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BHFC 162 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jens Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ward comes to the cage accompanied by All American Nightmare. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jens Johansson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ward misses with a low kick.
Ward throws the left hand but Johansson avoids the punch easily.
Johansson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice combination there by Ward.
Johansson moves into the clinch.
Johansson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johansson struggles to land a body shot inside as Ward controls his hands.
Johansson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ward swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johansson ducks under a wild hook from Ward.
Johansson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ward.
Johansson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ward.
Danga de danga de dang - Johansson scores with a four punch combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ward swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johansson throws a shot from downtown. Ward moves away and avoids it.
Ward moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ward.
Johansson looks to land a combination but Ward avoids it well.
Johansson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ward throws a combination. Johansson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Johansson is rocked!
Johansson lands with a nice combination. Ward backs away looking to recover.
Johansson throws a right and a left that Ward avoids nicely.
Johansson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ward slips a jab and a cross from Johansson.
Ward looks to throw the jab but Johansson is out of range.
Ward clobbers Johansson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Johansson is still on wobbly legs! Can Ward finish him?
Ward throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johansson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Ward misses.
Johansson seems to have recovered his senses.
Ward scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Johansson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jens Johansson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Ward.
Ward throws an overhand right that lands on Johansson's shoulder, as Johansson tries to avoid the shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Johansson lands with a nice body punch.
Ward slips a jab from Johansson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Johansson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Johansson.
A big right from Ward misses.
Nice defenses there by Ward.
Ward misses with a looping right.
Sloppy strikes from Johansson. Those never looked like landing.
Johansson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A lazy left from Ward finds it's target.
Johansson looks to land a combination but Ward avoids it well.
Ward is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A big left from Ward misses.
Johansson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ward was well out of range. Poor timing from Johansson.
Johansson throws a hook to the side of Ward's head but Ward sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ward misses the jab.
Johansson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ward counters with a stiff right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ward.
Sloppy strikes from Johansson. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ward throws a right and a left that Johansson avoids nicely.
Johansson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johansson looks gassed!
Ward throws the left hand but Johansson avoids the punch easily.
Ward throws a shot from downtown. Johansson moves away and avoids it.
Johansson misses the shot to the body.
Ward looks to throw the jab but Johansson is out of range.
Ward paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ward connects with the punch.
Sloppy strikes from Johansson. Those never looked like landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ward darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ward uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johansson.
Ward tries to clinch but Johansson moves out of range.
Johansson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ward lands a lovely overhand right.
Johansson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johansson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johansson stuffs the takedown attempt from Ward. Ward gets slowly back to his feet.
Ward listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johansson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Johansson misses with a two punch combination.
Johansson slips under a jab from Ward.
Johansson throws a right hand that Ward ducks under and follows up with a left that Ward also avoids with ease.
Johansson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Johansson 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 Ward has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ward and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ward tries to clinch up but Johansson circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch combination from Johansson misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johansson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ward misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Ward misses the target.
Ward tries to clinch there but Johansson circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Ward dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A head kick misses from Johansson.
Ward throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jens Johansson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johansson throws a series of punches but Ward avoids them all with ease.
A leg kick checked by Ward.
Ward shoots for a double leg takedown but Johansson sprawls well. He's pushed Ward's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ward misses with a straight left.
Johansson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ward moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Johansson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johansson missing with a left hand there. Ward was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ward missing with a left hand there. Johansson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No joy there for Johansson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johansson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johansson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johansson misses with a wild combination.
Ward throws a sloppy head kick and Johansson moves out of range easily.
Ward is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ward moves out of range of the body kick.
Johansson looks to land a combination but Ward avoids it well.
Johansson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward shoots in but Johansson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ward lands with a straight right. Johansson didn't see that one coming.
Ward fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Ward. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ward scores with a sloppy right hand. Johansson should have avoided that one.
Ward showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johansson.
A combination from Johansson does no damage.
Ward bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johansson's head.
Ward throws a series of punches but Johansson moves out of range.
Ward misses with a hook.
Johansson ducks under a wild hook from Ward.
Chris Ward is winning the standup battle so far.
Ward misses with a straight right.
Ward throws a lazy right hand but Johansson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johansson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson throws a right and a left that Ward avoids nicely.
Johansson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ward getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johansson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johansson moves away from the strike by Ward.
Johansson throws a right and a left that Ward avoids nicely.
Ward looks to land a left hand but Johansson moved out of range nicely.
Johansson slips under a jab from Ward.
Johansson slips a jab from Ward.
Johansson looks to throw the jab but Ward is out of range.
Johansson slips under a jab from Ward.
Johansson moves out of range of the leg kick from Ward.
Johansson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ward takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ward throws an overhand right that lands on Johansson's shoulder, as Johansson tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Johansson throws a series of punches but Ward avoids them all with ease.
Johansson throws a series of punches but Ward moves out of range.
Ward misses with a looping left.
Johansson misses with a few strikes there.
Ward looks to land a left hand but Johansson moved out of range nicely.
Ward moves in looking to clinch but Johansson pushes him off.
Ward throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ward throws a jab but it's blocked by Johansson.
Johansson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ward backs up against the cage.
Ward throws a lazy right hand but Johansson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ward lands with an overhand left.
Ward has a takedown stuffed.
Johansson needs to keep his hands up - Ward had a free shot at his head there.
Johansson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ward throws a lazy right hand but Johansson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johansson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johansson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ward.
Johansson slips a straight right by Ward.
Ward will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johansson throws a right hand that Ward ducks under and follows up with a left that Ward also avoids with ease.
A jab from Ward does it's job there.
Johansson misses with a wild body shot.
Ward takes one to the chin there.
Ward misses with a looping right.
Johansson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johansson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ward is able to avoid easily.
Horrible takedown by Ward or perhaps it was just good defense by Johansson which made him look bad.
Some wild striking there from Johansson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Ward dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ward scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ward misses with an uppercut. Johansson saw that one coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johansson.
Ward checks a leg kick.
Ward dodges the punch combination from Johansson.
Ward throws a jab when Johansson was well out of range.
Johansson throws a series of punches but Ward avoids them all with ease.
Johansson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johansson misses the jab.
Johansson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Johansson gets a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Johansson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ward has Johansson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Johansson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward has Johansson pressed against the cage, preventing Johansson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johansson wants to get back to striking at distance but Ward won't allow it.
Johansson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ward is looking to control Johansson's arms but Johansson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ward has his back to the cage.
Ward tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Johansson smiles and moves away.
Johansson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ward fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johansson throws a body kick that misses.
Johansson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson defending well as Ward loads up on a big left hand.
Johansson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ward counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johansson throws a looping overhand right but Ward ducks down to avoid it.
Ward throws a series of punches but Johansson avoids them all with ease.
Ward fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johansson manages to avoid it.
Johansson slips under a jab from Ward.
Ward misses with a right hand
and Johansson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Johansson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ward throws a hook to the side of Johansson's head but Johansson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johansson misses with a series of wild punches.
Johansson walks into a straight right hand from Ward.
Ward tries to clinch but Johansson is having none of it.
Johansson throws a leg kick but Ward moved away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ward throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Johansson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johansson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ward misses with a straight right.
Johansson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ward misses with a looping right.
Ward throws a lazy right hand but Johansson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ward shoots in for a takedown but Johansson shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Ward. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slow jab from Ward misses its intended target.
Johansson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ward is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ward tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johansson wants to break free but Ward has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johansson tries to break free but Ward pushes him back against the cage.
Johansson is trying to push Ward away but Ward has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Johansson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ward.
Ward taking a breather.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chris Ward.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ward, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Ward!
In his post fight interview, Chris Ward started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Zappa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Andy Jones has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Andy Jones seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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240 lbs
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235 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andy Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Zappa!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zappa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zappa closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Zappa pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Zappa shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Zappa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Zappa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Zappa persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
Andy Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Zappa.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Zappa looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
Jones tries to land a front kick but Zappa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zappa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zappa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zappa slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Andy Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Zappa throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Zappa closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Zappa pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jones throws out a leg kick but Zappa moves out of range and Jones only half commits.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jones.
Zappa shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Zappa!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zappa dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Zappa tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Zappa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Zappa shoots in.
Zappa shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Zappa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones tries to bum rush Zappa with a series of wild strikes but Zappa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
That kick from Jones tenderised Zappa's leg. Zappa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jones throws a body kick that misses.
Jones throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zappa.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Zappa moves out of range easily.
Jones connects with an inside leg kick.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zappa thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zappa is looking to score with low kicks.
Zappa scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Zappa is trying to get an arm triangle but Jones is defending well.
Zappa is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jones is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Zappa is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jones knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
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 Andy Jones 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.
Zappa shoots in and bounces Jones off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Zappa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zappa trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zappa is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Frank Zappa wasn't active enough on the ground.
Jones slips under a jab.
Horrible takedown by Zappa or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones which made him look bad.
A combination from Zappa does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Jones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zappa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zappa shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jones's guard.
Zappa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Zappa is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zappa drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jones dives on top into guard.
Zappa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Andy Jones just wasn't active enough.
Jones thuds his right hand into Zappa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Zappa looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
Andy Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Zappa.
Zappa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jones buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zappa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jones is out of range and Zappa settles back down.
Jones lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Andy Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Zappa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Zappa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zappa off to one side.
Zappa avoids a punch combination nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zappa.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Zappa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Zappa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
Andy Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Jones enables Zappa to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jones manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Zappa drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jones manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Zappa has Jones in his guard.
Zappa kicks Jones off and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Zappa does no damage.
Jones throws a series of punches but Zappa avoids them all with ease.
Zappa throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Jones plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zappa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Zappa tries to work over Jones's front leg with a kick but Jones checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a leg kick that knocks Zappa off balance momentarily.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones throws a leg kick but Zappa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Zappa has a takedown stuffed.
Andy Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Zappa.
Zappa avoids a kick to the body.
Jones gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Zappa to score an easy takedown into full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zappa trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zappa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zappa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zappa wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Frank Zappa.
Zappa closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Zappa pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Zappa. Zappa gets slowly back to his feet.
Zappa blocks a leg kick.
Zappa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zappa ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones leaves Zappa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jones tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zappa is able to avoid easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Zappa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zappa 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Zappa!
A victorious Frank Zappa thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roope Tarvainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guile Roswell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roswell has chosen Poupine et Thierry as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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22
170 lbs
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26
178 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roope Tarvainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Guile Roswell!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roswell tries to clinch but Tarvainen is having none of it.
Tarvainen slaps away a takedown attempt from Roswell, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A jab from Tarvainen misses.
Roswell tries to clinch there but Tarvainen circles away.
Tarvainen clinches up with Roswell and pushes him back against the cage.
Roswell pulls Tarvainen into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Tarvainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Roswell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Roswell is on top in guard.
Roswell trying to control the position from guard on top but Tarvainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roswell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tarvainen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roswell is looking to stand up but Tarvainen won't let him.
Roswell wants to pass the guard but Tarvainen is keeping the position.
Roswell trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tarvainen's guard.
Tarvainen is looking to stand up but Roswell isn't so interested in that idea.
Roswell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tarvainen manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Tarvainen. Those never looked like landing.
Roswell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tarvainen leaves Roswell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Roope Tarvainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guile Roswell.
Roswell doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tarvainen counters with a nice body shot.
Tarvainen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tarvainen chips away with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tarvainen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tarvainen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarvainen trying to control but Roswell is working from the bottom.
Tarvainen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tarvainen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Roswell manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Tarvainen is trying to stand up here but Roswell is controlling him well.
Roswell wants to stand up but Tarvainen is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roswell is trying to control. Tarvainen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Roswell tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tarvainen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tarvainen kicks Roswell off and gets back to his feet.
Roswell dives in and grabs Tarvainen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tarvainen pushes down on Roswell's head and hops out.
Roswell shoots in but Tarvainen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Roswell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tarvainen circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tarvainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tarvainen lands a nice looking body shot.
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 Roope Tarvainen will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tarvainen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Roswell trying to control from the bottom.
Tarvainen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Tarvainen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Roswell does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Roswell works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tarvainen trying to control but Roswell is working from the bottom.
Roope Tarvainen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Tarvainen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tarvainen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tarvainen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Roswell thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarvainen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Roswell on his heels. He'll look to pass Roswell's guard now, I'm sure.
Tarvainen postures up in Roswell's guard and throws a big left but Roswell blocks it.
Tarvainen preventing the sweep.
Tarvainen scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tarvainen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tarvainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Roswell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tarvainen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tarvainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Roswell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roswell wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarvainen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Roswell is looking to sinch up a triangle. Tarvainen throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Roswell's body to avoid the submission. Roswell has instead reached around Tarvainen's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Roswell arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Guile Roswell!
A very excited looking Guile Roswell made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henrik Kallio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vaino Linna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kallio's entrance music is Meshuggah - obZen. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Linna's choice of entrance music: Three Days Grace - Pain . Vaino Linna has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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190 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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21
184 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henrik Kallio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vaino Linna!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kallio connects with a solid leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kallio will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Linna up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Kallio.
It looks like Vaino Linna has been cut.
Kallio is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kallio stalling.
Linna goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kallio prevents it.
Kallio lands an elbow inside that Linna shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kallio.
Kallio breaks from the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kallio.
Kallio tries to keep at a distance but Linna has taken the fight into the clinch.
Linna tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kallio smiles and moves away.
Henrik Kallio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vaino Linna.
Kallio gets tackled into the cage by Linna. Linna maintains the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kallio takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kallio breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kallio changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Linna tries to avoid it but Kallio manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Linna to the ground. Linna escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kallio fails with a takedown attempt.
Kallio darts in and clinches Linna up against the cage.
Kallio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Linna avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kallio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kallio forces Linna back against the cage and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Linna looking to slow down the pace here.
Kallio wants a takedown.
Kallio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kallio feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kallio looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Linna is working an open guard so Kallio takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Kallio shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kallio looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kallio is trying to control. Linna wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kallio frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kallio lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice elbow there by Kallio.
The cut above Vaino Linna's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kallio controlling from the full mount.
Kallio trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kallio controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrik Kallio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vaino Linna's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kallio manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Linna on his heels. He'll look to pass Linna's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Linna is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kallio trying to control the position from guard on top but Linna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Linna is looking to stand up but Kallio isn't so interested in that idea.
Linna is working an open guard so Kallio takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kallio tries to clinch up.
Kallio has Linna up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Linna changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kallio fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Linna circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kallio has Linna up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kallio gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Linna regains guard.
Kallio is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kallio trying to control the position from guard on top but Linna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kallio gets to his feet - Linna follows without any prompting.
Kallio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Linna, pushing him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kallio working Linna over with knees to the body.
Kallio lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kallio has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Linna is trying to keep an underhook but Kallio manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Kallio slows the pace down in half guard.
Linna is breathing heavily.
Kallio uses his free foot to push down on Linna's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Linna.
Kallio wants to control the pace but Linna is squirming around nicely.
Kallio goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Linna is on top in guard.
Henrik Kallio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kallio looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Linna passes into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linna prevents Kallio from escaping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kallio regains half guard.
Kallio trying to hold on to Linna's head to control him but Linna postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrik Kallio dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vaino Linna's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Linna avoids the head kick by Kallio.
Kallio has closed the distance and engaged Linna in a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kallio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kallio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kallio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kallio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kallio shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Linna is trying to defend but Kallio finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linna actively working from the bottom here.
Kallio stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Linna to get to his feet.
Kallio wants to clinch.
Kallio doesn't manage to clinch there - Linna circles away.
Kallio fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kallio wants to clinch up but Linna keeps it at a distance.
Linna stuffs the takedown attempt from Kallio. Kallio gets slowly back to his feet.
Kallio clinches with his opponent.
Kallio has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Linna clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Linna staying busy and making it hard for Kallio to control.
Linna is having to fend off submission attempts from Kallio, who is looking to sink in the choke. Kallio doesn't have the hooks in though and Linna manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
Linna wants to pass the guard but Kallio is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linna is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Henrik Kallio just wasn't active enough.
Linna closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kallio putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Linna in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kallio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Linna goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kallio prevents it.
Linna takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kallio utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kallio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Linna clinches up against the cage.
Kallio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kallio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Linna rushes Kallio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vaino Linna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henrik Kallio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kallio prevents a body shot from Linna.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henrik Kallio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kallio has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henrik Kallio!
Henrik Kallio decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jusma Siltanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuula Natsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jusma Siltanen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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25
283 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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250 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jusma Siltanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kuula Natsi!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Natsi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Siltanen counters with a three punch combo that has Natsi backing up. Natsi nods at Siltanen to acknowledge the strikes.
Natsi shoots in for a takedown but Siltanen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Natsi fails with the takedown.
Jusma Siltanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kuula Natsi.
Natsi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Siltanen avoids it really well and circles away.
Siltanen clobbers Natsi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Kuula Natsi has been cut.
Siltanen feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Natsi sprawling to the canvas! Natsi rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Siltanen finish him?!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Natsi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Natsi is rocked!
Natsi misses with a takedown attempt - Siltanen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Siltanen cracks Natsi with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Natsi looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Siltanen finish him?
Natsi is still on wobbly legs! Can Siltanen finish him?
Natsi is trying desperately to land a takedown but Siltanen is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Natsi.
Natsi fails with the takedown.
Siltanen misses with a series of wild punches.
Natsi seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siltanen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That has opened up Kuula Natsi's cut even more.
Natsi fails with a takedown attempt.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Natsi.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Siltanen avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Natsi.
Siltanen is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Natsi is controlling him well.
Siltanen wants to control but Natsi postures up.
Natsi in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Siltanen is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kuula Natsi!
Kuula Natsi was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sunil Ganga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tero Taikina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ganga comes to the cage accompanied by Eye of the Tiger. Taikina has chosen Cookie song as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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32
180 lbs
27 - 11 - 0 |
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29
179 lbs
12 - 9 - 1 |
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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
27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sunil Ganga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tero Taikina!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ganga scores with a nice strike.
Taikina shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ganga as he jumps to the side.
A jab from Ganga finds it's way through Taikina's defenses.
Ganga lands with a shot to the body.
Ganga's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ganga duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ganga avoids the body shot from Taikina.
Ganga lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ganga throws a good cross that connects.
Ganga comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Taikina connects with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Ganga - just one landing.
Taikina takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A big left from Taikina misses.
Ganga tries to move into range but Taikina moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ganga scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Taikina doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganga stuffs the takedown.
Taikina misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Ganga misses.
Taikina throws a hook but Ganga blocks it.
Ganga lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ganga just misses with a punch to the body.
Taikina paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Taikina lands an overhand right.
Taikina throws an overhand right that lands on Ganga's shoulder, as Ganga tries to avoid the shot.
Taikina throws a lazy right hand but Ganga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tero Taikina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taikina shoots for a takedown but Ganga saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sunil Ganga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tero Taikina.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taikina looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taikina swings for the body but Ganga moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taikina moves in looking to clinch but Ganga pushes him off.
Ganga throws the left hand but Taikina avoids the punch easily.
Taikina drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taikina throws the left hand but Ganga avoids the punch easily.
Taikina has a takedown stuffed.
Ganga misses the jab.
Taikina throws a hook to the side of Ganga's head but Ganga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Taikina throws a good cross that connects.
Taikina dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Taikina is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taikina loads up on a big right hand but Ganga slips the punch.
A nice combination there by Ganga.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taikina throws a sloppy body shot
and Ganga counters with a stiff right hand.
Ganga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taikina throws a hook but Ganga blocks it.
Taikina lands a jab to Ganga's midsection.
Taikina misses the shot to the body.
Taikina jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ganga is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Taikina misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ganga.
Sunil Ganga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taikina swings for the body but Ganga moves out of range.
Taikina shoots in looking for a takedown. Ganga tries to sprawl out of it but Taikina keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ganga manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ganga lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Taikina gets a clinch.
Ganga lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Taikina.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ganga tries to stall but Taikina uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ganga blocks an elbow strike from Taikina.
Ganga blocks an elbow strike.
Taikina doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ganga tries to throw a body punch but Taikina avoids it by throwing Ganga back against the cage.
Ganga gets through Taikina's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ganga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ganga is trying to break the clinch but Taikina is controlling him.
Ganga on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Taikina.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Taikina just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ganga's brow.
Ganga presses Taikina against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Taikina drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ganga gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ganga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taikina misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ganga can't find room to land a body shot as Taikina controls the action.
Ganga struggles to land a body shot inside as Taikina controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ganga as Taikina tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sunil Ganga dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ganga slips a straight right by Taikina.
Taikina misses with an uppercut
and Ganga connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ganga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taikina.
Taikina throws a sloppy body shot
and Taikina takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Taikina swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ganga throws a lazy uppercut
and Taikina counters with a right hand to the body.
Ganga takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Taikina lands a slapping body shot.
Taikina misses with a hook.
Ganga wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taikina blocks a jab.
Taikina is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ganga is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Taikina.
Ganga dips to his left and cracks Taikina with an uppercut!
Nice shot by Ganga.
Taikina doesn't manage to clinch there - Ganga circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganga scores with a three punch combo!
Taikina is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ganga.
Ganga throws a shot from downtown. Taikina moves away and avoids it.
Sunil Ganga is winning the standup battle so far.
Taikina tries to clinch but Ganga is having none of it.
Ganga is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Taikina just misses with a punch to the body.
Taikina throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taikina swings for the body but Ganga moves out of range.
Taikina shoots for a takedown but Ganga saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Taikina thows a body shot but no joy.
Taikina is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ganga rather than just go for the knockout.
A big left from Ganga misses.
Taikina swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taikina shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ganga pinned against the cage. Ganga gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taikina moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Ganga. Those never looked like landing.
Taikina fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ganga on the side of the head.
Taikina tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ganga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taikina misses with a hook
and Ganga cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ganga blocks a jab.
Ganga fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Taikina on the side of the head.
Taikina darts in trying to clinch
and Ganga counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Taikina tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ganga counters with a one-two to the body.
It looks like Tero Taikina has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taikina throws a jab when Ganga was well out of range.
Taikina closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Taikina tries to close the distance and clinch but Ganga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taikina moves in looking to clinch but Ganga pushes him off.
Taikina walks into a stiff left hand from Ganga.
Taikina closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ganga counters with a nice uppercut.
Taikina clinches with his opponent.
Taikina creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ganga's defenses.
Ganga avoiding damage as Taikina throws knees to the body.
Ganga is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Taikina lands an elbow that stopped Ganga in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Sunil Ganga has been cut.
Ganga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taikina lands a good knee to the midsection. Ganga won't want to take too many of those.
Ganga blocks the elbow strike.
Ganga is trying to maintain a safe position but Taikina gets an underhook and turns Ganga into the cage.
Taikina drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sunil Ganga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tero Taikina.
Taikina cracks Ganga with a nice body shot.
Taikina has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ganga after a bit of a struggle.
Ganga blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Taikina fails to land.
Taikina lands a damaging elbow.
Taikina misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taikina letting Ganga take a breather here.
Ganga looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ganga lands an uppercut.
Taikina creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ganga's defenses.
Taikina misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sunil Ganga dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Taikina throws a lazy right hand but Ganga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taikina moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Taikina throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Ganga counter with a right hand.
Ganga avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taikina throws a body punch but Ganga moves out of range.
Ganga clobbers Taikina with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ganga throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Taikina to counter with a crisp jab.
Ganga lands with a right hand.
Taikina tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ganga swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taikina has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ganga throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taikina takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Taikina misses with a series of wild punches.
Ganga is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Taikina misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taikina doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Ganga - just one landing.
Taikina throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ganga misses with a right hand
and Taikina counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Taikina.
Taikina takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Taikina postures up.
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!
Taikina throws a big right hand that misses.
Taikina trying to control the position from guard on top but Ganga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taikina is pushing down on Ganga's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ganga is fighting to maintain full guard but Taikina has managed to sneak the leg through.
Taikina is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Taikina lands a big shot there that rocks Ganga but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Taikina 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taikina controlling his opponent.
Ganga tries to reverse the position but Taikina maintains control.
Ganga is working hard here to advance position.
Ganga tries to hold on but Taikina pushes him away.
Taikina has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Taikina tries to control but Ganga wriggling away.
BOOM! Taikina connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Taikina punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taikina throwing strikes here but Ganga is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Taikina is landing with some decent strikes but Ganga is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ganga on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ganga tries to get out of the position.
Taikina cracks Ganga with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ganga gets back to half guard.
Ganga knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Taikina on the ground.
Taikina tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ganga knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Taikina scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tero Taikina has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taikina not doing much here.
Taikina not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sunil Ganga is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ganga trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taikina missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Taikina missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Taikina thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ganga's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taikina prevents Ganga from improving his position.
Taikina landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ganga wants to get back to full guard.
Taikina not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taikina missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Taikina prevents Ganga from improving his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tero Taikina comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ganga has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sunil Ganga!
Sunil Ganga 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Osvald Kikkas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shank Flabbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Flabbott's choice of entrance music: Wait and Bleed. Osvald Kikkas is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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277 lbs
15 - 13 - 0 |
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290 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Osvald Kikkas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shank Flabbott!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kikkas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Flabbott counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kikkas won't be happy with that.
Flabbott in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
It looks like Osvald Kikkas has been cut.
Kikkas on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
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!
Flabbott works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Flabbott tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Kikkas is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Flabbott is looking to take a break and control but Kikkas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kikkas moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kikkas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Flabbott doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Kikkas is tightening it up a little... Flabbott has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Flabbott reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Flabbott taps out! Nice BJJ there by Kikkas!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Osvald Kikkas!
An out of breath Osvald Kikkas thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Aerts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamal Tinsley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Aerts has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Aerts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jamal Tinsley!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tinsley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aerts sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aerts lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tinsley at a distance.
Tinsley closes the distance and clinches up with Aerts, looking for a takedown. Tinsley pushes Aerts against the cage but Aerts circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Aerts lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Aerts stuffs the takedown.
Aerts misses with a straight right.
Tinsley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aerts manages to avoid it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Aerts.
Aerts throws a hook to the side of Tinsley's head but Tinsley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aerts leaves Tinsley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Peter Aerts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamal Tinsley.
Tinsley slips a jab and a cross from Aerts.
Tinsley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tinsley scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tinsley sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Aerts is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Aerts tries to escape but Tinsley is in control.
Aerts defending against the ground and pound.
Tinsley lands a few punches from side control.
Tinsley grinds an elbow into Aerts's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tinsley working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sloppy strikes there by Tinsley.
The strikes coming from Tinsley are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Tinsley postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Tinsley tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Aerts dodges the ground and pound from Tinsley.
Tinsley looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Aerts is avoiding damage well.
Tinsley working the ground and pound from side control.
Tinsley wants to control but Aerts is keeping him busy.
Tinsley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An elbow from Tinsley crashes against the mat.
Tinsley working the ground and pound.
Tinsley working the ground and pound.
Tinsley tries to score with some ground and pound. Aerts controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Tinsley is looking to take a break and control but Aerts is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aerts is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tinsley connects with a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tinsley throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Tinsley tries to advance to mount but can't.
Tinsley working the ground and pound from side control.
Tinsley 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.
Tinsley throws an elbow but Aerts slips to the side and avoids it well.
Tinsley in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
An elbow from Tinsley crashes against the mat.
Tinsley working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aerts taking a bit of punishment here - Tinsley scoring with strikes.
Tinsley in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Aerts looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Tinsley turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jamal Tinsley!
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