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IF 43: The Yard PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paksu Niska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Pain has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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210 lbs
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210 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paksu Niska!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niska changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pain tries to avoid it but Niska manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pain to the ground. Pain escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Niska thows a body shot but no joy.
Niska shoots in and gets a takedown into Pain's guard.
Niska must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Niska stopping the sweep attempt from Pain.
Pain looking for a guillotine here but Niska defends easily.
Pain throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Niska slips nicely into half guard.
Niska trying to pass the guard but Pain defending well.
Pain wants to improve his position but Niska is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niska trying to control the action but Pain is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niska prevents Pain from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pain looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Niska tries to pass to full mount but Pain defends it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pain tries to get to full guard but Niska has control of the leg.
Pain looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Niska thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Niska is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pain manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niska passes Pain's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Niska thows a huge punch but Pain dodges it nicely.
Pain is pressing down on Niska's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pain is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Niska rolls with it to try and escape but Pain cranks on the arm and Niska is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mike Pain!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Inclan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakinek Jakinek (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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165 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafael Inclan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jakinek Jakinek!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inclan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Inclan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jakinek sprawls well. Jakinek wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Inclan gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Inclan.
Jakinek connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Inclan momentarily.
Inclan slips a jab and a cross from Jakinek.
Inclan throws a head kick that misses.
Inclan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Inclan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Inclan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jakinek counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Inclan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Inclan slips a jab and a cross from Jakinek.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Inclan.
No luck for Inclan with that takedown attempt.
Jakinek throws a head kick that misses
and Inclan counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakinek lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Inclan backs up against the cage.
Jakinek throws a head kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Jakinek blocks the leg kick.
Inclan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Inclan scores with a kick to the body.
Jakinek rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Inclan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jakinek Jakinek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jakinek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jakinek tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Inclan is able to avoid easily.
Jakinek scores with a one two! Inclan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jakinek throws a lazy head kick
and Inclan counters by moving into the clinch.
Inclan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jakinek's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Inclan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jakinek circles away.
Jakinek jabs at Inclan's body.
Inclan walks into a straight right hand from Jakinek.
Jakinek tries to bum rush Inclan with a series of wild strikes but Inclan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jakinek scores with a jab. Inclan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Inclan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jakinek's waist but Jakinek gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Inclan off to one side.
Jakinek throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Inclan.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Inclan is defended easily by Jakinek.
Jakinek throws a series of punches but Inclan moves out of range.
Jakinek lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jakinek swinging wildly here.
Inclan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jakinek moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Inclan looks to land a body kick but Jakinek moved away.
Inclan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jakinek.
Inclan wants to clinch.
Inclan has his takedown stuffed
and Jakinek counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Inclan fails with a takedown attempt.
Jakinek tries to bum rush Inclan with a series of wild strikes but Inclan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jakinek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Inclan is looking to clinch.
Inclan shoots in looking for a takedown. Jakinek tries to sprawl out of it but Inclan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jakinek manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Inclan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jakinek is able to avoid easily.
Jakinek lands a head shot.
Jakinek pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Inclan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jakinek ducks under a wild hook from Inclan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Horrible takedown by Inclan or perhaps it was just good defense by Jakinek which made him look bad.
Jakinek scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jakinek Jakinek dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Inclan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jakinek throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Inclan.
Jakinek lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Inclan has his takedown stuffed
and Jakinek counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A nice combination there by Jakinek.
Jakinek takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jakinek works the jab nicely.
Inclan tries to land a front kick but Jakinek steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Inclan clinches.
Inclan can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inclan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jakinek tries to break the clinch but Inclan is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Jakinek's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Inclan is trying to break the clinch but Jakinek has him pressed against the cage.
Inclan is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Inclan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jakinek wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Inclan has him pressed against the cage.
Jakinek has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Inclan jumps into guard, dragging Jakinek to the mat.
Jakinek in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Inclan wants to stand but Jakinek is controlling the position.
Jakinek keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Inclan's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jakinek postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jakinek throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Inclan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Inclan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jakinek is aware though and is defending well.
Jakinek stands up over Inclan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Inclan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jakinek.
Inclan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jakinek drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Inclan manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jakinek has Inclan in his guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Inclan prevents Jakinek from getting back to his feet.
Jakinek is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jakinek keeping moving, preventing Inclan from controlling successfully.
Jakinek throws his legs up looking for a submission but Inclan uses it to pass to side control.
Jakinek tries to bench press Inclan off him but Inclan keeps the position.
Jakinek is trying to buck Inclan off.
Jakinek gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Jakinek is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Jakinek regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jakinek is staying active underneath Inclan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Inclan frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Inclan trying to control but Jakinek is having none of it.
Jakinek wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Inclan is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jakinek has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jakinek Jakinek will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jakinek fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Inclan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Inclan has closed the distance and engaged Jakinek in a clinch.
Inclan is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jakinek tries to break free but Inclan pushes him back against the cage.
Jakinek breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jakinek scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jakinek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jakinek connects with a body shot that sends Inclan's belly button to the back.
Jakinek Jakinek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jakinek scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A left and a right from Jakinek both land. Nice combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jakinek.
Jakinek takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jakinek tries to land a front kick but Inclan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Inclan.
Jakinek is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Inclan rather than just go for the knockout.
Jakinek lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Inclan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Inclan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jakinek lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jakinek's jab looks to have found its range, popping Inclan under the eye.
Inclan moves in looking to clinch but Jakinek pushes him off.
Jakinek looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Inclan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jakinek throws a head kick that misses
and Inclan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jakinek is looking to break free of the clinch but Inclan has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inclan gets control of Jakinek's arms and successfully pulls guard. Inclan will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Inclan is on top in guard.
Jakinek scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Jakinek keeping moving, preventing Inclan from controlling successfully.
Inclan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jakinek working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Inclan has passed into half guard!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Inclan stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Jakinek to get to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jakinek scores with a body shot.
Jakinek throws a body kick the misses
and Inclan counters by moving into the clinch.
Jakinek looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Inclan wants to take the fight to the mat but Jakinek manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Inclan ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Inclan no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Jakinek lands a couple of digs.
Inclan pulls Jakinek in close to prevent any damage.
Inclan has his foot on Jakinek's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jakinek works his way back into a safe position though.
Inclan has a closed guard, preventing Jakinek from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inclan is looking for a triangle but Jakinek pushes his legs off easily.
Inclan is looking for a triangle but Jakinek pushes his legs off easily.
Jakinek has gone for a leg lock! Inclan slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jakinek's guard.
Jakinek working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Inclan has passed into half guard!
Rafael Inclan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jakinek Jakinek is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Inclan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jakinek Jakinek.
I've got Jakinek 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jakinek Jakinek!
A relieved looking Jakinek Jakinek 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Lecouc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kullervo Pershiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lecouc's entrance music is Turdus Muicus - A Shot of Inspiration. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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194 lbs
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178 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Lecouc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kullervo Pershiki!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lecouc throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lecouc lands a head shot.
Lecouc misses with a two punch combination.
Lecouc slips a straight right by Pershiki.
Lecouc staying out of range there.
Pershiki throws the left hand but Lecouc avoids the punch easily.
Pershiki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lecouc.
Lecouc defending well as Pershiki loads up on a big left hand.
Lecouc lands a right hook to the body.
Pershiki jabs at Lecouc's body.
A clash of legs there as Pershiki blocks the low kick.
Pershiki throws a combination that misses
and Lecouc counters with a stiff right hand.
Pershiki throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pershiki misses with a hook to the body
and Lecouc counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pershiki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pershiki misses with the combination.
Lecouc misses with a wild body shot.
Pershiki fails to land with a series of punches.
Lecouc shoots in for a takedown but Pershiki shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lecouc shoots in for a takedown but Pershiki shows good takedown defense.
Pershiki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lecouc throws a chopping leg kick but Pershiki manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pershiki digs a good body shot into Lecouc's ribs.
Pershiki throws a right hand that Lecouc ducks under and follows up with a left that Lecouc also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pershiki blocks a jab.
Lecouc looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pershiki.
Lecouc throws a lazy uppercut
and Pershiki counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lecouc is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lecouc scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lecouc swings widly with a right hand
and Pershiki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A shot to the body from Pershiki misses
and Lecouc counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pershiki thinking.
Pershiki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lecouc throws a low kick but Pershiki moves out of range easily.
Lecouc throws a sloppy head kick and Pershiki moves out of range easily.
Pershiki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lecouc lands a body shot.
Lecouc throws a hook but Pershiki blocks it.
Pershiki jabs at Lecouc's body.
Lecouc swings for the body but Pershiki moves out of range.
Lecouc throws a series of punches but Pershiki avoids them all with ease.
Lecouc closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pershiki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pershiki slips under a jab from Lecouc.
Pershiki looks to score with a jab to the body but Lecouc is just out of range.
Pershiki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lecouc swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pershiki counters with a left to the body.
Pershiki punishes Lecouc's body with a nice straight punch.
Pershiki keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Lecouc. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lecouc takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lecouc lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pershiki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lecouc slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lecouc lands a body shot.
Pershiki displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lecouc.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Lecouc dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pershiki lands a jab-cross combination.
Lecouc misses with a body shot
and Pershiki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pershiki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pershiki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pershiki misses with a few strikes there.
Pershiki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kullervo Pershiki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lecouc drops Pershiki with a right and a left! Lecouc comes rushing in but Pershiki regains his composure and manages to keep Lecouc in guard.
Pershiki is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lecouc trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pershiki is still in real trouble! Can Lecouc finish him?
Pershiki wants to stand up but Lecouc is controlling him.
Lecouc wants to pass the guard but Pershiki is keeping the position.
Pershiki seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecouc controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pershiki is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lecouc is controlling him.
Lecouc trying to control the position from guard on top but Pershiki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lecouc missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lecouc stays in close to Pershiki's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alex Lecouc wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Pershiki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lecouc takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kullervo Pershiki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pershiki swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lecouc connects with a right hand. Pershiki shakes it off.
Lecouc misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Lecouc does no damage.
Lecouc throws a lazy right hand but Pershiki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lecouc throws a lazy uppercut
and Pershiki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pershiki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pershiki misses with a hook to the body
and Lecouc counters with a nice body shot.
Lecouc showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pershiki.
Lecouc swings for the body but Pershiki moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pershiki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lecouc cracks Pershiki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pershiki is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lecouc rather than just go for the knockout.
Pershiki stuffs the takedown attempt from Lecouc. Lecouc gets slowly back to his feet.
Lecouc throws a right hand that misses
and Pershiki counters with an inside leg kick.
Pershiki lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pershiki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lecouc cracks Pershiki with a good jab.
Lecouc tests Pershiki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lecouc thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pershiki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oooh a lovely combination from Lecouc sends Pershiki down but not out. Lecouc dives into side control looking to finish.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pershiki wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Lecouc wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pershiki, who protects the arm well.
Lecouc is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pershiki can do to turn this around?
Lecouc throws an elbow but Pershiki slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lecouc 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 Pershiki's shoulder. That is not cool.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pershiki is trying to buck Lecouc off.
Lecouc lands a decent elbow from side control.
Pershiki is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Lecouc dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lecouc throws a hook but Pershiki blocks it.
Lecouc scores with the left hand. Pershiki knows he should have avoided that one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lecouc.
Pershiki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A telegraphed right hand from Pershiki misses the target.
Kullervo Pershiki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lecouc takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pershiki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lecouc throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pershiki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lecouc counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pershiki walks into a straight right hand from Lecouc.
Lecouc dodges the punch combination from Pershiki.
Pershiki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lecouc counters with a straight right hand.
Pershiki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A combination from Lecouc does no damage.
Pershiki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pershiki throws out a leg kick but Lecouc moves out of range and Pershiki only half commits.
Lecouc misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick misses from Lecouc.
Pershiki tried to score with a low kick but Lecouc checks it.
Pershiki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lecouc's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pershiki defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lecouc.
Lecouc misses with a series of wild punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pershiki.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pershiki, right into the meat.
Pershiki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pershiki stuns Lecouc with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lecouc throws a body punch but Pershiki moves out of range.
Lecouc is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pershiki sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Lecouc. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from Lecouc.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pershiki thuds his right hand into Lecouc's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pershiki thows a body shot but no joy.
Alex Lecouc is winning the standup battle so far.
Pershiki looks to land a left hand but Lecouc moved out of range nicely.
Pershiki takes a swing at Lecouc's ribcage but misses.
Pershiki misses with a wild body shot.
Pershiki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pershiki misses with a straight left.
Pershiki misses with a double jab.
Pershiki scores with a three punch combo!
Pershiki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lecouc looks to score with a jab to the body but Pershiki is just out of range.
Pershiki misses with a body shot.
Lecouc scores with a nice strike.
Lecouc slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pershiki throws a right and a left that Lecouc avoids nicely.
Pershiki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pershiki throws a hook but Lecouc avoids it easily.
Lecouc misses with a two punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A combination from Pershiki does no damage.
Kullervo Pershiki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pershiki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alex Lecouc.
Well Lecouc 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Lecouc!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Dale Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammer's entrance music is Amon Amarth - The Pursuit of Vikings. A fine choice. Ricky Dale Johnson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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215 lbs
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21
213 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thor Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Dale Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson checks a leg kick.
Hammer tries a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hammer is looking to clinch.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hammer slaps away a takedown attempt from Johnson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Thor Hammer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Dale Johnson.
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Hammer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johnson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Johnson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hammer wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hammer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Johnson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Hammer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ricky Dale Johnson.
Hammer tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson gets the takedown into side control.
Hammer tries to escape but Johnson is in control.
Hammer can't do much from the bottom here.
Hammer is trying to improve his position.
Johnson happy to just control the position for now.
Hammer is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson controlling the position.
Hammer wants to control but Johnson postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson staying calm.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hammer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hammer checks a leg kick.
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!
Hammer misses with a body kick.
Johnson fails with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Hammer circles away easily
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hammer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnson wants a takedown but no success here.
Hammer gets underhooks to prevent Johnson's takedown attempt.
Hammer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnson wants a takedown.
Knees to the body from Hammer.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hammer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hammer misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Hammer.
Johnson can't get the takedown.
Hammer lands with a left to the head.
Hammer is pressed up against the cage. Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hammer down to the mat. Hammer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hammer's half guard.
Hammer is looking to control Johnson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hammer avoid being mounted?
Johnson wants to control but Hammer is keeping him busy.
Johnson stalling.
Hammer throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Hammer is looking to control Johnson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hammer avoid being mounted?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hammer clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Hammer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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 Thor Hammer will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
Hammer closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Johnson wants a takedown.
Thor Hammer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Dale Johnson.
Johnson is working for takedown but Hammer is calmly controlling the position for now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hammer.
Johnson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hammer is defending well.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hammer to keep the fight standing.
Johnson is looking for a takedown.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hammer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Johnson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hammer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnson is working away from the top position though.
Johnson prevents Hammer from standing back up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammer trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer wants to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Ricky Dale Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnson prevents Hammer from getting the reversal.
Johnson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hammer tries to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hammer wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Johnson is riding his opponent, not letting Hammer buck him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Hammer is trying to stand back up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammer is trying to defend against the choke here but Johnson has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Johnson Tightens the hold and Hammer taps out furiously! Johnson displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ricky Dale Johnson!
Our winner, Ricky Dale Johnson, 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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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cthulhu Fhtagn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ion Golban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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143 lbs
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140 lbs
3 - 8 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cthulhu Fhtagn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ion Golban!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fhtagn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Golban.
Golban looks to land a right hand but Fhtagn moved out of range.
Golban throws a hook but Fhtagn avoids it easily.
Golban lands a right hook to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Golban enables Fhtagn to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Golban manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Golban is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fhtagn is controlling him.
Fhtagn trying to control the position from guard on top but Golban is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fhtagn working some strikes from top position.
Fhtagn landing with the ground and pound.
Golban is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Golban keeping moving, preventing Fhtagn from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fhtagn pushes down on Golban's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fhtagn seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Golban does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fhtagn is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Fhtagn prevents Golban from getting the reversal.
Fhtagn working for a guillotine from mount but Golban is in no mood to give up.
Fhtagn is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fhtagn scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Golban?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Golban can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fhtagn can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Golban is looking to escape.
Fhtagn raining down shots from the mount!
Fhtagn is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Golban can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Golban is trying desperately to improve position.
Fhtagn scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Golban?
Golban is rocked!
Fhtagn quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Fhtagn but it's paid off an Golban is forced to tap! Nice work by Fhtagn.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cthulhu Fhtagn!
A very excited looking Cthulhu Fhtagn 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joonas Karjalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justina Vanovcan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karjalainen's entrance music is Eminem: Go to Sleep. A fine choice. Vanovcan has chosen Moskau as his entrance music. Justina Vanovcan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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145 lbs
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130 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joonas Karjalainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Justina Vanovcan!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karjalainen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vanovcan shoots in and drives through. Karjalainen sprawls well.
Vanovcan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Karjalainen sprawls well. Karjalainen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vanovcan gets slowly back to his feet.
Karjalainen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Karjalainen lands a nice hook to Vanovcan's body. Vanovcan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vanovcan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Karjalainen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Karjalainen misses the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vanovcan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vanovcan dives in and grabs Karjalainen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Karjalainen pushes down on Vanovcan's head and hops out.
Joonas Karjalainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justina Vanovcan.
Nice shot by Karjalainen.
Vanovcan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Karjalainen to score with a decent uppercut.
Karjalainen misses with a left hand
and Vanovcan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Karjalainen!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karjalainen blocking the ground and pound.
Karjalainen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Karjalainen tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanovcan punching from mount but Karjalainen doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Vanovcan wants to control the pace but Karjalainen is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karjalainen wants to hold on but Vanovcan pushes him away.
Vanovcan throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Vanovcan lands a big shot there that rocks Karjalainen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Karjalainen avoids a series of strikes thrown by Vanovcan.
Vanovcan sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Vanovcan thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Vanovcan looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Vanovcan landing punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcan is landing with some decent strikes but Karjalainen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Vanovcan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vanovcan unloads with some shots from mount but Karjalainen bucks and avoids them well.
Vanovcan working for a submission but Karjalainen is keeping him at bay.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vanovcan thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Vanovcan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Karjalainen looks a forlorn figure.
Karjalainen tries to buck Vanovcan off but he can't manage it.
Vanovcan looking for a guillotine from mount but Karjalainen is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcan moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Karjalainen has worked his arm free - good work by Karjalainen!
Vanovcan misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Vanovcan looks up at the clock and then as Karjalainen takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Vanovcan smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Karjalainen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vanovcan tries to score with some ground and pound. Karjalainen controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Vanovcan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Karjalainen avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Vanovcan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karjalainen is looking for a sweep.
Vanovcan swings around for an armbar but Karjalainen sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Vanovcan's guard.
Karjalainen stopping the sweep attempt from Vanovcan.
Vanovcan is trying to keep Karjalainen in close.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vanovcan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justina Vanovcan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Good standup being displayed there by Karjalainen as he connects with a hook.
Vanovcan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vanovcan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vanovcan fails with a takedown attempt.
Vanovcan dives in and scores a takedown into Karjalainen's guard.
Vanovcan wants to control from the top but Karjalainen keeps moving.
Vanovcan throws a big right hand that misses.
Vanovcan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Justina Vanovcan has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vanovcan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Karjalainen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vanovcan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vanovcan looking to pass the guard.
Karjalainen wants to sweep here but Vanovcan controlling him for the moment.
Karjalainen is working hard here to advance position.
Vanovcan is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Vanovcan looking to pass the guard.
Karjalainen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vanovcan on the ground.
Vanovcan throwing strikes from guard but Karjalainen blocks nicely.
Vanovcan trying to control the position from guard on top but Karjalainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Karjalainen scores with the left hand. Vanovcan knows he should have avoided that one.
Karjalainen missing with a left hand there. Vanovcan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Karjalainen looks to land a combination but Vanovcan avoids it well.
Karjalainen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karjalainen gets tackled into the cage by Vanovcan. Vanovcan maintains the clinch.
Vanovcan fails to pull guard.
Joonas Karjalainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justina Vanovcan.
Karjalainen breaks the clinch.
Vanovcan shoots in looking for a takedown. Karjalainen tries to sprawl out of it but Vanovcan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Karjalainen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice jab there from Karjalainen.
Justina Vanovcan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karjalainen moves out of range of the leg kick from Vanovcan.
Vanovcan tries to clinch up.
Karjalainen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Karjalainen gets caught flat footed, as Vanovcan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Vanovcan wants to control from the top but Karjalainen keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcan passes into half guard.
Vanovcan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karjalainen is concentrating on defense, preventing Vanovcan from advancing position.
Vanovcan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vanovcan wants to control but Karjalainen is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justina Vanovcan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Vanovcan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Vanovcan working the ground and pound.
Vanovcan creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Karjalainen sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The strikes coming from Vanovcan are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Vanovcan sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Karjalainen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Karjalainen tries to buck Vanovcan off but Vanovcan is having none of it.
Vanovcan works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Karjalainen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Karjalainen dodges the ground and pound from Vanovcan.
Vanovcan looks up at the clock and then as Karjalainen takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Vanovcan smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanovcan postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Vanovcan in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Vanovcan misses with the ground and pound.
Karjalainen managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Vanovcan.
Vanovcan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Vanovcan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Karjalainen avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Vanovcan.
Vanovcan working the head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcan creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Karjalainen sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Vanovcan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Karjalainen keeps working.
Vanovcan throws a strike aimed at the side of Karjalainen's head but Karjalainen avoids it well.
Vanovcan tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Vanovcan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Karjalainen is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcan in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Vanovcan controls the position.
Justina Vanovcan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Karjalainen dodges the ground and pound from Vanovcan.
Vanovcan tries for a kimura but Karjalainen is defending well.
Karjalainen is trying to control Vanovcan's posture but Vanovcan avoids it.
Vanovcan is looking to take a break and control but Karjalainen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joonas Karjalainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
You can see the frustration on Karjalainen's face as Vanovcan controls the position.
Vanovcan trying to control the action but Karjalainen is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Justina Vanovcan.
Vanovcan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justina Vanovcan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vanovcan 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justina Vanovcan!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Maximilien De Robespierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peterson has chosen Remember the Name by Fort Minor as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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146 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maximilien De Robespierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thomas Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and De Robespierre counters with a nice double leg into side control. Peterson won't be happy with that.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Peterson sneaks back into half guard.
De Robespierre wants to stand up but Peterson is controlling the position.
De Robespierre is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Peterson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Peterson is not content to let De Robespierre control the position.
Peterson actively working from the bottom here.
De Robespierre seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson wants to get back to full guard but De Robespierre has mounted him!
De Robespierre content just to control the position here.
De Robespierre trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peterson is in all sorts of trouble here.
De Robespierre landing strikes from the mount and Peterson is in trouble!
Peterson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Peterson is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Robespierre pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Peterson wants to control but De Robespierre is having none of it.
De Robespierre postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Peterson looks a forlorn figure.
Peterson tries to lock up and control but De Robespierre gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
De Robespierre lands a big shot there that rocks Peterson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
De Robespierre with a couple of short strikes.
Peterson is rocked!
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!
De Robespierre with good strikes from the mount here!
Peterson is still in real trouble! Can De Robespierre finish him?
Peterson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Peterson tries to roll over but De Robespierre keeps him under control.
Peterson works his way to full guard. Good 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.
De Robespierre slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Peterson seems to have recovered his senses.
Peterson has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think De Robespierre should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Peterson has tightened it up now! De Robespierre should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Thomas Peterson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Thorne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rasmus Helenius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorne's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Crazy Train. Helenius has chosen Eminem: Not Afraid as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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199 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damien Thorne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rasmus Helenius!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helenius scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Helenius takes a swing at Thorne's ribcage but misses.
Helenius looks to land a left hand but Thorne moved out of range nicely.
Thorne throws a lazy right hand but Helenius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Helenius sizes up Thorne with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Thorne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thorne avoids the body shot from Helenius.
Helenius misses with a looping left.
Thorne misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thorne slips under a jab.
Helenius misses with a straight right.
Thorne misses with a hook.
Helenius fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Helenius moves out of range as Thorne strikes.
Thorne fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Helenius avoids it really well and circles away.
Helenius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thorne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helenius rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thorne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thorne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thorne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thorne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Helenius.
Helenius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thorne throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Helenius was covering up waiting for the punch and Thorne finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Thorne sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Helenius can do anything to dispel that myth.
Thorne loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorne working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thorne throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thorne loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thorne throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Helenius works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thorne postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thorne lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne stands up over Helenius, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Thorne is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Thorne has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Thorne throws a big right hand that misses.
Helenius utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helenius utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thorne throws a big right hand that misses.
Thorne wants to control from the top but Helenius keeps moving.
Thorne working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Helenius keeping moving, preventing Thorne from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We're going to have a standup here because Damien Thorne wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Thorne shoots in for a takedown but Helenius shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Helenius.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Thorne dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A right-left combo lands from Helenius.
Helenius connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Helenius looks to land a right hand but Thorne moved out of range.
Helenius jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thorne stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Helenius looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Helenius throws a jab but it's blocked by Thorne.
Helenius connects with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Thorne.
Thorne moves out of range of the strikes.
Helenius connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Helenius bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thorne darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thorne shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Helenius napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Thorne throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Helenius sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Helenius wants to control but Thorne postures up.
Thorne scores with punches from side control.
Helenius tries to bench press Thorne off him but Thorne keeps the position.
Thorne lands a decent elbow from side control.
Helenius is not content to let Thorne control the position.
Thorne wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Helenius, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helenius taking a bit of punishment here - Thorne scoring with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorne trying to control the position but Helenius is working away.
Thorne scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Thorne creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Helenius sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Thorne misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Thorne is trying to get an arm triangle but Helenius is defending well.
Thorne cracks Helenius with a big elbow.
Damien Thorne overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorne misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Thorne is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Helenius has escaped the position, nice work there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Helenius takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Thorne dominated that second round.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Helenius throws a lazy uppercut
and Thorne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Helenius misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Helenius misses with an uppercut. Thorne saw that one coming.
Thorne pivots, looking for a leg kick but Helenius is out of range and Thorne settles back down.
Thorne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thorne looks to land a combination but Helenius avoids it well.
Helenius's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Helenius duly obliges.
Rasmus Helenius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thorne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Helenius might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Thorne scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Helenius takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Thorne connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Helenius some visible discomfort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Helenius is looking for a sweep.
Helenius takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Thorne working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Check out the look on Thorne's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helenius wants to control but Thorne postures up.
Thorne working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
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!
Thorne throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Thorne cracks Helenius with a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Thorne are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Thorne landing strikes.
Helenius is trying to control Thorne's posture but Thorne avoids it.
Thorne connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Helenius some visible discomfort.
Thorne creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Helenius sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Helenius defending against the ground and pound.
An elbow from Thorne crashes against the mat.
Rasmus Helenius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thorne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Helenius can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorne landing a few strikes.
Helenius is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thorne working the body and head with strikes.
Helenius is still in real trouble! Can Thorne finish him?
Thorne in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Helenius looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Thorne turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damien Thorne!
Damien Thorne decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Slim Calhoun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Page Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calhoun comes to the cage accompanied by Always Strapped by: Lil Wayne. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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144 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Slim Calhoun!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Page Knight!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calhoun misses with a two punch combination.
Calhoun drives through and clinches with Knight against the cage.
Calhoun looking to throw knees to the head but Knight is blocking nicely.
Knight is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Calhoun to keep the fight standing.
Calhoun unloads a knee to the mid-section. Knight lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Calhoun creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Knight's defenses.
Knight fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Calhoun using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Knight has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Calhoun throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knight is trying to pull guard but Calhoun turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Slim Calhoun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Page Knight.
Calhoun with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Calhoun misses with a knee strike.
Calhoun using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Knight has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Calhoun misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calhoun tries to land a knee to the head but Knight blocks with his arms.
Calhoun using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Knight has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Calhoun tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knight tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Calhoun lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Calhoun misses with a body punch.
Calhoun lands a nice knee to the body.
Knight avoids the elbow strike from Calhoun, against the cage.
Calhoun throws a knee to the head but misses.
Calhoun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Knight is defending well for now.
Calhoun tries a knee to the head but Knight blocks it.
Calhoun lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Calhoun throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knight ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Knight no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Knight has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Calhoun can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Knight throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Calhoun tries to stand but Knight is controlling from the bottom.
Knight has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Calhoun can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Knight is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Calhoun gets to his feet - Knight follows without any prompting.
A combination from Calhoun does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knight shoots in but no luck this time.
Calhoun throws a push kick but Knight slaps the foot to one side.
Calhoun scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Calhoun looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Calhoun misses with a series of wild punches.
Good exchange - Calhoun coming out on top.
Calhoun throws a right and a left that Knight avoids nicely.
Calhoun gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun scores with a knee to the head.
Calhoun using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Knight has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Calhoun with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Calhoun throws a knee to the head but misses.
Calhoun throws a head punch that misses.
Calhoun landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Calhoun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Knight is defending well for now.
Calhoun looking to throw knees to the head but Knight is blocking nicely.
Knight tries to pull guard but Calhoun won't allow it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knight tries to pull guard but Calhoun holds him up against the cage and eventually Knight drops back down to his feet.
Knight blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slim Calhoun dominated that round.
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.
Calhoun connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Calhoun throws a right and a left that Knight avoids nicely.
Knight gets caught flat footed, as Calhoun shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Knight has his foot on Calhoun's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Calhoun works his way back into a safe position though.
Calhoun is posturing up here but Knight has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Calhoun tries to roll out but it's too tight and Calhoun has to tap! Slick submission there by Knight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Page Knight! Page Knight retains his bantamweight title!
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