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HERO 11: Vaakku vs Murphy PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joonas Mustonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Christopher Lang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joonas Mustonen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mustonen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mustonen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mustonen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lang's guard.
Lang is pulling down on Mustonen's head. It's preventing any offense from Mustonen, at least for the moment.
Lang looking for subs off his back but Mustonen has passed one foot through into half guard.
Mustonen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mustonen wants to take a breather but Lang is having none of it.
Lang actively working from the bottom here.
Mustonen is trying to work for a kimura but Lang is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lang is not content to let Mustonen control the position.
Lang knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mustonen on the ground.
Lang actively working from the bottom here.
Mustonen wants to work for an arm triangle but Lang is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mustonen is trying to control. Lang wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mustonen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lang is trying to stand up here but Mustonen is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustonen is working for a kimura but Lang is defending it quite comfortably.
Mustonen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mustonen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lang has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mustonen is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Lang is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joonas Mustonen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rizvan Abdurashidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cooper's entrance music is my baby girl - kalo kalo man. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Abdurashidov's choice of entrance music: Ali Dimaev. The key to victory for Charles Cooper has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charles Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rizvan Abdurashidov!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abdurashidov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cooper wants to clinch up but Abdurashidov keeps it at a distance.
Cooper closes the distance and clinches.
Cooper misses with a punch to the body.
Cooper is trying to maintain a safe position but Abdurashidov gets an underhook and turns Cooper into the cage.
Cooper throws an elbow that misses.
Abdurashidov takes an elbow to the temple.
Cooper pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cooper with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cooper tries to land knees in the clinch but Abdurashidov avoids the damage to the body.
Abdurashidov tries to score a body lock takedown but Cooper shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cooper is trying to maintain a safe position but Abdurashidov gets an underhook and turns Cooper into the cage.
Cooper lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Abdurashidov dodges an elbow strike from Cooper.
Cooper stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Abdurashidov wants to take the fight to the mat but Cooper manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cooper tries to land a knee to the head but Abdurashidov blocks with his arms.
Abdurashidov avoids a wild elbow strike from Cooper.
Cooper throws a knee to the head but misses.
Abdurashidov blocks an elbow strike from Cooper.
Abdurashidov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cooper fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Charles Cooper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rizvan Abdurashidov.
Cooper throws a nice looking combination but Abdurashidov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Abdurashidov needs to keep his hands up - Cooper had a free shot at his head there.
Abdurashidov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cooper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cooper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cooper scoring well with a low kick there.
Charles Cooper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper clinches.
Cooper gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cooper throws an elbow but it misses.
Abdurashidov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cooper lands an elbow inside.
Abdurashidov has Cooper pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cooper manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cooper misses with a punch on the inside.
Cooper lands an elbow inside.
Abdurashidov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cooper is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooper creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Abdurashidov's defenses.
Cooper looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cooper pushes off an throws an elbow but Abdurashidov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cooper lands a right hand.
Cooper gets underhooks to prevent Abdurashidov's takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cooper throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cooper landing knees to the head.
Abdurashidov looks gassed!
Cooper stalling in the clinch but Abdurashidov improves position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cooper just misses with a elbow thrown towards Abdurashidov's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cooper just misses with a elbow thrown towards Abdurashidov's brow.
Abdurashidov goes for a takedown attempt but Cooper pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cooper is looking to clinch.
Cooper throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cooper slaps away a takedown attempt from Abdurashidov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cooper throws a front kick that sends Abdurashidov stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdurashidov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cooper wants to clinch up but Abdurashidov keeps it at a distance.
Cooper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cooper tries to clinch but Abdurashidov is having none of it.
Cooper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Abdurashidov avoids a kick to the body.
Cooper is looking to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short uppercut from Cooper.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cooper just misses with a elbow thrown towards Abdurashidov's brow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cooper lands a damaging elbow.
Cooper landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cooper is defending well against a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Cooper dominated that 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.
Abdurashidov swats away the attempt to clinch by Cooper.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abdurashidov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Charles Cooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooper forces Abdurashidov back against the cage and clinches.
Abdurashidov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cooper missing with knees to the body.
Cooper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cooper lands an elbow just above Abdurashidov 's eye.
Abdurashidov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cooper fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Abdurashidov 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.
Abdurashidov avoids the head kick by Cooper.
Abdurashidov is breathing heavily.
Cooper pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Abdurashidov tries to keep at a distance but Cooper has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cooper throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper tries to land a knee to the head but Abdurashidov blocks with his arms.
Abdurashidov dodges an elbow strike from Cooper.
Cooper scores with a knee to the head.
Cooper pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cooper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Abdurashidov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cooper pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cooper.
Cooper lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Rizvan Abdurashidov has been cut.
Cooper unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cooper stalling.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cooper.
Cooper lands an elbow just above Abdurashidov 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Cooper lands an elbow that stopped Abdurashidov in his tracks for a moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cooper.
Cooper throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Abdurashidov being controlled against the cage.
Cooper tries to land knees in the clinch but Abdurashidov avoids the damage to the body.
Cooper tries to land a knee to the head but Abdurashidov blocks with his arms.
Cooper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cooper is pressed up against the cage. Abdurashidov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cooper down to the mat. Cooper avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Charles Cooper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rizvan Abdurashidov.
Cooper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cooper tries to clinch but Abdurashidov is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdurashidov gets tackled into the cage by Cooper. Cooper maintains the clinch.
Abdurashidov blocks the elbow strike.
Cooper throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cooper lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cooper pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cooper tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Abdurashidov blocks an elbow strike from Cooper.
Abdurashidov gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Cooper regains guard.
Abdurashidov preventing the sweep.
Abdurashidov drops back looking for a leg! Cooper is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cooper manages to kick Abdurashidov off! Abdurashidov jumps back into Cooper's guard.
Cooper wants to get back to his feet but Abdurashidov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper has his feet on Abdurashidov's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cooper darts in trying to clinch
so Abdurashidov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Cooper dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rizvan Abdurashidov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Abdurashidov swats away the attempt to clinch by Cooper.
Cooper doesn't manage to clinch there - Abdurashidov circles away.
Cooper tries to clinch but Abdurashidov is having none of it.
Cooper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abdurashidov can do to turn this around?
Cooper moves in looking to clinch but Abdurashidov pushes him off.
Cooper gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cooper prevents the takedown attempt.
Abdurashidov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cooper pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cooper pushes off an throws an elbow but Abdurashidov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Abdurashidov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cooper smiles and moves away.
Charles Cooper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rizvan Abdurashidov.
Cooper keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cooper tries to clinch there but Abdurashidov circles away.
Abdurashidov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cooper tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdurashidov shoots in and bounces Cooper off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cooper wants to improve his position but instead Abdurashidov has moved into half guard.
Cooper is looking for a sweep. Abdurashidov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cooper trying to control but Abdurashidov postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdurashidov is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Abdurashidov jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Cooper is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Cooper and Abdurashidov has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Abdurashidov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cooper has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdurashidov working the strikes but Cooper uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Abdurashidov is working for a kimura but Cooper is defending it quite comfortably.
Cooper is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Abdurashidov is looking for a kimura but Cooper is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Abdurashidov to get the leverage.
Rizvan Abdurashidov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abdurashidov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rizvan Abdurashidov.
I think Cooper 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Cooper!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Charles Cooper waved his t-shirt featuring PWNAGE™ (WOT)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Malolepszy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall comes to the cage accompanied by Fire storm. Jan Malolepszy will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ken Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Malolepszy!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malolepszy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
Hall keeps the fight on the outside.
Jan Malolepszy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malolepszy wants to clinch but Hall slips to the side
and Hall counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hall thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Malolepszy's head.
Malolepszy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hall.
Hall not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hall is looking to advance position but Malolepszy won't allow it.
Hall sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Malolepszy defending well though.
Malolepszy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hall. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hall seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Malolepszy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Malolepszy wants to get back to his feet.
Malolepszy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
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!
Still in half guard, Hall seems content to control.
We're going to have a standup here because Ken Hall wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Malolepszy looks to clinch
and Hall counters with a shoot takedown. Malolepszy fights it but they end up in guard.
Malolepszy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hall.
Hall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Malolepszy is keeping the position for now.
Malolepszy wants to stand and escape but Hall is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall postures up in Malolepszy's guard and throws a big left but Malolepszy blocks it.
Hall wants to pass the guard but Malolepszy is keeping the position.
Hall slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Malolepszy dodges the ground and pound from Hall.
Hall works to advance to full mount. Malolepszy defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Malolepszy wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
A nice elbow there by Hall.
Malolepszy is rocked!
Hall tries to control but Malolepszy wriggling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Malolepszy is still in real trouble! Can Hall finish him?
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Hall! Malolepszy is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ken Hall!
Post fight, an emotional Ken Hall said 'That fight was cold I put him in the COO COO Cooler!! He has a girls name!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shazaam McDaniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tero Terminaattori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDaniels comes to the cage accompanied by Tubthumping by Chumbawamba. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tero Terminaattori was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shazaam McDaniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tero Terminaattori!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDaniels avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Terminaattori clinches with his opponent.
Terminaattori wants to stall.
Terminaattori lands a nice knee to the body.
Terminaattori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McDaniels has had enough of the clinch but Terminaattori keeps him there for the moment.
Terminaattori scores a nice knee to the body.
Terminaattori unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Terminaattori lands with a right to the head.
McDaniels is looking to break free of the clinch but Terminaattori has double underhooks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Terminaattori - that landed with a thud.
Terminaattori scores a nice knee to the body.
Terminaattori manages to pull guard.
McDaniels will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Terminaattori looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
McDaniels has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Terminaattori is proving hard to escape from.
Terminaattori pulls McDaniels in close to prevent any damage.
McDaniels wants to stand but Terminaattori has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terminaattori throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
McDaniels wants to get up but he can't break Terminaattori's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
McDaniels stopping the sweep attempt from Terminaattori.
Terminaattori has a closed guard, preventing McDaniels from standing up.
McDaniels trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Terminaattori had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McDaniels defends it easily.
McDaniels wanted to stand there but Terminaattori had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDaniels stands and steps away. Terminaattori gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Terminaattori slips a jab and a cross from McDaniels.
Terminaattori tries to clinch but McDaniels is having none of it.
McDaniels throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Terminaattori.
Terminaattori tries to land a leg kick but McDaniels saw it coming and moves away.
McDaniels misses with the combination.
Terminaattori tries to close the distance and clinch but McDaniels swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Terminaattori tries to clinch there but McDaniels circles away.
Terminaattori gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDaniels wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Terminaattori makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Terminaattori.
McDaniels looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McDaniels tries to break free but Terminaattori pushes him back against the cage.
Terminaattori stalling in the clinch but McDaniels improves position.
McDaniels tries to break free but Terminaattori pushes him back against the cage.
Terminaattori avoiding damage.
Terminaattori tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McDaniels smiles and moves away.
Terminaattori fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McDaniels, pushing him back against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Terminaattori keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McDaniels's efforts to push away.
McDaniels has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stalling in the clinch from Terminaattori.
Terminaattori has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. McDaniels avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
McDaniels has had enough of the clinch but Terminaattori keeps him there for the moment.
Terminaattori with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terminaattori swings wildly with an uppercut but McDaniels uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDaniels blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McDaniels wants to break free but Terminaattori has control.
Terminaattori working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McDaniels tries to circle away but Terminaattori has him pinned against the cage.
Terminaattori prevents McDaniels from breaking the clinch.
McDaniels has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McDaniels really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
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!
Terminaattori prevents McDaniels from breaking the clinch.
Terminaattori fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Shazaam McDaniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tero Terminaattori.
McDaniels tries to circle away but Terminaattori has him pinned against the cage.
Terminaattori working McDaniels over with knees to the body.
McDaniels wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Terminaattori lands a good knee to the midsection. McDaniels won't want to take too many of those.
Terminaattori is leaning against McDaniels and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McDaniels working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McDaniels wants to get back to striking at distance but Terminaattori won't allow it.
Terminaattori has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by McDaniels after a bit of a struggle.
Terminaattori lands a right hand that snaps the head of McDaniels backwards.
Terminaattori creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McDaniels's defenses.
Terminaattori can't find room to land a body shot as McDaniels controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tero Terminaattori dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
McDaniels scores with a jab to the head.
Terminaattori tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Terminaattori wants to clinch but McDaniels slips to the side
and McDaniels counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Terminaattori is looking to clinch but McDaniels is avoiding it.
McDaniels lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tero Terminaattori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDaniels misses with a series of wild punches.
McDaniels keeps the fight on the outside.
McDaniels throws a nice looking combination but Terminaattori bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Terminaattori doesn't manage to clinch there - McDaniels circles away.
Terminaattori takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McDaniels circles away from the clinch attempt.
Terminaattori throws a head kick but McDaniels moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Terminaattori does no damage.
Terminaattori misses with a combination
and McDaniels counters with a nice uppercut.
Terminaattori throws out a loose jab but McDaniels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Terminaattori tries to clinch but McDaniels moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as McDaniels lands an impressive looking overhand right. Terminaattori doesn't seem phased though.
Terminaattori is looking to clinch but McDaniels is avoiding it.
Terminaattori fails to land with a series of punches.
Terminaattori tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Terminaattori takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McDaniels circles away from the clinch attempt.
McDaniels is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by McDaniels there.
McDaniels swats away the attempt to clinch by Terminaattori.
Terminaattori tries to clinch up
and McDaniels cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Terminaattori is looking to clinch but McDaniels is avoiding it.
Terminaattori tries to close the distance and clinch but McDaniels swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch combination from McDaniels misses.
A punch combination from McDaniels misses.
McDaniels lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Terminaattori tries to close the distance and clinch but McDaniels swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Terminaattori tries to clinch
and McDaniels counters with a left and a right that stings Terminaattori.
McDaniels is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terminaattori tries to clinch but McDaniels is having none of it.
Terminaattori rushes McDaniels and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Terminaattori as the two fighters clinch.
Terminaattori wants a takedown.
Terminaattori misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McDaniels is trying to break free.
Terminaattori lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Shazaam McDaniels has been cut.
McDaniels tries to break the clinch but Terminaattori is controlling the position.
McDaniels is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McDaniels looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Terminaattori stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Terminaattori tries to pull guard but McDaniels holds him up against the cage and eventually Terminaattori drops back down to his feet.
Terminaattori tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McDaniels smiles and moves away.
Shazaam McDaniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tero Terminaattori.
Terminaattori tries to clinch but McDaniels is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terminaattori wants to clinch.
No joy there for McDaniels, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McDaniels avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McDaniels lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Terminaattori throws the kick towards the body but McDaniels avoids it.
Left hook, right uppercut from McDaniels.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Terminaattori wants to clinch but McDaniels slips to the side
and McDaniels counters with a one-two to the body.
Terminaattori gets a clinch.
McDaniels takes an elbow to the forehead.
Terminaattori lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tero Terminaattori will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Shazaam McDaniels's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Terminaattori scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Terminaattori throws a combination that misses
and McDaniels counters with a two punch combo.
Terminaattori on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Terminaattori tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Terminaattori tries to clinch up but McDaniels circles away and keeps his distance.
Terminaattori tries to clinch up.
Terminaattori wants to clinch.
Terminaattori throws a combination that misses
and McDaniels counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
McDaniels misses with the combination.
Terminaattori rushes McDaniels and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McDaniels as Terminaattori tries to tie him up.
McDaniels wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDaniels's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right handed body shot lands from Terminaattori.
Tero Terminaattori seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McDaniels is trying to break free.
Terminaattori jumps guard.
McDaniels stands and steps away. Terminaattori gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Terminaattori instigates a clinch.
Terminaattori fails to pull guard.
McDaniels wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Terminaattori working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McDaniels is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McDaniels wants to get back to striking at distance but Terminaattori won't allow it.
McDaniels wants to break the clinch but can't.
Terminaattori has McDaniels pressed against the cage, preventing McDaniels from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McDaniels working hard to break the clinch.
McDaniels wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McDaniels is trying to break free.
Terminaattori utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Terminaattori.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terminaattori working McDaniels over with knees to the body.
McDaniels is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Terminaattori decides to pull guard.
McDaniels wanted to stand there but Terminaattori had control of the position.
Terminaattori pulls McDaniels in to control the position.
McDaniels would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Terminaattori striking off his back but it's not causing McDaniels any problems.
Terminaattori working for a triangle but McDaniels defends it easily.
McDaniels decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Terminaattori, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDaniels moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
McDaniels misses with a jab, cross combination.
Terminaattori throws a body punch but McDaniels moves out of range.
McDaniels connects with a looping right hand.
Terminaattori gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Terminaattori is looking to control McDaniels's arms but McDaniels gets an underhook and turns him. Now Terminaattori has his back to the cage.
McDaniels wants to break free but Terminaattori has control.
McDaniels tries to break the clinch but Terminaattori is controlling the position.
Terminaattori has McDaniels pressed against the cage, preventing McDaniels from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tero Terminaattori is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Terminaattori scores with a nice hook to the head.
Terminaattori softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McDaniels is looking to break free of the clinch but Terminaattori has double underhooks.
Terminaattori keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McDaniels's efforts to push away.
Terminaattori prevents McDaniels from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDaniels has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Terminaattori has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics McDaniels uses from the top position.
Terminaattori wants to sweep here but McDaniels controlling him for the moment.
Terminaattori trying to keep a closed guard but McDaniels is proving a slippery customer.
McDaniels stands up from guard. Let's bang!
McDaniels keeps the fight on the outside.
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!
McDaniels fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McDaniels scores with a nice strike.
McDaniels misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shazaam McDaniels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Terminaattori moves in looking to clinch but McDaniels pushes him off.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tero Terminaattori.
I've got Terminaattori winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tero Terminaattori!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Edwin Salvadore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomasz Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tomasz Kowalski is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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24
135 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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145 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Edwin Salvadore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomasz Kowalski!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salvadore blocks a head kick by Kowalski.
Salvadore lands the left hand.
Kowalski throws a series of punches but Salvadore moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Salvadore looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Edwin Salvadore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kowalski throws a head kick but Salvadore moves out of range.
Salvadore tries to clinch up.
Salvadore falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kowalski moves into the clinch.
Salvadore taking a breather.
Salvadore tries a knee to the head but Kowalski blocks it.
Salvadore misses with a knee to the head.
Kowalski avoids the elbow strike from Salvadore, against the cage.
Salvadore tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kowalski avoids it.
Kowalski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Salvadore tries to clinch but Kowalski is having none of it.
Salvadore tries to clinch there but Kowalski circles away.
Salvadore slips under a jab.
Salvadore changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kowalski tries to avoid it but Salvadore manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kowalski to the ground. Kowalski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Salvadore is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Salvadore fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvadore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kowalski shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kowalski showed some decent athleticism there.
Kowalski working over Salvadore with some ground and pound. Salvadore looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Salvadore is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kowalski pulls his head out easily.
Kowalski is nestled in close to Salvadore, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kowalski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Salvadore's head.
Salvadore looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Salvadore is breathing heavily.
Kowalski stops Salvadore from getting back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kowalski in particular looking to stall.
Salvadore wants to control but Kowalski is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Salvadore has hold of Kowalski's hands but Kowalski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Salvadore looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kowalski works Salvadore's body with a nice hook.
Kowalski scores with a nice right hand.
Kowalski dives in and scores a takedown into Salvadore's guard.
Kowalski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kowalski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kowalski working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Salvadore working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Kowalski has passed into half guard!
Kowalski controlling the pace.
Kowalski lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kowalski thows a huge punch but Salvadore dodges it nicely.
Kowalski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Salvadore looking for submissions off his back.
Salvadore is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kowalski pulls his head out easily.
Kowalski moves nicely into side control.
Kowalski prevents Salvadore from escaping the position.
Salvadore takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
You can see the frustration on Salvadore's face as Kowalski controls the position.
Kowalski working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvadore is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Kowalski is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Salvadore is in a horrible position here. Kowalski smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kowalski looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salvadore taking shots to the head.
Salvadore working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kowalski raining down hammerfists from mount.
Kowalski wants to finish this one by submission but Salvadore is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kowalski.
Salvadore tries to reverse the position but Kowalski maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomasz Kowalski dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kowalski closes the distance and clinches.
Kowalski is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Salvadore is defending well.
Salvadore wants to take the fight to the mat but Kowalski manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kowalski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Salvadore tries to clinch up but Kowalski circles away and keeps his distance.
Salvadore is looking to clinch.
Salvadore clinches.
Salvadore pulls Kowalski into guard.
Salvadore throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kowalski is working Salvadore over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tomasz Kowalski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Salvadore escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kowalski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kowalski landing some decent shots from guard.
Salvadore had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kowalski defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski trying to control the position from guard on top but Salvadore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kowalski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kowalski stands up over Salvadore, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kowalski trying to control the position from guard on top but Salvadore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kowalski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kowalski decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Salvadore, up you get!
Kowalski lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kowalski.
Kowalski closes the distance and clinches.
Kowalski is looking for a takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kowalski breaks from the clinch.
Salvadore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kowalski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Salvadore is rocked!
Kowalski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Oh Salvadore is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Salvadore.
Salvadore tries for a takedown but Kowalski circles away easily
and Kowalski counters with a nice body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kowalski.
Kowalski throws a shot to the body.
Kowalski fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Salvadore sprawls well initially but Kowalski persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kowalski is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Salvadore looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Salvadore seems to have got his legs back now.
Salvadore tries to roll over but Kowalski keeps him under control.
Salvadore wants to get back to full guard but Kowalski has mounted him!
Salvadore takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Salvadore is working to get back to half guard.
Salvadore is bucking up trying to escape but Kowalski cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvadore wants to control but Kowalski is having none of it.
Kowalski controlling from mount.
Salvadore tries to hold on but Kowalski postures up.
Salvadore in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Salvadore in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kowalski is landing with some decent strikes but Salvadore is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kowalski cracks Salvadore with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Salvadore tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kowalski lands a heavy elbow.
Salvadore is looking to get to half guard.
Kowalski scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Salvadore?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvadore is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kowalski breaks from Salvadore's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kowalski content just to control the position here.
Kowalski scoring with strikes but Salvadore is staying in there.
Kowalski tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Salvadore keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kowalski unloading with bombs!
Salvadore is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomasz Kowalski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kowalski lands a big head kick that sends Salvadore to the canvas! Kowalski follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomasz Kowalski!
Tomasz Kowalski thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bam Hook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gas Lipstick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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19
198 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Good chin |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bam Hook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gas Lipstick!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hook misses with a hook.
Lipstick looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Hook scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Gas Lipstick has been cut.
Nice combo by Hook! Oh, that's hurt him - Lipstick falls to the canvas and Hook follows him into side control.
Lipstick is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big shot lands for Hook! That's hurt Lipstick! Will he recover? Hook fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bam Hook!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Martin Huuhkaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stark has chosen Ghostface Killah - The Champ as his entrance music. Martin Huuhkaja has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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21
141 lbs
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19
144 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martin Huuhkaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Floyd Stark!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huuhkaja lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stark ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Huuhkaja swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stark counters by moving into the clinch.
Huuhkaja fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stark pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Huuhkaja slips a straight right by Stark.
Huuhkaja falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stark counters with a straight right hand.
Stark throws a sloppy body shot
and Huuhkaja connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Huuhkaja lands a jab to Stark's midsection.
Stark dodges the punch combination from Huuhkaja.
Stark throws a low kick but Huuhkaja avoids it.
Huuhkaja scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Huuhkaja swings for the body but Stark moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stark 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 Huuhkaja has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Huuhkaja and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huuhkaja thows a body shot but no joy.
Stark misses with a hook.
A big left from Huuhkaja misses.
Stark throws a jab when Huuhkaja was well out of range.
Huuhkaja waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stark.
Huuhkaja throws a right hand that misses
and Stark counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Huuhkaja.
Huuhkaja moves out of range of the strikes.
Stark staying out of range there.
Stark shoots in for a takedown but Huuhkaja shows good takedown defense.
Stark looks to land a left hand but Huuhkaja moved out of range nicely.
Huuhkaja throws a hook to the side of Stark's head but Stark sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circle momentarily. Huuhkaja darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Some wild striking there from Huuhkaja.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Huuhkaja displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stark throws out the jab.
Stark lands a head shot.
Huuhkaja misses with a hook
and Stark cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark thows a body shot but no joy.
Huuhkaja's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stark under the eye.
Huuhkaja throws an overhand right that lands on Stark's shoulder, as Stark tries to avoid the shot.
Huuhkaja swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Huuhkaja takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stark lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Huuhkaja at a distance.
Huuhkaja slips under a jab.
Stark tests Huuhkaja's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stark misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huuhkaja doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Huuhkaja throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Huuhkaja does it's job there.
Huuhkaja misses the jab.
Stark is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stark misses with a hook.
Stark cracks a nice hook into Huuhkaja's ribs.
Huuhkaja misses with a hook.
Huuhkaja lunges at Stark with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stark's hand.
Huuhkaja misses with a two punch combination.
Huuhkaja fails to land with a series of punches.
Huuhkaja blocks a jab.
Martin Huuhkaja is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huuhkaja misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Huuhkaja swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stark avoids the body shot from Huuhkaja.
Huuhkaja throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stark fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Huuhkaja misses with an uppercut. Stark saw that one coming.
Stark pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huuhkaja scores with a sloppy right hand. Stark should have avoided that one.
Stark looks to land a right hand but Huuhkaja moved out of range.
Stark just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Huuhkaja swings for the body but Stark moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stark. Huuhkaja does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stark throws the kick towards the body but Huuhkaja avoids it.
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 Martin Huuhkaja will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Huuhkaja misses with a wild body shot.
Some wild striking there from Huuhkaja.
Martin Huuhkaja is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stark misses the shot to the body.
Stark misses the jab.
Huuhkaja misses with a double jab
and Stark counters with a left to the body.
Huuhkaja throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Huuhkaja slips under a jab from Stark.
Huuhkaja gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stark throws a right hand that misses
and Huuhkaja counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stark cracks Huuhkaja with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Huuhkaja throws a right hand that Stark ducks under and follows up with a left that Stark also avoids with ease.
Stark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Huuhkaja manages to avoid it.
Martin Huuhkaja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huuhkaja throws a series of punches but Stark moves out of range.
Martin Huuhkaja is winning the standup battle so far.
Huuhkaja looks to land a right hand but Stark moved out of range.
Stark on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Stark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Huuhkaja misses the jab.
Stark moves into the clinch successfully.
Huuhkaja fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Huuhkaja manages to break the clinch.
Huuhkaja scores with a hook.
Stark ducks under a wild hook from Huuhkaja.
Huuhkaja ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stark misses with a body kick.
Stark shoots in looking for a takedown but Huuhkaja manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stark's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huuhkaja ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stark moves away.
Huuhkaja rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stark moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Huuhkaja misses with an uppercut. Stark saw that one coming.
Huuhkaja cracks a nice hook into Stark's ribs.
Huuhkaja takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Huuhkaja. Stark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stark lands with an uppercut that bounces Huuhkaja off the cage and back into range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huuhkaja throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Huuhkaja misses with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stark just misses with a punch to the body.
Huuhkaja looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stark scores with a hook.
Stark throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Huuhkaja scores with a four punch combination!
Stark goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Huuhkaja takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Huuhkaja looks to land a right hand but Stark moved out of range.
Stark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Huuhkaja moves away.
Stark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stark jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stark pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Huuhkaja throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stark sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Huuhkaja misses with a series of wild punches.
Stark misses with a wild body shot.
Stark ducks right into an uppercut from Huuhkaja.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huuhkaja misses with an uppercut. Stark saw that one coming.
Nice body punch from Huuhkaja.
Huuhkaja waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stark.
Sloppy strikes from Huuhkaja. Those never looked like landing.
Huuhkaja looks to land a left hand but Stark moved out of range nicely.
Stark throws out a loose jab but Huuhkaja uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stark cracks Huuhkaja with an open hand slap.
Huuhkaja's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Huuhkaja duly obliges.
Stark moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Huuhkaja.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stark looking to slow down the pace here.
Huuhkaja escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Floyd Stark will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Stark pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Huuhkaja avoids the body shot from Stark.
Stark has a takedown stuffed.
Stark misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Huuhkaja counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Huuhkaja throws a series of punches but Stark avoids them all with ease.
Huuhkaja keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stark tests Huuhkaja's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Huuhkaja misses with a wild combination.
Huuhkaja misses with a two punch combination.
Stark showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Huuhkaja.
Stark throws a head kick but Huuhkaja moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Huuhkaja. That snapped Stark's head back.
Stark fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stark misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stark scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stark shoots in for a double leg but Huuhkaja sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Martin Huuhkaja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Floyd Stark.
Stark takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stark loads up on a big right hand but Huuhkaja slips the punch.
Stark scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stark throws out a loose jab but Huuhkaja uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stark is defended easily by Huuhkaja.
Huuhkaja lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Huuhkaja.
Huuhkaja throws a lazy right hand but Stark sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Huuhkaja throws a jab but it's blocked by Stark.
Stark misses with a hook to the body
and Huuhkaja connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Huuhkaja falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stark counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stark throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice uppercut there from Huuhkaja.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Huuhkaja.
Huuhkaja moves out of range as Stark strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark takes a swing at Huuhkaja's ribcage but misses.
Huuhkaja will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stark lands a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Huuhkaja. Stark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Huuhkaja misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stark.
Huuhkaja fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Huuhkaja, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Huuhkaja lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stark at a distance.
Huuhkaja throws a nice looking combination but Stark bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stark misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark throws a low kick but Huuhkaja avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Stark.
Huuhkaja throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stark.
Huuhkaja swinging wildly here.
Huuhkaja throws a right and a left that both miss.
Huuhkaja lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stark backs up against the cage.
Stark misses with a hook.
Huuhkaja takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A combination from Huuhkaja does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stark throws an overhand right that lands on Huuhkaja's shoulder, as Huuhkaja tries to avoid the shot.
Stark throws a big shot that misses.
Huuhkaja misses with a looping right.
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 Martin Huuhkaja.
I think Huuhkaja 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Martin Huuhkaja!
Martin Huuhkaja took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Outkast Clothing Line for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tobias Larsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tobias Larsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anthony Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin with a poor takedown
and Larsson counters with a left to the body.
Griffin shoots and misses
and Larsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Anthony Griffin has been cut.
Griffin takes the fight into the clinch.
Griffin has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Larsson uses from the top position.
Larsson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Griffin's head.
Larsson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griffin keeping moving, preventing Larsson from controlling successfully.
Griffin working a defensive guard here.
Larsson is working Griffin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Larsson connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffin wants to get back to his feet but Larsson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Larsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Larsson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Griffin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Larsson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Larsson cracks Griffin with a solid left hand.
Larsson distracts Griffin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Griffin is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson gets to his feet and stands over Griffin, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Griffin felt that one! Larsson unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Griffin from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tobias Larsson!
Tobias Larsson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, BioPharm Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jarkko Vaakku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vaakku kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I'll Face Myself (Reincarnation). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarkko Vaakku!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vaakku is out of range and Murphy settles back down.
A jab from Murphy misses.
Vaakku looks for the body kick but Murphy saw that one coming.
A punch lands to the side of Murphy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
Mark Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vaakku lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
Murphy blocks a head kick by Vaakku.
Murphy lands a leg kick that knocks Vaakku off balance momentarily.
Vaakku tries for a takedown but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vaakku closes the distance and clinches up with Murphy, looking for a takedown. Vaakku pushes Murphy against the cage but Murphy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy leaves Vaakku with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jarkko Vaakku. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vaakku blocks a leg kick.
A big left from Murphy misses.
Vaakku throws a sloppy head kick and Murphy moves out of range easily.
Vaakku tries a head kick but it misses.
Murphy connects with a leg kick. Vaakku looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vaakku sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy closes the distance and pushes Vaakku back into the cage.
Vaakku blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murphy lands a right hand.
Murphy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vaakku backwards.
Still in the clinch, Murphy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vaakku blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vaakku decides to pull guard.
Murphy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vaakku has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Murphy has managed to get both his arms back between Vaakku's legs - danger averted.
Murphy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vaakku. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vaakku is looking for a triangle but Murphy pushes his legs off easily.
Murphy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Vaakku is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Murphy defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vaakku is on top in guard.
Vaakku is pushing down on Murphy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Murphy is fighting to maintain full guard but Vaakku has managed to sneak the leg through.
Vaakku trying to mount his opponent but Murphy defends it.
Vaakku is keen to just control but Murphy is a slippery customer.
Vaakku seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is looking to control Vaakku's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Murphy avoid being mounted?
Vaakku is looking for a kimura but Murphy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vaakku to get the leverage.
Murphy keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Murphy trying to control but Vaakku postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaakku throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vaakku trying to pass the guard but Murphy defending well.
Vaakku is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Murphy has managed to free his arm - good work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murphy wants to improve his position but Vaakku is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarkko Vaakku dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vaakku moves away.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
Vaakku throws a sloppy head kick and Murphy moves out of range easily.
Vaakku lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vaakku.
Murphy takes a swing at Vaakku's ribcage but misses.
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murphy moves out of range of the body kick.
Murphy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Jarkko Vaakku has been cut.
A left lands for Murphy.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jarkko Vaakku is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vaakku scores a takedown into full mount!
Murphy tries to hold on but Vaakku pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaakku looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Vaakku sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Vaakku looking to finish with strikes here!
Vaakku moves to the back.
Vaakku throwing sloppy strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaakku tries to keep control of the position but Murphy is staying busy.
Vaakku is looking for the choke from the back position but Murphy is controlling his hands well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vaakku is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Murphy is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jarkko Vaakku!
Jarkko Vaakku retains his middleweight title!
Jarkko Vaakku made sure to mention his sponsor, Outkast Clothing Line in his post fight interview.
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