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BHFC 131 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marian Nilski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Marian Nilski enters the ring!
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300 lbs
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225 cm
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300 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Good kicks
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robert Crawford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marian Nilski!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawford falls off balance throwing a combination
and Crawford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nilski connects with a superb combination that knocks Crawford out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Nilski before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Crawford!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Marian Nilski!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mugison Murr Murr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Risto Pasila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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170 lbs
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174 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mugison Murr Murr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Risto Pasila!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murr Murr closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Murr Murr tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Murr Murr tries for a kimura but Pasila is defending well.
Murr Murr tries for a kimura but Pasila is defending well.
Murr Murr is trying to get an arm triangle but Pasila is defending well.
Murr Murr goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Pasila rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Murr Murr's guard! Nice work there by Pasila!
Murr Murr working for submissions but it's allowed Pasila to get to half guard.
Pasila trying to control the action but Murr Murr is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murr Murr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
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.
Murr Murr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Murr Murr is breathing heavily.
Pasila tries to pass the half guard into mount. Murr Murr knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pasila prevents Murr Murr from improving his position.
Nice strikes from Pasila there.
Pasila content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pasila wants to work for an arm triangle but Murr Murr is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pasila works his way into side control.
Pasila cracks Murr Murr with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Pasila is chipping away with strikes.
Pasila trying to control the position but Murr Murr is working away.
Murr Murr tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pasila wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pasila working the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pasila scores with a couple of short elbows.
Murr Murr is trying to improve his position.
Pasila really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Murr Murr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pasila looks up at the clock and then as Murr Murr takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Pasila smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Murr Murr stops Pasila from passing to mount.
Murr Murr is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasila 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 Murr Murr's shoulder. That is not cool.
Murr Murr takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Murr Murr seems a little lost for a moment, as Pasila dominates the positioning.
Murr Murr looks to move to half guard but instead Pasila has passed into mount! Damn!
Murr Murr keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pasila controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pasila dominating with strikes here.
Murr Murr is trying desperately to improve position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pasila raining down shots from the mount!
Pasila unloading with bombs!
Pasila with good strikes from the mount here!
Murr Murr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pasila lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pasila lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pasila looking to control but Murr Murr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Murr Murr keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Risto Pasila dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pasila defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Murr Murr.
Murr Murr has his takedown stuffed
and Pasila counters with a one-two to the body.
Pasila misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murr Murr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pasila circles away quickly and effectively.
Pasila takes a swing at Murr Murr's ribcage but misses.
Pasila lands a left and a right that send Murr Murr crashing to the mat, dazed. Pasila thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Murr Murr is rocked!
It looks like Mugison Murr Murr has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Murr Murr.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mugison Murr Murr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pasila lands with a nice body punch.
Murr Murr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A swing and a miss from Murr Murr.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pasila fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Murr Murr sprawls well initially but Pasila persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Murr Murr is looking to get back to is feet but Pasila passes into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasila trying to control the action but Murr Murr is working from the bottom.
Pasila slows the pace down.
Pasila wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murr Murr keeps working.
Pasila is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Murr Murr is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Risto Pasila has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pasila trying to control the position but Murr Murr is working away.
Murr Murr tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pasila landing strikes.
Murr Murr is not content to let Pasila control the position.
Pasila in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Murr Murr is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Risto Pasila!
A very excited looking Risto Pasila made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Bunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhaka Zulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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190 lbs
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188 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ralph Bunga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zhaka Zulu!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunga thuds his shin into the meat of Zulu's side.
Zulu drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Zulu are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Zulu has hold of Bunga's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Bunga tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Zulu cranks the arm and Bunga screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Bunga, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Zhaka Zulu!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marlboro Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iron Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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278 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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300 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marlboro Mann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iron Man!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mann - that will leave a mark!
Man looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Iron Man 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!
Man throws a low kick but Mann moves out of range easily.
Mann misses with a hook.
Mann cracks Man with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Man looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Mann finish him?
Man is rocked!
Man uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mann.
Man dives in and grabs Mann's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mann pushes down on Man's head and hops out.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Mann swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mann slaps away a takedown attempt from Man, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Man misses with a few strikes there.
Mann circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Man tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Mann wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marlboro Mann!
During a confident post fight interview, Marlboro Mann 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Thor Axelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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184 lbs
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185 lbs
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thor Axelsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sean Chen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axelsson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Axelsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chen lands a glancing blow to the side of Axelsson's head.
Chen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Chen scores with a jab.
Axelsson takes one to the chin there.
Chen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Axelsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chen was well out of range. Poor timing from Axelsson.
Chen rushes Axelsson and presses him up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Axelsson up against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Chen.
Chen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chen lands a body punch.
Chen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Axelsson backwards.
Chen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Axelsson is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Axelsson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chen prevents it.
Chen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Chen.
Chen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Axelsson backwards.
Nice body punch from Chen.
Chen stalling the fight.
A right hand to the body from Chen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chen.
Chen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Chen.
Axelsson is rocked!
Chen lands a nice shot to the body.
Chen pushes Axelsson back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Chen drops Axelsson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Axelsson is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
Oh Axelsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chen creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Axelsson's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Axelsson drops to his knees and Chen pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Chen!
Sean Chen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Crahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodolpho Vasquel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crahan comes to the ring accompanied by All That Remains - The Last Time. Vasquel has chosen Surviving the Times as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rodolpho Vasquel told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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180 lbs
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183 lbs
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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
10 - 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
13 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodolpho Vasquel!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasquel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crahan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Vasquel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crahan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crahan swats away the attempt to clinch by Vasquel.
Vasquel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Crahan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vasquel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Crahan cracks Vasquel with an open hand slap.
It looks like Rodolpho Vasquel has been cut.
Crahan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vasquel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vasquel, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vasquel fails with a takedown attempt.
Vasquel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A hook to the body from Crahan.
Vasquel breaks the clinch.
Vasquel misses with a series of wild punches.
Crahan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vasquel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crahan as he avoids it easily.
Shawn Crahan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodolpho Vasquel.
Crahan slips a jab and a cross from Vasquel.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vasquel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crahan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vasquel slips a jab and a cross from Crahan.
A slow jab from Crahan misses its intended target.
Vasquel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Crahan lands an overhand right.
Vasquel dives in and grabs Crahan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Crahan pushes down on Vasquel's head and hops out.
Vasquel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vasquel throws a head kick that misses
and Crahan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vasquel's knee momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crahan. Vasquel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vasquel slips under a jab from Crahan.
Vasquel shoots for a double leg takedown but Crahan sprawls well. He's pushed Vasquel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vasquel shoots in but no luck this time.
Vasquel has a takedown stuffed.
Vasquel looks gassed!
Vasquel avoids the body shot from Crahan.
Vasquel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crahan.
Crahan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Crahan wants it to stay on the feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crahan scores with a sloppy right hand. Vasquel should have avoided that one.
Crahan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasquel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crahan throws a looping overhand right but Vasquel ducks down to avoid it.
Vasquel closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Crahan to the mat! Crahan manages to get full guard.
Vasquel drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Crahan manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Vasquel has Crahan in his guard.
Crahan is looking to stand up but Vasquel won't let him.
Crahan wants to control from the top but Vasquel keeps moving.
Crahan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Crahan postures up in Vasquel's guard and throws a big left but Vasquel blocks it.
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.
Vasquel has a closed guard, preventing Crahan from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasquel controls Crahan momentarily but Crahan frees himself.
Vasquel 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.
Crahan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Crahan trying to control but Vasquel is working from the bottom.
Crahan looking to sit in guard and control but Vasquel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Crahan has a closed guard, preventing Vasquel from standing up.
Vasquel preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crahan wants to stand up but Vasquel is controlling him.
Vasquel wants to control from the top but Crahan keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Crahan throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Crahan as Vasquel shoots in.
Crahan looks to land a left hand but Vasquel moved out of range nicely.
Crahan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vasquel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crahan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vasquel.
Vasquel motions for Crahan to come forward. Vasquel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Crahan lands the left hand.
Vasquel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No luck for Vasquel with that takedown attempt.
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 Rodolpho Vasquel's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Vasquel gets a double leg takedown into Crahan's guard.
Crahan keeping moving, preventing Vasquel from controlling successfully.
Vasquel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Crahan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Crahan pulls Vasquel in close to prevent any damage.
Vasquel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vasquel is looking to work some ground and pound but Crahan has wrist control.
Vasquel postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vasquel wants to control from the top but Crahan keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquel postures up in Crahan's guard and throws a big left but Crahan blocks it.
Vasquel postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Crahan is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Vasquel, into his guard.
Crahan works over Vasquel with some ground and pound from guard.
Rodolpho Vasquel has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crahan stands and steps away. Vasquel gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Crahan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vasquel's head backwards.
Vasquel loads up on a big right hand but Crahan slips the punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Crahan. That snapped Vasquel's head back.
Vasquel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodolpho Vasquel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vasquel shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Crahan eats them both and turns towards Vasquel to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crahan slips a jab and a cross from Vasquel.
Shawn Crahan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vasquel takes one on the button.
Crahan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vasquel.
Crahan tries to bum rush Vasquel with a series of wild strikes but Vasquel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vasquel tries to clinch but Crahan is having none of it.
Crahan throws a hook but Vasquel avoids it easily.
Vasquel shoots in but Crahan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vasquel moves out of range as Crahan strikes.
Vasquel misses with a leg kick
and Crahan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crahan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vasquel.
Shawn Crahan is winning the standup battle so far.
Vasquel tries to clinch there but Crahan circles away.
Vasquel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Crahan can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crahan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vasquel moves away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Crahan.
Crahan misses with a series of wild punches.
Crahan looks to land a combination. Vasquel sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Crahan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vasquel.
Vasquel fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shawn Crahan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodolpho Vasquel.
Crahan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crahan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vasquel on the side of the head.
Vasquel drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vasquel working the body and head with strikes.
Vasquel is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Crahan will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Vasquel tries to score with some ground and pound. Crahan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasquel prevents Crahan from escaping the position.
Vasquel staying calm.
Vasquel wants to take a breather but Crahan manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Vasquel.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vasquel wants to control from the top but Crahan keeps moving.
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 Shawn Crahan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rodolpho Vasquel's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Crahan misses with a straight right.
Vasquel closes the distance looking to clinch
and Crahan counters with a stiff right hand.
Vasquel shoots for a double leg takedown but Crahan sprawls well. He's pushed Vasquel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Crahan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vasquel checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Crahan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Vasquel shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Crahan's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Crahan is on top in guard.
Crahan postures up in Vasquel's guard and throws a big left but Vasquel blocks it.
Crahan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Vasquel is proving hard to escape from.
Vasquel keeping moving, preventing Crahan from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crahan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vasquel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Crahan wants to stand but Vasquel has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Vasquel trying to keep a closed guard but Crahan is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vasquel shoots in looking for a takedown. Crahan tries to sprawl out of it but Vasquel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Crahan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Crahan throws a hook to the side of Vasquel's head but Vasquel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasquel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crahan's sensitive parts.
Vasquel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Crahan is fending him off so far but Vasquel persists. Nope, Crahan circles away and we're back to standing.
Shawn Crahan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodolpho Vasquel.
Vasquel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vasquel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crahan lands a slapping body shot.
Vasquel closes this distance looking for a takedown but Crahan circles away.
Vasquel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crahan slips under a jab from Vasquel.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vasquel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vasquel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vasquel throws a right and a left that Crahan avoids nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vasquel shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Vasquel was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Crahan tries to buck Vasquel off but he can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crahan working to try and regain half guard.
Crahan is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Vasquel lands a heavy elbow.
Crahan is squirming around, avoiding Vasquel's attempts to control the action.
Vasquel landing punches.
Vasquel throws some wild stikes that Crahan manages to avoid easily.
Vasquel can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Crahan is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasquel thowing shots but they're missing.
Rodolpho Vasquel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vasquel takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Crahan is squirming around, avoiding Vasquel's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vasquel putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vasquel unloads with some shots from mount but Crahan bucks and avoids them well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodolpho Vasquel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Crahan 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Shawn Crahan!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kolliver Reign (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Great is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Adiemus. Kolliver Reign has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
188 lbs
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198 lbs
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BJJ Brown 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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kolliver Reign!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Great!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Great moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Alexander Great has been cut.
Reign throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Reign throws a hook but Great avoids it easily.
Reign throws a poor cross that misses
and Great counters with a big head kick but Reign shrugs it off.
Great throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Great.
Reign misses with a kick 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!
Great thows a body kick. Reign tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Reign showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Great.
Great thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Reign if he has to take too many more of those.
Great thows a body kick. Reign tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Reign drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Reign takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Reign tries to bum rush Great with a series of wild strikes but Great uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reign chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Great can pounce on him.
Reign is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reign misses with a straight left.
Great throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body kick there by Great.
Great throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for Reign, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Great misses with a kick to the body.
No joy there for Reign, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reign does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Reign throws a head kick that misses.
Reign on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Great lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Great throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Great goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Reign misses the body punch
and Great counters with a solid body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Great misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reign walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Reign punishes Great's body with a nice straight punch.
Kolliver Reign seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Great throws a series of punches but Reign moves out of range.
Reign takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Alexander Great is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Great throws a push kick but Reign slaps the foot to one side.
Sloppy strikes from Reign. Those never looked like landing.
Reign throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Great counters with a nice low kick that buckles Reign's knee momentarily.
Reign will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Great connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reign takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Great thuds his shin into the meat of Reign's side.
A thudding body kick lands there by Great!
Great throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reign slips a jab from Great.
Great scores with a decent looking hook.
Reign pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Great back to the ropes. Reign follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Great takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Reign misses with a wild combination.
Nice body kick there by Great.
Nice body kick there by Great.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Great tries a head kick but it misses.
Reign has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Great.
Great throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Great throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Great throws a one two combo.
Great thows a body kick. Reign tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Reign tries to bum rush Great with a series of wild strikes but Great uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Great tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reign takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Reign takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Great throws a head kick but Reign moves out of range.
Reign on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Great lands a high kick!
Reign misses with an uppercut. Great saw that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Great scores with a leg kick.
Crunch! Great slams his shin into Reign's torso.
Great throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Great dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Great's cut.
That's time! Reign's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Great throws a series of punches but Reign avoids them all with ease.
Reign fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Great checks it well.
Reign shoots in and drives through. Great sprawls well.
Alexander Great seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reign lands a right hook to the body.
Reign looks to score with a jab to the body but Great is just out of range.
Reign takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Reign takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Great - that will leave a mark!
Great throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Great has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reign throws a nice looking combination but Great bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Great connects with a jab.
Great scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A punch combination from Reign misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Great lands with a good body shot.
Great misses with a wild combination.
Reign blocks a head kick by Great.
Great throws a quick inside leg kick.
Reign looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Great connects with a good right hand that stumbles Reign. Reign circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Great scores with a kick to the midsection.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Reign might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Great throws a hook to the side of Reign's head but Reign sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reign throws a head kick but Great moves out of range.
Great scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reign ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Reign tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Great is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reign walks forward, straight into a front kick from Great.
Reign ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Great moves away.
Great changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Reign blocks the body kick.
Great lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Reign takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Reign blocks the body kick.
Great lands with a good body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Great!
Great throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Reign.
Reign on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Great lands a nice looking kick to the body. Reign takes a step back to recover.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Reign crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Great - the referee stops the clock and Reign gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Great. Reign manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reign steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Great. That one must have hurt.
Great lands a jab to Reign's midsection.
Great explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Great getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Reign takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Great throws a head kick that misses.
Reign is looking to wear down Great with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Great looks to land a combination but Reign avoids it well.
Nice body punch from Reign.
Great scores with a kick to the midsection.
Great scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Great lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reign has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Great.
Great misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Great fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Reign avoids the head kick by Great.
A head kick misses from Reign.
Great scores with a three punch combo!
Reign throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Great throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Reign.
Reign lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reign moves out of range of the body kick from Great.
Great steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reign.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Great showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alexander Great's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Great thumps Reign with a low kick.
Reign throws a hook to the side of Great's head but Great sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Great shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Reign eats them both and turns towards Great to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Great pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Great pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reign blocks a head kick by Great.
Reign is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Reign shoots in but Great avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Great throws a wild body kick that Reign sees coming a mile off.
Great takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Great throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Great fakes the leg kick and cracks Reign in the body.
Reign will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Great moves out of range of the body kick from Reign.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Great throws a head kick that misses.
Reign scores with a one two! Great had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nice takedown defense from Great. No joy for Reign on that attempt.
A left lands for Great.
Great throws a hook but Reign blocks it.
Great steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reign.
Reign shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kolliver Reign. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reign misses with a series of wild punches.
Reign thows a body shot but no joy.
Reign misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Great tries to move into range but Reign moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Reign takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Great pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Reign throws a leg kick that misses.
Reign moves out of range of the body kick from Great.
Great throws a head kick that misses.
Reign throws a head kick but Great moves out of range.
Reign takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Reign shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Great as he jumps to the side.
Reign fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Great checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reign throws a big shot that misses.
Reign shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Great as he avoids it easily.
Great takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Reign showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Great.
Great throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alexander Great is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Great takes a jab right on the kisser.
Reign fails to land with a series of punches.
Great tries a head kick but it misses.
Great checks the leg kick.
Great ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reign misses with a combination
and Great counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Great fakes the leg kick and cracks Reign in the body.
Great misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reign shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Great counters with a nice kick to the body.
Reign throws a looping overhand right but Great ducks down to avoid it.
Kolliver Reign has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A punch lands to the side of Great 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Reign scores with a jab to the head.
Great has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Great there as he acknowledges the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Great connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reign fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Reign throws a series of punches but Great moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alexander Great.
Well Great 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Great!
Alexander Great made sure to mention his sponsor, Skin-Clothes Designing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rick Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean VonFoster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ward comes to the ring accompanied by Tap Out. Sean VonFoster will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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200 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rick Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sean VonFoster!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
VonFoster moves out of range of the strikes.
VonFoster closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ward did well to prevent VonFoster getting side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
VonFoster tries to stand but can't do so whilst Ward controls his leg.
VonFoster controlling the action here.
Ward is staying active underneath VonFoster, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ward looking for submissions off his back.
Ward makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ward.
Ward might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
VonFoster won't allow Ward to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
VonFoster wants to stand but Ward is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ward controlling the position.
VonFoster loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ward is on top in guard.
Ward sitting in guard, not really doing much.
VonFoster has his feet on Ward's thighs here. He's pushed Ward off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Ward screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sean VonFoster!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Twelf Thermandin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thermandin comes to the ring accompanied by Prelude 12 by Styx. Twelf Thermandin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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184 lbs
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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
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Twelf Thermandin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jesse James!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thermandin throws a sloppy head kick and James moves out of range easily.
James throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thermandin counters with a thumping low kick.
James thows a leg kick but Thermandin checks it
and Thermandin counters with a straight right hand.
Jesse James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James throws a leg kick but Thermandin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thermandin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Jesse James has been cut.
James fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James tries to keep at a distance but Thermandin has taken the fight into the clinch.
James breaks the clinch.
James listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
James checks a low kick from Thermandin.
James misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
James uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thermandin has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thermandin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from James.
Thermandin checks the leg kick nicely there.
An inside leg kick lands from Thermandin.
James throws a body punch but Thermandin moves out of range.
James throws an off balance right hand
and Thermandin counters with a nice leg kick.
Thermandin avoids the head kick by James.
Nice takedown defense from James. No joy for Thermandin on that attempt.
Thermandin scoring well with a low kick there.
James misses with a kick to the body
and Thermandin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thermandin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thermandin slips a jab from James.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thermandin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
James tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thermandin was well out of range. Poor timing from James.
James fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thermandin is out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thermandin.
Thermandin avoids the body shot from James.
James smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
James throws a chopping leg kick but Thermandin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
James scores with a punch to the head.
Thermandin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thermandin closes the distance and clinches.
James lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thermandin.
James on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thermandins head.
James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thermandin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from James.
James tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
James pushes Thermandin back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by James as Thermandin tries to tie him up.
Thermandin lands a knee to the head.
James manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
James managing to block the knees to the body from Thermandin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thermandin tries to throw a body punch but James avoids it by throwing Thermandin back against the ropes.
Thermandin struggles to land a body shot inside as James controls his hands.
Thermandin prevents a body shot from James.
Thermandin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thermandin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A body shot lands from James.
A frustrated look appears on James's face as he tries to break the clinch.
James looking to stall.
Thermandin tries a knee to the head but James blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James wants to stall.
Thermandin crunches a lovely knee into James's ribcage.
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 Twelf Thermandin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jesse James's cut.
That's time! Thermandin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
James takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
James wants to land a leg kick but Thermandin is out of range.
James misses with a jab to the body
and Thermandin counters with a nice leg kick.
Thermandin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Thermandin throws a chopping leg kick but James manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Thermandin throws a wild body kick that James sees coming a mile off.
James swings for the body but Thermandin moves out of range.
Thermandin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thermandin takes one on the button.
James uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thermandin misses with a head kick.
Thermandin closes the distance looking to clinch
and James counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jesse James seems to be getting the better of the standup.
James lands a nice looking body shot.
Thermandin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. James defends it nicely.
James takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Thermandin throws a sloppy head kick and James moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Thermandin does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thermandin tries to work over James's front leg with a kick but James checks it.
Thermandin throws a leg kick that is checked
and James finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
James misses with a leg kick
and Thermandin counters with a slapping leg kick.
James checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
James scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thermandin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
James throws a leg kick which misses Thermandin's front leg but catches the back leg as Thermandin tries to avoid it.
James swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Thermandin finds it's target.
A slapping body kick lands there for James.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Good standup being displayed there by James as he connects with a hook.
James looks to score with a jab to the body but Thermandin is just out of range.
James moves out of range as Thermandin throws a body kick.
James throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
James misses with a low kick.
Thermandin wants to land a leg kick but James is out of range.
Jab by James.
Thermandin closes the distance and clinches.
James blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
James cracks Thermandin with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thermandin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and James avoids it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
James continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
James misses with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James stalling in the clinch but Thermandin improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse James showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jesse James'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. This is the final round!
James on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Thermandin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
James wants to land a leg kick but Thermandin is out of range.
Thermandin misses with a kick to the body.
James swings for the body but Thermandin moves out of range.
James throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thermandin takes a swing at James's ribcage but misses.
Thermandin throws a front kick that sends James stumbling back into the ropes.
James throws a low kick but Thermandin moves out of range easily.
James takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
James misses with a low kick.
Thermandin lands a leg kick that knocks James off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Thermandin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thermandin moves into the clinch.
Jesse James seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
James managing to block the knees to the body from Thermandin.
Thermandin misses with a short punch on the inside.
James has Thermandin pressed against the ropes.
James misses with a hook to the ribs.
James looking to slow down the pace here.
Thermandin misses with a knee strike.
James wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thermandin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thermandin lands a nice knee to the body.
James tries a body shot but Thermandin blocks it.
James managing to block the knees to the body from Thermandin.
Thermandin landing knees to the body.
Thermandin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thermandin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but James blocks it with crossed arms.
Thermandin has James pressed against the ropes, preventing James from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thermandin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thermandin trying to land knees to the body.
James's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James tries to stall but Thermandin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
James lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thermandin connects with a nasty looking knee right to James's face.
James on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
James lands a body punch.
Thermandin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
James stalling in the clinch but Thermandin improves position.
James is struggling to control the position.
Thermandin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
James lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thermandin backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James misses with a punch to the body.
Thermandin tries to land a knee to the head but James blocks with his arms.
James tries to break free but Thermandin pushes him back against the ropes.
Thermandin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. James is defending well for now.
Thermandin looking to throw knees to the head but James is blocking nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, James creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James misses with a body punch.
Thermandin tries to land knees in the clinch but James avoids the damage to the body.
James trying to stall but Thermandin improves his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James working aggressively here.
James is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Thermandin prevents a body shot from James.
And that's the end of the fight!
Twelf Thermandin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thermandin 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Twelf Thermandin!
Twelf Thermandin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Lemieux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Lemieux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shawn Chen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chen looks to score with a jab to the body but Lemieux is just out of range.
Lemieux will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chen swings for the body but Lemieux moves out of range.
Lemieux fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lemieux was well out of range. Poor timing from Chen.
Chen tries to move into range but Lemieux moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Chen tries to clinch up
and Lemieux counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chen doesn't seem bothered though.
Lemieux tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Chen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lemieux tries to bum rush Chen with a series of wild strikes but Chen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lemieux throws a body punch but Chen moves out of range.
Lemieux misses with a hook. Chen ducked under it nicely.
Lemieux tries to bum rush Chen with a series of wild strikes but Chen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lemieux.
Chen slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lemieux closes the distance and clinches.
Chen blocks an uppercut.
Lemieux blocks a body shot from Chen.
Chen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lemieux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lemieux scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chen misses with a body punch.
Lemieux prevents a body shot from Chen.
Chen misses with a punch to the body.
Lemieux will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Chen up against the ropes.
Chen cracks Lemieux with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lemieux.
Chen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chen misses with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lemieux's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lemieux looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Chen connects with a crisp jab.
Chen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chen swats away the attempt to clinch by Lemieux.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen misses with an uppercut
and Lemieux counters with a left and a right that stings Chen.
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!
Lemieux blocks a jab.
Lemieux is looking to clinch.
Lemieux closes the distance but Chen moves to the side
and Chen counters with a nice body shot.
Chen misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lemieux misses the shot to the body.
Lemieux wants to clinch up but Chen keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Lemieux dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lemieux lands a jab to the head.
Lemieux falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chen counters with a stiff right hand.
Lemieux throws a hook to the side of Chen's head but Chen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lemieux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lemieux misses with a looping left.
Lemieux connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Chen! He's out on his feet! Lemieux rushes in and drops Chen with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). David Lemieux!
Our winner, David Lemieux, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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