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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Goro Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Negrodamus Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the ring accompanied by Slaughtered by PANTERA. Jones has chosen Hello Zepp - Charlie Clouser as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Negrodamus Jones will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Goro Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Negrodamus Jones!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Gracie feints and as Jones raises his hands in defense, Gracie changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gracie forces his way into half guard.
Gracie 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.
Gracie maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Jones could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Gracie has cracked it and Jones is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Goro Gracie!
During a confident post fight interview, Goro Gracie thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Bryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktori Vasara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryan comes to the ring accompanied by Flight of the Valkyries. This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Bryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Viktori Vasara!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasara shoots in and drives through. Bryan sprawls well.
Bryan lands a head kick. Vasara smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Vasara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bryan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vasara tries to clinch there but Bryan circles away.
A head kick misses from Bryan.
Bryan tries to land a front kick but Vasara steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bryan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vasara.
Bryan looks to land a combination. Vasara sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bryan blocks a jab.
Bryan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vasara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vasara looks to land a left hand but Bryan moved out of range nicely.
Vasara tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Bryan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Bryan finds it's way through Vasara's defenses.
Vasara misses with a head kick.
Bryan throws a sloppy head kick and Vasara moves out of range easily.
Bryan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vasara looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vasara takes a swing at Bryan's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasara throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bryan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bryan scoring well with a low kick there.
Vasara misses with a head kick.
Vasara is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bryan.
Bryan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vasara. Vasara circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vasara misses with a body shot.
Vasara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vasara throws a lazy head kick
and Bryan counters with an outside leg kick.
Bryan scores with a three punch combo!
Bryan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bryan fakes the leg kick and cracks Vasara in the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vasara gets a clinch.
Bryan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bryan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vasara's elbow.
Vasara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vasara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vasara scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bryan is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasara blocks an uppercut.
Vasara lands with a right to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bryan tries to break the clinch but Vasara is controlling the position.
Vasara misses with the head strike.
Vasara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bryan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bryan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bryan can't break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vasara.
Bryan throws a head punch that misses.
Bryan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stalling in the clinch from Vasara.
Bryan can't break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Vasara.
A head punch on the inside from Bryan fails to land.
Vasara misses with a body punch.
Vasara lands a body punch.
Vasara blocks an uppercut.
Bryan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vasara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bryan is trying to stall.
Vasara tries a body shot but Bryan blocks it.
Bryan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vasara lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Vasara as the two fighters clinch.
Bryan has a couple of punches blocked by Vasara.
Bryan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vasara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bryan backwards.
Bryan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vasara scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bryan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Vasara.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vasara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bryan's elbow.
Vasara working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Vasara on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasara lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Vasara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vasara taking a breather.
Vasara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bryan.
Bryan blocks a body shot from Vasara.
Vasara slows down the pace here.
Vasara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vasara misses with some punches.
Bryan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vasara misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bryan has had enough of the clinch but Vasara keeps him there for the moment.
Vasara lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bryan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Vasara works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Viktori Vasara will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vasara tries a head kick but it misses.
A right-left combo lands from Bryan.
Vasara throws a head kick that misses
and Bryan counters with a stiff right hand.
Vasara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bryan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vasara sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bryan misses with a head kick.
Bryan throws a combination that misses
and Vasara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vasara lands a head kick!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vasara dodges the punch combination from Bryan.
Bryan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bryan avoids the head kick by Vasara.
Bryan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body kick there by Bryan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasara swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bryan counters with a nice leg kick.
Bryan delivers a nice body kick.
Bryan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vasara counters with a stiff right hand.
Vasara slips a jab and a cross from Bryan.
Vasara throws a sloppy head kick and Bryan moves out of range easily.
Vasara throws a head kick but Bryan moves out of range.
Vasara is breathing heavily.
Bryan throws a head kick but Vasara moves out of range.
Bryan blocks a head kick by Vasara.
Vasara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bryan staying out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Bryan.
Bryan avoids the head kick by Vasara.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bryan thuds a left hand into Vasara's body.
Bryan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vasara dodges the punch combination from Bryan.
Vasara throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bryan counters with a straight right hand.
Bryan misses with the combination.
Vasara shoots for a double leg takedown but Bryan sprawls well. He's pushed Vasara's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Bryan tenderised Vasara's leg. Vasara is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vasara tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Bryan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bryan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vasara.
Bryan throws a one two combo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bryan.
Bryan misses with the combination.
Vasara goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryan throws a sloppy head kick and Vasara moves out of range easily.
Vasara misses with an uppercut
and Bryan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Vasara takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vasara shoots in but no luck this time.
Daniel Bryan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vasara avoids the head kick by Bryan.
Bryan avoids the head kick by Vasara.
Nice body kick from Bryan.
Vasara gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bryan.
Bryan lands a front kick.
Bryan misses with a two punch combination.
Vasara tries to clinch but Bryan is having none of it.
Bryan leaves Vasara with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Daniel Bryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktori Vasara.
Vasara avoids the head kick by Bryan.
Bryan connects with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Vasara.
Bryan misses with the combination.
Bryan is working the combinations to good effect here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bryan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vasara tries a head kick but it misses.
Bryan feints and then cracks Vasara's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vasara down.
Bryan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bryan throws a series of strikes that have Vasara backpedaling.
Bryan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bryan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Daniel Bryan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vasara gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vasara takes a kick to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Vasara misses the target.
Vasara moves out of range of the body kick from Bryan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Bryan dominated that second round.
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!
Bryan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Vasara takes a step back to recover.
Vasara lands a jab.
Vasara avoids the head kick by Bryan.
Bryan lands with a nice body punch.
Vasara slips a jab and a cross from Bryan.
Bryan misses with a straight left.
Vasara avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vasara throws a lazy head kick
and Bryan counters with a nice body kick.
Daniel Bryan is winning the standup battle so far.
Bryan slips a jab and a cross from Vasara.
Vasara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vasara tries to clinch up.
Vasara shoots in looking for a takedown but Bryan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vasara's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bryan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bryan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vasara. Vasara circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bryan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasara takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bryan scoring well with a low kick there.
Vasara takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A head kick from Bryan lands but Vasara takes it in his stride.
Bryan tries a head kick but it misses.
Vasara on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bryan. Bryan obviously looking to wear him down.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bryan!
Nice body kick there by Bryan.
Bryan thuds his shin into the meat of Vasara's side.
Vasara takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Vasara throws a lazy head kick
and Bryan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
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!
Bryan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vasara needs to keep his hands up - Bryan had a free shot at his head there.
Bryan keeps Vasara at a distance using the push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasara takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Both fighters circling a little - Bryan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bryan throws a combination. Vasara tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Vasara has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bryan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Vasara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bryan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bryan lands a jab-cross combination.
Bryan looks to score with a jab to the body but Vasara is just out of range.
Bryan looks for the body kick but Vasara saw that one coming.
Vasara lands an overhand right.
Vasara takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Vasara tries to close the distance and clinch but Bryan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vasara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vasara has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bryan.
Both fighters circling a little - Bryan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasara takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bryan clobbers Vasara with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bryan lands with a slapping head kick.
Good exchange - Bryan coming out on top.
Vasara throws a looping overhand right but Bryan ducks down to avoid it.
Vasara on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bryan. Bryan obviously looking to wear him down.
Bryan scores with the left hand. Vasara knows he should have avoided that one.
Bryan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bryan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bryan scores with a push kick.
Bryan scores with a sloppy right hand. Vasara should have avoided that one.
A head kick by Vasara misses
and Bryan counters with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bryan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Vasara throws a sloppy head kick and Bryan moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Vasara will feel that in the morning.
Vasara walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bryan.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Vasara crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bryan - the referee stops the clock and Vasara gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bryan. Vasara manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sloppy strikes from Bryan. Those never looked like landing.
Bryan scores with a spinning back kick!
Bryan scores with a hook to the body. Vasara takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vasara takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bryan misses with a wild combination.
Bryan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vasara can do to turn this around?
Bryan blocks a head kick by Vasara.
Bryan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vasara throws a head kick that misses.
Bryan lands a head kick. Vasara smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bryan lands a high kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Bryan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bryan 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 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Bryan!
A relieved looking Daniel Bryan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mairis Briedis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kai Kangaskokko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kangaskokko has chosen Fleshgod Apocalypse - The Violation as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kai Kangaskokko enters the ring!
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mairis Briedis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kai Kangaskokko!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kangaskokko ducks under a wild hook from Briedis.
Briedis looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Kangaskokko is looking to clinch.
Kangaskokko is looking to clinch.
Briedis throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kangaskokko counters by moving into the clinch.
Kangaskokko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kangaskokko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kangaskokko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Briedis misses with the head strike.
Briedis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kangaskokko lands a nice uppercut.
Kangaskokko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Briedis backwards.
Kangaskokko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kangaskokko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kangaskokko lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Kangaskokko.
A short uppercut from Kangaskokko.
Briedis is rocked!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kangaskokko.
Oh Briedis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kangaskokko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Briedis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kangaskokko creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Briedis's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Briedis drops to his knees and Kangaskokko pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kai Kangaskokko!
In his post fight interview, Kai Kangaskokko started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Austin Fowler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikko Sakkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakkinen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rotten Sound - Burden. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Austin Fowler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikko Sakkinen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Sakkinen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice takedown defense from Sakkinen. No joy for Fowler on that attempt.
Fowler shoots for a takedown but Sakkinen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sakkinen moves in looking to clinch but Fowler pushes him off.
Sakkinen doesn't manage to clinch there - Fowler circles away.
Fowler decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fowler is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fowler is looking for a kimura here.
Sakkinen wants to get back to full guard.
Fowler is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fowler really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sakkinen wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fowler is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sakkinen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Fowler.
Fowler seems to be working for a kimura but Sakkinen defends the submission attempt.
Sakkinen wants to get back to his feet.
Sakkinen is in trouble now - Fowler has advanced to mount!
Fowler wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Fowler working for a submission but Sakkinen is keeping him at bay.
Fowler won't let Sakkinen get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakkinen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fowler will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sakkinen squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Fowler working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Fowler swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Sakkinen is now in Fowler's guard. A big mistake from Fowler there, giving up the dominant position!
Sakkinen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fowler looking for a sweep. Not yet Fowler, not yet.
Sakkinen decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Fowler, up you get!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakkinen tries to clinch up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fowler.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Austin Fowler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fowler keeps the fight on the outside.
Fowler looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sakkinen!
Sakkinen's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sakkinen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Fowler seems to be working for a kimura but Sakkinen defends the submission attempt.
Sakkinen is trying to stand.
Fowler wants to control but Sakkinen is keeping him busy.
Fowler seems to be working for a kimura but Sakkinen defends the submission attempt.
Sakkinen looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fowler seems to be working for a kimura but Sakkinen defends the submission attempt.
Sakkinen tries to kick Fowler off but Fowler keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Fowler seems to be looking for submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fowler is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sakkinen defends it well.
Fowler is looking to advance position but Sakkinen won't allow it.
Fowler is working for a kimura but Sakkinen is defending it quite comfortably.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sakkinen trying to control but Fowler postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Fowler dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fowler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fowler shoots in for a takedown but Sakkinen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sakkinen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Fowler or perhaps it was just good defense by Sakkinen which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Austin Fowler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fowler misses with a takedown attempt - Sakkinen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sakkinen has managed to clinch.
Fowler is working for takedown but Sakkinen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sakkinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sakkinen.
A short left from Sakkinen.
Nice elbow from Sakkinen.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sakkinen.
Sakkinen lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakkinen scores with a shot to the side of Fowler's head.
A short body shot lands from Sakkinen as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Sakkinen on the inside.
Fowler is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Fowler tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sakkinen just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Sakkinen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sakkinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fowler is trying to pull guard but Sakkinen has him pressed against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Sakkinen.
Fowler is looking for a takedown.
Sakkinen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fowler looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakkinen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sakkinen lands with a short shot to the head.
Sakkinen lands with a left to the head.
Fowler is trying to pull guard but Sakkinen has him pressed against the ropes.
Sakkinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sakkinen prevents the takedown attempt.
Sakkinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fowler backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sakkinen.
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!
Sakkinen lands a good knee to the midsection. Fowler won't want to take too many of those.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sakkinen.
Fowler drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sakkinen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A head punch on the inside from Sakkinen fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Sakkinen.
A shot in the inside from Sakkinen.
Fowler is rocked!
Sakkinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fowlers head.
Oh Fowler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fowler takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sakkinen lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Fowler to his knees! Sakkinen keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikko Sakkinen!
Mikko Sakkinen 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 Tadashi Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clement Greenburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greenburg has chosen Your Mother's Got A Penis as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tadashi Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Clement Greenburg!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greenburg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Greenburg defending well as Nakamura loads up on a big left hand.
Greenburg misses with a looping right.
Nakamura misses the shot to the body.
Greenburg missing with a left hand there. Nakamura was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nakamura slips a straight right by Greenburg.
Greenburg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Greenburg shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nakamura closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Greenburg to the mat! Greenburg manages to get full guard.
Nakamura trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Greenburg trying to control the position here.
Nakamura postures up in Greenburg's guard and throws a big left but Greenburg blocks it.
Nakamura has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nakamura trying to control the position from guard on top but Greenburg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nakamura looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura wants to control from the top but Greenburg keeps moving.
Greenburg is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nakamura gets the takedown into side control.
Nakamura in side control lands a decent elbow.
Nakamura scoring with punches from side control.
Greenburg defending against the ground and pound.
Nakamura misses with the ground and pound.
Nakamura is looking to take a break and control but Greenburg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nakamura tries to move to mount but Greenburg blocks the move with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nakamura is working hard here to advance position.
The ground and pound from Nakamura seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Greenburg manages to work his way to half guard, despite Nakamura's best efforts.
Nakamura moves into full mount! Greenburg won't be happy about that!
Nakamura wants to control but instead Greenburg manages to regain half guard.
Greenburg is not content to let Nakamura control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nakamura not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Greenburg is refusing to be controlled, as Nakamura sits in half guard.
Nakamura looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nakamura is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Greenburg reverses the position - he's now on top in Nakamura's guard.
Greenburg throws a big elbow that misses.
Greenburg preventing the sweep.
Greenburg trying to control but Nakamura is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Nakamura looking to control but Greenburg is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Nakamura breaks from Greenburg's wrist control and lands an elbow.
It looks like Clement Greenburg has been cut.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakamura trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nakamura controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tadashi Nakamura dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clement Greenburg's cut.
That's time! Nakamura's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nakamura fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Greenburg looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Greenburg shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nakamura bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Greenburg's guard.
Nakamura is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Nakamura pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Greenburg is keeping the position for now.
Greenburg wants to sweep but no luck.
Nakamura wants to pass the guard but Greenburg is keeping the position.
Nakamura passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Nakamura throws a strike aimed at the side of Greenburg's head but Greenburg avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura scoring with punches from side control.
Nakamura trying to control the action but Greenburg is working from the bottom.
Nakamura staying calm.
Nakamura in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura works to advance to full mount. Greenburg defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Nakamura postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Greenburg looks a forlorn figure.
The cut above Clement Greenburg's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Clement Greenburg's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tadashi Nakamura!
Tadashi Nakamura very nearly forgot to thank [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « NAF↑ TRIPLE 160Q ® amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Seth Bunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bunga might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sledge Hammer Facelift. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seth Bunga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sean Chen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunga clinches up against the ropes.
Chen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bunga or not.
Chen has a couple of punches blocked by Bunga.
Bunga wants to break free but Chen has control.
Chen digs a right hand into Bunga's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bunga's gas tank.
Bunga tries to break the clinch but Chen is controlling the position.
Chen scores with a hook to the body.
Chen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chen keeps control of Bunga as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chen scores with a shot to the side of Bunga's head.
Bunga lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chen misses with a punch on the inside.
Chen stalling the fight.
Bunga pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Seth Bunga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bunga wants to clinch
and Chen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chen clinches up against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bunga lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Sean Chen has been cut.
Bunga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Chen.
Bunga blocks an uppercut.
Chen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bunga tries a body shot but Chen blocks it.
Bunga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bunga tries to circle away but Chen has him pinned against the ropes.
Bunga breaks from the clinch.
Chen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bunga.
Bunga tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bunga is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Chen.
Chen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bunga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chen throws a monster overhand right that drops Bunga! Chen follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Chen!
A very excited looking Sean Chen 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Twelf Thermandin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker comes to the ring accompanied by The Doors - Peace Frog. Thermandin has chosen Prelude 12 by Styx as his entrance music. Jack Walker had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
29 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Twelf Thermandin!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thermandin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Walker.
Thermandin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thermandin tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Walker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Walker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thermandin.
Thermandin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Walker shoots in looking for a takedown but Thermandin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Walker's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Thermandin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Walker.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Thermandin.
Walker lands with a shot to the body.
Thermandin throws a leg kick
and Walker counters with a nice uppercut.
Walker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thermandin.
Thermandin misses with a low kick.
Thermandin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Twelf Thermandin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thermandin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thermandin moves out of range as Walker strikes.
Thermandin has Walker up against the ropes in a clinch.
Thermandin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thermandin prevents the takedown attempt.
Thermandin blocking some punches.
Walker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thermandin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thermandin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thermandin.
Walker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thermandin is defending well for now.
Thermandin letting Walker take a breather here.
Thermandin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Walker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Walker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thermandin blocks an uppercut.
Walker can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thermandin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thermandin swings wildly with an uppercut but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thermandin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Walker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Walker drops down looking for an ankle pick but Thermandin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Thermandin misses with a body kick.
Thermandin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Walker counters with a thumping low kick.
Thermandin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Walker connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Walker misses
and Thermandin counters with a good low kick that Walker was not able to check.
Thermandin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thermandin moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.
Thermandin tries to score with a low kick but Walker moves his leg out of the way.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Walker crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Thermandin - the referee stops the clock and Walker gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Thermandin. Walker manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Walker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thermandin throws out the jab.
Walker throws a hook to the side of Thermandin's head but Thermandin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thermandin thumps Walker with a low kick.
Thermandin wants to clinch.
Walker on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thermandin throws a low kick but Walker moves out of range easily.
Walker looks to land a right hand but Thermandin moved out of range.
Walker throws a series of punches but Thermandin avoids them all with ease.
A clash of legs there as Thermandin blocks the low kick.
Thermandin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Walker is able to avoid easily.
Walker throws a shot to the body.
Thermandin thuds his shin into the meat of Walker's side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thermandin tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walker misses with a kick to the body
and Thermandin makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Walker really felt that one!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thermandin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thermandin.
Walker lands a really nice looking cross but Thermandin seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Twelf Thermandin 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.
Thermandin stuffs the takedown attempt from Walker. Walker gets slowly back to his feet.
Walker throws a body kick that misses.
Thermandin darts in trying to clinch
and Walker counters with a left to the body.
Thermandin throws a leg kick which misses Walker's front leg but catches the back leg as Walker tries to avoid it.
Thermandin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thermandin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Walker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Walker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thermandin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thermandin misses with the body kick
and Walker counters with a two punch combo.
Thermandin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker scoring well with a low kick there.
Walker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thermandin.
Walker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thermandin is looking to clinch.
Thermandin throws a leg kick but Walker sees it coming and moves out of range.
Walker throws a good cross that connects.
Thermandin is looking to score with low kicks.
Thermandin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Thermandin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Thermandin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Twelf Thermandin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thermandin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Twelf Thermandin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thermandin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thermandin can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker looks to land a left hand but Thermandin moved out of range nicely.
Thermandin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Walker is out of range.
Thermandin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Walker misses with a low kick.
Thermandin misses with a head kick.
Thermandin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Walker checks it well.
Walker throws a nice looking combination but Thermandin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thermandin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thermandin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Thermandin!
Walker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thermandin can pounce on him.
Walker looks to score with a jab to the body but Thermandin is just out of range.
Thermandin gets a clinch.
Thermandin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thermandin lands a hook that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Walker is looking to break free of the clinch but Thermandin has double underhooks.
Thermandin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thermandin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thermandin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Walker slows down the pace here.
Thermandin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thermandin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thermandin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Walker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Walker misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thermandin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Walker blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice left hand lands by Thermandin.
Thermandin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Walker is looking to break free of the clinch but Thermandin has double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Walker.
Thermandin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walker is trying to pull guard but Thermandin turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Walker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thermandin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Walker.
Thermandin prevents a body shot from Walker.
Walker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Twelf Thermandin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Thermandin misses with a leg kick
and Walker counters with a nice body shot.
Thermandin throws a solid leg kick but Walker takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thermandin.
Walker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thermandin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Walker throws an off balance right hand
and Thermandin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Thermandin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thermandin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Walker presses Thermandin against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Walker stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Twelf Thermandin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Walker stalling in the clinch but Thermandin improves position.
Walker is working for takedown but Thermandin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Thermandin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thermandin's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thermandin is pressed up against the ropes. Walker has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thermandin down to the mat. Thermandin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Thermandin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Walker is out of range and Thermandin settles back down.
Good standup being displayed there by Thermandin as he connects with a hook.
Thermandin tries to clinch up.
Walker keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thermandin doesn't manage to clinch there - Walker circles away.
Walker takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Thermandin wants to clinch.
Thermandin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thermandin delivers a nice body kick.
Twelf Thermandin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Walker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thermandin.
Thermandin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thermandin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thermandin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Walker's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker blocks a low kick nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thermandin.
Thermandin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thermandin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Walker takes a step back to recover.
Walker throws a series of punches but Thermandin moves out of range.
Walker misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thermandin connects with a solid leg kick.
Walker slips a jab from Thermandin.
Walker lands with a good body shot.
Thermandin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walker fails to land with a series of punches.
Jack Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thermandin throws a leg kick
and Walker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thermandin is looking to score with low kicks.
Thermandin tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walker blocks the body kick.
Good leg kick by Thermandin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That kick from Thermandin tenderised Walker's leg. Walker is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thermandin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Walker will feel that in the morning.
Walker lands a glancing blow to the side of Thermandin's head.
Walker takes a swing at Thermandin's ribcage but misses.
Donk. Walker catches Thermandin right on the button with a cross.
Thermandin misses with a kick to the body.
Walker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker misses with an uppercut. Thermandin saw that one coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thermandin.
Walker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thermandin. Thermandin obviously looking to wear him down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thermandin.
Thermandin tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Walker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Twelf Thermandin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thermandin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Twelf Thermandin!
A relieved looking Twelf Thermandin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juanito Cottenfifther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomasz Szczerek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Szczerek comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sobota feat. chór Montu - Do góry łeb kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juanito Cottenfifther!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomasz Szczerek!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szczerek ducks under a wild hook from Cottenfifther.
Cottenfifther shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Cottenfifther is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Szczerek wants to control but Cottenfifther is keeping busy.
Szczerek blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cottenfifther.
Szczerek works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cottenfifther postures up.
Cottenfifther wants to control from the top but Szczerek keeps moving.
Szczerek is trying to control the position but Cottenfifther postures up.
Szczerek keeping moving, preventing Cottenfifther from controlling successfully.
Cottenfifther loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczerek keeping moving, preventing Cottenfifther from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Juanito Cottenfifther.
Szczerek bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Szczerek feints and then cracks Cottenfifther's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cottenfifther down.
Cottenfifther throws a low kick but it's checked well by Szczerek.
Cottenfifther shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Szczerek pinned against the ropes. Szczerek gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Szczerek takes the fight into the clinch.
Szczerek manages to break the clinch.
Szczerek moves into the clinch successfully.
Szczerek breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Szczerek connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczerek rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cottenfifther moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Szczerek displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cottenfifther moves out of range of the leg kick from Szczerek.
Cottenfifther misses with a looping left.
Szczerek dives in and scores a takedown into Cottenfifther's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Szczerek stopping the sweep attempt from Cottenfifther.
Cottenfifther pulls Szczerek in close to his closed guard and prevents Szczerek from doing any damage or advancing position.
Cottenfifther working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Szczerek.
Szczerek trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Szczerek preventing the sweep.
Cottenfifther is working hard here to advance position.
Szczerek engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szczerek trying to control the position from guard on top but Cottenfifther is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cottenfifther looking to control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cottenfifther connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cottenfifther misses with a low kick.
Szczerek fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cottenfifther sprawls well initially but Szczerek persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Szczerek is trying to control. Cottenfifther wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cottenfifther trying to control here.
Cottenfifther manages to get to full guard.
Szczerek trying to control but Cottenfifther is working from the bottom.
Cottenfifther might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szczerek advances position into side control!
Cottenfifther is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Szczerek off and has taken his back!
Szczerek tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Szczerek is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cottenfifther with shots to the head and body - Szczerek looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cottenfifther lands a heavy elbow.
Cottenfifther lands a big elbow.
Cottenfifther lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cottenfifther lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Szczerek hang on?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cottenfifther landing strikes from the mount and Szczerek is in trouble!
Cottenfifther landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cottenfifther lands a nice shot to the head.
Szczerek is rocked!
Szczerek can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juanito Cottenfifther dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Szczerek throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A punch combination from Szczerek misses.
Cottenfifther finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Szczerek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cottenfifther.
Szczerek throws a nice looking combination but Cottenfifther bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cottenfifther just misses with a punch to the body.
Tomasz Szczerek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Szczerek keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Szczerek 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 Cottenfifther has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cottenfifther and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cottenfifther shoots in for a takedown but Szczerek shows good takedown defense.
Szczerek throws a series of strikes that have Cottenfifther backpedaling.
Cottenfifther throws a leg kick but Szczerek sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Szczerek rushes Cottenfifther and presses him up against the ropes.
Cottenfifther doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczerek has clasped his hands together around Cottenfifther's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Szczerek is working Cottenfifther over with some ground and pound from side control.
Cottenfifther is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cottenfifther gets back to half guard.
Szczerek thows a huge punch but Cottenfifther dodges it nicely.
Szczerek is looking for a kimura but Cottenfifther is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Szczerek to get the leverage.
Szczerek is trying to control. Cottenfifther wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Szczerek passes the guard and advances to mount!
Cottenfifther is in a horrible position here. Szczerek smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cottenfifther tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczerek looking to control but Cottenfifther is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Szczerek lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cottenfifther is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Szczerek.
Szczerek manages to capitalize on a mistake by Cottenfifther to take his back!
Szczerek scores with punches from the back.
Cottenfifther is really stuck here.
Szczerek struggling to keep hold of the position.
Cottenfifther defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Szczerek's arms.
Well, with Szczerek on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Cottenfifther is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Szczerek is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Cottenfifther has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Szczerek has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Cottenfifther taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Szczerek doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tomasz Szczerek!
A relieved looking Tomasz Szczerek thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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