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MMA HELSINKI 52 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Warton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Pack (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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265 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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259 lbs
2 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good kicks
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jim Warton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Pack!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! Warton has knocked Pack down with a huge combo! Warton steps away and waves a wobbly Pack back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like John Pack has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Warton misses with a few strikes there.
Warton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Warton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Warton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Warton throws a nice looking combination but Pack bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pack throws a body punch but Warton moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Warton.
Pack misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Warton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Warton throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Pack crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jim Warton!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pena Trasseli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and No Name (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trasseli comes to the cage accompanied by Look at my horse!. Name has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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135 lbs
10 - 12 - 1 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pena Trasseli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, No Name!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trasseli throws a right and a left that both miss.
Trasseli throws a series of punches but Name moves out of range.
Trasseli cracks a nice hook into Name's ribs.
Name looks gassed!
Trasseli uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Name has time to react.
Trasseli thumps Name with a low kick.
A big right from Name misses.
Trasseli scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trasseli throws a sloppy head kick and Name moves out of range easily.
Trasseli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Name.
Trasseli connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Name's hands.
Name backs away from a small jab... but Trasseli lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Name crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Trasseli with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Pena Trasseli!
A victorious Pena Trasseli thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Breaking Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jew Fro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jew Fro acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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236 lbs
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199 cm
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264 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong |
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Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Breaking Bones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jew Fro!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fro is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fro looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Fro walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bones cracks Fro with an uppercut from hell and Fro crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Bones's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bones works over Fro with some ground and pound from guard.
Bones lands a couple of digs.
Fro is rocked!
Bones postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Fro covers up, he's hurt! Bones keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Bones and the ref steps in to end the fight! Bones can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Breaking Bones!
Breaking Bones thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tontza Pulikka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Tontza Pulikka has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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269 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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230 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tontza Pulikka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Silver!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulikka throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silver on the side of the head.
Pulikka lands with a hook. Silver tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pulikka checks a leg kick.
Pulikka clinches up against the cage.
Pulikka lands with a light punch inside.
Pulikka jumps guard and drags Silver to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Silver forces his way into half guard.
Pulikka on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pulikka tries to get out of the position.
Silver is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pulikka defends it well.
Silver 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.
Silver is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver stops Pulikka from getting back to his feet.
Silver is taking a breather. Pulikka says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Silver is looking for a kimura but Pulikka is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silver to get the leverage.
Silver decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
A big left from Silver misses.
Pulikka feints and then cracks Silver's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silver down.
Pulikka fails to land with a series of punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver throws a right and a left that Pulikka avoids nicely.
Donk. Pulikka catches Silver right on the button with a cross.
Pulikka jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pulikka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pulikka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pulikka lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silver walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pulikka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silver drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silver is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Silver's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver trying to control the position from guard on top but Pulikka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
John Silver has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Silver manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Pulikka on his heels. He'll look to pass Pulikka's guard now, I'm sure.
Pulikka being controlled here, momentarily.
Silver trying to control the position from guard on top but Pulikka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silver might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pulikka kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
OK we're going to have a standup here. John Silver hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pulikka, as that shot connected.
Tontza Pulikka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pulikka throws a right hand that Silver ducks under and follows up with a left that Silver also avoids with ease.
Silver tries for a takedown but Pulikka sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pulikka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silver has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tontza Pulikka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silver takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silver looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pulikka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silver doesn't seem bothered though.
Pulikka pushes Silver up against the cage in a clinch.
Pulikka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silver wants a takedown but no success here.
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 Tontza Pulikka will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A left and a right from Pulikka both land. Nice combination.
Silver takes one to the chin there.
Jab by Pulikka.
A shot to the liver by Pulikka. Beautiful body shot.
Silver closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pulikka quickly recovers to half guard.
Pulikka knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silver on the ground.
Silver keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silver throwing shots but Pulikka is blocking nicely.
John Silver has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silver wants to control but Pulikka is keeping him busy.
Silver seems to be working for a kimura but Pulikka defends the submission attempt.
Silver 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.
Silver is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver wants to take a breather but Pulikka is having none of it.
Pulikka is trying to stand back up but Silver is controlling him
Silver missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silver is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Silver has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Pulikka defend it? Silver steps over the head and cranks it - Pulikka is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Silver!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Silver!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krsto Frankopan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jyrki Jyytti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jyytti's choice of entrance music: Mass Destruction (Reincarnation). Krsto Frankopan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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250 lbs
2 - 17 - 0 |
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238 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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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
2 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Krsto Frankopan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jyrki Jyytti!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jyytti lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Krsto Frankopan has been cut.
Frankopan looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Jyytti lands with a big right hook that stumbles Frankopan - he's out on his feet here! Jyytti follows up with another monster hook that separates Frankopan from consciousness! Frankopan falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Jyytti stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jyrki Jyytti!
After winning the bout, Jyrki Jyytti 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonnie Mcartura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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225 lbs
0 - 5 - 0 |
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235 lbs
2 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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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
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonnie Mcartura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, David Miller!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller has a takedown stuffed.
Miller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mcartura rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Miller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mcartura swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Miller closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Miller lands in his opponent's guard.
Mcartura is working an open guard so Miller takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Miller shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Miller closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mcartura quickly recovers to half guard.
Miller throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mcartura is looking for a sweep. Miller is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Miller is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mcartura sees it coming and defends easily.
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!
Mcartura is defending against the submission attempts here by Miller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Mcartura looks to land a combination but Miller avoids it well.
Miller throws a head kick but Mcartura moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Miller is defended easily by Mcartura.
Jonnie Mcartura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Miller.
Miller shoots in and drives through. Mcartura sprawls well.
Miller dodges the punch combination from Mcartura.
Mcartura misses with a few strikes there.
Miller shoots in and bounces Mcartura off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller gets to his feet - Mcartura follows without any prompting.
Miller slips a jab and a cross from Mcartura.
Horrible takedown by Miller or perhaps it was just good defense by Mcartura which made him look bad.
Jonnie Mcartura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mcartura throws a combination that misses
and Miller counters with a body kick that stops Mcartura in his tracks momentarily.
Mcartura is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller closes the distance and clinches up with Mcartura, looking for a takedown. Miller pushes Mcartura against the cage but Mcartura circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mcartura slaps away a takedown attempt from Miller, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A head kick misses from Miller.
Mcartura misses with a series of wild punches.
Miller slips a jab and a cross from Mcartura.
Mcartura misses with a double jab
and Miller counters with a shoot takedown. Mcartura fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcartura working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Miller.
Miller 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.
Mcartura is working an open guard so Miller takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Miller.
Miller taking a breather here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
It looks like Miller might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller working the body and head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller is working to tighten is grip on Mcartura's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Mcartura has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Miller is really squeezing tight and eventually Mcartura passes out! Miller breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). David Miller!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Risto Korpisuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and North Rupp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Korpisuo comes to the cage accompanied by Eläkeläiset - Humpparaakki. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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203 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
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218 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Risto Korpisuo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, North Rupp!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korpisuo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Korpisuo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rupp does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Korpisuo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rupp has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Korpisuo is working away from the top position though.
Rupp is defending against the submission attempts here by Korpisuo.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Korpisuo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rupp defends it well.
Korpisuo 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.
Korpisuo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Korpisuo.
Korpisuo is pressing down on Rupp's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rupp is holding on for now.
Korpisuo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rupp defending well though.
Korpisuo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Korpisuo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Korpisuo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rupp blocking the ground and pound attempt from Korpisuo.
Korpisuo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rupp has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rupp tries to roll over but Korpisuo keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korpisuo is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Rupp reverses the position - he's now on top in Korpisuo's guard.
Korpisuo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rupp defends well.
Rupp would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Korpisuo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Korpisuo prevents Rupp from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korpisuo works his way into full mount!
Rupp taking shots to the head.
Korpisuo is landing with some decent strikes but Rupp is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Korpisuo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rupp can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Korpisuo raining down shots from the mount!
Rupp is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rupp tries to reverse the position but Korpisuo maintains control.
Rupp is still in real trouble! Can Korpisuo finish him?
A big strike lands for Korpisuo! That's really hurt Rupp and he's turned his back - Korpisuo keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Korpisuo jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Risto Korpisuo!
A relieved looking Risto Korpisuo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Spede Jussi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Stevens (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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25
144 lbs
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138 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Spede Jussi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonny Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jussi shoots in and gets a takedown into Stevens's guard.
Jussi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jussi creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Stevens sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jussi cracks Stevens with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Jussi throwing strikes but Stevens manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Stevens wants to control but Jussi is keeping him busy.
Stevens tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Stevens has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jussi is trying to get back to half guard.
Stevens wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jussi keeps working.
Jussi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens controlling the position.
Jussi tries to bench press Stevens off him but Stevens keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stevens fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Jussi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Stevens wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jussi keeps working.
Jussi tries to bench press Stevens off him but Stevens keeps the position.
Stevens wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jussi keeps working.
Jussi being controlled for a moment.
Stevens trying to control the position but Jussi is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jonny Stevens.
Jussi shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Stevens manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Stevens managing to control the position.
Jussi throws a strike but Stevens rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevens throws a big elbow that misses.
Jussi wants to sweep here but Stevens controlling him for the moment.
Stevens trying to control but Jussi is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jussi wants to stand but Stevens is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jonny Stevens has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Stevens is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jussi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jussi fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Stevens sprawls well initially but Jussi persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Stevens makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Stevens.
Jussi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jussi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stevens has momentary wrist control but Jussi slips an elbow through the middle.
Jussi looking to sit in guard and control but Stevens gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jussi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens won't allow Jussi to get back to his feet.
Stevens controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jussi keeping moving, preventing Stevens from controlling successfully.
Stevens 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.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Stevens passes into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Stevens connects with a nice short shot to Jussi's temple.
Stevens stalling.
Jussi wants to get back to full guard.
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 Spede Jussi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Jussi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stevens looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stevens bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jussi is looking to reverse the position.
Jussi is trying to escape the position but Stevens is controlling the position.
Stevens gets to mount! Jussi was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Jussi can't escape the position.
Stevens controlling from the full mount.
Stevens is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Stevens cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jussi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jussi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jussi tries to get out of the position.
Stevens tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jussi is looking to improve his position but Stevens isn't that keen on the idea.
Jonny Stevens has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stevens landing strikes from the mount and Jussi is in trouble!
Stevens lands a heavy elbow.
Stevens takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jussi is looking to improve his position but Stevens isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens looking to control but Jussi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Stevens content just to control the position here.
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!
Jussi is trying to escape the mount.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Stevens dominating with strikes here.
Stevens controlling his opponent.
Jussi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jussi is bucking up trying to escape but Stevens cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Stevens landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens with good strikes from the mount here!
Stevens trying to control but Jussi is having none of it.
Jussi is looking to get to half guard.
Jussi is bucking up trying to escape but Stevens cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jussi is looking to get to half guard.
Stevens can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jussi is looking to escape.
Stevens lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jussi is looking to get to half guard.
Stevens in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jussi is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Stevens tries to control but Jussi wriggling away.
Stevens controlling the position easily from mount.
Stevens landing strikes from the mount and Jussi is in trouble!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevens controlling the position easily from mount.
Stevens fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Stevens lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jussi hang on?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jussi is squirming around, avoiding Stevens's attempts to control the action.
Jussi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Stevens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jussi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Stevens's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stevens has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jussi tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Jussi looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Stevens is avoiding damage well.
Jussi has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Stevens holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jussi tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jussi unloading with bombs!
Jussi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jussi sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Stevens is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jussi avoids the attempt from Stevens to control.
Jussi working Stevens over with strikes here.
Jussi throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jussi with shots to the head and body - Stevens looks very uncomfortable down there.
Stevens tries to hold on but Jussi pushes him away.
Jussi throws a sloppy strike and Stevens uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Stevens has ended up in Jussi's guard.
Stevens trying to control the position from guard on top but Jussi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jussi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stevens is one step ahead there.
Stevens showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonny Stevens has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jussi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jussi working the ground and pound.
Stevens regains half guard.
Stevens regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Jussi.
Stevens looking for a sweep. Not yet Stevens, not yet.
Stevens avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jussi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jussi looking to pass the guard.
Jussi is looking to advance position but Stevens has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stevens working Jussi over with strikes here.
Stevens trying to control but Jussi is having none of it.
Jussi bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Jussi drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Stevens manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jussi has Stevens in his guard.
Stevens trying to control but Jussi is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jussi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jussi swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Stevens is now in Jussi's guard. A big mistake from Jussi there, giving up the dominant position!
Jussi looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Stevens passes into half guard.
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!
Stevens seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jussi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jussi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jussi tries to roll over but Stevens keeps him under control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Spede Jussi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jussi 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spede Jussi!
A less than humble Spede Jussi 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wazz Dakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Musta Surma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wazz Dakka could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Musta Surma's chin.
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155 lbs
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152 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wazz Dakka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Musta Surma!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Surma checks a leg kick.
Surma keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Surma throws the kick towards the body but Dakka avoids it.
Surma avoids a kick to the body.
Musta Surma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Surma moves to clinch but Dakka breaks away
and Dakka counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dakka throws a leg kick but Surma checks it.
A clash of legs there as Dakka blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dakka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Surma tries to clinch
and Dakka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Surma tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Surma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Surma darts in trying to clinch
and Dakka counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dakka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dakka circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dakka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dakka swinging wildly here.
Surma clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dakka working hard to break the clinch.
Surma creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dakka is looking to break free of the clinch but Surma has double underhooks.
Dakka tries to break the clinch but Surma is controlling the position.
Surma throws an elbow that misses.
Dakka tries to break the clinch but Surma is controlling the position.
Surma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dakka content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Surma stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Surma keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dakka's efforts to push away.
Surma pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dakka can't break the clinch.
Dakka tries to circle away but Surma has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dakka wants to break free but Surma has control.
Dakka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dakka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dakka throws an overhand right that lands on Surma's shoulder, as Surma tries to avoid the shot.
Surma has managed to clinch.
Surma with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Surma lands an elbow inside.
Surma creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dakka's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dakka is trying to push Surma away but Surma has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Surma comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
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!
Dakka avoids the elbow strike from Surma, against the cage.
Surma misses with an elbow strike.
Dakka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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 Wazz Dakka will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Surma tries to clinch but Dakka moves away
enabling Dakka to counter with a crisp jab.
Surma tries to clinch but Dakka is having none of it.
Surma throws a hook but Dakka blocks it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Surma in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Dakka scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Musta Surma has been cut.
Surma tries to clinch up.
Dakka feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Surmas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sloppy strikes from Dakka. Those never looked like landing.
Dakka looks to land a body kick but Surma moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Surma takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Surma tries to clinch but Dakka moves away
and Dakka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dakka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Surma counter with a right hand.
Dakka scores with a body shot.
Dakka shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Surma as he jumps to the side.
Surma swings for the body but Dakka moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surma tries to clinch
and Dakka counters with a two punch combo.
Surma gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Surma has Dakka pressed against the cage, preventing Dakka from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dakka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dakka takes an elbow to the forehead.
Surma throws an elbow that misses.
Dakka has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dakka tries to break free but Surma pushes him back against the cage.
Surma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dakka avoids it.
Surma keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dakka's efforts to push away.
Surma tries to stall but Dakka uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Surma throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surma trying to land knees to the body.
Surma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dakka manages to break the clinch.
Surma forces Dakka back against the cage and clinches.
Dakka avoids a wild elbow strike from Surma.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Surma keeps control of Dakka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Surma comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Surma looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dakka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Surma wants to clinch but Dakka slips to the side
and Dakka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dakka circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Dakka to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dakka circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Dakka counter with a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dakka lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Surma looks to score with a jab to the body but Dakka is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wazz Dakka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Musta Surma'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!
Dakka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Surma.
Dakka lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dakka takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dakka.
Dakka keeps the fight on the outside.
Surma tries to clinch up but Dakka circles away and keeps his distance.
Dakka keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dakka connects with an inside leg kick.
Surma cracks Dakka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dakka tried to score with a low kick but Surma checks it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Dakka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dakka misses with an uppercut. Surma saw that one coming.
Dakka tries to land a leg kick but Surma saw it coming and moves away.
Surma tries to clinch
and Dakka counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surma tries to clinch there but Dakka circles away.
Surma wants to clinch
and Dakka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dakka circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Dakka counter with a right hand.
Surma lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dakka circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dakka circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dakka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Surma clinches up against the cage.
Surma trying to land knees to the body.
Surma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Surma lands an elbow just above Dakka 's eye.
Surma keeps control of Dakka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dakka dodges an elbow strike from Surma.
Dakka wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dakka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dakka has had enough of the clinch but Surma keeps him there for the moment.
Surma lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Surma creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dakka's defenses.
Dakka can't break the clinch.
Surma lands an elbow inside that Dakka shrugs off.
Surma keeps control of Dakka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Surma lands an elbow inside that Dakka shrugs off.
Dakka is trying to break the clinch but Surma is controlling him.
Dakka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Surma gets a clinch.
Musta Surma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dakka is trying to break the clinch but Surma has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dakka wants to break the clinch but can't.
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!
Dakka tries to break the clinch but Surma is controlling the position.
Dakka blocks an uppercut.
Surma tries a knee to the head but Dakka blocks it.
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 Wazz Dakka.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dakka, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wazz Dakka!
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