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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matheus Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georg Hullenberger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carvalho comes into the arena with Notorious BIG - Victory blaring out of the sound system. Hullenberger has chosen America as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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224 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
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Matheus Carvalho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Georg Hullenberger!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hullenberger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hullenberger attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Carvalho keeps Hullenberger at a distance using the push kick.
Carvalho gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hullenberger tries to land knees in the clinch but Carvalho avoids the damage to the body.
Carvalho tries to work over Hullenberger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carvalho misses with a body punch.
Hullenberger prevents a body shot from Carvalho.
Hullenberger trying to land knees to the body.
Carvalho lands with a left to the head.
Hullenberger tries to land knees in the clinch but Carvalho avoids the damage to the body.
Carvalho misses with a body punch.
Hullenberger breaks the clinch.
Carvalho lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hullenberger throws a sloppy head kick and Carvalho moves out of range easily.
Hullenberger tries to land a body kick
and Carvalho counters with a leg kick.
Carvalho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hullenberger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carvalho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carvalho avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho is looking to clinch but Hullenberger is avoiding it.
Carvalho swings for the body but Hullenberger moves out of range.
Hullenberger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carvalho avoids a kick to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Carvalho.
Carvalho scoring well with a low kick there.
Hullenberger throws a nice inside leg kick.
Carvalho tries to bum rush Hullenberger with a series of wild strikes but Hullenberger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carvalho tries to move into range but Hullenberger moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Hullenberger blocks the leg kick.
Hullenberger throws a low kick, looking for Carvalho's leg but Carvalho calmly moves out of range.
Carvalho fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hullenberger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hullenberger lands with a nice body kick.
A head kick by Carvalho misses
and Hullenberger counters with a solid body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carvalho throws a leg kick but Hullenberger sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hullenberger misses with a kick to the body.
Hullenberger misses with a straight left.
Hullenberger scores with a body shot.
Hullenberger thumps Carvalho with a low kick.
Carvalho throws a series of punches but Hullenberger moves out of range.
Hullenberger lands a lovely overhand right.
That kick from Carvalho tenderised Hullenberger's leg. Hullenberger is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hullenberger gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hullenberger bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Carvalho's guard.
Carvalho tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hullenberger has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Carvalho is proving hard to escape from.
Hullenberger must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hullenberger looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hullenberger got a little sloppy there for a moment and Carvalho has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hullenberger has managed to get both his arms back between Carvalho's legs - danger averted.
Carvalho might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Carvalho is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hullenberger is aware though and is defending well.
Carvalho is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hullenberger wanted to stand there but Carvalho had control of the position.
Carvalho is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hullenberger preventing the sweep.
Hullenberger wants to stand but Carvalho is controlling his posture from full guard.
Carvalho looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hullenberger puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carvalho looking for submissions off his back.
Carvalho is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matheus Carvalho dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hullenberger checks a leg kick.
Hullenberger fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Carvalho checks it well.
Some wild striking there from Hullenberger.
Carvalho tries to land a front kick but Hullenberger steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hullenberger lands a front kick.
Sloppy strikes from Hullenberger. Those never looked like landing.
Hullenberger lands a body shot.
Hullenberger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A chopping leg kick lands by Carvalho.
Hullenberger on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Carvalho tries to score with a low kick but Hullenberger moves his leg out of the way.
Hullenberger blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hullenberger circles away.
Hullenberger throws a body kick that misses.
Georg Hullenberger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carvalho shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Carvalho throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hullenberger is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Carvalho fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hullenberger checks it well.
Carvalho scores with a jab to the body.
Hullenberger is looking to score with low kicks.
A jab from Hullenberger misses.
Georg Hullenberger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carvalho misses with a wild combination.
Hullenberger misses with a straight right.
Hullenberger misses with a straight right.
Carvalho scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Carvalho checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hullenberger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hullenberger wants to slow Carvalho down by chopping away at his legs.
A low kick from Hullenberger is predictable there
and Carvalho counters with a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Carvalho.
Good shot there by Carvalho.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carvalho blocks a head kick by Hullenberger.
Hullenberger misses with a low kick.
Hullenberger throws a low kick but Carvalho moves out of range easily.
Carvalho lands with a good body shot.
Hullenberger misses the shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Carvalho 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 Hullenberger has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hullenberger and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hullenberger on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hullenberger throws a low kick but it's checked well by Carvalho.
A head kick by Carvalho misses
and Hullenberger counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Carvalho throws a quick inside leg kick.
Carvalho lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hullenberger is breathing heavily.
Carvalho moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Carvalho tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hullenberger is able to avoid easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hullenberger.
Carvalho thows a body shot but no joy.
Carvalho checks a low kick from Hullenberger.
Hullenberger scores with a sloppy right hand. Carvalho should have avoided that one.
Carvalho is looking to wear down Hullenberger with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hullenberger on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hullenberger misses with a body kick.
Hullenberger gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Carvalho to counter with a crisp jab.
Hullenberger tried to score with a low kick but Carvalho checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hullenberger throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hullenberger looks to land a left hand but Carvalho moved out of range nicely.
Carvalho motions for Hullenberger to come forward. Carvalho throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Carvalho drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hullenberger pushes Carvalho off and gets back to his feet.
Carvalho tries a low kick but Hullenberger avoids it.
Carvalho checks a leg kick.
Hullenberger misses with a leg kick.
Hullenberger's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carvalho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hullenberger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carvalho swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hullenberger.
Good leg kick by Hullenberger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matheus Carvalho dominated that second round.
That's time! Carvalho's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Carvalho connects with an inside leg kick.
Carvalho throws a leg kick which misses Hullenberger's front leg but catches the back leg as Hullenberger tries to avoid it.
Nice shot by Hullenberger.
Carvalho throws out a leg kick but Hullenberger moves out of range and Carvalho only half commits.
Hullenberger throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hullenberger misses with a body kick.
A leg kick checked by Hullenberger.
Carvalho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hullenberger.
Carvalho connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hullenberger's hands.
An inside leg kick from Carvalho misses.
Carvalho throws a leg kick but Hullenberger sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hullenberger swinging wildly here.
Carvalho throws a low kick, looking for Hullenberger's leg but Hullenberger calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hullenberger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carvalho fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hullenberger avoids it really well and circles away.
Carvalho darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Carvalho on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hullenberger. Hullenberger obviously looking to wear him down.
Carvalho cracks the inside of Hullenberger's front leg.
Hullenberger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hullenberger throws a low kick but Carvalho avoids it.
Hullenberger bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Carvalho's head backwards.
Hullenberger takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Carvalho 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 Hullenberger has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hullenberger and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hullenberger throws a low kick but Carvalho moves out of range easily.
Hullenberger throws a low kick, looking for Carvalho's leg but Carvalho calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho moves out of range of the body kick from Hullenberger.
Carvalho shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carvalho is looking to stall here but Hullenberger recovers full guard.
Carvalho throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hullenberger works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hullenberger preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Carvalho pushes down on Hullenberger's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hullenberger tries to kick Carvalho off but Carvalho keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Carvalho misses with a head shot. Hullenberger uses the momentum to regain guard.
Carvalho connects with a couple of short punches.
Carvalho loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Carvalho prevents Hullenberger from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carvalho throws an elbow that misses. Hullenberger uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Carvalho's guard. Nice move by Hullenberger!
Carvalho is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hullenberger is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hullenberger doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hullenberger manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hullenberger stands and steps away. Carvalho gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Carvalho is looking to land body kicks.
Hullenberger tried to score with a low kick but Carvalho checks it.
Georg Hullenberger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hullenberger throws a head kick but Carvalho moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carvalho is looking to slow Hullenberger down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hullenberger pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Carvalho back to the cage. Hullenberger follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Matheus Carvalho has been cut.
Hullenberger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hullenberger throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matheus Carvalho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Carvalho 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matheus Carvalho!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Da Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack McLumberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McLumberg has chosen AC/DC - Thunderstruck as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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187 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricardo Da Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack McLumberg!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Souza throws a sloppy head kick and McLumberg moves out of range easily.
McLumberg misses with a low kick.
Da Souza swings widly with a right hand
and McLumberg counters with a nice body kick.
Da Souza has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Da Souza there as he acknowledges the shot.
McLumberg jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Da Souza tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Da Souza throws a hook to the side of McLumberg's head but McLumberg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Da Souza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No joy there for Da Souza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Da Souza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McLumberg.
A lazy left from McLumberg finds it's target.
McLumberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Da Souza manages to avoid it.
McLumberg throws a hook but Da Souza blocks it.
McLumberg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Da Souza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLumberg misses the shot to the body.
McLumberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Da Souza on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McLumberg. McLumberg obviously looking to wear him down.
McLumberg with a hook.
Da Souza misses with a body kick.
The fighters circling - McLumberg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Da Souza misses with a double jab.
McLumberg connects with a leg kick. Da Souza looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McLumberg scores with a one two! Da Souza had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Ricardo Da Souza has been cut.
McLumberg connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Da Souza's hands.
Da Souza misses with a head kick.
Da Souza misses with a head kick.
Da Souza is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab from McLumberg.
Da Souza is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLumberg fakes the body blow, causing Da Souza to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Da Souza goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jack McLumberg!
Our winner, Jack McLumberg, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marek Dudzinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paolo gold chin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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165 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marek Dudzinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paolo gold chin!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dudzinski slips a jab from gold chin.
Dudzinski fails with a takedown attempt.
gold chin lands a big head kick that sends Dudzinski tumbling to the mat! gold chin takes a step backwards and waves Dudzinski back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Dudzinski is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dudzinski tries for a takedown but gold chin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Oh Dudzinski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dudzinski shoots in and drives through. gold chin sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marek Dudzinski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
gold chin closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Dudzinski out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paolo gold chin!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Winston Dunham III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jokke Nappula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nappula has chosen The Troggs- Wild Thing as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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151 lbs
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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
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Winston Dunham III!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Jokke Nappula!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nappula misses with a low kick.
Dunham III swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nappula.
Dunham III is looking to clinch but Nappula is avoiding it.
Dunham III darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nappula finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dunham III thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Dunham III misses.
Nappula avoids the head kick by Dunham III.
Nappula throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dunham III lands a lovely overhand right.
Nappula uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dunham III.
Dunham III misses with a straight right.
Dunham III swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nappula looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nappula gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nappula throws a leg kick but Dunham III sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dunham III lands with an uppercut that bounces Nappula off the cage and back into range.
Dunham III is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dunham III throws out a loose jab but Nappula uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunham III moves out of range of the leg kick from Nappula.
Nappula throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nappula thows a left - swing and a miss!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dunham III.
Dunham III avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nappula uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dunham III.
Dunham III throws a hook to the side of Nappula's head but Nappula sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nappula connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nappula is looking to land body kicks.
Dunham III checks a low kick from Nappula.
Dunham III connects with a right hand. Nappula shakes it off.
Nappula ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nappula stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dunham III.
Dunham III works the jab nicely.
Dunham III swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dunham III throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nappula keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Dunham III.
Dunham III throws a lazy uppercut
and Nappula counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dunham III avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Nappula.
Nappula has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nappula creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dunham III sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Dunham III is looking for a sweep.
Dunham III struggling a bit here.
Nappula trying to control the position but Dunham III is working away.
Dunham III is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunham III prevents Nappula from moving into mount.
Dunham III can't do much from the bottom here.
Dunham III wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Nappula misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
You can see the frustration on Dunham III's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nappula is looking to take a break and control but Dunham III is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nappula has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Dunham III is working to get back to half guard.
Dunham III is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dunham III has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Nappula's lack of action.
Nappula lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jokke Nappula will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dunham III misses with an uppercut.
Dunham III misses with a looping right.
Dunham III checks a leg kick nicely.
Dunham III avoids the head kick by Nappula.
Nappula takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jokke Nappula seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dunham III lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dunham III looks to land a left hand but Nappula moved out of range nicely.
Dunham III leaves Nappula with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nappula bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nappula throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dunham III throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dunham III wants to clinch.
Dunham III lands a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunham III scores with a jab.
Nappula goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dunham III tests Nappula's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dunham III works the jab nicely.
Dunham III connects with a body shot that sends Nappula's belly button to the back.
Nappula misses with a straight right.
Nappula tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dunham III connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nappula. Nappula circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Winston Dunham III is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab lands there for Nappula.
Nappula throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Dunham III does it's job there.
Nappula throws a leg kick but Dunham III moved away.
Dunham III looks to score with a jab to the body but Nappula is just out of range.
Nappula lands a head kick. Dunham III smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nappula plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dunham III checks the leg kick.
Nappula throws a solid leg kick but Dunham III takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nappula.
Donk. Dunham III catches Nappula right on the button with a cross.
Dunham III ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dunham III thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick misses from Dunham III.
Nappula will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nappula throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nappula getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nappula uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dunham III.
Nappula avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dunham III stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nappula.
Nappula tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Dunham III misses the target.
Dunham III connects with a right hand. Nappula shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunham III misses with a hook. Nappula ducked under it nicely.
Nappula throws a hook but Dunham III blocks it.
Dunham III darts in and clinches Nappula up against the cage.
Dunham III scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Dunham III.
Dunham III tries to throw a body punch but Nappula avoids it by throwing Dunham III back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nappula takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nappula lands an uppercut.
Dunham III's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nappula uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dunham III.
Nappula takes a swing at Dunham III's ribcage but misses.
Dunham III lands a glancing blow to the side of Nappula's head.
Dunham III throws a jab when Nappula was well out of range.
Dunham III is looking to slow Nappula down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Nappula
enabling Dunham III to counter with a crisp jab.
Dunham III throws a right hand that Nappula ducks under and follows up with a left that Nappula also avoids with ease.
Dunham III digs a good hook to Nappula's body.
Nappula attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nappula throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nappula lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dunham III throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dunham III throws a head kick but Nappula moves out of range.
Dunham III takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dunham III is looking to clinch.
Winston Dunham III is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Nappula misses.
Nappula takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Dunham III misses.
Nappula looks for the body kick but Dunham III saw that one coming.
Dunham III thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Winston Dunham III dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dunham III with a jab.
Dunham III displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nappula.
Dunham III lands a jab to the nose.
A good leg kick by Nappula.
Dunham III swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nappula.
Dunham III keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nappula thuds his shin into the meat of Dunham III's side.
Nappula looks for the body kick but Dunham III saw that one coming.
Nappula catches Dunham III with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dunham III dips to his left and cracks Nappula with an uppercut!
Nappula closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dunham III to the mat! Dunham III manages to get full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dunham III working for a triangle but Nappula defends it easily.
Nappula looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunham III is adopting a defensive guard.
Nappula trying to control the position from guard on top but Dunham III is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nappula controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nappula displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dunham III throws out the jab.
Nappula scores with a nice body kick.
Nappula throws a leg kick which misses Dunham III's front leg but catches the back leg as Dunham III tries to avoid it.
Nappula throws a front kick aimed at Dunham III's knee but Dunham III avoids it well.
Nappula motions for Dunham III to come forward. Nappula throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nappula pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nappula has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nappula misses with a body kick.
Dunham III defending well as Nappula loads up on a big left hand.
An inside leg kick from Nappula misses.
Dunham III checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nappula looks for the body kick but Dunham III saw that one coming.
Dunham III scores with a nice head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Nappula misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dunham III. Nappula does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nappula throws a front kick aimed at Dunham III's knee but Dunham III avoids it well.
Dunham III throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nappula tried to score with a low kick but Dunham III checks it.
Dunham III misses with a double jab.
Dunham III moves out of range of the body kick from Nappula.
Dunham III takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dunham III keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dunham III uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dunham III misses the shot to the body.
Dunham III sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nappula moves away from the strike by Dunham III.
Nappula lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dunham III swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dunham III checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nappula tried to score with a low kick but Dunham III checks it.
Nappula lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dunham III's sensitive parts.
Nappula cracks the inside of Dunham III's front leg.
Dunham III is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dunham III checks the leg kick.
Dunham III throws a low kick, looking for Nappula's leg but Nappula calmly moves out of range.
Dunham III throws the left hand but Nappula avoids the punch 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!
Dunham III avoids the head kick by Nappula.
Dunham III slips under a jab.
Dunham III throws a right hand that misses
and Nappula counters with a stiff right hand.
Nappula scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice uppercut there from Dunham III.
Dunham III feints a jab promting Nappula to slip. Dunham III then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nappula slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nappula misses with a straight left.
Dunham III tries a head kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jokke Nappula comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nappula has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Winston Dunham III!
A relieved looking Winston Dunham III 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Matto Luuttu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vyacheslav Poluyanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poluyanov has chosen The battle is going again as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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182 lbs
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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
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matto Luuttu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vyacheslav Poluyanov!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poluyanov lands a head shot.
Matto Luuttu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poluyanov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab from Luuttu misses.
Poluyanov lands a front kick.
Luuttu walks forward, straight into a front kick from Poluyanov.
An inside leg kick lands from Poluyanov.
Poluyanov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Poluyanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luuttu.
Luuttu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Poluyanov defends it nicely.
Luuttu shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Poluyanov sprawls well. Poluyanov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Luuttu gets slowly back to his feet.
Poluyanov throws a front kick that sends Luuttu stumbling back into the cage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Poluyanov.
Luuttu tries to score a power double leg takedown but Poluyanov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Luuttu somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matto Luuttu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poluyanov feints and then cracks Luuttu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Luuttu down.
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!
Luuttu fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poluyanov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Poluyanov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Luuttu shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Poluyanov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Luuttu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poluyanov was well out of range. Poor timing from Luuttu.
Luuttu misses with a two punch combination.
Poluyanov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Poluyanov connects with a solid leg kick.
Vyacheslav Poluyanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Poluyanov throws a good cross that connects.
Poluyanov connects with a leg kick. Luuttu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Luuttu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Luuttu is breathing heavily.
Poluyanov lands a body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Poluyanov as Luuttu shoots in.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick from Poluyanov lands but Luuttu takes it in his stride.
Poluyanov digs a good hook to Luuttu's body.
Poluyanov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Poluyanov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Poluyanov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Poluyanov punishes Luuttu's body with a nice straight punch.
Luuttu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Poluyanov finds it's way round the side to connect with Luuttu's head.
Poluyanov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Luuttu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Poluyanov can pounce on him.
Poluyanov scores with a head kick. Luuttu tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Luuttu. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Poluyanov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Luuttu sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Luuttu shoots and misses
and Poluyanov counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Luuttu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Good leg kick by Poluyanov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Luuttu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Poluyanov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Poluyanov pushes Luuttu away with a front kick.
Poluyanov connects with an inside leg kick.
Luuttu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Poluyanov.
Luuttu walks into a left hand.
Poluyanov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Luuttu's hands.
Luuttu tries to score a power double leg takedown but Poluyanov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Luuttu somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poluyanov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Luuttu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Poluyanov lands a head kick!
Poluyanov thumps Luuttu with a low kick.
Luuttu throws a lazy right hand but Poluyanov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Luuttu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Poluyanov. Poluyanov obviously looking to wear him down.
Luuttu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Poluyanov swivels and escapes.
Poluyanov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Luuttu's calf.
Poluyanov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Luuttu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Luuttu takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poluyanov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Poluyanov scores with a leg kick.
Poluyanov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Luuttu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poluyanov connects with a solid leg kick.
That kick from Poluyanov tenderised Luuttu's leg. Luuttu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Luuttu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Poluyanov lands a nice looking body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Poluyanov.
Poluyanov throws a head kick that half lands.
Luuttu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A nice inside leg kick there by Poluyanov. That's going to slow Luuttu down.
Poluyanov jabs Luuttu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Poluyanov jabs at Luuttu's body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Poluyanov - that will leave a mark!
Nice body kick there by Poluyanov.
Nice straight punches there by Poluyanov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Poluyanov.
Luuttu will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poluyanov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Luuttu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Poluyanov lands a leg kick that knocks Luuttu off balance momentarily.
Poluyanov scores with a head kick.
Poluyanov lands with a kick to the temple. Luuttu shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vyacheslav Poluyanov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Luuttu throws a hook but Poluyanov blocks it.
Poluyanov lands with a nice body punch.
Poluyanov is looking to slow Luuttu down with leg kicks.
Nice body kick from Poluyanov.
Nice takedown defense from Poluyanov. No joy for Luuttu on that attempt.
Poluyanov cracks Luuttu with an open hand slap.
Poluyanov lands a jab.
Poluyanov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A nice leg kick lands there from Poluyanov.
Luuttu closes this distance looking for a takedown but Poluyanov circles away.
Matto Luuttu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A chopping leg kick lands by Poluyanov.
A chopping leg kick lands by Poluyanov.
Luuttu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Poluyanov tries to avoid it but Luuttu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Poluyanov to the ground. Poluyanov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matto Luuttu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick lands from Poluyanov.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Luuttu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Luuttu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Poluyanov can pounce on him.
Poluyanov sizes up Luuttu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luuttu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Poluyanov to score with a decent uppercut.
Luuttu takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Poluyanov lands a jab to Luuttu's midsection.
Poluyanov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Poluyanov delivers a nice body kick.
Luuttu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Poluyanov.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Luuttu might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Nice cross by Poluyanov.
Poluyanov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Poluyanov scores with a body shot.
Vyacheslav Poluyanov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Poluyanov misses with a jab, cross combination.
A cross from Poluyanov lands.
Poluyanov throws a leg kick which misses Luuttu's front leg but catches the back leg as Luuttu tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luuttu shoots in but Poluyanov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Poluyanov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Luuttu.
Poluyanov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Luuttu throws a series of punches but Poluyanov avoids them all with ease.
Poluyanov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Poluyanov.
Poluyanov scores with a hook to the body. Luuttu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Luuttu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Poluyanov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Luuttu's sensitive parts.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Poluyanov.
A chopping leg kick lands by Poluyanov.
Poluyanov lands a head kick. Luuttu smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Luuttu is trying hard to land a takedown here. Poluyanov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Poluyanov throws a leg kick which misses Luuttu's front leg but catches the back leg as Luuttu tries to avoid it.
Poluyanov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Poluyanov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Luuttu's sensitive parts.
Poluyanov throws a one two combo.
Poluyanov scores with a jab to the head.
Poluyanov is looking to slow Luuttu down with leg kicks.
Luuttu shoots in but Poluyanov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Poluyanov connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poluyanov cracks the inside of Luuttu's front leg.
Poluyanov lands a jab to the nose.
Poluyanov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Poluyanov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Poluyanov.
Poluyanov thows a body kick. Luuttu tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Poluyanov. That's going to slow Luuttu down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Poluyanov.
Good standup being displayed there by Poluyanov as he connects with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Poluyanov.
Luuttu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Poluyanov's waist but Poluyanov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Luuttu off to one side.
Poluyanov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Poluyanov lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poluyanov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Poluyanov scores with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luuttu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Poluyanov dips to his left and cracks Luuttu with an uppercut!
A chopping leg kick lands by Poluyanov.
Poluyanov lands a right hook to the body.
Poluyanov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Luuttu fails with a takedown attempt.
Poluyanov feints and then cracks Luuttu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Luuttu down.
That kick from Poluyanov tenderised Luuttu's leg. Luuttu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Poluyanov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Luuttu misses with a few strikes there.
Poluyanov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Luuttu.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No joy there for Luuttu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Poluyanov scoring well with a low kick there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Poluyanov.
Poluyanov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vyacheslav Poluyanov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Luuttu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Luuttu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Luuttu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Luuttu throws a looping overhand right but Poluyanov ducks down to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Poluyanov.
A solid leg kick lands there for Poluyanov.
Poluyanov scores with a nice right hand.
Luuttu shoots in and drives through. Poluyanov sprawls well.
Luuttu throws a nice looking combination but Poluyanov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Luuttu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poluyanov moves away.
Poluyanov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Poluyanov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Poluyanov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Poluyanov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Poluyanov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Luuttu's sensitive parts.
A nice inside leg kick there by Poluyanov. That's going to slow Luuttu down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luuttu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poluyanov connects with a solid leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Poluyanov.
Luuttu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matto Luuttu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poluyanov throws a leg kick which misses Luuttu's front leg but catches the back leg as Luuttu tries to avoid it.
Luuttu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Poluyanov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A nice inside leg kick there by Poluyanov. That's going to slow Luuttu down.
Poluyanov lands with a nice body punch.
Poluyanov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Poluyanov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Poluyanov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Luuttu fails with a takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luuttu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Poluyanov lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Poluyanov. Luuttu shrugs it off though.
Luuttu looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Poluyanov!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Luuttu misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Poluyanov wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Luuttu.
Luuttu throws a wild left hand from mount and Poluyanov manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Luuttu looks to land a strike but Poluyanov avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Luuttu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Luuttu scoring with punches to the head and body.
Luuttu stands up over Poluyanov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luuttu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Luuttu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Luuttu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Poluyanov is keeping the position for now.
Vyacheslav Poluyanov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Luuttu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Luuttu postures up in Poluyanov's guard and throws a big left but Poluyanov blocks it.
Luuttu looking to sit in guard and control but Poluyanov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Poluyanov stopping the sweep attempt from Luuttu.
Luuttu looking for subs off his back but Poluyanov has passed one foot through into half guard.
Matto Luuttu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luuttu looking for submissions off his back.
Luuttu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luuttu tries to roll over but Poluyanov keeps him under control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vyacheslav Poluyanov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Poluyanov 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 25:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 25:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vyacheslav Poluyanov!
During a confident post fight interview, Vyacheslav Poluyanov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jorma Kuyrpa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veeti Pelto Pekka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kuyrpa might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Armi & Danny - I Want To Love You Tender. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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162 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jorma Kuyrpa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veeti Pelto Pekka!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuyrpa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Veeti Pelto Pekka has been cut.
Kuyrpa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kuyrpa moves forwards but Pelto Pekka connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kuyrpa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pelto Pekka drives through and clinches with Kuyrpa against the cage.
Pelto Pekka unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pelto Pekka obliges.
Pelto Pekka looking to throw knees to the head but Kuyrpa is blocking nicely.
Kuyrpa jumps guard but Pelto Pekka stands there with Kuyrpa around his waist. Kuyrpa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kuyrpa works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pelto Pekka is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kuyrpa postures up.
Kuyrpa slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kuyrpa tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kuyrpa has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pelto Pekka is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuyrpa tries for a kimura but Pelto Pekka is defending well.
Kuyrpa decides to stand back up.
Pelto Pekka is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pelto Pekka lands with an uppercut that bounces Kuyrpa off the cage and back into range.
Kuyrpa connects with a body shot that sends Pelto Pekka's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuyrpa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pelto Pekka.
Kuyrpa gets the takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pelto Pekka is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kuyrpa is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pelto Pekka knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kuyrpa throws an elbow but Pelto Pekka slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuyrpa is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pelto Pekka knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kuyrpa tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kuyrpa has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kuyrpa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kuyrpa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pelto Pekka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kuyrpa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuyrpa misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Pelto Pekka is looking for a sweep.
Kuyrpa is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pelto Pekka is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuyrpa is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pelto Pekka is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorma Kuyrpa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Veeti Pelto Pekka'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.
Kuyrpa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pelto Pekka misses with a two punch combination.
Pelto Pekka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pelto Pekka scores with a decent looking hook.
Pelto Pekka lands a jab to the nose.
Kuyrpa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pelto Pekka misses the jab.
Pelto Pekka instigates a clinch.
Kuyrpa pushes off an throws an elbow but Pelto Pekka leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pelto Pekka tries to work over Kuyrpa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelto Pekka utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kuyrpa goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pelto Pekka prevents it.
Pelto Pekka crunches a lovely knee into Kuyrpa's ribcage.
Kuyrpa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kuyrpa is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kuyrpa ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kuyrpa no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Pelto Pekka postures up.
Kuyrpa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pelto Pekka doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pelto Pekka manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kuyrpa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pelto Pekka postures up.
Kuyrpa is looking to stand back up but Pelto Pekka counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Kuyrpa.
Still in half guard, Pelto Pekka seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuyrpa looking for submissions off his back.
Pelto Pekka tries to stand and escape but Kuyrpa is controlling the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuyrpa moves into full guard.
Kuyrpa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kuyrpa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kuyrpa has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Pelto Pekka doesn't defend quickly enough and Kuyrpa has managed to lock this one up! Can Pelto Pekka escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Kuyrpa on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jorma Kuyrpa!
Jorma Kuyrpa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Jussila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rozafa Arben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arben is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by P.O.D. - The Messenjah. Rozafa Arben told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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225 lbs
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205 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jaakko Jussila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rozafa Arben!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Arben, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jussila scores with a shot to the body.
Rozafa Arben seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arben attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice uppercut lands for Arben. That snapped Jussila's head back.
Jussila catches Arben with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Arben throws the left hand but Jussila avoids the punch easily.
Arben scores with a jab. Jussila acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Jussila scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Rozafa Arben 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!
Jussila blocks a head kick by Arben.
Arben throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Arben takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jussila rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arben moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arben scores with a head kick.
Arben moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jussila is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jussila blocks a head kick by Arben.
A shot to the liver by Jussila. Beautiful body shot.
Arben misses with a head kick.
Jussila uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arben.
Arben throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jussila avoids the head kick by Arben.
Arben throws a right and a left that Jussila avoids nicely.
Jussila throws a hook but Arben blocks it.
Jussila dodges the punch combination from Arben.
A lazy left from Arben finds it's target.
Arben gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jussila counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arben throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jussila lands with a good body shot.
Arben misses with a kick to the body
and Jussila counters with a straight right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Jussila. No joy for Arben on that attempt.
Jussila misses with a wild body shot.
Arben scores with a nice body kick.
Arben swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jussila scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Arben doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jussila lands a jab.
Arben is rocked!
BAM! Jussila delivers a spinning backfist that drops Arben like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Jaakko Jussila!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jari Harrikari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Tsakada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrikari comes to the cage accompanied by Tool - Forty Six & 2 . Lee Tsakada has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jari Harrikari's chin.
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198 lbs
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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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jari Harrikari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lee Tsakada!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Harrikari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harrikari on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A head kick from Harrikari lands but Tsakada takes it in his stride.
Harrikari scores with the left hand. Tsakada knows he should have avoided that one.
Harrikari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tsakada manages to avoid it.
Harrikari throws a sloppy head kick and Tsakada moves out of range easily.
Harrikari throws a head kick that misses
and Tsakada counters with a nice body shot.
Tsakada moves away from the strike by Harrikari.
Harrikari misses with a leg kick
and Tsakada counters with a crisp one two that drops Harrikari! Tsakada thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Harrikari to his feet! Harrikari is in big trouble!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrikari throws a sloppy head kick and Tsakada moves out of range easily.
Harrikari fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrikari finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Harrikari walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tsakada avoids the head kick by Harrikari.
A jab from Harrikari misses.
Harrikari blocks a jab.
Harrikari thuds a left hand into Tsakada's body.
Harrikari turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Harrikari tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tsakada counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Harrikari 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Harrikari throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Harrikari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harrikari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tsakada manages to avoid it.
Tsakada takes a swing at Harrikari's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrikari throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Harrikari moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Harrikari throws a sloppy head kick and Tsakada moves out of range easily.
A jab from Harrikari misses.
Tsakada is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lee Tsakada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrikari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harrikari lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tsakada tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tsakada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harrikari slips a straight right by Tsakada.
Harrikari shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tsakada sprawls well. Tsakada wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harrikari gets slowly back to his feet.
Harrikari slips under a jab from Tsakada.
Harrikari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tsakada.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrikari throws a head kick but Tsakada moves out of range.
Tsakada throws a right hand that misses
and Harrikari makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Harrikari throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tsakada's head.
A big right from Harrikari misses.
Tsakada walks into a stiff left hand from Harrikari.
Tsakada on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Harrikari misses with a straight left.
Harrikari punishes Tsakada's body with a nice straight punch.
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!
Harrikari throws a head kick that Tsakada semi-blocks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harrikari.
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 Jari Harrikari will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Harrikari thuds his shin into the meat of Tsakada's side.
Jari Harrikari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrikari misses with a low kick.
Harrikari shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tsakada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harrikari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Tsakada misses.
Harrikari throws a push kick but Tsakada slaps the foot to one side.
Harrikari looks to score with a jab to the body but Tsakada is just out of range.
Harrikari swinging wildly here.
Harrikari throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tsakada stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsakada on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tsakada misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harrikari lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harrikari gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tsakada.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tsakada crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Harrikari - the referee stops the clock and Tsakada gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Harrikari. Tsakada manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tsakada throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tsakada stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harrikari.
Tsakada is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harrikari scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrikari misses with a body kick.
Harrikari tries a low kick but Tsakada avoids it.
Tsakada misses with a straight right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tsakada blocks a head kick by Harrikari.
Harrikari throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tsakada's waist but Tsakada gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harrikari off to one side.
Harrikari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tsakada.
Harrikari tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Harrikari.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsakada defending well as Harrikari loads up on a big left hand.
Tsakada scores with a sloppy right hand. Harrikari should have avoided that one.
Harrikari keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tsakada.
Harrikari works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Harrikari tries a head kick but it misses.
Tsakada checks a leg kick nicely.
A leg kick checked by Tsakada.
Good work by Tsakada as he checks the leg kick.
Harrikari with a hook.
Tsakada throws a lazy right hand but Harrikari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrikari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tsakada's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Harrikari tried to score with a low kick but Tsakada checks it.
Harrikari throws a looping overhand right but Tsakada ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harrikari. Tsakada does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harrikari throws the kick towards the body but Tsakada avoids it.
Harrikari throws a quick inside leg kick.
Harrikari moves away from the strike by Tsakada.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrikari is looking to clinch but Tsakada is avoiding it.
Harrikari takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Harrikari.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Harrikari dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Harrikari falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harrikari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harrikari lands an overhand right.
Tsakada gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Harrikari to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Harrikari thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tsakada wants to stand and escape but Harrikari is having none of it.
Tsakada looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harrikari wants to control from the top but Tsakada keeps moving.
Harrikari throwing strikes but missing.
Tsakada kicks Harrikari off and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrikari staying out of range there.
Tsakada throws a lazy right hand but Harrikari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harrikari scores with a head kick. Tsakada tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tsakada avoids the head kick by Harrikari.
Tsakada misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harrikari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harrikari ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harrikari throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrikari throws a wild body kick that Tsakada sees coming a mile off.
Harrikari looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tsakada takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Harrikari fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lee Tsakada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tsakada missing with a left hand there. Harrikari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harrikari thows a body shot but no joy.
Tsakada throws out a loose jab but Harrikari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harrikari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tsakada avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsakada misses with a straight right.
Harrikari throws an overhand right that lands on Tsakada's shoulder, as Tsakada tries to avoid the shot.
Harrikari is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harrikari pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tsakada with a nice cross.
Harrikari is rocked!
Harrikari tries to clinch but Tsakada moves away
and Tsakada counters with a crisp right that sends Harrikari to the canvas! Tsakada follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lee Tsakada!
Lee Tsakada very nearly forgot to thank M/S Paint Fightwear 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Gutierrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gutierrez comes to the cage accompanied by The Final Countdown, really.. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aaron Gutierrez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dwayne Perry!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perry misses with a few strikes there.
Gutierrez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gutierrez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gutierrez is looking to work some ground and pound but Perry has wrist control.
Gutierrez throwing strikes but missing.
Gutierrez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Perry is controlling Gutierrez's posture.
Gutierrez prevents Perry from getting back to his feet.
Gutierrez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Perry works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Perry keeping full guard, as Gutierrez tries to pass.
Perry wants to stand but Gutierrez is controlling the position.
Gutierrez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gutierrez trying to control but Perry is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gutierrez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Perry manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gutierrez manages to get himself to full guard.
Gutierrez wants to hit a switch here but Perry passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Gutierrez there!
Gutierrez is looking to get to half guard.
Perry lands a nice shot to the head.
Perry lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perry scoring with strikes but Gutierrez is staying in there.
Perry dominating with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry wants to control the pace but Gutierrez is squirming around nicely.
Perry punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gutierrez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Perry tries to control but Gutierrez wriggling away.
A big strike lands for Perry! That's really hurt Gutierrez and he's turned his back - Perry keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Perry jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dwayne Perry!
Dwayne Perry took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Katukauppa.com for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sky Scrape (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter's entrance music is La Roux - In For The Kill. A fine choice. Scrape has chosen Jark Prongo - Movin through your system as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sky Scrape!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter misses the jab.
Carter throws a jab when Scrape was well out of range.
Carter throws a low kick but Scrape moves out of range easily.
Carter misses with the combination.
Carter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Carter does no damage.
Scrape throws a push kick but Carter slaps the foot to one side.
Scrape gets a clinch.
Scrape content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Carter lands a shoulder strike.
Scrape is working Carter over against the cage.
Scrape is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carter is defending well for now.
Scrape looking to throw knees to the head but Carter is blocking nicely.
Carter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Scrape is keeping busy.
Scrape lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Carter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scrape is defending well for now.
Carter is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Scrape looking to throw knees to the head but Carter is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter landing knees to the head.
Scrape lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Carter creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Scrape's defenses.
Carter is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Scrape pushes Carter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Carter fails to land.
Carter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Scrapes head.
Carter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Scrape.
Scrape drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Scrape creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carter's defenses.
Scrape holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Scrape tries to work over Carter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter lands a damaging elbow.
Carter swings wildly with an uppercut but Scrape uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scrape tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scrape looking to throw knees to the head but Carter is blocking nicely.
Nice elbow from Scrape.
Scrape blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Scrape tries to land a knee to the head but Carter blocks with his arms.
Carter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scrape pushes off an throws an elbow but Carter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Scrape wants a takedown.
Scrape scores with a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Scrape blocks an elbow strike.
Scrape trying to stall but Carter improves his position.
Carter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Scrape is keeping busy.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Scrape just misses with a elbow thrown towards Carter's brow.
Scrape goes for a takedown attempt but Carter pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mike Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sky Scrape.
Good exchange - Carter coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Carter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Scrape lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carter circles away quickly and effectively.
Carter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Scrape's calf.
A head kick misses from Carter.
Scrape scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Scrape on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A punch lands to the side of Carter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Carter throws a body punch but Scrape moves out of range.
Scrape cracks Carter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Scrape scores with a hook.
Carter throws a leg kick
and Scrape counters with a straight right hand.
Carter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Carter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter wants to slow Scrape down by chopping away at his legs.
A head kick from Scrape lands but Carter takes it in his stride.
Carter misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scrape.
Carter throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A slow jab from Carter misses its intended target.
Mike Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carter takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Scrape throws a quick inside leg kick.
Carter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Carter throws a looping overhand right but Scrape ducks down to avoid it.
Scrape connects with a solid leg kick.
Carter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Scrape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Scrape lands a lovely overhand right.
Scrape fails with a takedown attempt.
Scrape thuds a left hand into Carter's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sky Scrape dominated that round.
That's time! Carter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Carter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Carter scores with a decent looking hook.
Scrape connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Carter leaves Scrape with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Carter bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Scrape's head.
Carter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Scrape.
Carter throws out a powerful jab.
Scrape lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Carter at a distance.
Carter tries a low kick but Scrape avoids it.
Carter loads up on a big right hand but Scrape slips the punch.
Carter misses with a hook
letting Scrape counter with a right hand.
Scrape lands with a thumping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Scrape decides to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scrape is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Scrape looking to control but Carter passes into half guard.
Scrape wants to improve his position but Carter is controlling well.
Carter wants to take a breather but Scrape is having none of it.
Carter tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Scrape is staying active underneath Carter, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Scrape actively working from the bottom here.
Scrape is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Carter tries to stand but can't do so whilst Scrape controls his leg.
Scrape actively working from the bottom here.
Scrape wants to get back to full guard.
Scrape is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Scrape wants to get back to full guard but Carter has mounted him!
Carter trying to control but Scrape is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scrape is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carter content just to control the position here.
Scrape is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter tries to control but Scrape wriggling away.
Carter content just to control the position here.
Scrape tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Scrape tries to hold on but Carter pushes him away.
Scrape is looking to get to half guard.
Scrape tries to hold on but Carter pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scrape can't escape the position.
Carter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Scrape is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Carter dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Carter keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mike Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Scrape getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Scrape has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Scrape moves into range and connects with a jab.
Scrape uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carter.
Scrape shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Carter is trying to defend but Scrape finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Carter wants to control but Scrape is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Scrape with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Scrape is looking to advance position but Carter won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scrape throwing shots but Carter is blocking nicely.
Scrape is stalling here. Carter is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Scrape seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Carter has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Scrape tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Scrape tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Carter presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Scrape wants to control but Carter is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter dominating with strikes here.
Scrape is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter wants to control the pace but Scrape is squirming around nicely.
Scrape is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Carter looking to control but Scrape is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Carter prevents Scrape from getting the reversal.
Carter wants to finish this one by submission but Scrape is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Carter.
Scrape flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Scrape is trying desperately to improve position.
Scrape bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Scrape trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter working a defensive guard here.
Carter is controlling Scrape's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Carter is on top in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scrape trying to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sky Scrape.
Well Scrape has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sky Scrape!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Sky Scrape waved his t-shirt featuring Katukauppa.com's logo in front of the cameras.
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