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MMA HELSINKI - Challenge II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ray Johnstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Purple Seventeen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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173 lbs
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179 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ray Johnstone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Purple Seventeen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seventeen gets a clinch.
Seventeen breaks the clinch.
Seventeen gets caught flat footed, as Johnstone shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Johnstone is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seventeen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Seventeen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Johnstone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Seventeen is keeping the position for now.
Seventeen wants to stand and escape but Johnstone is having none of it.
Seventeen throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Johnstone postures up in Seventeen's guard and throws a big left but Seventeen blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnstone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Seventeen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Seventeen pushes a forearm under Johnstone's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Johnstone is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Purple Seventeen!
An out of breath Purple Seventeen 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Arvi Rausku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pumba Ottavainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rausku might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Notkea Rotta - Taas Lähtee Taju . There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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190 lbs
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200 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Arvi Rausku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pumba Ottavainen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ottavainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ottavainen scores with a body shot.
Horrible takedown by Rausku or perhaps it was just good defense by Ottavainen which made him look bad.
Ottavainen connects with a high kick.
Rausku tries to move into range but Ottavainen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rausku is defended easily by Ottavainen.
Rausku gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ottavainen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arvi Rausku. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rausku shoots in but no luck this time.
Rausku goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rausku swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rausku is breathing heavily.
Rausku takes one to the side of the head.
Ottavainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rausku was well out of range. Poor timing from Ottavainen.
Nice sprawl there from Ottavainen as Rausku shoots in.
Ottavainen lands with a nice combination. Rausku backs away looking to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ottavainen lands with a cross.
Ottavainen scoring well with a low kick there.
Ottavainen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ottavainen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rausku misses with a takedown attempt - Ottavainen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ottavainen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ottavainen. That's going to slow Rausku down.
Ottavainen scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rausku sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rausku looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ottavainen is fending him off so far but Rausku persists. Nope, Ottavainen circles away and we're back to standing.
Rausku takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ottavainen drives through and clinches with Rausku against the cage.
Rausku tries to pull guard but Ottavainen won't allow it.
Ottavainen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rausku in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ottavainen breaks the clinch.
Ottavainen tries to clinch there but Rausku circles away.
Rausku fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ottavainen thows a body kick. Rausku tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ottavainen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rausku has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rausku misses with a few strikes there.
Ottavainen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rausku on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rausku doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rausku fails to land with a series of punches.
Ottavainen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rausku takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ottavainen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ottavainen.
Ottavainen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rausku rather than just go for the knockout.
Rausku looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ottavainen lands with a good body shot.
Pumba Ottavainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ottavainen swinging wildly here.
Rausku closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ottavainen circles away.
Ottavainen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ottavainen throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Rausku. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ottavainen.
Rausku tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Arvi Rausku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rausku looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice straight punches there by Ottavainen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ottavainen.
Rausku stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ottavainen.
Rausku shoots in looking for a takedown. Ottavainen tries to sprawl out of it but Rausku keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ottavainen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rausku dodges the punch combination from Ottavainen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rausku shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pumba Ottavainen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rausku scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rausku seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Ottavainen is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Arvi Rausku!
Arvi Rausku really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that xXx - iForce Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Musashi Miyamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shit In Your Hand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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188 lbs
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170 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Musashi Miyamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shit In Your Hand!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Your Hand enables Miyamoto to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Your Hand manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Miyamoto with a flurry of punches that miss.
Miyamoto is looking to work some ground and pound but Your Hand has wrist control.
Miyamoto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Your Hand is keeping the position for now.
Miyamoto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Your Hand works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Miyamoto throws a strike but Your Hand rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Your Hand wants to stand but Miyamoto is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Miyamoto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Your Hand to score with a decent uppercut.
Miyamoto moves into the clinch.
Your Hand misses with some punches.
Miyamoto blocking some punches.
Your Hand wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Miyamoto has Your Hand pressed against the cage, preventing Your Hand from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Your Hand throws a punch but it's blocked by Miyamoto.
Miyamoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Miyamoto is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Your Hand can't fight it off and eventually Miyamoto manages to take the fight to the floor. Your Hand looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Your Hand is looking to stand up but Miyamoto isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miyamoto passes Your Hand's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Miyamoto stalling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miyamoto stops Your Hand from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto thows a huge punch but Your Hand dodges it nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Miyamoto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Miyamoto is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Musashi Miyamoto.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Your Hand enables Miyamoto to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Your Hand manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Miyamoto is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Your Hand wants to get back to his feet but Miyamoto is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Miyamoto stays in close to Your Hand's body and controls the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Miyamoto postures up in Your Hand's guard and throws a big left but Your Hand blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Musashi Miyamoto dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Your Hand misses with a left hand
enabling Miyamoto to counter with a crisp jab.
Your Hand misses with an uppercut. Miyamoto saw that one coming.
Miyamoto darts in and clinches Your Hand up against the cage.
Miyamoto lands a body shot.
Miyamoto breaks the clinch.
Your Hand swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Miyamoto digs a right hand underneath Your Hand's ribcage. Your Hand let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Miyamoto gets through Your Hand's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Your Hand wants to get back to striking at distance but Miyamoto won't allow it.
Miyamoto blocks an uppercut.
Miyamoto lands with a short shot to the head.
Miyamoto cracks Your Hand with a nice body shot.
Your Hand misses with a punch on the inside.
Your Hand misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Miyamoto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyamoto lands a nice uppercut.
Miyamoto blocks an uppercut.
Your Hand misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miyamoto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Shit In Your Hand has been cut.
The referee calls for Miyamoto to work.
Your Hand is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Miyamoto blocking some punches.
Your Hand misses with a short punch on the inside.
Your Hand working aggressively here.
Your Hand has a couple of punches blocked by Miyamoto.
Your Hand throws a head punch that misses.
Miyamoto lands a damaging elbow.
Miyamoto lands a shoulder strike.
Miyamoto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Your Hand misses with the head strike.
Miyamoto is pushing Your Hand up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Miyamoto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Your Hand backwards.
Nice body punch from Miyamoto - that landed with a thud.
Miyamoto has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Your Hand regains guard immediately.
Musashi Miyamoto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Miyamoto stops Your Hand from standing up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miyamoto's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Miyamoto will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Miyamoto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Your Hand is keeping the position for now.
Miyamoto 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Musashi Miyamoto just wasn't active enough.
Your Hand is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miyamoto.
Miyamoto is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Miyamoto moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miyamoto.
Miyamoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Miyamoto scores with a one two! Your Hand had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Miyamoto wants to clinch up but Your Hand keeps it at a distance.
Miyamoto moves into the clinch.
Your Hand swings wildly with an uppercut but Miyamoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Your Hand misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miyamoto has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Your Hand is trying to keep an underhook but Miyamoto manages to get the takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Your Hand keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Miyamoto is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Miyamoto lands strikes from half guard.
Miyamoto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Your Hand defending well though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miyamoto throwing shots but Your Hand is blocking nicely.
Miyamoto throwing shots but Your Hand is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Musashi Miyamoto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shit In Your Hand'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. This is the final round!
Your Hand misses with a lunging right hand
and Miyamoto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Your Hand misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Miyamoto to counter with a crisp jab.
Your Hand scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Musashi Miyamoto has been cut.
Your Hand misses with a straight left.
Miyamoto walks into a straight right hand from Your Hand.
A jab from Your Hand misses.
Your Hand throws an off balance right hand
letting Miyamoto counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Miyamoto.
Musashi Miyamoto is winning the standup battle so far.
Miyamoto fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Miyamoto lands a glancing blow to the side of Your Hand's head.
Shit In Your Hand seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Your Hand lands a jab to the nose.
Musashi Miyamoto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Your Hand misses with a left hand
and Miyamoto counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Miyamoto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Your Hand throws a punch but it's blocked by Miyamoto.
Your Hand takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Miyamoto breaks the clinch.
Your Hand takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Miyamoto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Your Hand, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyamoto has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Your Hand is trying to keep an underhook but Miyamoto manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Miyamoto trying to control the pace.
Your Hand keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto trying to mount his opponent but Your Hand defends it.
We're going to have a standup here because Musashi Miyamoto wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Miyamoto rushes Your Hand and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miyamoto.
Miyamoto pressing his opponent against the cage.
Your Hand throws a punch but it's blocked by Miyamoto.
Miyamoto has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Your Hand clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miyamoto biding his time, controlling Your Hand.
Your Hand is trying to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Your Hand is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Miyamoto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Miyamoto. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Musashi Miyamoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Miyamoto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Your Hand can do to turn this around?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Musashi Miyamoto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Miyamoto has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Musashi Miyamoto!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tarja Halonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dil Head (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tarja Halonen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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200 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tarja Halonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dil Head!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Head misses with a hook. Halonen ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Halonen. Head does a little dance to reset his feet.
Head throws a left and a right that both miss
and Halonen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Head!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Head is looking to get to half guard.
Halonen throws some wild stikes that Head manages to avoid easily.
Halonen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Head?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Head tries to reverse the position but Halonen maintains control.
Head holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Halonen tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Halonen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Head is looking to escape.
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!
Head tries to lock up and control but Halonen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Head keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halonen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Halonen avoids the attempt from Head to control.
Halonen prevents Head from getting the reversal.
Head is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Halonen looking to control but Head is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Head bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Head trying to control but Halonen is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Head misses with the combination.
Halonen just misses with a punch to the body.
No luck for Head with that takedown attempt.
Halonen lands with a hook. Head tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Head fails with a takedown attempt.
Halonen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Halonen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Head shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tarja Halonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dil Head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head fails with the takedown
and Halonen counters with a left to the body.
Head gets caught flat footed, as Halonen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Halonen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Halonen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Head on the ground.
Head escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Halonen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Halonen trying to control but Head is working from the bottom.
Halonen stopping the sweep attempt from Head.
Head looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Head is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Halonen looking to pass the guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Dil Head hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Head throws a hook but Halonen avoids it easily.
Halonen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Head is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Halonen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Halonen's back!
Halonen showing good submission defense here.
Head working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Halonen is doing well to defend. Head seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Halonen is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dil Head!
A very excited looking Dil Head 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 Dominic Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonnie Mcartura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominic Ferrari has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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21
275 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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23
225 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Prefers standup |
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dominic Ferrari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonnie Mcartura!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcartura misses with a double jab.
Nice sprawl there from Mcartura as Ferrari shoots in.
Ferrari fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mcartura throws a right hand that Ferrari ducks under and follows up with a left that Ferrari also avoids with ease.
Ferrari showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mcartura.
Ferrari is looking to score with low kicks.
Ferrari has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ferrari decides to pull guard.
Ferrari keeping full guard, as Mcartura tries to pass.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ferrari bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mcartura's guard.
Mcartura keeping moving, preventing Ferrari from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferrari seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ferrari trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcartura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ferrari trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ferrari's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ferrari is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ferrari trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcartura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ferrari trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ferrari passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ferrari has hold of Mcartura's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Mcartura seems comfortable defending it but Ferrari has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Mcartura is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Mcartura is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Ferrari couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dominic Ferrari!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustavo Nunes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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25
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
KO power |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brandon Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gustavo Nunes!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Nunes's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Grant missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nunes is trying to control the position but Grant postures up.
Grant wants to control from the top but Nunes keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grant with a flurry of punches that miss.
Grant wants to pass the guard but Nunes is keeping the position.
Nunes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Grant is one step ahead there.
Grant pushes down on Nunes's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Grant is looking for a kimura here.
Grant is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant prevents Nunes from improving his position.
Grant is thwarting Nunes's attempts to control the position.
Grant seems to be working for a kimura but Nunes defends the submission attempt.
Grant trying to control the action but Nunes is working from the bottom.
Nunes regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Grant.
Grant won't allow Nunes to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant tries to free his leg and advance position but Nunes is retaining full guard.
Nunes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Grant looking to pass the guard.
Grant is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Nunes is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Nunes has escaped and now he's on top!
Grant lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nunes!
Grant avoids the attempt from Nunes to control.
Grant can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nunes is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Nunes can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Nunes tries to lock up and control but Grant gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nunes is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Grant cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
It looks like Gustavo Nunes has been cut.
Grant lands with some strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grant scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Nunes?
Grant controlling his opponent.
Nunes is bucking up trying to escape but Grant cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Nunes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Grant postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nunes looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nunes wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Nunes staying busy and making it hard for Grant to control.
Grant is punishing Nunes with strikes - can he finish him?!
Grant is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Nunes defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Grant 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.
Nunes looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Grant scores with punches to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nunes is trapped and Grant is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Grant looking for the choke but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Grant dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gustavo Nunes's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nunes throws a head kick but Grant moves out of range.
Nunes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Grant counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Grant shoots in and gets a takedown into Nunes's guard.
Grant is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nunes can do to turn this around?
Grant is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Grant postures up.
Grant working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Grant postures up.
Grant missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grant postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Grant defends it easily.
Nunes is breathing heavily.
Grant is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Grant is in close to Nunes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Grant trying to control the position from guard on top but Nunes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grant distracts Nunes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nunes wants to stand but Grant is controlling the position.
Grant postures up and lands a big shot to Nunes's brow.
Grant lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Grant working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nunes's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grant working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Grant preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes keeping moving, preventing Grant from controlling successfully.
Grant with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Grant wants to pass the guard but Nunes is keeping the position.
Grant connects with a couple of short punches.
Grant trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Grant keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nunes's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Grant's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Grant stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nunes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nunes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grant.
Grant trying to control but Nunes is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grant pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nunes is keeping the position for now.
Grant slips nicely into half guard.
Grant is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nunes has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nunes is refusing to be controlled, as Grant sits in half guard.
Grant lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Grant is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant is working for a submission of some sort.
Grant slips a nice elbow through Nunes's hands, connecting with Nunes's forehead.
Grant working the head and body with strikes.
Nunes tries to get to full guard but Grant has control of the leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nunes is trying to maintain the position but Grant is very close to passing his half guard.
Grant takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Grant dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gustavo Nunes'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. This is the final round!
Nunes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Grant decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nunes's guard.
Grant landing with the ground and pound.
Nunes has momentary wrist control but Grant slips an elbow through the middle.
Grant trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Grant postures up.
Nunes managing to control the position.
Grant scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grant throwing strikes from guard but Nunes blocks nicely.
Grant sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes keeping moving, preventing Grant from controlling successfully.
Grant advances position into side control!
Nunes tries to improve position but can't.
Grant working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Grant working the ground and pound.
Grant cracks Nunes with a big right hand but Nunes just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Grant trying to control the action but Nunes is working from the bottom.
Nunes takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grant thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nunes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nunes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nunes is trying to control Grant's posture but Grant avoids it.
Grant cracks Nunes with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Grant landing a few strikes.
Grant scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Grant has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Grant scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Nunes to see if he's OK.
Grant working the body and head with strikes.
Grant working the ground and pound.
Nunes is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Nunes manages to work his way to half guard, despite Grant's best efforts.
Grant looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grant is looking for a kimura but Nunes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Grant to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Grant is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Brandon Grant is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grant controlling from the full mount.
Grant working the ground and pound effectively.
Nunes wants to control but Grant is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grant controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Grant showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grant has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Grant!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pullo Kalevi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommi Turmiola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turmiola has chosen Beck: Loser as his entrance music. Pullo Kalevi looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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28
235 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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32
262 lbs
11 - 17 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power |
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Good kicks
Powerful |
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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, Pullo Kalevi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Turmiola!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Turmiola. No joy for Kalevi on that attempt.
Kalevi gets the takedown into side control.
Turmiola is looking for a sweep.
Turmiola wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Turmiola is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Turmiola can't do much from the bottom here.
Kalevi advances to full mount.
Turmiola wants to hold on but Kalevi pushes him away.
Kalevi throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kalevi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kalevi sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turmiola sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kalevi seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Turmiola wants to get back to his feet.
Turmiola tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Turmiola regains full guard. Nicely done.
Turmiola is trying to control the position but Kalevi postures up.
Kalevi trying to control the position from guard on top but Turmiola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turmiola avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Turmiola manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kalevi manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turmiola throws a big elbow that misses.
Turmiola stops Kalevi from standing up.
Kalevi has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Turmiola off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kalevi.
Kalevi is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turmiola is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kalevi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kalevi shoots in and drives through. Turmiola sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pullo Kalevi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turmiola is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kalevi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Turmiola throws the kick towards the body but Kalevi avoids it.
Kalevi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Turmiola sprawls well. Turmiola wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kalevi gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turmiola clinches up with Kalevi and pushes him back against the cage.
Turmiola manages to break the clinch.
Turmiola tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kalevi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Turmiola somewhat.
Kalevi tries for a takedown but Turmiola sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kalevi has a takedown stuffed.
Kalevi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kalevi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Turmiola is fending him off so far but Kalevi persists. Nope, Turmiola circles away and we're back to standing.
Turmiola tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kalevi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Turmiola moves into the clinch.
Kalevi wants to take the fight to the mat but Turmiola manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Turmiola stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalevi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Turmiola prevents it.
Kalevi takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turmiola breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kalevi fails with a takedown attempt.
Turmiola cracks a nice hook into Kalevi's ribs.
Turmiola tries to clinch but Kalevi is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turmiola looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kalevi is fending him off so far but Turmiola persists. Nope, Kalevi circles away and we're back to standing.
Turmiola closes the distance and clinches up with Kalevi, looking for a takedown. Turmiola pushes Kalevi against the cage but Kalevi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kalevi enables Turmiola to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kalevi manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Turmiola looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommi Turmiola dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Turmiola gets a clinch.
Turmiola pulls Kalevi into guard.
Kalevi is looking to work some ground and pound but Turmiola has wrist control.
Turmiola is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kalevi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kalevi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Turmiola has his hands on Kalevi's head, controlling the position.
Turmiola wants to improve his position but instead Kalevi has moved into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turmiola has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kalevi is working away from the top position though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Turmiola wants to control but Kalevi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Turmiola looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kalevi is looking to take a break and control but Turmiola is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kalevi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Turmiola pinned against the cage. Turmiola gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tommi Turmiola is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turmiola misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Turmiola fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turmiola moves out of range of the body kick from Kalevi.
Turmiola tries for a takedown but Kalevi circles away easily
so Kalevi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pullo Kalevi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommi Turmiola.
Kalevi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Turmiola looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turmiola trying to keep a closed guard but Kalevi is proving a slippery customer.
Kalevi trying to control but Turmiola is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalevi throws an elbow that misses. Turmiola uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kalevi's guard. Nice move by Turmiola!
Turmiola landing some decent shots from guard.
Kalevi is working an open guard so Turmiola takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Kalevi fails with the takedown.
Kalevi shoots in for a takedown but Turmiola shows good takedown defense.
Nice takedown defense from Kalevi. No joy for Turmiola on that attempt.
Turmiola throws a nice head kick!
Kalevi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turmiola.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalevi avoids the head kick by Turmiola.
Turmiola throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
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!
Kalevi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Turmiola's half guard.
Turmiola is concentrating on defense, preventing Kalevi from advancing position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Turmiola manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Turmiola keeping moving, preventing Kalevi from controlling successfully.
Turmiola wants to sweep but no luck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kalevi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Turmiola has his foot on Kalevi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kalevi works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommi Turmiola showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kalevi slaps away a takedown attempt from Turmiola, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Turmiola throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turmiola gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kalevi stopping the sweep attempt from Turmiola.
Kalevi wants to control from the top but Turmiola keeps moving.
Kalevi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Turmiola wants to sweep but no luck.
Turmiola is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pullo Kalevi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Turmiola thows a huge punch but Kalevi dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalevi pushes Turmiola off and gets back to his feet.
Kalevi misses with a wild body shot.
Kalevi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turmiola takes the fight into the clinch.
Turmiola wants to take the fight to the mat but Kalevi manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kalevi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Turmiola pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Turmiola pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kalevi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Turmiola to score with a decent uppercut.
Turmiola lands a jab.
A jab from Turmiola does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kalevi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Turmiola looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Turmiola is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kalevi off and has taken his back!
Turmiola struggling to land strikes to the head as Kalevi covers up.
Turmiola thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Kalevi looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Kalevi prevents Turmiola from getting a body triangle.
Turmiola lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Kalevi hold on?!
Turmiola connects with a big shot to the side of Kalevi's head.
Turmiola has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Kalevi is defending well but eventually Turmiola manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Kalevi has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tommi Turmiola!
Tommi Turmiola very nearly forgot to thank SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Becker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Becker comes into the arena with Masta Ace - Sittin On Chrome blaring out of the sound system. Bruce Becker could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bruce Lee's chin.
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20
186 lbs
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186 lbs
3 - 10 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Good kicks
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce Becker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Becker misses with a hook.
Lee throws a push kick but Becker slaps the foot to one side.
Becker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Becker slowing the pace effectively.
Lee takes a shot to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Becker seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Becker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Becker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Becker pushes him off.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee tries to clinch but Becker is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Becker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Bruce Becker has been cut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Becker keeps control of Lee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Becker has Lee pressed against the cage.
Lee is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lee takes a shot to the head.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Becker has him pressed against the cage.
Lee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Becker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Becker throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Becker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Becker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee is trying to force a seperation but Becker has the dominant position.
Lee wants to break free but Becker has control.
Becker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Becker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Becker throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Becker looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Becker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Becker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Becker is controlling him.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Becker has him pressed against the cage.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee tries to keep at a distance but Becker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Becker misses with a knee strike.
Becker misses with an elbow over the top.
Becker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Becker trying to land knees to the body.
Lee is pressed up against the cage. Becker has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lee down to the mat. Lee avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bruce Becker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Becker misses with a series of wild punches.
Becker misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Becker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lee's waist but Lee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Becker off to one side.
A big left from Becker misses.
Becker avoids the head kick by Lee.
Becker needs to keep his hands up - Lee had a free shot at his head there.
Becker misses with a body shot.
Lee gets tackled into the cage by Becker. Becker maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Becker stalling the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Becker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee pressing his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Becker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Becker's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Becker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lee counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lee slips under a jab from Becker.
Becker thows a leg kick but Lee checks it
and Lee counters with a nice body kick.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee throws a head kick but Becker moves out of range.
Becker looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Becker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Becker shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Becker throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Becker fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lee avoids it really well and circles away.
Lee lands a nice hook to Becker's body. Becker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Becker misses the shot to the body.
Lee works over Becker's head and body with a nice combination.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bruce Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee gets tackled into the cage by Becker. Becker maintains the clinch.
Becker tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Becker back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lee as Becker tries to tie him up.
Becker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lee's face.
Lee is trying to stall.
Becker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Becker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Becker takes the fight into the clinch.
Bruce Becker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Becker working aggressively here.
Becker will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lee up against the cage.
Becker tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
Becker tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Becker back against the cage.
Becker taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Becker has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Becker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee has Becker pressed against the cage, preventing Becker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right from Lee.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Becker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Becker is looking to wear down Lee with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Becker has managed to clinch.
Becker wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Becker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee can't break the clinch.
Becker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Becker has him pressed against the cage.
Becker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Becker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Becker misses with a takedown attempt - Lee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Becker.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee throws a nice head kick!
A low kick from Becker misses
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bruce Becker's cut.
That's time! Becker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Becker tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lee throws a series of punches but Becker moves out of range.
Becker wants to clinch.
A cross from Becker lands.
Becker lands a jab to Lee's midsection.
Becker has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee tries to clinch up.
Becker blocks a head kick by Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Becker lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lee has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lee and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Becker takes the fight into the clinch.
Lee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Becker has him pressed against the cage.
Lee wants to get back to striking at distance but Becker won't allow it.
Becker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Becker throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Becker was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Becker fails with a takedown attempt.
Becker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee throws a head kick that half lands.
Becker misses with a combination
and Lee counters with a good low kick that Becker was not able to check.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Becker.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Becker darts in and clinches Lee up against the cage.
Lee tries to break free but Becker pushes him back against the cage.
Becker taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Becker trying to land knees to the body.
Becker wants to get back to striking at distance but Lee won't allow it.
Becker throws an elbow that misses.
Lee is pressed up against the cage. Becker has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lee down to the mat. Lee avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Becker clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Becker.
Becker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Becker tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
Becker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Becker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Becker takes a kick to the side of the head.
Becker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Becker shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Becker was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lee is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Becker is in the full mount, landing strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Becker is landing with some decent strikes but Lee is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lee is squirming around, avoiding Becker's attempts to control the action.
Becker throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bruce Becker.
I think Becker has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Becker!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between No Name (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Roberts struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Jake Roberts will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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29
135 lbs
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145 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, No Name!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Roberts.
Roberts takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Roberts tries to score a power double leg takedown but Name sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Roberts somewhat.
Roberts looks gassed!
Name slaps away a takedown attempt from Roberts, before circling back to the center of the mat.
No Name has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Roberts.
Name shoots in and bounces Roberts off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Name content to stall in guard here.
Name has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Name avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Name has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Name trying to control the position from guard on top but Roberts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because No Name wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Roberts looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Name fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Roberts is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Name.
Roberts swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Name is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Name. Beautiful body shot.
Name connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Name cracks Roberts with an open hand slap.
Nice sprawl there from Name as Roberts shoots in.
Roberts takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Roberts's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Name connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Roberts scrambles back to his feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Name.
Name wants to lay and pray for a moment but Roberts keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Name is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Roberts will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roberts is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Name off and has taken his back!
Name looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Name is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Roberts gets his way!
Name preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Roberts.
Roberts working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Name knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Roberts on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Name is trying to stand back up.
Name fending off the submission attempt from Roberts.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roberts is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Name is trying to get back to his feet but Roberts has full control of the position and if anything, Name has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Roberts throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Name is trying to get back to his feet but Roberts has full control of the position and if anything, Name has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Roberts trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Roberts patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Roberts misses with a punch to the head.
Name is trying to get back to his feet but Roberts has full control of the position and if anything, Name has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Roberts misses with an elbow to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roberts patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Name controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Roberts just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jake Roberts will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Name stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Name wants it to stay on the feet.
Roberts gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Name lands the left hand.
Name misses with a two punch combination.
Roberts shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Name as he jumps to the side.
Name scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Roberts doesn't seem bothered though.
Roberts shoots in for a double leg but Name sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No Name has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Roberts.
Name swinging wildly here.
Name digs a good body shot into Roberts's ribs.
Name lands a jab to Roberts's midsection.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A lazy left from Name finds it's target.
Name doesn't manage to clinch there - Roberts circles away.
Roberts is breathing heavily.
Roberts fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Roberts takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Good leg kick by Name there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Name, as that shot connected.
Roberts's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Name connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Roberts scrambles back to his feet.
Name scores with a jab.
Name lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Name throws a series of punches but Roberts moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Name there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Roberts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Name.
Name scores with a jab to the body.
Name misses with a low kick as Roberts jumps back.
Name scores with a one two! Roberts had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Name lands with a cross.
Roberts gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Name to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Roberts is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Roberts manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roberts fails to move to back control.
Name is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Roberts jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Name manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Name parries the strikes from Roberts easily there. Roberts is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Name to escape.
Name is pushing Roberts's head away, looking to escape. Roberts manages to hold on to the position though.
Roberts wants to lay and pray for a moment but Name keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Name is trying to buck Roberts off.
Roberts thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Roberts in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Name is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts working the ground and pound but Name is defending the strikes.
Name wants to get back to his feet but Roberts drags him back down.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Roberts tries for a kimura but Name is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roberts looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roberts is trying to get an arm triangle but Name is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jake Roberts will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Name fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Roberts.
Name lands a slapping body shot.
Name fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Roberts is trying desperately to land a takedown but Name is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Roberts.
Roberts takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
No Name is winning the standup battle so far.
Roberts darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Name might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Roberts wants to lay and pray for a moment but Name keeps working.
Name is looking to escape.
Name kicks Roberts off and gets back to his feet.
Name throws out a powerful jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Name. That's going to slow Roberts down.
Name tries to land a leg kick but Roberts saw it coming and moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Roberts shoots in for a double leg but Name sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Roberts shoots in for a takedown but Name shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Name works the jab nicely.
Roberts walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Name looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Name throws a low kick but it's checked well by Roberts.
A big right from Name misses.
Name uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roberts.
Name scores with a jab to the body.
Name tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roberts was well out of range. Poor timing from Name.
Roberts fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No Name has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Roberts.
Roberts fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Name avoids it really well and circles away.
Roberts has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Roberts there as he acknowledges the shot.
Roberts shoots in and gets a takedown into Name's guard.
Roberts won't allow Name to get back to his feet.
Name on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Name tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts tries to free his leg and advance position but Name is retaining full guard.
Roberts drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Roberts jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Roberts with a flurry of punches that miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roberts throws an elbow that misses. Name uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Roberts's guard. Nice move by Name!
Roberts has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Name can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Roberts has a closed guard, preventing Name from standing up.
Roberts has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Name can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Roberts looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Name doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Name manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Roberts has his foot on Name's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Name works his way back into a safe position though.
Roberts looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Name is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Roberts throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Name gets to his feet. Roberts looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Name connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Roberts shoots for a double leg takedown but Name sprawls well. He's pushed Roberts's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Name plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Name keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Name keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jab by Name.
Roberts tries to score a power double leg takedown but Name sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Roberts somewhat.
Name scores with a punch to the head.
Name cracks Roberts with a good jab.
Roberts shoots in looking for a takedown. Name tries to sprawl out of it but Roberts keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Name manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice cross by Name.
No Name has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jake Roberts is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Roberts takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Name dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jake Roberts.
I've got Roberts winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jake Roberts!
A victorious Jake Roberts thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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