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BHFC 109 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chael Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Street (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonnen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Iron Maiden Fear of the Dark . We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chael Sonnen !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Samuel Street!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonnen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Street counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sonnen thinking.
Sonnen moves to clinch but Street breaks away
and Street counters with a single leg into guard. Sonnen didn't expect that.
Sonnen wants to stand up but Street is controlling him.
Street wants to pass the guard but Sonnen is keeping the position.
Sonnen keeping moving, preventing Street from controlling successfully.
Sonnen is looking to stand back up but Street counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Sonnen .
Street wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sonnen keeps working.
Sonnen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sonnen tries to kick Street off but Street keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Street decides to stand up.
Street shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sonnen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Street stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sonnen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sonnen has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Street off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Street looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sonnen wants to stand back up but Street manages to pass into side control.
Sonnen taking a bit of punishment here - Street scoring with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sonnen wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Sonnen is looking to get back to his feet here but Street is keeping cool and he's managed to take Sonnen 's back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Street scores with punches and elbows.
Street lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Sonnen .
Street is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Sonnen up.
Street trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Street connects with a big shot to the side of Sonnen 's head.
Sonnen is trying to stand back up.
Street lands with a hammerfist to the side of Sonnen 's head.
Street is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Street gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Street gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Street apologises and we restart here on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen wants to clinch but Street slips to the side
and Street counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Street stops Sonnen from getting back to his feet.
Sonnen is breathing heavily.
Street is looking to take a break and control but Sonnen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Street lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sonnen wants to stand back up but Street manages to pass into side control.
Sonnen is not content to let Street control the position.
Street thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Street tries to move to mount but Sonnen blocks the move with his legs.
Street lands some shots froms side control.
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!
Sonnen is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Street is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Street wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sonnen , who protects the arm well.
Street is putting a hurting on Sonnen here, landing some big shots from side control.
Street scoring with punches from side control.
Sonnen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sonnen wants to get back to his feet but Street drags him back down.
Street working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Street wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sonnen , who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Street dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sonnen forces Street back against the cage and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Sonnen .
Sonnen pushes Street back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sonnen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Street tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sonnen tries to work over Street's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sonnen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Street has hold of one of Sonnen 's legs. Sonnen is fighting the takedown attempt but Street gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Sonnen pushes Street off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Sonnen wants to clinch
and Street counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sonnen won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Street connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sonnen some visible discomfort.
Street is breathing heavily.
Sonnen wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Street trying to control the action but Sonnen is working from the bottom.
Sonnen is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Sonnen takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sonnen wants to get back to his feet.
Street is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Street wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sonnen keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Sonnen tries to clinch but Street moves away
and Street counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sonnen wants to stand and escape but Street is having none of it.
Street lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sonnen wants to stand but Street is controlling the position.
Street is working Sonnen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Street lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Street scoring with some ground and pound.
Sonnen has momentary wrist control but Street slips an elbow through the middle.
Sonnen wants to stand and escape but Street is having none of it.
Street wants to control from the top but Sonnen keeps moving.
Street passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Street working the head with strikes.
Street advances to mount.
Sonnen is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Street postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sonnen looks a forlorn figure.
Sonnen wants to try and get back to his feet.
Street dominating with strikes here.
Sonnen is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Street punishing his opponent with strikes.
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!
Street working the ground and pound effectively.
Street is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Street scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sonnen ?
Sonnen tries to buck Street off but he can't manage it.
A nice elbow there by Street.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Street lands with some strikes.
The referee warns Sonnen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Street with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Street showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Street misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Street has a takedown stuffed.
Sonnen swats away the attempt to clinch by Street.
Sonnen wants to clinch but Street slips to the side
and Street counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sonnen pushes Street off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Sonnen tries to clinch up
and Street counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sonnen 's guard now.
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!
Street trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sonnen is looking to stand up but Street isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Street trying to control the position from guard on top but Sonnen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Street has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Street stops Sonnen from standing up.
Street decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sonnen darts in trying to clinch
and Street counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Street sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sonnen can't keep his opponent in guard - Street advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sonnen looks like he's trying to stand up.
Street seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sonnen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Street works his way into full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sonnen is trying to stand.
Street landing shots from mount.
Sonnen really wants to buck Street off and get back to his feet.
Sonnen is bucking up trying to escape but Street cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
A nice elbow there by Street.
Street lands a nice shot to the head.
Sonnen 's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
BOOM! Street connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Street working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Street lands a big elbow.
Street won't let Sonnen get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Street with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Street putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sonnen wants to try and get back to his feet.
Street trying to control but Sonnen is having none of it.
Sonnen wants to try and get back to his feet.
Street dominating with strikes here.
Street won't let Sonnen get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Street lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Street tries to control but Sonnen wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen wants to try and get back to his feet.
Sonnen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sonnen wants to get back to his feet.
Street punishing his opponent with strikes.
Street putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Street landing strikes from the mount.
Sonnen is trying to stand up.
Street lands with some strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Street takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sonnen is in a horrible position here. Street smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samuel Street comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Street winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Street!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buzz LightBear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joonatan Sievinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sievinen has chosen Bill Conti - Gonna Fly Now as his entrance music. Joonatan Sievinen will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
0 - 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joonatan Sievinen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sievinen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sievinen is looking to clinch.
LightBear keeps the fight on the outside.
LightBear scores with a takedown into Sievinen's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sievinen is working an open guard so LightBear takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sievinen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. LightBear manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
LightBear misses with a wild body shot.
Sievinen moves in looking to clinch but LightBear pushes him off.
Nice takedown defense from Sievinen. No joy for LightBear on that attempt.
Joonatan Sievinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sievinen looks for a takedown but LightBear sprawls well.
LightBear shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
LightBear controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LightBear escapes and gets back to his feet.
Sievinen tries to clinch there but LightBear circles away.
Sievinen clinches up with LightBear and pushes him back against the cage.
LightBear looking to slow down the pace here.
Sievinen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from LightBear.
Sievinen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but LightBear pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sievinen looks gassed!
LightBear wants to break free but Sievinen has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sievinen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sievinen tries to clinch there but LightBear circles away.
Sievinen is looking to clinch but LightBear is avoiding it.
Sievinen blocks a head kick by LightBear.
LightBear tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sievinen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
LightBear tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sievinen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sievinen wants to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Sievinen as LightBear shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buzz LightBear. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sievinen tries to clinch up but LightBear circles away and keeps his distance.
Sievinen looks to land a combination but LightBear avoids it well.
Sievinen tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LightBear decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
LightBear keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sievinen looks like he's trying to stand up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with LightBear in particular looking to stall.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Buzz LightBear wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sievinen circles away from the clinch attempt.
LightBear fails with a takedown attempt.
LightBear shoots for a double leg takedown but Sievinen sprawls well. He's pushed LightBear's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LightBear shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sievinen but Sievinen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
LightBear pulls out of a head kick attempt.
LightBear circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sievinen clinches with his opponent.
LightBear tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sievinen avoids it.
Sievinen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
LightBear fails with the takedown.
Sievinen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. LightBear manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
LightBear keeps the fight on the outside.
LightBear keeps the fight on the outside.
LightBear shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sievinen sprawls well. Sievinen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. LightBear gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buzz LightBear dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sievinen doesn't manage to clinch there - LightBear circles away.
Sievinen fails to land with a series of punches.
LightBear looks to score with a jab to the body but Sievinen is just out of range.
Sievinen throws a series of strikes that have LightBear backpedaling.
It looks like Buzz LightBear has been cut.
LightBear looks for the body kick but Sievinen saw that one coming.
Sievinen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. LightBear manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sievinen wants to clinch.
LightBear throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Joonatan Sievinen has been cut.
Sievinen keeps the fight on the outside.
Sievinen is breathing heavily.
Sievinen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LightBear throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sievinen tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. LightBear is in Sievinen's guard.
Sievinen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
LightBear decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sievinen doesn't manage to clinch there - LightBear circles away.
Sievinen moves in looking to clinch but LightBear pushes him off.
Sievinen wants to clinch up but LightBear keeps it at a distance.
Sievinen closes the distance and pushes LightBear back into the cage.
LightBear tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sievinen avoids it.
Sievinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
LightBear tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sievinen just stands there and leans against the cage.
LightBear tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buzz LightBear. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as LightBear takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sievinen pressing his opponent against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
LightBear wants to take the fight to the mat but Sievinen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
LightBear is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sievinen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sievinen is trying to break the clinch but LightBear has him pressed against the cage.
LightBear blocks an elbow strike from Sievinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sievinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
LightBear manages to pull guard.
LightBear looking for a triangle here. Sievinen is fighting it but it looks tight! LightBear pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Sievinen is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Buzz LightBear!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlboro Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brock Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marlboro Mann!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mann thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mann scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Brock Lee has been cut.
Mann lands a left and a right that send Lee crashing to the mat, dazed. Mann thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Lee is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mann throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Oh Lee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mann throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mann throws an uppercut from hell that sends Lee clean off his feet! He's out cold! Mann stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marlboro Mann!
Marlboro Mann 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Caleb Wiggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego Silva will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Caleb Wiggins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Diego Silva!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Wiggins. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wiggins drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Wiggins creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Wiggins lands a few punches from side control.
Wiggins working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Silva is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wiggins cracks Silva with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Wiggins finish him?
Wiggins lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Wiggins in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Silva looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Wiggins turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Caleb Wiggins!
During a confident post fight interview, Caleb Wiggins 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Mugison Murr Murr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Etunimi Sukunimi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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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
1 - 0 - 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Etunimi Sukunimi!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sukunimi looks for the body kick but Murr Murr saw that one coming.
Sukunimi slaps away a takedown attempt from Murr Murr, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sukunimi tries a low kick but Murr Murr avoids it.
Sukunimi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sukunimi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murr Murr blocks a head kick by Sukunimi.
Sukunimi misses with a head kick.
Sukunimi drives through and clinches with Murr Murr against the cage.
Murr Murr tries for a takedown. No joy.
Murr Murr manages to pull guard.
Murr Murr has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Sukunimi doesn't defend quickly enough and Murr Murr has managed to lock this one up! Can Sukunimi escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Murr Murr on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mugison Murr Murr!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paula Abdul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mag Ne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ne is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Blå and Black - Nephew. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class 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
14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Paula Abdul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mag Ne!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abdul manages to avoid it.
Abdul looks to score with a jab to the body but Ne is just out of range.
Ne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Abdul misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Abdul swings for the body but Ne moves out of range.
Abdul is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ne.
A big right from Ne misses.
Ne tests Abdul's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Abdul looks to land a left hand but Ne moved out of range nicely.
Abdul misses the shot to the body.
Abdul clobbers Ne with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Abdul tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ne was well out of range. Poor timing from Abdul.
Ne takes a swing at Abdul's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ne throws out a loose jab but Abdul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abdul takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Abdul missing with a left hand there. Ne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abdul throws a shot from downtown. Ne moves away and avoids it.
Ne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abdul throws out the jab.
Ne walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Abdul misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ne.
Ne misses with a combination
and Abdul counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ne cracks Abdul with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Abdul moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdul scores with a nice head shot.
Sloppy strikes from Abdul. Those never looked like landing.
Abdul throws a lazy uppercut
and Ne counters with a right hand to the body.
Ne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ne throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Abdul stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abdul.
Ne fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Abdul, pushing him back against the cage.
Ne throws a head punch that misses.
Abdul looking to slow down the pace here.
Ne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abdul stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Abdul misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ne scores with a hook to the body.
Ne tries to work over Abdul's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Abdul slowing the pace effectively.
Ne misses with the head strike.
Abdul looking to stall.
Ne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abdul's elbow.
Abdul wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abdul avoids it.
Abdul blocking some punches.
Abdul looking to slow down the pace here.
Ne misses with a body punch.
Abdul tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ne's elbow.
Abdul tries to circle away but Ne has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdul's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ne misses with a body shot.
Ne doesn't manage to clinch there - Abdul circles away.
Abdul punishes Ne's body with a nice straight punch.
Ne throws a hook but Abdul blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ne. Abdul does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ne misses with a few strikes there.
Abdul with a hook.
Ne throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Abdul stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ne lands with an overhand left.
Ne cracks Abdul with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mag Ne dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ne swings widly with a right hand
letting Abdul counter with a right hand.
Abdul on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ne just misses with a punch to the body.
Paula Abdul is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Abdul scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ne misses with an uppercut. Abdul saw that one coming.
Ne misses the shot to the body.
Abdul gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ne lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Abdul backs up against the cage.
Ne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abdul ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ne moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdul takes a swing at Ne's ribcage but misses.
Ne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abdul throws an overhand right that lands on Ne's shoulder, as Ne tries to avoid the shot.
Ne misses with a body shot
and Abdul counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Abdul misses with a wild body shot.
Ne comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mag Ne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abdul stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Abdul throws a body punch but Ne moves out of range.
Ne connects with a body shot.
Ne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abdul.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ne lands with an uppercut that bounces Abdul off the cage and back into range.
Abdul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ne manages to avoid it.
Ne misses with a body shot.
Abdul fails to land with a series of punches.
A big right from Abdul misses.
Ne misses with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ne takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Abdul misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abdul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ne manages to avoid it.
Abdul looks to score with a jab to the body but Ne is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Abdul scores with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Ne misses the target.
Abdul lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abdul clobbers Ne with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ne is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Abdul rather than just go for the knockout.
Abdul misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abdul. Ne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ne with a jab.
Abdul misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdul misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abdul scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Abdul takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Abdul closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ne misses the jab.
Ne misses the body punch
and Abdul counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ne connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abdul closes the distance and lands a one-two.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abdul misses with a series of wild punches.
Ne misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mag Ne will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abdul fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Danga de danga de dang - Abdul scores with a four punch combination!
Abdul fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ne looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Abdul throws a body punch but Ne moves out of range.
Abdul takes a swing at Ne's ribcage but misses.
Ne scores with a sloppy right hand. Abdul should have avoided that one.
Ne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abdul.
Ne has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abdul displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ne up against the cage.
Ne misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Abdul to work.
Ne lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Abdul blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abdul blocks a body shot from Ne.
Abdul misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Abdul.
Abdul blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abdul trying to control the position but instead, Ne has worked for underhooks and has pushed Abdul into the cage.
Ne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abdul is trying to push Ne away but Ne has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Abdul works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abdul ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ne moves away.
Ne works Abdul's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ne lands with a nice combination. Abdul backs away looking to recover.
Ne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Abdul throws a body punch but Ne moves out of range.
Abdul takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Paula Abdul has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ne swinging wildly here.
Abdul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ne manages to avoid it.
Abdul blocks a jab.
Ne throws a big shot that misses.
Abdul moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abdul.
Mag Ne is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ne throws a body punch but Abdul moves out of range.
Ne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abdul manages to avoid it.
Ne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abdul was well out of range. Poor timing from Ne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdul takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ne feints a jab promting Abdul to slip. Ne then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Abdul slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Abdul keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abdul throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice defenses there by Abdul.
Abdul misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abdul missing with a left hand there. Ne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abdul. Ne does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mag Ne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ne 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mag Ne!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hitokage Hakaisha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutaali Keijo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keijo has chosen CMX - Pyörivät Sähkökoneet as his entrance music. Brutaali Keijo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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174 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hitokage Hakaisha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brutaali Keijo!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hakaisha shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hakaisha putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Keijo blocking the ground and pound.
Hakaisha cracks Keijo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Keijo wants to control but Hakaisha is having none of it.
Keijo is wriggling around trying to escape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hakaisha lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Keijo hang on?
Hakaisha looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Hakaisha lands with some strikes.
Hakaisha misses with a head shot.
Keijo tries to reverse the position but Hakaisha maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakaisha blocks Keijo's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Hakaisha landing punches.
Hakaisha can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Keijo is looking to escape.
Keijo wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hakaisha.
Hakaisha can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Keijo is looking to escape.
Keijo is trying to escape the mount.
A nice elbow there by Hakaisha.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakaisha scoring with strikes but Keijo is staying in there.
Hakaisha trying to control but Keijo is having none of it.
Keijo sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keijo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hakaisha's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hakaisha's back!
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!
Hakaisha is really stuck here.
Keijo lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Keijo controlling well, preventing Hakaisha from escaping the position.
Hakaisha tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hakaisha is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hakaisha is looking to improve his position but Keijo isn't that keen on the idea.
Keijo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hakaisha hang on?
Keijo looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Hakaisha working to try and regain half guard.
Hakaisha is working hard here to advance position.
Keijo looking to finish Hakaisha with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hakaisha!
Keijo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hakaisha tries to hold on but Keijo pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hakaisha holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Keijo tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hakaisha working to try and regain half guard.
Hakaisha wants to control but Keijo is having none of it.
Keijo controlling the position easily from mount.
Hakaisha can't escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hitokage Hakaisha dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Keijo tries to sprawl but Hakaisha drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hakaisha is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Keijo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hakaisha.
Keijo tries to get to full guard but Hakaisha has control of the leg.
Hakaisha working Keijo over with strikes.
Hakaisha is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hakaisha is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keijo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hakaisha is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keijo looking for submissions off his back.
Hakaisha missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Keijo wants to control but Hakaisha is keeping busy.
Hakaisha slips a nice elbow through Keijo's hands, connecting with Keijo's forehead.
Keijo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hakaisha's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hakaisha's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keijo missing with strikes.
Hakaisha manages to reverse the position and now he's in Keijo's guard. Nice work there by Hakaisha.
Keijo keeping moving, preventing Hakaisha from controlling successfully.
Keijo throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Hakaisha postures up.
Keijo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hakaisha gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hakaisha cracks Keijo with a solid left hand.
Hakaisha wants to control from the top but Keijo keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hakaisha is really struggling to control Keijo but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Hakaisha throws an elbow that misses. Keijo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hakaisha's guard. Nice move by Keijo!
Hakaisha has his foot on Keijo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Keijo works his way back into a safe position though.
Keijo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hakaisha looking for a sweep. Not yet Hakaisha, not yet.
Hakaisha had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Keijo defends it easily.
Keijo scoring with some ground and pound.
Keijo wants to control from the top but Hakaisha keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hakaisha not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Keijo distracts Hakaisha with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Keijo is looking to work some ground and pound but Hakaisha has wrist control.
Hakaisha escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Keijo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hakaisha tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Keijo wants to control from the top but Hakaisha keeps moving.
Hakaisha is looking for a triangle here but Keijo uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Keijo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hakaisha has escaped the position, nice work there.
Keijo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hakaisha keeps working.
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 Hitokage Hakaisha will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Keijo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hakaisha.
Hakaisha 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.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hakaisha here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Hakaisha trying to control but Keijo is working from the bottom.
Keijo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hakaisha trying to control the position from guard on top but Keijo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Keijo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hakaisha stands and throws Keijo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakaisha tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Keijo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hakaisha wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Keijo regains half guard.
Hitokage Hakaisha overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hakaisha tries to pass the half guard into mount. Keijo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hakaisha is keen to just control but Keijo is a slippery customer.
Keijo actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keijo regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hakaisha.
Keijo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hakaisha defends it easily.
Keijo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hakaisha defends well.
Hakaisha trying to control but Keijo is working from the bottom.
Brutaali Keijo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Keijo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hakaisha doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hakaisha manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hakaisha lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hakaisha is in close to Keijo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hakaisha wants to control from the top but Keijo keeps moving.
Hakaisha postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Keijo looking for subs off his back but Hakaisha has passed one foot through into half guard.
Hitokage Hakaisha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hakaisha looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hakaisha wants to pass the guard but Keijo is defending well.
Hakaisha keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hakaisha wants to control but Keijo is keeping him busy.
Hakaisha controlling the action here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hakaisha throwing shots but Keijo is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Hitokage Hakaisha just wasn't active enough.
Keijo misses with a low kick as Hakaisha jumps back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hitokage Hakaisha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hakaisha has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hitokage Hakaisha!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Lemieux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Rooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rooney comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Prodigy - Spitfire kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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179 lbs
7 - 16 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Lemieux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jamie Rooney!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rooney takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rooney shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lemieux defends it nicely.
Rooney avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lemieux scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rooney walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lemieux!
Lemieux catches Rooney with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lemieux misses with a double jab.
Lemieux scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice cross by Lemieux.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lemieux slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
David Lemieux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lemieux scores with a body shot.
Rooney displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lemieux will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lemieux feints a jab promting Rooney to slip. Lemieux then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rooney slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lemieux throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rooney counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lemieux!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rooney looks gassed!
Lemieux is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lemieux is squirming around, avoiding Rooney's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux throwing hammer fists to the chest of Rooney. What's that going to do exactly?
Lemieux knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rooney on the ground.
Lemieux wants to control but Rooney is having none of it.
Lemieux keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lemieux wants to hold on but Rooney pushes him away.
Rooney looking for a guillotine from mount but Lemieux is having none of it.
Lemieux tries to lock up and control but Rooney gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lemieux has given up his back. Will we see Rooney going for some submissions?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rooney controlling well, preventing Lemieux from escaping the position.
Lemieux showing good submission defense here.
Rooney tightening his grip on Lemieux, looking for the choke.
Lemieux defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Rooney's arms.
Rooney looking for the choke but no joy.
Well, with Rooney on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Lemieux is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Rooney patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux turns into Rooney and is now in his guard.
Lemieux controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lemieux has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rooney has an active guard here but Lemieux has managed to pass into half guard.
Rooney is looking to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lemieux in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Lemieux dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rooney walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rooney on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rooney takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lemieux displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lemieux lands a right hook to the body.
Rooney gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lemieux.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rooney.
Lemieux lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rooney is breathing heavily.
Lemieux throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rooney stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux misses with the combination.
Lemieux lands a jab.
Lemieux moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rooney is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lemieux's corner calls for a 1-2. Lemieux obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rooney has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rooney is rocked!
Lemieux cracks Rooney with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Rooney falls to his knees and Lemieux doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Lemieux!
A relieved looking David Lemieux thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Osvald Kikkas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waltteri Lahti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waltteri Lahti is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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277 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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285 lbs
9 - 7 - 1 |
Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Osvald Kikkas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Waltteri Lahti!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kikkas misses with a takedown attempt
and Lahti counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lahti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kikkas manages to avoid it.
Lahti punishes Kikkas's body with a nice straight punch.
Kikkas is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kikkas drops his hands momentarily and Lahti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Osvald Kikkas has been cut.
Lahti lands a nice shot to the body.
Kikkas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
BOOM! Lahti lands a beautiful left hook that drops Kikkas. Kikkas tries to recover but Lahti is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Kikkas lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Waltteri Lahti!
A victorious Waltteri Lahti thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yossi Avitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Lilburne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Avitan comes into the arena with Tagidi Li Masheu blaring out of the sound system. Lilburne has chosen You'll never walk alone as his entrance music. John Lilburne is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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205 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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23
218 lbs
19 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yossi Avitan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Lilburne!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Avitan tenderised Lilburne's leg. Lilburne is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lilburne throws a push kick but Avitan slaps the foot to one side.
Avitan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Avitan blocks a low kick nicely.
Lilburne gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Avitan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lilburne swinging wildly here.
John Lilburne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lilburne throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lilburne wants to clinch up but Avitan keeps it at a distance.
Avitan wants to land a leg kick but Lilburne is out of range.
Lilburne tries a head kick but it misses.
Lilburne checks a leg kick.
Avitan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lilburne.
Avitan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lilburne swings for the body but Avitan moves out of range.
Lilburne throws a body kick that misses.
Lilburne on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick lands from Lilburne.
Lilburne scores with a push kick.
Lilburne misses with a body kick.
Avitan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lilburne checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilburne fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lilburne.
Avitan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Avitan throws a big shot that misses.
Lilburne tries to land a front kick but Avitan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lilburne misses with a head kick.
Avitan throws a jab but it's blocked by Lilburne.
Avitan lands with a nice body kick.
Avitan throws a jab when Lilburne was well out of range.
Lilburne moves out of range of the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lilburne. Avitan does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick from Avitan lands but Lilburne takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Avitan.
Lilburne looks gassed!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lilburne.
Avitan thows a body shot but no joy.
Avitan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lilburne.
Avitan stuns Lilburne with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avitan scores with a leg kick.
Lilburne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Avitan.
Lilburne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Avitan.
Lilburne misses with a hook. Avitan ducked under it nicely.
Avitan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lilburne takes a step back to recover.
Avitan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Avitan misses the shot to the body.
Lilburne throws a wild body kick that Avitan sees coming a mile off.
Lilburne throws a wild body kick that Avitan sees coming a mile off.
Lilburne throws a lazy head kick
and Avitan counters with a nice leg kick.
Avitan works Lilburne's body with a nice hook.
Lilburne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Avitan.
Avitan scores with a hook to the body. Lilburne takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lilburne steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Avitan. That one must have hurt.
Avitan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Avitan 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.
Avitan connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lilburne throws a half hearted mid kick.
Avitan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Avitan scores with a kick to the midsection.
That kick from Avitan tenderised Lilburne's leg. Lilburne is trying to keep his angry face on.
A chopping leg kick lands by Avitan.
Avitan scores with a sloppy right hand. Lilburne should have avoided that one.
Avitan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Avitan just misses with a punch to the body.
A leg kick checked by Lilburne.
Lilburne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Avitan throws a chopping leg kick but Lilburne manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A lazy body kick from Lilburne
and Lilburne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Avitan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Avitan tries to clinch but Lilburne is having none of it.
Avitan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Avitan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Avitan connects with a body shot that sends Lilburne's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avitan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Avitan throws a leg kick but Lilburne sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Avitan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A left lands for Avitan.
Nice body kick from Avitan.
Avitan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lilburne is rocked!
Lilburne chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Avitan can pounce on him.
Lilburne is still on wobbly legs! Can Avitan finish him?
Avitan drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Lilburne's head, knocking him out cold! Avitan is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yossi Avitan!
Yossi Avitan retains his light heavyweight title!
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