Laan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alexander is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van der Laan.
Alexander keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alexander lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van der Laan circles away quickly and effectively.
Van der Laan slips a jab from Alexander.
Alexander takes a swing at Van der Laan's ribcage but misses.
Van der Laan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alexander avoids the head kick by Van der Laan.
Van der Laan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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!
Alexander misses with an uppercut.
Van der Laan looks to score with a jab to the body but Alexander is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van der Laan moves away from the strike by Alexander.
Van der Laan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van der Laan lands a left and a right that send Alexander crashing to the mat, dazed. Van der Laan thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Alexander is rocked!
Van der Laan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alexander is still on wobbly legs! Can Van der Laan finish him?
Alexander looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van der Laan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alexander drops his hands momentarily and Van der Laan needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Alexander just on the top of the head. Alexander drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Alexander - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Andre Van der Laan!
Andre Van der Laan retains his middleweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Andre Van der Laan waved his t-shirt featuring Fight Club Clothing est. 09™'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vince Borg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reinhart Vult (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borg's entrance music is Flying in a Blue Dream. A fine choice. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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215 lbs
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221 lbs
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vince Borg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reinhart Vult!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borg swinging wildly here.
Vult throws a leg kick but Borg sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vult tried to score with a low kick but Borg checks it.
Borg misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot by Vult.
Borg misses with a lunging right hand
and Borg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vult fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vult gets a clinch.
Borg can't find room to land a body shot as Vult controls the action.
Borg blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vult just misses with a elbow thrown towards Borg's brow.
Borg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Borg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Borg gets tackled into the cage by Vult. Vult maintains the clinch.
Vult blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vult taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vult.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vult with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vult throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch on the inside from Borg fails to land.
Vult lands a damaging elbow.
Vult lands with a light punch inside.
Borg looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Borg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vult crunches a lovely knee into Borg's ribcage.
Vult misses with an elbow over the top.
Borg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Borg tries to work over Vult's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Borg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vult slowing the pace effectively.
Borg blocks an elbow strike from Vult.
Vult using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Borg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vult throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vult tries a body shot but Borg blocks it.
Borg working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
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!
Borg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vult pushes off an throws an elbow but Borg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vult lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Borg backwards.
Borg lands an elbow that stopped Vult in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Reinhart Vult has been cut.
Borg comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Borg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vult throws an elbow but it misses.
Borg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vult lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Borg creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vult's defenses.
Borg tries to circle away but Vult has him pinned against the cage.
Vult controlling the action here for a moment.
Borg avoids the elbow strike from Vult, against the cage.
Borg wants to get back to striking at distance but Vult won't allow it.
Borg wants to get back to striking at distance but Vult won't allow it.
Borg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Borg is trying to break the clinch but Vult is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vult lands an elbow inside that Borg shrugs off.
Vult looking to slow down the pace here.
Vult creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Borg's defenses.
Borg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Borg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vult's elbow.
A short right from Borg.
Borg pushes Vult back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Borg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vult is rocked!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vult just misses with a elbow thrown towards Borg's brow.
Vult is still on wobbly legs! Can Borg finish him?
Borg misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vult.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borg misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Borg.
Borg blocks the elbow strike.
Borg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Borg gets through Vult's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vult lands a nice elbow.
Borg blocks an elbow strike from Vult.
Borg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Borg is trying to break the clinch but Vult has him pressed against the cage.
Vult is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Borg is keeping busy.
Vult misses with an elbow strike.
Borg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vult tries a body shot but Borg blocks it.
Borg avoids a wild elbow strike from Vult.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vult throws an elbow but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Borg.
Vult looks gassed!
Borg lands a big right hand that drops Vult! The killer instinct kicks in and Borg finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Borg!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vince Borg!
After the big win, Vince Borg made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Adrenaline and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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