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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Konsta Pylkkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joahan Nikkenen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikkenen has chosen Tango from Poland as his entrance music. Joahan Nikkenen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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280 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Brawler
Heavy handed |
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Konsta Pylkkanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joahan Nikkenen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pylkkanen scores with the left hand. Nikkenen knows he should have avoided that one.
Nikkenen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pylkkanen's head.
It looks like Konsta Pylkkanen has been cut.
Pylkkanen tries to bum rush Nikkenen with a series of wild strikes but Nikkenen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pylkkanen connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pylkkanen gets tackled into the ropes by Nikkenen. Nikkenen maintains the clinch.
Nikkenen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pylkkanen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nikkenen's efforts to push away.
Nikkenen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nikkenen lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Pylkkanen wants to improve his position but Nikkenen is controlling well.
Pylkkanen is trying to control but can't.
Nikkenen works his foot free and advances to mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Pylkkanen tries to reverse the position but Nikkenen maintains control.
Pylkkanen is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pylkkanen squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Nikkenen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pylkkanen hang on?
Nikkenen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pylkkanen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Nikkenen! Pylkkanen is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Joahan Nikkenen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jouko Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kasim Gaziev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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221 lbs
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210 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jouko Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kasim Gaziev!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jones seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gaziev for as long as he can get away with.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jouko Jones.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Gaziev shows good takedown defense.
Jones tries for a takedown but Gaziev circles away easily
and Gaziev counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gaziev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaziev wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Kasim Gaziev has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jouko Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gaziev counters with a head kick. That will keep Jones thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gaziev fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jones to the ground. Gaziev is now in Jones's guard.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Gaziev from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaziev has gone for a leg lock! Jones slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gaziev's guard.
Gaziev keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gaziev wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones stays in close to Gaziev's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jouko Jones has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gaziev, right into the meat.
Jones misses with a takedown
and Gaziev counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gaziev gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jones to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jones is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jouko Jones wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gaziev sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jouko Jones will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jones shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gaziev manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jones is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jones has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jouko Jones.
Jones misses with a takedown
and Gaziev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gaziev but Gaziev pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jones gets the takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gaziev sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Jones takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jones stops Gaziev from getting back to his feet.
Gaziev looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jones keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jones is thwarting Gaziev's attempts to control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jones takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jouko Jones has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jones throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gaziev tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jones is in Gaziev's guard.
Jones sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gaziev looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jouko Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jouko Jones has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Gaziev. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jouko Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Gaziev sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jones has his takedown stuffed
and Gaziev counters with a stiff right hand.
Gaziev throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gaziev sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones has his takedown stuffed
and Gaziev counters with a nice body shot.
Gaziev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jones rushes Gaziev and presses him up against the ropes.
Jones is working for takedown but Gaziev is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gaziev has hold of one of Jones's legs. Jones is fighting the takedown attempt but Gaziev gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaziev looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gaziev is fighting to break Jones's control of his arms but Jones is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jouko Jones dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Gaziev misses with the combination.
Jones closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jones lands in his opponent's guard.
Gaziev wants to stand up but Jones is controlling him.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gaziev being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jouko Jones just wasn't active enough.
Jones misses with a takedown
and Gaziev counters with a thumping low kick.
Jones gets the takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gaziev trying to remain calm as Jones controls from the top position.
Gaziev pushes Jones away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jones gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Jones controlling the position from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jouko Jones.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones gets a double leg takedown into Gaziev's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaziev is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gaziev being controlled here, momentarily.
Gaziev had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jones defends it easily.
Jones seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Jouko Jones wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gaziev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kasim Gaziev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jouko Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jouko Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jouko Jones!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guile Roswell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roswell has chosen Poupine et Thierry as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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178 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Guile Roswell!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roswell drives through with a takedown into guard.
Watson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Roswell gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Roswell looking to pass the guard.
Roswell throws a big right hand that misses.
Watson keeping full guard, as Roswell tries to pass.
Roswell trying to control but Watson is working from the bottom.
Watson tries to strike from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Watson is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Roswell dives into side control.
Roswell thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Roswell is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Watson's shoulder. That is not cool.
I wouldn't like to be where Watson is right now.
Watson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roswell fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Roswell is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Watson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Watson is looking for a sweep.
Watson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Roswell moves into full mount! Watson won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roswell misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Watson wants to hold on but Roswell pushes him away.
Roswell wants to control the pace but Watson is squirming around nicely.
Roswell avoids the attempt from Watson to control.
Roswell with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Watson tries to control Roswell's body but Roswell pushes him off. Watson squirms to his side and now Roswell has his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roswell is cranking Watson's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Watson! He's tightened the choke and Watson is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Guile Roswell!
During a confident post fight interview, Guile Roswell thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buzz LightBear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lasse Rantala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rantala is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Roy Jones Jr - Can´t Be Touched. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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200 lbs
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200 lbs
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Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Buzz LightBear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lasse Rantala!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rantala decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Rantala is working for a submission of some sort.
Rantala looks gassed!
Rantala prevents LightBear from improving his position.
LightBear is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Rantala is tapping! Great win for LightBear!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Buzz LightBear!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Crahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crahan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, All That Remains - The Last Time. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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180 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shawn Crahan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommy Powers!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crahan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Powers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Powers has Crahan up against the ropes in a clinch.
Powers tries to circle away but Crahan has him pinned against the ropes.
Crahan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tommy Powers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crahan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Powers's head.
It looks like Tommy Powers has been cut.
Powers slips a straight right by Crahan.
Crahan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Powers throws out the jab.
Powers tries to clinch
and Crahan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Powers misses its intended target.
Powers tries to clinch there but Crahan circles away.
Powers throws out a loose jab but Crahan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crahan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crahan stuns Powers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Crahan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Powers. Crahan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Powers slips a jab and a cross from Crahan.
Powers fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Powers wants to clinch.
A big right from Crahan misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers tries to clinch up.
Powers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crahan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Powers stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Crahan swats away the attempt to clinch by Powers.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A right hook to the body lands for Crahan.
Crahan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Powers's jab looks to have found its range, popping Crahan under the eye.
Powers throws a good cross that connects.
Crahan throws a jab when Powers was well out of range.
Powers wants to clinch.
Crahan throws out a loose jab but Powers uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers defending well as Crahan loads up on a big left hand.
Crahan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Powers wants to clinch.
Powers pushes Crahan up against the ropes in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Powers wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Crahan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Powers wants to clinch.
No luck for Powers with that takedown attempt.
Crahan scores with a nice head shot.
Crahan throws a jab but it's blocked by Powers.
Crahan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crahan tries to land a leg kick but Powers saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers misses with an uppercut. Crahan saw that one coming.
Powers tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Crahan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crahan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Powers throws a hook but Crahan blocks it.
Crahan throws a shot from downtown. Powers moves away and avoids it.
Crahan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Powers.
A big right from Crahan misses.
Crahan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice shot by Crahan.
Crahan tests Powers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crahan throws a right hand that Powers ducks under and follows up with a left that Powers also avoids with ease.
Shawn Crahan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crahan throws a looping overhand right but Powers ducks down to avoid it.
Powers jabs Crahan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Powers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Powers on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Crahan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Powers was well out of range. Poor timing from Crahan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Powers has managed to clinch.
Crahan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Crahan lands a shot to the body.
Crahan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crahan throws out a powerful jab.
Crahan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crahan keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Powers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crahan swings widly with a right hand
and Powers counters by moving into the clinch.
Crahan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Powers 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.
Powers misses with a hook.
A punch combination from Crahan misses.
Powers stuns Crahan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Powers on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Crahan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Powers finds it's way round the side to connect with Crahan's head.
Crahan takes a swing at Powers's ribcage but misses.
Powers takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Crahan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Powers's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A slow jab from Crahan misses its intended target.
Powers closes the distance but Crahan moves to the side
and Crahan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shawn Crahan is winning the standup battle so far.
Powers works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Crahan throws a hook but Powers blocks it.
Crahan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Crahan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Powers moves away.
Powers pushes Crahan up against the ropes in a clinch.
Powers has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Crahan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Crahan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crahan tries to bum rush Powers with a series of wild strikes but Powers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crahan scores with a jab to the body.
Crahan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Powers's head.
Powers tries to close the distance and clinch but Crahan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
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!
Crahan throws a shot from downtown. Powers moves away and avoids it.
Powers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crahan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Powers closes the distance and pushes Crahan back into the ropes.
Powers wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Crahan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Crahan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crahan breaks the clinch.
Crahan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Powers connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Crahan scrambles back to his feet.
Crahan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Crahan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Powers.
Crahan misses with a wild body shot.
Powers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Powers feints a jab promting Crahan to slip. Powers then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Crahan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Powers darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Crahan swats away the attempt to clinch by Powers.
Powers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Powers there as he acknowledges the shot.
Crahan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Powers is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Powers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Powers is still on wobbly legs! Can Crahan finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Powers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Powers seems to have recovered his senses.
Powers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crahan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crahan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Powers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Powers darts in trying to clinch
and Crahan counters with a body kick.
Crahan jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Powers staying out of range there.
Crahan misses with an uppercut.
Powers feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Powers landing some decent shots from guard.
Powers drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Crahan dives on top into guard.
Crahan cracks Powers with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crahan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Crahan wants to control from the top but Powers keeps moving.
Powers has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Crahan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Crahan throwing strikes but missing.
Crahan stopping the sweep attempt from Powers.
Crahan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Powers's head.
Powers is looking for a triangle but Crahan pushes his legs off easily.
Powers is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crahan connects with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crahan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Crahan throwing strikes from guard but Powers blocks nicely.
Powers keeping moving, preventing Crahan from controlling successfully.
Crahan tries to stand but Powers is controlling from the bottom.
Powers has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Crahan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Powers escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Crahan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crahan trying to control but Powers is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Crahan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Powers's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Powers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Powers 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.
Crahan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crahan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Powers wants to clinch.
Crahan throws a hook but Powers blocks it.
Powers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crahan thuds a left hand into Powers's body.
Powers lands a jab.
Crahan throws a poor cross that misses
letting Powers counter with a right hand.
Crahan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A slow jab from Crahan misses its intended target.
Crahan loads up on a big right hand but Powers slips the punch.
Powers misses with a body shot.
Crahan scores with a jab.
The fighters circling - Crahan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers looks to clinch
and Crahan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crahan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Powers tries to clinch there but Crahan circles away.
Powers moves out of range as Crahan strikes.
Crahan misses with a looping right.
Powers tries to bum rush Crahan with a series of wild strikes but Crahan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crahan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crahan scores with the left hand. Powers knows he should have avoided that one.
Crahan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Powers checks it well.
Crahan misses with a double jab.
Crahan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Powers tries to clinch but Crahan moves out of range.
Crahan moves away from the strike by Powers.
Powers slips under a jab from Crahan.
Powers catches Crahan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crahan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Powers.
Powers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crahan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crahan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crahan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Powers throws a shot to the body.
Powers connects with a nice looking jab.
Powers dodges the punch combination from Crahan.
Crahan throws a hook to the side of Powers's head but Powers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crahan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Powers moves out of range of the strikes.
Crahan walks into a left hand.
Crahan misses the shot to the body.
Crahan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Powers was well out of range. Poor timing from Crahan.
Powers is looking to clinch but Crahan is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Powers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crahan just misses with a punch to the body.
Crahan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Powers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crahan swats away the attempt to clinch by Powers.
Powers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crahan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Crahan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Powers.
A telegraphed right hand from Crahan misses the target.
Crahan blocks a jab.
Powers moves in looking to clinch but Crahan pushes him off.
Crahan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Crahan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Crahan thows a body shot but no joy.
Crahan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Powers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Powers slips under a jab.
Crahan throws a front kick aimed at Powers's knee but Powers avoids it well.
Crahan misses with a wild body shot.
Crahan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tommy Powers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powers lands a glancing blow to the side of Crahan's head.
Powers wants to clinch
and Crahan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Crahan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Crahan scores with a sloppy right hand. Powers should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Powers doesn't manage to clinch there - Crahan circles away.
Powers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Powers pushes Crahan up against the ropes in a clinch.
Crahan is trying to break free.
Crahan manages to break the clinch.
Crahan misses with a hook to the body
and Powers counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Powers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Powers looks to clinch
letting Crahan counter with a right hand.
Crahan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Powers fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Shawn Crahan.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Crahan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Crahan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hitokage Hakaisha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shawn Chen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hitokage Hakaisha!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chen misses with a few strikes there.
Hakaisha will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hakaisha has his takedown stuffed
and Chen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chen misses with a two punch combination.
Hakaisha doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Chen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shawn Chen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hitokage Hakaisha.
Chen takes a swing at Hakaisha's ribcage but misses.
Hakaisha checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Shawn Chen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakaisha fails with the takedown
and Chen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hitokage Hakaisha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Chen.
Chen dips to his left and cracks Hakaisha with an uppercut!
Hakaisha fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chen stuns Hakaisha with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakaisha fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chen misses with a hook to the body
and Hakaisha counters with a takedown into side control.
Hakaisha is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Chen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chen stops Hakaisha from passing to mount.
Hakaisha looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Chen is avoiding damage well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen dodges the ground and pound from Hakaisha.
Chen avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hakaisha.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hakaisha is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Chen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Chen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hakaisha on the ground.
Hakaisha scoring with punches from side control.
Hakaisha has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Hakaisha wants to control the pace but Chen is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hakaisha pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hakaisha is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Chen can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hakaisha lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hakaisha landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hitokage Hakaisha dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Hakaisha.
Hakaisha shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hakaisha shoots in but Chen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hakaisha shoots in for a takedown but Chen shows good takedown defense.
Chen lands a nice shot that snaps Hakaisha's head back.
Hakaisha on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hakaisha looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakaisha thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chen's head.
Chen preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Hakaisha is looking to advance position but Chen won't allow it.
Hitokage Hakaisha has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hakaisha is keen to just control but Chen is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakaisha prevents Chen from improving his position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hakaisha lands strikes from half guard.
Hakaisha has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chen tries to roll over but Hakaisha keeps him under control.
Hakaisha is pressing down on Chen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Chen is holding on for now.
Chen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hakaisha is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hakaisha trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hakaisha working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Chen turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Hakaisha off and cradles Chen's limp body as Hakaisha celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Hitokage Hakaisha!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hampton Forbes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Bahamonde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bahamonde comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ennio Morricone FT. Nas - Ecstasy of Gold kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hampton Forbes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Eduardo Bahamonde!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forbes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Forbes clinches up with Bahamonde and pushes him back against the ropes.
Forbes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bahamonde backwards.
Forbes digs a right hand into Bahamonde's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bahamonde's gas tank.
Forbes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bahamonde or not.
Forbes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bahamonde backwards.
Bahamonde tries to land a knee to the head but Forbes blocks with his arms.
Bahamonde with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bahamonde tries a knee to the head but Forbes blocks it.
Forbes stalling the fight.
Forbes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Forbes.
Forbes presses Bahamonde against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bahamonde looks gassed!
Forbes lands with a short shot to the head.
Bahamonde using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Forbes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Forbes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Forbes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Forbes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Forbes struggles to land a body shot inside as Bahamonde controls his hands.
Forbes lands a shoulder strike.
Bahamonde with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forbes avoiding damage as Bahamonde throws knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Forbes.
Forbes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bahamonde is rocked!
Forbes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bahamondes head.
Bahamonde is still on wobbly legs! Can Forbes finish him?
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Forbes.
Forbes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Forbes - that landed with a thud.
Bahamonde seems to have recovered his senses.
Forbes taking a breather.
Forbes lands a shoulder strike.
Forbes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short uppercut from Forbes.
Forbes unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Bahamonde! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Forbes is unloading with more strikes now! Bahamonde drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hampton Forbes!
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