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Cf.92: Body Punch! PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ican Pumbleski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pumbleski comes to the cage accompanied by STAIND. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ican Pumbleski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erik Jones!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurstr�m.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pumbleski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Erik Jones has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pumbleski misses with a hook
and Jones counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jones.
Jones wants a takedown.
Jones tries to pull guard but Pumbleski won't allow it.
Ican Pumbleski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erik Jones.
Jones looking for a takedown.
Pumbleski gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Pumbleski tries to stand but can't do so whilst Jones controls his leg.
Jones is defending against the submission attempts here by Pumbleski.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pumbleski is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Jones manages to get to full guard.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Pumbleski is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jones working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pumbleski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pumbleski manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pumbleski gets to his feet - Jones follows without any prompting.
Jones tries to clinch but Pumbleski moves away
and Pumbleski counters with a stiff right hand.
Ican Pumbleski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pumbleski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Pumbleski.
Pumbleski tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pumbleski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ican Pumbleski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jones tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pumbleski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jones somewhat.
Pumbleski throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Pumbleski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pumbleski throws an off balance right hand
and Jones counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Pumbleski is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Pumbleski takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pumbleski throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Pumbleski lands a big uppercut and Jones crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Jones looks OK. Pumbleski waves Jones back to his feet!
Jones is rocked!
Pumbleski thows a body shot but no joy.
Pumbleski misses with a right hand
and Jones counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pumbleski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jones seems to be working for a kimura but Pumbleski defends the submission attempt.
Jones tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Pumbleski.
Jones seems to be working for a kimura but Pumbleski defends the submission attempt.
Jones is stalling here. Pumbleski is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Jones seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Pumbleski has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pumbleski stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pumbleski misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Pumbleski does no damage.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Pumbleski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pumbleski swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jones counters with a low kick, right behind Pumbleski 's knee.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Pumbleski which made him look bad.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but Pumbleski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ican Pumbleski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Erik Jones's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt
and Pumbleski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pumbleski takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Pumbleski throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Pumbleski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pumbleski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pumbleski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ican Pumbleski is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Pumbleski sprawls well.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pumbleski pinned against the cage. Pumbleski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ican Pumbleski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erik Jones.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pumbleski throws a monster overhand right that drops Jones! Pumbleski follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ican Pumbleski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Blade Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvo Pentti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pentti has chosen AOTP - Bloody Tears as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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197 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Very strong |
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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
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Blade Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arvo Pentti!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa J�rvil�inen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Pentti throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Pentti connects with a body shot that sends Brown's belly button to the back.
Pentti throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arvo Pentti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
Brown doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pentti feints and then cracks Brown's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brown down.
Pentti shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pentti showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pentti perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
Pentti content to control rather than advance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Arvo Pentti wasn't active enough on the ground.
Pentti lands a slapping body shot.
Brown misses with a kick to the body.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pentti jabs Brown to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pentti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pentti scores with a jab.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Pentti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pentti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brown misses with a straight right.
Pentti slips a straight right by Brown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pentti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pentti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pentti has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pentti stalling against the cage.
Brown creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brown tries a knee to the head but Pentti blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Brown using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pentti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
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!
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pentti is defending well for now.
Brown tries a body shot but Pentti blocks it.
Pentti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pentti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown swinging wildly here.
Pentti moves into range and clinches up with Brown.
Brown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pentti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pentti slips a straight right by Brown.
Brown tries to bum rush Pentti with a series of wild strikes but Pentti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pentti shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brown but Brown pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Blade Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pentti shoots in looking for a takedown but Brown manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pentti's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pentti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pentti misses with a head kick.
Pentti misses the shot to the body.
Brown swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pentti decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pentti tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Brown is trying to stand.
Pentti stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Brown to get to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pentti's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pentti duly obliges.
Brown lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pentti scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pentti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Brown looks to clinch
and Pentti counters with a solid body kick.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvo Pentti dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A head kick from Brown lands but Pentti takes it in his stride.
Pentti closes the distance and pushes Brown back into the cage.
Brown softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brown crunches a lovely knee into Pentti's ribcage.
Brown prevents Pentti from breaking the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brown just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pentti's brow.
Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pentti sizes up Brown with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pentti moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Blade Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pentti throws a leg kick but Brown sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pentti blocks a jab.
Pentti throws the kick towards the body but Brown avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown slaps away a takedown attempt from Pentti, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pentti checks a low kick from Brown.
Pentti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pentti throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Pentti cracks Brown with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pentti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Brown tries to score with a low kick but Pentti moves his leg out of the way.
Pentti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Pentti thumps Brown with a low kick.
Brown connects with a body shot.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Arvo Pentti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Brown.
Good exchange - Pentti coming out on top.
Brown takes a swing at Pentti's ribcage but misses.
Pentti tries a head kick but it misses.
Pentti looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brown is fending him off so far but Pentti persists. Nope, Brown circles away and we're back to standing.
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!
Pentti scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Pentti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pentti keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick by Pentti misses
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pentti is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brown rather than just go for the knockout.
Pentti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Pentti moves out of range easily.
Pentti just misses with a punch to the body.
Pentti connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pentti sizes up Brown with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pentti throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brown's waist but Brown gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pentti off to one side.
Blade Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arvo Pentti.
Pentti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Pentti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brown has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Brown slips a jab and a cross from Pentti.
Brown misses with a lunging right hand
and Pentti counters with a nice uppercut.
Pentti swinging wildly here.
A jab lands there for Pentti.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pentti throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
A swing and a miss from Pentti.
Pentti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brown.
Brown on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brown tries to clinch up but Pentti circles away and keeps his distance.
Pentti closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pentti lands in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Brown holds on and takes a little breather.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown is working an open guard so Pentti takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvo Pentti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Pentti fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brown avoids it really well and circles away.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pentti blocks a leg kick.
Brown throws a leg kick that misses.
Pentti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Pentti.
Brown takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pentti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown dodges the punch combination from Pentti.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pentti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown cracks Pentti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pentti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick by Pentti misses
and Brown makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A cross from Pentti lands.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pentti.
Pentti moves into the clinch successfully.
Knees to the body from Brown.
Pentti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pentti prevents a body shot from Brown.
Brown with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brown throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pentti tries to break free but Brown pushes him back against the cage.
Brown tries to circle away but Pentti has him pinned against the cage.
Brown wants to get back to striking at distance but Pentti won't allow it.
Blade Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pentti is looking to break free of the clinch but Brown has double underhooks.
Pentti throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Pentti avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Brown misses with a knee to the head.
Brown pushes off an throws an elbow but Pentti leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brown throws an elbow but it misses.
Brown tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pentti avoids it.
Pentti keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brown's efforts to push away.
Brown has Pentti pressed against the cage, preventing Pentti from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Pentti avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Brown working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brown throws an elbow but it misses.
Brown throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brown gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pentti tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
Pentti is trying to push Brown away but Brown has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brown misses with some punches.
Arvo Pentti is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pentti keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brown's efforts to push away.
Pentti breaks the clinch.
Pentti closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pentti circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pentti closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Pentti decides to stand back up.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pentti looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pentti lands a jab to Brown's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown 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.
Brown throws a series of punches but Pentti moves out of range.
Pentti throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pentti digs a good body shot into Brown's ribs.
Pentti lands with a hook. Brown tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brown misses with a straight right.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Arvo Pentti.
I've got Pentti 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 Roosa J�rvil�inen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arvo Pentti!
After winning the bout, Arvo Pentti thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Weathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kileki Kawike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kawike has chosen Anthrax w/ Public Enemy - Bring the Noise as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carl Weathers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kileki Kawike!
The judges for this bout are Roosa J�rvil�inen, Anni Minnem�ki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawike bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Weathers's head backwards.
Weathers looks to land a combination but Kawike avoids it well.
Kawike throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Weathers's waist but Weathers gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kawike off to one side.
Weathers fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kawike looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Weathers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kawike.
Kawike throws a hook but Weathers avoids it easily.
Kawike misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weathers.
A looping hook to the body misses from Weathers. Kawike does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kawike throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kawike tries to move into range but Weathers moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kawike throws a right and a left that Weathers avoids nicely.
Kawike fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Weathers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kawike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawike digs a good body shot into Weathers's ribs.
Kawike changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Weathers avoids the body shot from Kawike.
Weathers throws a series of punches but Kawike avoids them all with ease.
Weathers ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kawike lands a slapping body shot.
Weathers with a jab.
Kawike missing with a left hand there. Weathers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kawike throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kawike is defended easily by Weathers.
Carl Weathers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kileki Kawike.
Kawike throws a body punch but Weathers moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kawike with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Weathers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kawike.
Kawike is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Weathers rather than just go for the knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kawike. Weathers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kawike doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Weathers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kawike swings for the body but Weathers moves out of range.
Kawike looks to throw the jab but Weathers is out of range.
Kawike misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kawike throws a body punch but Weathers moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Kawike does no damage.
Weathers connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kawike's hands.
Kawike lands with a nice body punch.
Weathers connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kawike fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kileki Kawike seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kawike rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Weathers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kawike keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Weathers looks for the body kick but Kawike saw that one coming.
Weathers lands a glancing blow to the side of Kawike's head.
Kawike shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Weathers as he avoids it easily.
Weathers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kawike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weathers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Weathers thuds a left hand into Kawike's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weathers connects with an inside leg kick.
Kawike looks gassed!
Kawike walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Weathers shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Weathers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kawike throws a body punch but Weathers moves out of range.
Weathers throws a leg kick
and Kawike connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kawike avoids the body shot from Weathers.
Weathers slips a jab from Kawike.
Weathers slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
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 Carl Weathers will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Weathers misses with a kick to the body.
Weathers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kawike.
Weathers moves out of range as Kawike strikes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Weathers!
Weathers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kawike.
Kawike will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Weathers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Carl Weathers is winning the standup battle so far.
Weathers connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kawike walks into a straight right hand from Weathers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawike misses the body punch
and Weathers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kawike walks into a stiff left hand from Weathers.
Kawike misses with a combination
and Weathers counters with a left and a right that stings Kawike.
Kawike is rocked!
Kawike looks to score with a jab to the body but Weathers is just out of range.
Weathers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kawike takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kawike shoots for a double leg takedown but Weathers sprawls well. He's pushed Kawike's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Weathers lands with a good body shot.
Weathers connects with an inside leg kick.
Kawike throws a series of punches but Weathers avoids them all with ease.
Kawike is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawike shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Weathers sprawls well. Weathers wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kawike gets slowly back to his feet.
Carl Weathers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kileki Kawike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weathers scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kawike is still on wobbly legs! Can Weathers finish him?
Weathers connects with an inside leg kick.
Kawike seems to have recovered his senses.
Weathers misses with a few strikes there.
Kawike is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Oooooh!!! Weathers has knocked Kawike down with a huge combo! Weathers steps away and waves a wobbly Kawike back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Weathers looks to land a left hand but Kawike moved out of range nicely.
Kawike throws a left and a right that both miss
and Weathers counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Kawike to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Weathers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Carl Weathers!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pertti Apila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Eyre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eyre comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Domination by Pantera kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Pertti Apila has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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288 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Pertti Apila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Martin Eyre!
The judges for this bout are Roosa J�rvil�inen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnem�ki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eyre misses with a body shot.
Apila cracks Eyre with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Apila connects with a leg kick. Eyre looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Eyre throws a body punch but Apila moves out of range.
Eyre misses with a takedown attempt - Apila sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Eyre misses with a double jab
and Apila counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Eyre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Apila manages to avoid it.
Eyre fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Apila avoids it really well and circles away.
Apila feints and then cracks Eyre's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Eyre down.
Apila bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Eyre looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Apila with a nice cross.
It looks like Martin Eyre has been cut.
The fighters circling - Eyre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Apila fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Eyre.
Apila connects with a leg kick. Eyre looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Apila clinches up against the cage.
Eyre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Apila has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Apila breaks from the clinch.
Eyre misses with a lunging right hand
and Apila cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Apila lands a nice hook to Eyre's body. Eyre takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Apila bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Eyre's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eyre wants to clinch
and Apila counters with a left to the body.
Apila moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Apila lands a nice looking kick to the body. Eyre takes a step back to recover.
Apila lands with an uppercut that bounces Eyre off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apila darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Eyre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Apila counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Eyre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Apila connects with a high kick.
Apila lands a big head kick that sends Eyre tumbling to the mat! Apila takes a step backwards and waves Eyre back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That has opened up Martin Eyre's cut even more.
Apila checks the leg kick.
Apila is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Eyre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Apila keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Apila showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Eyre.
Apila thuds a left hand into Eyre's body.
Eyre connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eyre misses with a right hand
and Apila counters with a crisp one two that drops Eyre! Apila thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Eyre to his feet! Eyre is in big trouble!
Eyre is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Apila feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Eyres jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The cut above Martin Eyre's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Apila takes the fight into the clinch.
Apila misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Eyre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Apila.
Eyre tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Apila just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pertti Apila has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Eyre.
Apila presses Eyre against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Apila lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Eyre.
Apila scores with a hook to the body.
Apila tries to throw a body punch but Eyre avoids it by throwing Apila back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apila scores a nice knee to the body.
Apila lands a body shot.
Apila landing knees to the body.
Eyre avoiding damage as Apila throws knees to the body.
Apila's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Apila turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Apila cracks Eyre with a right hand to the side of the head.
Apila paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Martin Eyre's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Apila lands a big head kick that sends Eyre tumbling to the mat! Apila takes a step backwards and waves Eyre back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Martin Eyre's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pertti Apila!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ely Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Bajramaj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bajramaj has chosen Godsmack - I Stand Alone as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Erik Bajramaj was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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218 lbs
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215 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ely Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Erik Bajramaj!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnem�ki, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott slips a straight right by Bajramaj.
Scott tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bajramaj swivels and escapes.
Bajramaj throws out a loose jab but Scott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scott slips under a jab.
Bajramaj pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Scott looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bajramaj's corner calls for a 1-2. Bajramaj obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bajramaj stuffs the takedown attempt from Scott. Scott gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ely Scott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bajramaj avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bajramaj misses with a wild body shot.
Bajramaj tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scott was well out of range. Poor timing from Bajramaj.
Bajramaj takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bajramaj circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bajramaj throws a right hand that misses
and Scott moves into the clinch.
Scott takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Scott gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Scott is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bajramaj to keep the fight standing.
Scott decides to pull guard.
Scott looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bajramaj 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.
Scott keeping moving, preventing Bajramaj from controlling successfully.
Scott is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scott looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Bajramaj has picked Scott up and slammed him! Scott can't keep hold of the triangle and Bajramaj manages to pass to side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bajramaj moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Scott is looking for a sweep.
Scott is trying to control Bajramaj's posture but Bajramaj avoids it.
Bajramaj 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!
Scott is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bajramaj's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Scott looking for submissions off his back.
Bajramaj is stalling here. Scott is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Bajramaj seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Scott has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bajramaj rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Scott's guard! Nice work there by Bajramaj!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Scott has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Bajramaj is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Scott.
Scott is looking to reverse the position.
Bajramaj wants to lay and pray for a moment but Scott keeps working.
Scott manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bajramaj's best efforts.
Scott tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Bajramaj has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Scott is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bajramaj can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Scott is looking to escape.
Scott wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Scott turns into Bajramaj and is now in his guard.
Scott trying to move into half guard but instead Bajramaj has managed to sweep!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bajramaj stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Scott swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Scott working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bajramaj doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Scott is tightening it up a little... Bajramaj has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Bajramaj reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Bajramaj taps out! Nice BJJ there by Scott!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ely Scott!
Ely Scott thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunnbjorn Ulfsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alun James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James has chosen Carry Me Home as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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175 lbs
20 - 10 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gunnbjorn Ulfsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alun James!
The judges for this bout are Roosa J�rvil�inen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from James both land. Nice combination.
James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ulfsson works the jab nicely.
Ulfsson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
James waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ulfsson.
James takes a swing at Ulfsson's ribcage but misses.
Ulfsson checks the leg kick.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from James. Those never looked like landing.
James thows a leg kick but Ulfsson checks it
and Ulfsson counters with a nice low kick that buckles James's knee momentarily.
James throws a nice looking combination but Ulfsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
James throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
James checks a low kick from Ulfsson.
James misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A leg kick checked by Ulfsson.
Ulfsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
James throws a series of punches but Ulfsson moves out of range.
James looks to throw the jab but Ulfsson is out of range.
Ulfsson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ulfsson connects with a solid leg kick.
Ulfsson thows a body kick. James tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ulfsson blocks a low kick nicely.
James avoids the body shot from Ulfsson.
James stuns Ulfsson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
James keeps Ulfsson at a distance using the push kick.
Alun James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulfsson scores with a nice strike.
James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ulfsson.
A bone on bone clash there as Ulfsson blocks the leg kick.
James checks a low kick from Ulfsson.
James misses with a lunging right hand
and Ulfsson counters with a nice body 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!
A big left from James misses.
Ulfsson slips under a jab.
James lands a jab.
James throws a leg kick but Ulfsson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
James scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ulfsson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. James eats them both and turns towards Ulfsson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ulfsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from James.
James jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by James.
James misses with a leg kick
and Ulfsson counters with a nice leg kick.
James misses with a hook. Ulfsson ducked under it nicely.
Ulfsson moves out of range as James throws a body kick.
James takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
James misses with a hook.
Ulfsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from James.
James thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ulfsson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
James misses with a hook.
No joy there for Ulfsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ulfsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
James shoots in for a takedown but Ulfsson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
James shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ulfsson but Ulfsson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
James slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ulfsson connects with a leg kick. James looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ulfsson tries to land a front kick but James steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A leg kick checked by Ulfsson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ulfsson moves away.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Alun James dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A swing and a miss from James.
James misses with a wild body shot.
James throws the left hand but Ulfsson avoids the punch easily.
James throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
James lands a leg kick that knocks Ulfsson off balance momentarily.
James blocks a leg kick.
James just misses with a punch to the body.
James swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ulfsson dodges the punch combination from James.
Ulfsson just misses with a punch to the body.
James thows a leg kick but Ulfsson checks it
and Ulfsson counters with a slapping leg kick.
James throws a leg kick
and Ulfsson counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James misses with a double jab
and Ulfsson counters with a slapping leg kick.
James uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ulfsson.
Ulfsson is looking to score with low kicks.
James throws a leg kick but Ulfsson sees it coming and moves out of range.
James with a jab.
James throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
James lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ulfsson circles away quickly and effectively.
James throws a front kick aimed at Ulfsson's knee but Ulfsson avoids it well.
Ulfsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
James has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ulfsson.
James misses with a combination
and Ulfsson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ulfsson counters with a nice leg kick.
James works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
James throws a leg kick
and Ulfsson counters with a low kick, right behind James 's knee.
James swings for the body but Ulfsson moves out of range.
James throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ulfsson counters with a low kick, right behind James 's knee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James misses with a jab to the body
and Ulfsson counters with a low kick, right behind James 's knee.
James misses with a hook. Ulfsson ducked under it nicely.
James attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
James misses with a lunging right hand
and Ulfsson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. James really felt that one!
Ulfsson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ulfsson checks a low kick from James.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ulfsson.
A clash of legs there as James blocks the low kick.
James cracks Ulfsson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
James scores with a shot to the body.
Ulfsson lands a nice looking body kick.
Gunnbjorn Ulfsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
James misses with a two punch combination.
James misses with a low kick as Ulfsson jumps back.
Ulfsson throws a leg kick but James moved away.
Ulfsson staying out of range there.
Alun James seems to be getting the better of the standup.
James shoots in and drives through. Ulfsson sprawls well.
James is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ulfsson slips a straight right by James.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by James or perhaps it was just good defense by Ulfsson which made him look bad.
James looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
James misses with a hook to the body
and Ulfsson counters with a nice body kick.
James throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
James just misses with a punch to the body.
James moves out of range of the leg kick from Ulfsson.
James throws a combination that misses
and Ulfsson counters with a three punch combo that has James backing up. James nods at Ulfsson to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James swinging wildly here.
Horrible takedown by James or perhaps it was just good defense by Ulfsson which made him look bad.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Alun James showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ulfsson is looking to slow James down with leg kicks.
James throws a low kick, looking for Ulfsson's leg but Ulfsson calmly moves out of range.
Ulfsson throws a leg kick but James sees it coming and checks it nicely.
James misses with an uppercut
and Ulfsson counters with a low kick, right behind James 's knee.
James misses the shot to the body.
Ulfsson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
James throws a hook but Ulfsson avoids it easily.
James will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
James throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ulfsson counters with an inside leg kick.
James throws an off balance right hand
and Ulfsson counters with a nice uppercut.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ulfsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Ulfsson blocks the low kick.
James throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gunnbjorn Ulfsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
James misses with a jab to the body
and Ulfsson counters with a nice low kick that buckles James's knee momentarily.
Ulfsson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ulfsson lands with an overhand left.
James shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ulfsson as he avoids it easily.
Ulfsson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ulfsson motions for James to come forward. Ulfsson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ulfsson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ulfsson slips a straight right by James.
James throws out a loose jab but Ulfsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ulfsson checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulfsson blocks a leg kick.
Ulfsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
James lands a jab to the head.
Nice jab there from James.
Ulfsson throws a body punch but James moves out of range.
Ulfsson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
James throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ulfsson.
Ulfsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James misses the shot to the body.
James throws a right and a left that Ulfsson avoids nicely.
Ulfsson moves out of range of the strikes.
James falls off balance throwing a combination
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and James takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulfsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as James throws out the jab.
James throws out a leg kick but Ulfsson moves out of range and James only half commits.
James fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ulfsson manages to avoid it.
James swings and misses with a hook to the body.
James throws a lazy uppercut
and Ulfsson counters with a low kick, right behind James 's knee.
Ulfsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
James tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ulfsson thows a body shot but no joy.
James shoots in looking for a takedown. Ulfsson tries to sprawl out of it but James keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ulfsson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
James's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
James takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
James avoids the head kick by Ulfsson.
Alun James is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Ulfsson blocks the leg kick.
James throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ulfsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A decent looking cross lands there for James.
Ulfsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
James rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ulfsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Ulfsson throws a right and a left that James avoids nicely.
Ulfsson throws a low kick, looking for James's leg but James calmly moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James misses with a hook
and Ulfsson counters with a series of strikes. James will be more careful next time no doubt.
James throws a lazy uppercut
and Ulfsson counters with a good low kick that James was not able to check.
Gunnbjorn Ulfsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ulfsson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alun James.
Well James has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa J�rvil�inen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alun James!
An out of breath Alun James thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jarppi Virne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Snitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Virne comes to the cage accompanied by Jeff van Dyck - Soldier's Chant. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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262 lbs
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarppi Virne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rob Snitch!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Virne is looking to clinch but Snitch is avoiding it.
Snitch misses with a looping right.
Snitch misses with a looping right.
Rob Snitch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snitch tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Snitch misses with a two punch combination.
Snitch thumps Virne with a low kick.
Virne shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Snitch is trying to control but can't.
Snitch is pressing down on Virne's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Virne missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Virne slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Snitch looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virne throws a big elbow that misses.
Snitch controls Virne momentarily but Virne frees himself.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Snitch holds on and takes a little breather.
Snitch looking to hit a scissor sweep but Virne is one step ahead there.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Virne tries to clinch but Snitch moves out of range.
Snitch swings widly with a right hand
and Virne counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Rob Snitch has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Virne ducks under a wild hook from Snitch.
Virne looks to score with a jab to the body but Snitch is just out of range.
Virne misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snitch is trying hard to land a takedown here. Virne sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Snitch scores with a shot to the body.
Virne forces Snitch back against the cage and clinches.
Virne taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Snitch turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Virne seems a little lost for a moment, as Snitch dominates the positioning.
Snitch looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Virne is avoiding damage well.
Snitch looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Snitch tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Snitch has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Snitch throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Snitch 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.
Virne dodges the ground and pound from Snitch.
Virne sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Snitch throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Snitch throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Virne regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Snitch.
Snitch trying to control but Virne is working from the bottom.
Snitch throws a strike but Virne rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Virne scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Virne is looking to work some ground and pound but Snitch has wrist control.
Snitch wants to sweep here but Virne controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Snitch is on top in guard.
Snitch wants to pass the guard but Virne is keeping the position.
Snitch stopping the sweep attempt from Virne.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Snitch accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snitch throws a big elbow that misses.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rob Snitch will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rob Snitch's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Virne has closed the distance and engaged Snitch in a clinch.
Virne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Snitch instigates a clinch.
Virne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Snitch defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Virne.
Snitch lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Jarppi Virne has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Virne fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Snitch avoids it really well and circles away.
Virne is looking to clinch but Snitch is avoiding it.
Virne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Virne fails with an attempt to clinch.
Virne wants to clinch.
Virne has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Snitch finds it's way round the side to connect with Virne's head.
Snitch lands a jab.
Snitch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snitch throws a nice looking combination but Virne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Virne drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Snitch has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Virne is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Snitch keeping moving, preventing Virne from controlling successfully.
Snitch manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Virne manages to get himself to full guard.
Snitch wants to control from the top but Virne keeps moving.
Snitch throws a big elbow that misses.
Snitch trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snitch with a nice head shot there.
Snitch cracks Virne with a solid left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snitch throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snitch slips nicely into half guard.
Virne trying to control here.
Snitch lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Snitch throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rob Snitch has got the better of the ground game so far.
Snitch thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snitch with the ground and pound but Virne uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Virne preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Virne wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Snitch throws a strike but Virne rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Snitch is trying to keep Virne in close.
Snitch 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! Virne rolls with it to try and escape but Snitch cranks on the arm and Virne is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rob Snitch!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Kolmiokuristus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Stroker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kolmiokuristus's entrance music is bad boy - cascada. A fine choice. Stroker has chosen Deathlike Silence - Who's Gonna Bury Me as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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28
214 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
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kolmiokuristus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Stroker!
The judges for this bout are Roosa J�rvil�inen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kolmiokuristus looks to score with a jab to the body but Stroker is just out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Stroker as Kolmiokuristus shoots in.
Stroker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kolmiokuristus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Kalle Kolmiokuristus has been cut.
Stroker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A big left from Kolmiokuristus misses.
Kolmiokuristus closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stroker circles away.
Stroker slips a jab and a cross from Kolmiokuristus.
A big left from Stroker misses.
Kolmiokuristus moves out of range of the strikes.
Stroker gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kolmiokuristus to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Stroker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kolmiokuristus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kolmiokuristus stops Stroker from standing up.
Kolmiokuristus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stroker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroker keeping moving, preventing Kolmiokuristus from controlling successfully.
Stroker seems keen to control Kolmiokuristus's posture.
Kolmiokuristus is looking to work some ground and pound but Stroker has wrist control.
Stroker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stroker trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bob Stroker.
Kolmiokuristus is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stroker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalle Kolmiokuristus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice uppercut there from Stroker.
Stroker defending well as Kolmiokuristus loads up on a big left hand.
Stroker dodges the punch combination from Kolmiokuristus.
Stroker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stroker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kolmiokuristus.
Stroker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stroker tries to clinch there but Kolmiokuristus circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stroker breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kolmiokuristus shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stroker as he avoids it easily.
Stroker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kolmiokuristus displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A big left from Stroker misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stroker counters with a stiff right hand.
Stroker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stroker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kolmiokuristus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kolmiokuristus throws a nice looking combination but Stroker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kolmiokuristus fails with a takedown attempt.
Stroker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stroker wants it to stay on the feet.
Kolmiokuristus looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Stroker!
Kolmiokuristus misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Kolmiokuristus looking to finish with strikes here!
Stroker taking shots to the head.
Stroker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Stroker hang on?
Kolmiokuristus has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stroker is desperately trying to improve his position but Kolmiokuristus has a good base and remains in mount.
Stroker wants to control but Kolmiokuristus is having none of it.
Stroker is in a horrible position here. Kolmiokuristus smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kolmiokuristus sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Stroker is bucking up trying to escape but Kolmiokuristus cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Stroker working to try and regain half guard.
Stroker tries to hold on but Kolmiokuristus pushes him away.
Kolmiokuristus punching from mount but Stroker doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stroker really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kolmiokuristus breaks from Stroker's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Stroker is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Kolmiokuristus there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
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 Kalle Kolmiokuristus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kalle Kolmiokuristus's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stroker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stroker looks to land a right hand but Kolmiokuristus moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Kolmiokuristus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stroker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kolmiokuristus shoots for a double leg takedown but Stroker sprawls well. He's pushed Kolmiokuristus's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stroker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kolmiokuristus.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalle Kolmiokuristus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kolmiokuristus looking to score a takedown here. Stroker is defending well but Kolmiokuristus drives through and ends up in Stroker's guard.
Stroker keeping full guard, as Kolmiokuristus tries to pass.
Kolmiokuristus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stroker working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stroker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kolmiokuristus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kolmiokuristus lands a couple of elbows.
Stroker pulls Kolmiokuristus in close to prevent any damage.
Stroker manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Stroker controlling the position easily from mount.
Kolmiokuristus is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kalle Kolmiokuristus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus reaches up to try and control the position but Stroker seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Kolmiokuristus rolls and tries to escape and now Stroker has his back!
A lull in the action here.
Stroker is not going to allow Kolmiokuristus to sit and survive in this position.
Stroker struggling to keep hold of the position.
Kolmiokuristus rolls, trying to escape but Stroker keeps control of the position.
Kolmiokuristus is working hard here to advance position.
Kolmiokuristus defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Stroker's arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stroker patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus breaks Stroker's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Stroker controlling Kolmiokuristus's posture.
Kolmiokuristus with a nice head shot there.
Stroker is trying to control the position but Kolmiokuristus postures up.
Kolmiokuristus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kolmiokuristus scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kolmiokuristus works over Stroker with some ground and pound from guard.
Kolmiokuristus throws a big elbow that misses.
Kolmiokuristus postures up in Stroker's guard and throws a big left but Stroker blocks it.
Kolmiokuristus wants to control from the top but Stroker keeps moving.
Kolmiokuristus prevents Stroker from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kolmiokuristus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stroker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kolmiokuristus throwing strikes but missing.
Stroker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kolmiokuristus lands a couple of elbows.
Kolmiokuristus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stroker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stroker wants to get back to his feet but Kolmiokuristus is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stroker looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kolmiokuristus throws a big right hand that misses.
Kolmiokuristus stands up over Stroker, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Stroker has control of Kolmiokuristus's left arm, preventing Kolmiokuristus from doing any damage.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalle Kolmiokuristus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kalle Kolmiokuristus's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Kolmiokuristus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stroker counters with a low kick, right behind Kolmiokuristus 's knee.
Kolmiokuristus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stroker was well out of range. Poor timing from Kolmiokuristus.
Stroker throws a series of punches but Kolmiokuristus moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kolmiokuristus.
Stroker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kolmiokuristus.
Stroker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kolmiokuristus drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stroker is pulling down on Kolmiokuristus's head to control his posture.
Kolmiokuristus throwing strikes from guard but Stroker blocks nicely.
Stroker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kolmiokuristus.
Kolmiokuristus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus passes Stroker's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kolmiokuristus is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kolmiokuristus is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Stroker regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kolmiokuristus.
Kolmiokuristus throws a big elbow that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stroker is on top in guard.
Stroker controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kolmiokuristus doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Kolmiokuristus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stroker manages to get himself to full guard.
Stroker is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bob Stroker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroker keeping full guard, as Kolmiokuristus tries to pass.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Stroker is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Stroker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kolmiokuristus keeps working.
Kolmiokuristus moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kolmiokuristus is trying to keep Stroker in close.
Stroker wants to control from the top but Kolmiokuristus keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroker preventing the sweep.
Stroker stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Kolmiokuristus has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Stroker manages to get his head free but now Kolmiokuristus has transitioned to an armbar! Stroker grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Kolmiokuristus! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kalle Kolmiokuristus!
A very excited looking Kalle Kolmiokuristus 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Lipponen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lipponen comes to the cage accompanied by Rainbow - Man on the Silver Mountain. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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277 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Lipponen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Buck Blaze!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurstr�m, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lipponen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blaze moves away.
Buck Blaze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaze changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lipponen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut lands for Blaze. That snapped Lipponen's head back.
It looks like Pekka Lipponen has been cut.
Blaze misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blaze thows a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Blaze, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blaze avoids the body shot from Lipponen.
Lipponen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blaze looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lipponen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lipponen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Blaze pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lipponen back to the cage. Blaze follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Blaze scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lipponen slips a jab and a cross from Blaze.
Lipponen misses with an uppercut.
Blaze misses with a hook
and Lipponen counters with a low kick, right behind Blaze 's knee.
Blaze lands a jab.
Pekka Lipponen's cut is getting worse.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lipponen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lipponen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blaze.
Blaze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lipponen manages to avoid it.
Lipponen clobbers Blaze with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Blaze fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lipponen moves forwards but Blaze connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Blaze misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lipponen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blaze.
Blaze loads up on a big right hand but Lipponen slips the punch.
Blaze dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blaze stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut lands for Blaze. That snapped Lipponen's head back.
Pekka Lipponen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lipponen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blaze swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Donk. Lipponen catches Blaze right on the button with a cross.
Lipponen connects with a leg kick. Blaze looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Buck Blaze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze misses with a series of wild punches.
Blaze looks gassed!
Lipponen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Blaze stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lipponen.
Lipponen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lipponen tries to clinch but Blaze is having none of it.
Blaze throws a looping overhand right but Lipponen ducks down to avoid it.
Lipponen cracks the inside of Blaze's front leg.
Lipponen cracks a nice hook into Blaze's ribs.
Lipponen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lipponen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Blaze sprawls well initially but Lipponen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lipponen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Blaze has managed to free his arm - good work.
Blaze is trying to stand up here but Lipponen is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lipponen is looking to take a break and control but Blaze is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lipponen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blaze's head.
Lipponen wants to control but Blaze is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Blaze is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Pekka Lipponen just wasn't active enough.
Lipponen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Blaze has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Blaze 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.
Blaze misses with a wild combination.
Lipponen staying out of range there.
Lipponen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blaze.
Lipponen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blaze.
Blaze fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blaze throws a looping overhand right but Lipponen ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blaze scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lipponen is looking to wear down Blaze with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Blaze connects with a body shot.
Blaze scores with a three punch combo!
Nice shot lands for Blaze.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Buck Blaze dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pekka Lipponen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Blaze just misses with a punch to the body.
Lipponen thumps Blaze with a low kick.
Blaze lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jeez, Pekka Lipponen's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pekka Lipponen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Buck Blaze!
A less than humble Buck Blaze misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Martinsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mieczyslaw Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Martinsson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bleach - Fade to Black B13A. 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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234 lbs
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fedor Martinsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mieczyslaw Grabowski!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurstr�m, Roosa J�rvil�inen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinsson scores with a push kick.
Grabowski closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grabowski.
Grabowski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Grabowski blocks the elbow strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Martinsson.
Martinsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martinsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grabowski's elbow.
A short left from Grabowski.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grabowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martinsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grabowski backwards.
Martinsson misses with some punches.
Martinsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martinsson.
Grabowski tries a body shot but Martinsson blocks it.
Grabowski tries a body shot but Martinsson blocks it.
Martinsson lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Martinsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabowski looking to stall.
Grabowski avoiding damage as Martinsson throws knees to the body.
Grabowski working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Martinsson fails to land.
Grabowski jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Martinsson walks away with a smile on his face. Grabowski gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Martinsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Martinsson misses with a head kick.
Crunch! Martinsson slams his shin into Grabowski's torso.
Martinsson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Grabowski will feel that in the morning.
A head kick from Martinsson lands but Grabowski takes it in his stride.
It looks like Mieczyslaw Grabowski has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinsson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Martinsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Martinsson connects with a nice looking jab.
Martinsson cracks Grabowski with an open hand slap.
Martinsson connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice shot lands for Martinsson.
Martinsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Martinsson scores with a push kick.
Grabowski looks gassed!
Martinsson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Martinsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martinsson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Martinsson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Martinsson lands a front kick.
Martinsson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Martinsson throws a combination. Grabowski tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That has opened up Mieczyslaw Grabowski's cut even more.
Grabowski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Martinsson.
Martinsson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Grabowski. Grabowski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The cut above Mieczyslaw Grabowski's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Martinsson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grabowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Martinsson.
Martinsson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fedor Martinsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martinsson drops Grabowski with a huge uppercut! Grabowski drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Martinsson is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fedor Martinsson!
Post fight, Fedor Martinsson took to the microphone: 'I want to thank all of the guys in Convicted for their training and support, you guys are awesome. I need to medicate - thanks everyone.'.
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