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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Markus Mattila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Mabbit (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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190 lbs
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184 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Good kicks
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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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Markus Mattila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Craig Mabbit !
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mattila throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Craig Mabbit has been cut.
Mattila fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mabbit has a takedown stuffed.
Mattila fails with the takedown
and Mabbit holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mabbit wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mattila has him pressed against the cage.
Mabbit tries for a takedown but Mattila manages to get underhooks.
Mabbit blocks an elbow strike from Mattila.
Mabbit fails to pull guard.
Markus Mattila has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig Mabbit .
Mattila is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mabbit gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mattila throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mabbit is trying to force a seperation but Mattila has the dominant position.
Mattila tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mattila dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mabbit blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mattila prevents Mabbit from breaking the clinch.
Mabbit throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mattila avoids the elbow strike from Mabbit , against the cage.
Mabbit is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mattila pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mattila creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mabbit tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mabbit using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mattila has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mabbit tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mattila smiles and moves away.
Mabbit shoots in and bounces Mattila off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mabbit avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mattila is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mabbit decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Mattila doesn't manage to clinch there - Mabbit circles away.
Mattila throws a right hand that Mabbit ducks under and follows up with a left that Mabbit also avoids with ease.
Mattila closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mabbit counters with an inside leg kick.
Mattila is breathing heavily.
Mattila wants to clinch but Mabbit slips to the side
and Mabbit counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mabbit manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mabbit has a closed guard, preventing Mattila from standing up.
Mattila stopping the sweep attempt from Mabbit .
Mabbit looking to control.
Mabbit keeping moving, preventing Mattila from controlling successfully.
Mabbit uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mabbit shoots in and bounces Mattila off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mabbit is in close to Mattila's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mattila preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mabbit thows a big elbow that misses.
Mabbit decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Markus Mattila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mabbit throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mattila.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Mabbit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Mabbit 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mabbit throws a nice head kick!
Mabbit avoids a kick to the body.
Mabbit fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mattila looks to clinch
and Mabbit counters by clinching up.
Mattila avoids the elbow strike from Mabbit , against the cage.
Mattila throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mattila missing with knees to the body.
Mabbit throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mabbit throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mabbit throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mabbit is trying to break the clinch but Mattila has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Mabbit 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mabbit tries to score a body lock takedown but Mattila shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mabbit is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mabbit avoids a wild elbow strike from Mattila.
Mabbit drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Markus Mattila has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig Mabbit .
Mattila looking for a takedown.
Mattila prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mabbit is working for takedown but Mattila is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mattila lands a damaging elbow.
Mattila is trying to drag Mabbit to the mat but Mabbit just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mattila is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mabbit is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Stalling in the clinch from Mattila.
Mabbit fails to pull guard.
Mabbit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mattila tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mabbit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mabbit plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mattila circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mattila wants to clinch
and Mabbit counters with an outside leg kick.
Mattila has a takedown stuffed.
Mattila tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mabbit counters with a head kick. That will keep Mattila thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mabbit moves into the clinch.
Mabbit pulls guard effortlessly.
Mabbit looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mattila passes into side control.
Mabbit is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Mattila tries for a kimura but Mabbit is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mabbit wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mabbit manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Mabbit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Craig Mabbit '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!
Mabbit fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mattila tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mabbit counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mattila tries to clinch
and Mabbit counters with a thumping low kick.
Mattila tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mabbit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mattila clinches but Mabbit breaks the clinch
and Mabbit moves into the clinch.
Mabbit tries to pull guard but Mattila won't allow it.
Mattila gets underhooks to prevent Mabbit 's takedown attempt.
Markus Mattila has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig Mabbit .
Mabbit tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mattila just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mabbit drags the fight down to the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mabbit has a closed guard, preventing Mattila from standing up.
Mabbit has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mattila can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mattila wants to pass the guard but Mabbit is keeping the position.
Mabbit is trying to control the position but Mattila postures up.
Mabbit pushes Mattila off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mabbit will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mabbit shoots in but no luck this time.
Mattila doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mabbit counters with a head kick.
Mattila looks to land a right hand but Mabbit moved out of range.
Mattila doesn't manage to clinch there - Mabbit circles away.
Mabbit is looking to clinch but Mattila is avoiding it.
Mabbit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mabbit throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mattila tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mabbit holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mattila has Mabbit pressed against the cage, preventing Mabbit from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mattila tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mabbit avoids it.
Mabbit looking for a takedown.
Mattila trying to control the position but instead, Mabbit has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mattila into the cage.
Mabbit is trying to drag Mattila to the mat but Mattila just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mattila creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mabbit 's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mabbit tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mattila smiles and moves away.
Markus Mattila is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mattila clinches but Mabbit breaks the clinch
enabling Mabbit to counter with a crisp jab.
Mabbit throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mattila.
Mattila misses with a kick to the body
and Mabbit counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mabbit accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mabbit avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mabbit really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mattila. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mattila working for a triangle but Mabbit defends it easily.
Mabbit working some strikes from top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Mabbit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mabbit has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Mabbit !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between ben dover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nyrkki Sankari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sankari has chosen The Odorants - This Night as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Nyrkki Sankari was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, ben dover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nyrkki Sankari!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dover shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sankari sprawls well. Sankari wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. dover gets slowly back to his feet.
dover really is a fat lump.
Sankari throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent dover stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
dover shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sankari as he jumps to the side.
Sankari slaps away a takedown attempt from dover, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ben dover. That's going to take a lot out of him.
dover is breathing heavily.
dover tries for a takedown but Sankari sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sankari has dover up against the cage in a clinch.
Sankari working hard to break the clinch.
dover fails to pull guard.
Sankari wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sankari tries to circle away but dover has him pinned against the cage.
Sankari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sankari feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending dover crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nyrkki Sankari!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lord Lindermann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juha Ratila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lord Lindermann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Ratila!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ratila fails with the takedown.
Lindermann lands a nice looking body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ratila is defended easily by Lindermann.
Lindermann misses with a few strikes there.
Lindermann fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ratila manages to avoid it.
Lindermann throws a nice looking combination but Ratila bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab from Lindermann.
Lindermann swinging wildly here.
Ratila fails with a takedown attempt.
Lord Lindermann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juha Ratila.
Ratila shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lindermann is trying to defend but Ratila finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lindermann is staying active underneath Ratila, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ratila not doing much here.
Lindermann wants to get back to his feet.
Ratila is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ratila decides to return to a standing position.
Ratila fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lindermann avoids it really well and circles away.
Lindermann misses with a wild combination.
Ratila shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lindermann pinned against the cage. Lindermann gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lord Lindermann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lindermann lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindermann tries to bum rush Ratila with a series of wild strikes but Ratila uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lindermann throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ratila sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lindermann lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lindermann.
Lindermann misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ratila looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lindermann wants to stand but Ratila is controlling the position.
Lindermann is breathing heavily.
Ratila stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lindermann swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ratila slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ratila stands up and waves to Lindermann to follow him.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Some wild striking there from Lindermann.
Lindermann lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ratila at a distance.
Ratila shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lindermann defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lord Lindermann dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ratila ducks under a wild hook from Lindermann.
Lindermann scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ratila in his tracks.
Lord Lindermann is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lindermann leaves Ratila with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lindermann tries to bum rush Ratila with a series of wild strikes but Ratila uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lindermann lands a body shot.
Lindermann swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lindermann misses with a wild combination.
Ratila fails to land the takedown.
Lindermann is looking to wear down Ratila with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lindermann listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ratila doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lindermann throws a right hand that Ratila ducks under and follows up with a left that Ratila also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ratila shoots for a takedown but Lindermann saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lord Lindermann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juha Ratila.
Lindermann tries to land a front kick but Ratila steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A combination from Lindermann does no damage.
Lindermann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ratila takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lindermann tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ratila was well out of range. Poor timing from Lindermann.
Ratila closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ratila lands in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ratila slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ratila is standing up over Lindermann. Lindermann looks to escape but Ratila dives into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindermann wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Lindermann tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Ratila lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ratila pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ratila takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lindermann squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Ratila controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ratila looking to control but Lindermann is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lindermann has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Ratila has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Lindermann has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
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 Lord Lindermann will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ratila drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
An elbow from Ratila crashes against the mat.
Lindermann trying to remain calm as Ratila controls from the top position.
Ratila trying to control the action but Lindermann is working from the bottom.
Lindermann trying to remain calm as Ratila controls from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ratila decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Ratila shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lindermann as he avoids it easily.
Lindermann misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Lindermann does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ratila slips a jab and a cross from Lindermann.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ratila.
Lindermann ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lindermann tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lindermann waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ratila.
Ratila shoots in and drives through. Lindermann sprawls well.
Lord Lindermann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juha Ratila.
Lindermann misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ratila changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lindermann looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lindermann is trying to buck Ratila off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ratila trying to control the position but Lindermann is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindermann tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Lindermann squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Ratila looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ratila is landing with some decent strikes but Lindermann is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lindermann wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Ratila sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ratila's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Juha Ratila has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lord Lindermann is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ratila lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lindermann hang on?
And that's the end of the fight!
Juha Ratila comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lindermann 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 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lord Lindermann!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Turim Jursu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jursu comes to the cage accompanied by For Whom The Bell Tolls. Turim Jursu has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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210 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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205 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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, Turim Jursu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Melvin Manhoef!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jursu moves away from the strike by Manhoef.
Jursu moves out of range of the body kick.
Melvin Manhoef seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manhoef misses with a few strikes there.
Jursu moves out of range of the body kick.
Jab from Jursu.
Jursu throws a nice head kick!
Jursu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jursu misses with the combination.
Manhoef on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jursu. Jursu obviously looking to wear him down.
Manhoef throws a combination that misses
letting Jursu counter with a right hand.
Manhoef misses with a double jab
and Jursu counters with a head kick that drops Manhoef to the mat! Manhoef scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Manhoef is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jursu connects with a superb combination that knocks Manhoef out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Jursu before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Manhoef!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Turim Jursu!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucio Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and All or Nothing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nothing has chosen Vegan Reich - The Way It Is as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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20
179 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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182 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lucio Vera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, All or Nothing!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vera looks to score with a jab to the body but Nothing is just out of range.
Nothing ducks under a wild hook from Vera.
Vera slaps away a takedown attempt from Nothing, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vera stuffs the takedown.
Vera stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vera wants it to stay on the feet.
Lucio Vera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of All or Nothing.
Vera tries to clinch but Nothing is having none of it.
Nothing shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vera throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vera rushes Nothing and presses him up against the cage.
Nothing changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vera fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Vera moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice body punch from Vera.
Nothing looks gassed!
Vera connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nothing's face.
It looks like All or Nothing has been cut.
Vera lands a nice uppercut.
Vera just leaning against Nothing, taking a breather.
Vera scores with a knee to the head.
Vera scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nothing decides to pull guard.
Vera scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nothing keeping moving, preventing Vera from controlling successfully.
Nothing avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vera is looking to work some ground and pound but Nothing has wrist control.
Vera slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Vera scoring with some ground and pound.
Vera wants to control from the top but Nothing keeps moving.
Nothing working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vera.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vera working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nothing's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vera thows a big elbow that misses.
Vera landing some decent shots from guard.
Vera throws and elbow that misses. Nothing uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vera's guard. Nice move by Nothing!
Nothing wants to control from the top but Vera keeps moving.
Nothing drops back, looking for a kneebar! Vera looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Vera looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Vera!
Vera throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nothing manages to get back to half guard.
Nothing is not content to let Vera control the position.
Nothing is looking to improve his position.
Vera not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vera throwing shots but Nothing is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vera looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nothing with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Vera working the head and body with strikes.
Vera 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.
Vera wants to free his trapped foot but Nothing is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vera working the head and body with strikes.
Vera throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nothing regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Vera.
Vera is pushing down on Nothing's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nothing is fighting to maintain full guard but Vera has managed to sneak the leg through.
Vera scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nothing regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Vera.
Vera passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Vera working the strikes but Nothing uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucio Vera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on All or Nothing's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Vera just misses with a punch to the body.
Nothing will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vera clinches up with Nothing and pushes him back against the cage.
Nothing is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Vera prevents the takedown attempt.
Lucio Vera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of All or Nothing.
Vera scores a nice knee to the body.
Vera tries to land a knee to the head but Nothing blocks with his arms.
Vera lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nothing or not.
Vera lands a damaging elbow.
Vera scores a nice knee to the body.
Nothing goes for a takedown in the clinch but Vera prevents it.
Vera lands a hook that snaps the head of Nothing backwards.
Vera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nothing is breathing heavily.
Vera lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vera holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Vera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera with a knee to the head.
Vera pushes Nothing back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vera prevents the takedown attempt.
A bit of stalling here from Vera.
Vera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vera leaning his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lucio Vera.
Decent striking displayed by Vera there.
All or Nothing is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vera defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nothing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vera, right into the meat.
Vera lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nothing's sensitive parts.
A head kick from Vera lands but Nothing takes it in his stride.
Good shot there by Vera.
Nothing is rocked!
Vera moves into range and clinches up with Nothing.
Nothing is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Vera is stalling here.
Vera throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nothings head.
Vera is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vera lands a nice uppercut.
Vera unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nothing lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vera creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nothing is still on wobbly legs! Can Vera finish him?
Vera lands with a short shot to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Vera.
Vera lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nothing takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vera effectively controlling the action here.
Vera lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vera takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nothing seems to have recovered his senses.
Vera lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nothing backwards.
Vera lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vera lands a knee to the head.
Vera working Nothing over with knees to the body.
Vera lands a hook that snaps the head of Nothing backwards.
Vera lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vera lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nothing backwards.
A knee to the head by Vera.
Vera lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Vera.
Vera lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nothing avoiding damage as Vera throws knees to the body.
Vera stalls.
Vera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nothing blocks it with crossed arms.
Vera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nothing as Vera tries to tie him up.
Nothing breaks from the clinch.
Jab from Vera.
Nothing chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vera can pounce on him.
Vera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nothing can do to turn this around?
Nothing shoots in and drives through. Vera sprawls well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vera fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vera connects with a looping right hand.
Vera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucio Vera dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on All or Nothing's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Vera gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nothing tightens his grip and picks Vera up, before dumping him to the ground. Vera manages to land in guard.
Vera is controlling Nothing's posture.
Vera bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nothing's guard.
Nothing utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nothing keeping moving, preventing Vera from controlling successfully.
Vera with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nothing isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Vera stacks Nothing on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Vera!
Vera cracks Nothing with a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Nothing is avoiding damage well.
Nothing tries to improve position but can't.
Vera is chipping away with strikes.
Vera landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Vera lands some shots froms side control.
Vera scoring with punches from side control.
Vera is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Nothing will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Nothing avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Vera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nothing is working to avoid the ground and pound but Vera connects with a decent elbow.
Vera working the body and head with strikes.
Vera cracks Nothing with a big right hand but Nothing just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Nothing prevents Vera from moving into mount.
Vera working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Vera sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Nothing is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Nothing tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vera works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Nothing is working to avoid the ground and pound but Vera connects with a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera trying to control the position but Nothing is working away.
Vera lands a decent elbow from side control.
Vera throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Nothing works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Nothing is staying active underneath Vera, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Vera missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vera throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vera performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Vera is keen to just control but Nothing is a slippery customer.
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.
Nothing is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nothing wants to control but Vera is keeping busy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nothing shoots in but Vera avoids the takedown attempt easily.
All or Nothing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vera works Nothing's body with a nice hook.
Nothing moves forwards but Vera connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vera looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vera scores with a nice strike.
Vera connects with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucio Vera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vera has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucio Vera!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lasse Lukottaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauri Kunnas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kunnas has chosen Palpan killi as his entrance music. Mauri Kunnas is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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23
239 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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25
270 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Dangerous knees
Powerful |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lasse Lukottaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauri Kunnas!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Lukottaja or perhaps it was just good defense by Kunnas which made him look bad.
Lukottaja changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kunnas looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lukottaja working away.
Kunnas manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lukottaja lands strikes from half guard.
Lukottaja 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.
Kunnas is trying to stand back up but Lukottaja is controlling him
Lukottaja is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kunnas is just riding it out for now. Lukottaja eventually gives up the hold.
Lukottaja is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Kunnas pushes Lukottaja off looking to stand but Lukottaja dives back in and keeps control.
Lukottaja is trying to control. Kunnas wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukottaja trying to mount his opponent but Kunnas defends it.
Lukottaja seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lukottaja crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kunnas - the referee stops the clock and Lukottaja gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kunnas. Lukottaja manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lukottaja is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kunnas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kunnas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Lasse Lukottaja has been cut.
Lukottaja takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kunnas lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Lukottaja falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mauri Kunnas!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tauno Potku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Mules (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
201 lbs
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192 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tauno Potku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robert Mules!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mules drops Potku with a beautiful combination! Potku stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mules is looking for the KO!
It looks like Tauno Potku has been cut.
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!
Mules connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Potku is rocked!
Potku uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mules.
Oh Potku is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mules swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Potku shoots in for a takedown but Mules shows good takedown defense.
Potku seems to have got his legs back now.
Mules rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Potku moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Robert Mules seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mules slaps away a takedown attempt from Potku, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Potku shoots for a double leg takedown but Mules sprawls well. He's pushed Potku's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tauno Potku. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Potku fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Potku uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mules.
Mules throws a jab but it's blocked by Potku.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Potku. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Mules looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potku slips under a jab.
Mules loads up on a big right hand but Potku slips the punch.
Mules throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Potku.
Mules misses with an uppercut. Potku saw that one coming.
Mules tries to keep at a distance but Potku has taken the fight into the clinch.
Potku is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mules gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mules is pressed up against the cage. Potku has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mules down to the mat. Mules avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mules looks to land a combination but Potku avoids it well.
Potku avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Potku ducks under a wild hook from Mules.
Potku closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mules to the mat! Mules manages to get full guard.
Mules tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potku postures up in Mules's guard and throws a big left but Mules blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Potku throws and elbow that misses. Mules uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Potku's guard. Nice move by Mules!
Mules stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Robert Mules is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Potku avoids a punch combination nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Mules misses the target.
Mules misses with a straight right.
Mules missing with a left hand there. Potku was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mules tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Potku was well out of range. Poor timing from Mules.
Potku closes the distance and clinches.
Mules displaying some good clinch control by pressing Potku up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potku taking a breather.
Mules lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mules wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mules escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mules throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mules might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mules looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Potku ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Potku shoots in for a takedown but Mules shows good takedown defense.
Mules jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mules looks to land a right hand but Potku moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mules misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Potku.
Mules throws a right and a left that both miss.
Potku feints and as Mules raises his hands in defense, Potku changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mules is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Potku works over Mules with some ground and pound from guard.
Potku passes into half guard.
Potku looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Potku is keen to just control but Mules is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Mules dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tauno Potku's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Potku moves out of range of the strikes.
Mules swings for the body but Potku moves out of range.
A jab from Mules misses.
Mules connects with a single shot there.
Mules misses with a straight right.
Potku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mules lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Potku circles away quickly and effectively.
Mules tries to bum rush Potku with a series of wild strikes but Potku uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mules misses with the combination.
Potku is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mules's half guard.
Mules is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potku is keen to just control but Mules is a slippery customer.
Mules is trying to stand back up but Potku is controlling him
Potku thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mules's head.
Potku throwing shots but Mules is blocking nicely.
Potku throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mules is not content to let Potku control the position.
Potku is really struggling to control Mules but he's trying to hold on to the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
No joy there for Mules, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Potku defending well as Mules loads up on a big left hand.
Potku avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mules misses with an uppercut.
Mules misses with a wild combination.
Mules will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Potku has managed to clinch.
Potku prevents Mules from breaking the clinch.
Potku is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mules gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Potku drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mules gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Potku tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tauno Potku. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mules breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Potku avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Mules misses.
Mules looks to score with a jab to the body but Potku is just out of range.
Mules throws a body punch but Potku moves out of range.
Mules misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Potku.
Potku closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Potku working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Potku lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Potku is looking to take a break and control but Mules is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
An elbow from Potku crashes against the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potku throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Potku tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Potku 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.
Mules is looking to get back to his feet here but Potku is keeping cool and he's managed to take Mules's back.
Mules looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Potku connects with a big shot to the side of Mules's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Potku trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mules wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tauno Potku dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tauno Potku's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Mules misses with a straight right.
Mules throws an overhand right that lands on Potku's shoulder, as Potku tries to avoid the shot.
Mules displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Potku.
Mules scores with a body shot.
A big left from Mules misses.
Mules stuffs the takedown attempt from Potku. Potku gets slowly back to his feet.
Mules misses with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Potku has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mules finds it's way round the side to connect with Potku's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potku uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mules.
Mules tries to bum rush Potku with a series of wild strikes but Potku uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mules throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mules rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Potku moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mules waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Potku.
Potku shoots in but Mules avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tauno Potku. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Potku slips a straight right by Mules.
Mules swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Potku changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mules tries to avoid it but Potku manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mules to the ground. Mules escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mules gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Potku to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potku throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mules works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mules manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mules looking to control but Potku is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mules prevents Potku from getting the reversal.
Mules looking to control but Potku is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Potku is trying to escape the mount.
Mules sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Potku bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Potku stops Mules from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Potku accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mules wants to sweep but no luck.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mules can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mules looking to control.
Potku wants to pass the guard but Mules is keeping the position.
Potku is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mules can't keep his opponent in guard - Potku advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Mules comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mules 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Mules!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Les Grossman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Orange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grossman kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Apple bottom jeans, boots with the fur.... Les Grossman has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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216 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Les Grossman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Orange!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grossman throws a big shot that misses.
Grossman looks to score with a jab to the body but Orange is just out of range.
Grossman drives through with a takedown into guard.
Orange controls Grossman momentarily but Grossman frees himself.
Grossman stopping the sweep attempt from Orange.
Grossman trying to control but Orange is working from the bottom.
Grossman won't allow Orange to sweep him here.
Grossman throws and elbow that misses. Orange uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Grossman's guard. Nice move by Orange!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grossman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Grossman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Orange trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Grossman lands a with a good body shot.
Orange throws a hook but Grossman avoids it easily.
Orange throws a series of punches but Grossman avoids them all with ease.
Grossman avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big left from Grossman misses.
A punch combination from Orange misses.
Orange throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Grossman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Orange.
Grossman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Orange misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Grossman counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Orange!
Grossman throws some wild stikes that Orange manages to avoid easily.
Grossman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Orange can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
It looks like Jake Orange has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grossman cracks Orange with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Les Grossman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Pinta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erno Porilainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pinta's entrance music is God Is an Astronaut - All Is Violent, All Is Bright. A fine choice. Porilainen has chosen Simo Salminen - Pornolaulu as his entrance music. Erno Porilainen has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thomas Pinta!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erno Porilainen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinta throws a hook but Porilainen blocks it.
Pinta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Porilainen lands with a nice body kick.
Pinta steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Porilainen. That one must have hurt.
Pinta throws a leg kick but Porilainen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Porilainen connects with a looping right hand.
Porilainen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pinta throws a body kick the misses
and Porilainen counters with a thumping low kick.
Porilainen clinches.
Pinta is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pinta managing to block the knees to the body from Porilainen.
Porilainen prevents Pinta from breaking the clinch.
Porilainen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Porilainen lands a nice shot to the body.
Pinta misses with a punch on the inside.
Pinta tries to pull guard but Porilainen holds him up against the cage and eventually Pinta drops back down to his feet.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Porilainen obliges.
Porilainen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pinta will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Porilainen up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porilainen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Porilainen misses with a knee strike.
Porilainen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Porilainen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pinta in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pinta is breathing heavily.
Porilainen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Porilainen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pinta fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Porilainen.
Porilainen scores a nice knee to the body.
Pinta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Porilainen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Thomas Pinta has been cut.
Pinta wants to stall.
Porilainen with a knee to the head.
Porilainen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Porilainen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Porilainen.
Porilainen tries to land knees in the clinch but Pinta avoids the damage to the body.
Porilainen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Porilainen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pintas head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinta stalling in the clinch but Porilainen improves position.
Porilainen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinta takes a knee right on the jaw!
Porilainen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Porilainen working Pinta over with knees to the body.
Porilainen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Porilainen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Porilainen.
Porilainen works on Pinta's body with a couple of short punches.
A knee to the head by Porilainen.
Porilainen lands a nice shot to the body.
Porilainen lands a knee to the head.
Porilainen lands a body shot.
Porilainen lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Porilainen.
Porilainen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pinta or not.
Porilainen connects with a knee to the head.
Porilainen looking to throw knees to the head but Pinta is blocking nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Pinta's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Porilainen turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Porilainen manages to end up in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porilainen misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Porilainen cracks Pinta with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Porilainen throws a strike aimed at the side of Pinta's head but Pinta avoids it well.
Porilainen looks up at the clock and then as Pinta takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Porilainen smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pinta managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Porilainen.
Pinta regains half guard.
Porilainen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Porilainen tries to pass to full mount but Pinta defends it.
Porilainen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porilainen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Porilainen wants to control but Pinta is keeping him busy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Porilainen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pinta throws a head kick but Porilainen moves out of range.
Pinta lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jab from Pinta.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pinta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Porilainen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pinta looks to throw the jab but Porilainen is out of range.
Pinta misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erno Porilainen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Pinta's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jab from Porilainen.
Pinta tries to move into range but Porilainen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Porilainen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pinta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Porilainen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Porilainen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pinta looks to throw the jab but Porilainen is out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Pinta checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pinta takes a swing at Porilainen's ribcage but misses.
Pinta shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Porilainen but Porilainen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Porilainen connects with a jab.
A head kick misses from Pinta.
Pinta lands with an overhand left.
Pinta blocks a head kick by Porilainen.
Porilainen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pinta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinta lands a big head kick that sends Porilainen tumbling to the mat! Pinta takes a step backwards and waves Porilainen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Porilainen is rocked!
Pinta shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Porilainen takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Pinta sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Porilainen bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thomas Pinta!
Thomas Pinta is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Olli Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martti Molo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen comes to the cage accompanied by Prodigy - Poison. Molo has chosen Nitro Circus as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Martti Molo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olli Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martti Molo!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molo scores with a nice strike.
Jokinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jokinen lands a high kick!
No joy there for Molo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Molo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jokinen blocks a head kick by Molo.
Molo throws a right hand that Jokinen ducks under and follows up with a left that Jokinen also avoids with ease.
Jokinen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jokinen.
Crunch! Jokinen slams his shin into Molo's torso.
Jokinen tries to score with a low kick but Molo moves his leg out of the way.
Jokinen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Molo lands with a shot to the body.
Molo throws a right hand that Jokinen ducks under and follows up with a left that Jokinen also avoids with ease.
Molo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jokinen doesn't seem bothered though.
Molo loads up on a big right hand but Jokinen slips the punch.
Jokinen throws a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Jokinen misses.
Jokinen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jokinen thumps Molo with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Molo lands a lovely overhand right.
Jokinen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Molo's calf.
Good work by Molo as he checks the leg kick.
Molo connects with a body shot.
Jokinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jokinen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Molo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jokinen.
Molo misses with a wild body shot.
Jokinen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jokinen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Molo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jokinen circles away quickly and effectively.
Jokinen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Molo on the side of the head.
Jokinen forces Molo back against the cage and clinches.
Jokinen leaning against his opponent.
Jokinen is leaning against Molo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jokinen as Molo tries to tie him up.
Jokinen lands a knee to the head.
Molo blocks the elbow strike.
Molo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Molo working aggressively here.
Jokinen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jokinen trying to land knees to the body.
Molo lands with a right to the head.
Molo trying to stall but Jokinen improves his position.
Molo avoiding damage as Jokinen throws knees to the body.
Molo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Molo managing to block the knees to the body from Jokinen.
Molo swings wildly with an uppercut but Jokinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Molo breaks from the clinch.
Molo with a hook.
Molo connects with the punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jokinen.
Jokinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Molo's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jokinen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Molo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Molo throws a looping overhand right but Jokinen ducks down to avoid it.
Jokinen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jokinen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jokinen defending well as Molo loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Jokinen slams his shin into Molo's torso.
A clash of legs there as Jokinen blocks the low kick.
Molo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jokinen.
Molo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A left and a right from Molo both land. Nice combination.
Molo misses with a looping left.
Jokinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Molo. That did some damage!
A clash of legs there as Molo blocks the low kick.
Jokinen is looking to land body kicks.
Jokinen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jokinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Molo avoids the damage to the body.
Molo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Molo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jokinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Molo backwards.
Molo lands a body punch.
Molo scores with a shoulder strike.
Jokinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Molo avoids the damage to the body.
Molo managing to block the knees to the body from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Jokinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Molo is defending well for now.
A bit of stalling here from Jokinen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Molo.
Jokinen missing with knees to the body.
Molo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jokinen lands an elbow just above Molo 's eye.
Molo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Molo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jokinen backwards.
Jokinen trying to land knees to the body.
Jokinen tries a knee to the head but Molo blocks it.
Molo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jokinen.
Molo lands with a light punch inside.
Jokinen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Molo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jokinen missing with knees to the body.
Jokinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Molo.
Jokinen is breathing heavily.
Jokinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Molo avoids the damage to the body.
Molo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jokinen looking to throw knees to the head but Molo is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jokinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Molo avoids it.
Jokinen missing with knees to the body.
Molo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Molo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jokinen connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Martti Molo 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.
Jokinen defending well as Molo loads up on a big left hand.
Molo moves out of range of the body kick from Jokinen.
Molo thows a body shot but no joy.
Jokinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jokinen misses with a hook to the body
and Molo counters with a left to the body.
Molo misses with a head kick.
Molo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jokinen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Molo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Molo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Molo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jokinen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jokinen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Molo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jokinen.
Molo lands a nice shot to the body.
Molo misses the jab.
Molo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but Molo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Olli Jokinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jokinen tried to score with a low kick but Molo checks it.
Martti Molo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Molo finds it's way through Jokinen's defenses.
Jokinen dodges the punch combination from Molo.
A jab from Jokinen does it's job there.
Jokinen throws a nice head kick!
Martti Molo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Molo throws a big shot that misses.
Jokinen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Molo connects with a nice looking jab.
Molo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A punch combination from Molo misses.
Jokinen wants to clinch but Molo slips to the side
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Molo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jokinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jokinen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jokinen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jokinen closes the distance but Molo moves to the side
and Molo counters with a nice uppercut.
Jokinen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jokinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Molo's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molo throws a lazy head kick
and Jokinen counters with a leg kick.
Jokinen misses with a low kick.
Molo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jokinen ducks right into an uppercut from Molo.
Jokinen wants to clinch.
Jokinen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jokinen moves forwards but Molo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Molo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Molo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jokinen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Molo cracks Jokinen with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Molo misses with a series of wild punches.
Jokinen throws a lazy head kick
and Jokinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Molo throws a hook but Jokinen blocks it.
Jokinen lands a jab to the head.
Jokinen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Molo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Molo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jokinen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Molo momentarily.
Molo misses with a low kick.
Molo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fighters circling - Molo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Molo moves out of range as Jokinen throws a body kick.
Jokinen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jokinen throws a low kick but Molo avoids it.
Molo moves out of range of the leg kick from Jokinen.
Molo misses with a wild body shot.
Jokinen digs a good body shot into Molo's ribs.
Molo misses with a straight right.
Jokinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice cross by Jokinen.
A swing and a miss from Molo.
Molo checks a low kick from Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a combination. Molo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A jab from Molo misses.
Jokinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Molo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molo clobbers Jokinen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Molo is breathing heavily.
Molo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jokinen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Molo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jokinen counters with a low kick, right behind Molo 's knee.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but Molo checks it.
Molo throws a head kick that misses
and Jokinen counters with an inside leg kick.
Molo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jokinen can pounce on him.
Jokinen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jokinen drives through and clinches with Molo against the cage.
Molo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jokinen misses with a knee to the head.
Jokinen scores a nice knee to the body.
Jokinen scores with a knee to the head.
Molo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right handed body shot lands from Jokinen.
Jokinen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
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!
Jokinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Molo avoids it.
Jokinen stalls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olli Jokinen dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jokinen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jokinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Molo. That did some damage!
Molo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jokinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Molo thows a body shot but no joy.
Jokinen connects with a nice looking jab.
A jab from Molo finds it's way through Jokinen's defenses.
A slow jab from Molo misses its intended target.
Jokinen throws the kick towards the body but Molo avoids it.
Molo throws a leg kick
and Jokinen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jokinen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jokinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jokinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Molo throws a sloppy head kick and Jokinen moves out of range easily.
Molo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Molo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jokinen moves into the clinch successfully.
Jokinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Molo.
Molo takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Jokinen.
Molo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jokinen.
Jokinen tries a knee to the head but Molo blocks it.
Jokinen lands a knee to the body.
Molo avoiding damage as Jokinen throws knees to the body.
Jokinen missing with knees to the body.
Jokinen lands with a right to the head.
Molo avoiding damage as Jokinen throws knees to the body.
Jokinen misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jokinen.
Jokinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jokinen missing with knees to the body.
Jokinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Molo avoids the damage to the body.
Jokinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Molo avoids it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jokinen as Molo tries to tie him up.
Jokinen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Molo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jokinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Molo.
Jokinen lands a left hand.
Molo prevents a body shot from Jokinen.
Molo avoiding damage as Jokinen throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Molo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right handed body shot lands from Jokinen.
Molo lands with a left to the head.
Molo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Olli Jokinen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jokinen trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Jokinen.
Molo digs a right hand into Jokinen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jokinen's gas tank.
Jokinen tries a knee to the head but Molo blocks it.
Molo takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Molo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jokinen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jokinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Molo.
Molo slows down the pace here.
Jokinen tries to land a knee to the head but Molo blocks with his arms.
Molo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Molo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Molo lands a hook that snaps the head of Jokinen backwards.
Jokinen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jokinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Molo avoids the damage to the body.
Jokinen trying to land knees to the body.
Jokinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Molo avoids it.
Jokinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Molo.
Molo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Molo tries to stall but Jokinen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Molo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jokinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Molo is defending well for now.
Molo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Molo blocks a body shot from Jokinen.
Molo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Molo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jokinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jokinen takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Molo manages to break the clinch.
Jokinen throws a lazy head kick
and Molo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Molo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Molo scores with a three punch combo!
Jokinen is rocked!
Molo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Oh Jokinen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Molo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Molo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jokinen's hands.
Molo misses with a leg kick.
Molo scores with a head kick.
Jokinen misses with the body kick
and Molo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Molo connects with a body shot.
Jokinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Molo.
Jokinen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A good leg kick by Molo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Molo misses its intended target.
Jokinen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Molo misses with an uppercut.
Molo tries a head kick but it misses.
Jokinen seems to have got his legs back now.
Molo is looking to clinch but Jokinen is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olli Jokinen clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Molo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jokinen throws a leg kick
and Molo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Molo throws an overhand right that lands on Jokinen's shoulder, as Jokinen tries to avoid the shot.
Jokinen wants to clinch up but Molo keeps it at a distance.
Molo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jokinen, right into the meat.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses
and Molo counters with a stiff right hand.
Jokinen scores with a nice body kick.
Jokinen moves away from the strike by Molo.
Molo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jokinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Molo.
Jokinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jokinen lands a head kick!
Jokinen misses with a kick to the body.
Molo is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Jokinen misses with a low kick.
Jokinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Molo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jokinen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a solid leg kick but Molo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jokinen.
Jokinen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jokinen darts in and clinches Molo up against the cage.
Molo managing to block the knees to the body from Jokinen.
Jokinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Molo.
Jokinen trying to land knees to the body.
Molo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jokinen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jokinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Molo avoids the damage to the body.
Molo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jokinen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Molo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jokinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Molo.
Jokinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Molo is defending well for now.
Jokinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Molo is defending well for now.
Molo avoiding damage as Jokinen throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Molo.
Molo lands a nice shot to the body.
Molo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen lands a good knee to the midsection. Molo won't want to take too many of those.
Molo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jokinen up against the cage.
Jokinen trying to land knees to the body.
Molo stalling in the clinch.
Molo lands a right hand.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Molo has a couple of punches blocked by Jokinen.
Molo looking to slow down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Martti Molo.
Molo fails to land with a series of punches.
Molo misses the body punch
and Jokinen counters with a nice body kick.
Molo checks a leg kick.
Jokinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Molo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Molo misses with a head kick.
A low kick from Jokinen misses
and Molo counters with a leg kick.
Jokinen slips under a jab from Molo.
Jokinen blocks a head kick by Molo.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jokinen.
Jokinen lands a really nice looking cross but Molo seems unphased.
Jokinen moves into range and clinches up with Molo.
Molo managing to block the knees to the body from Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with an elbow strike.
Molo avoiding damage as Jokinen throws knees to the body.
Molo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jokinen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good body shot from Jokinen.
Jokinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Molo avoids the damage to the body.
Jokinen blocks an elbow strike.
Molo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jokinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Molo avoids it.
Molo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jokinen backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jokinen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Molo lands a shoulder strike.
Molo cracks Jokinen with a nice body shot.
Molo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jokinen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Molo breaks from the clinch.
Jokinen misses with a leg kick
and Molo counters with a nice body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Molo as he connects with a hook.
Molo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Molo lands a jab to the head.
Molo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Molo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Molo lands with a cross.
Molo misses with an uppercut. Jokinen saw that one coming.
A combination from Molo does no damage.
Molo clobbers Jokinen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Molo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jokinen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Molo moves out of range of the leg kick from Jokinen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Martti Molo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Molo checks a leg kick.
Jokinen has closed the distance and engaged Molo in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Jokinen.
Molo looking to slow down the pace here.
Jokinen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jokinen trying to land knees to the body.
Jokinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Molo avoids the damage to the body.
Jokinen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jokinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jokinen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jokinen scores with a hook to the body.
Jokinen trying to land knees to the body.
Molo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Molo taking a breather.
Jokinen looking to throw knees to the head but Molo is blocking nicely.
Jokinen missing with knees to the body.
Molo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Jokinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Molo avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jokinen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Molo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Molo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jokinen missing with knees to the body.
Molo stalling.
Nice body punch from Jokinen - that landed with a thud.
Jokinen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Molo blocks it with crossed arms.
Jokinen misses with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jokinen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Molo.
Jokinen misses with a body punch.
Jokinen takes an elbow to the temple.
Jokinen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Molo cracks Jokinen with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Molo is trying to break the clinch but Jokinen has him pressed against the cage.
Molo cracks Jokinen with a nice body shot.
Molo lands a shoulder strike.
Molo scores with a hook to the body.
Molo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Molo managing to block the knees to the body from Jokinen.
A right hand to the body from Molo.
Molo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Molo throws a jab when Jokinen was well out of range.
Jokinen blocks a head kick by Molo.
Jokinen checks a leg kick.
Molo lands with an overhand left.
Jokinen connects with a looping right hand.
Molo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Molo is looking to chop away at Jokinen's legs.
Molo lands a jab to the nose.
Molo looks to land a combination. Jokinen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jokinen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molo misses with a hook. Jokinen ducked under it nicely.
Jokinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Molo.
Molo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jokinen.
Jokinen throws out a leg kick but Molo moves out of range and Jokinen only half commits.
Molo checks a low kick from Jokinen.
Molo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jokinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Molo.
Jokinen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Jokinen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Molo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jokinen connects with a solid leg kick.
Molo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jokinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jokinen blocks a low kick nicely.
Jokinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Molo misses.
Molo swats away the attempt to clinch by Jokinen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen tries to close the distance and clinch but Molo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Molo lands with a nice combination. Jokinen backs away looking to recover.
Molo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Molo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jokinen at a distance.
Molo throws a series of punches but Jokinen avoids them all with ease.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jokinen, right into the meat.
Jokinen throws a wild body kick that Molo sees coming a mile off.
Jokinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Molo.
A nice inside leg kick there by Molo. That's going to slow Jokinen down.
Jokinen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Molo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Molo missing with a left hand there. Jokinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Jokinen misses.
Jokinen wants to clinch up but Molo keeps it at a distance.
A big left from Molo misses.
Molo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jokinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Molo's calf.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Martti Molo.
I think Molo 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 48:47
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 47:48
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
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