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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ferbricio FaceFucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Negrodamus Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). FaceFucker comes to the ring accompanied by Facefucked by Cannibal Corpse. Jones has chosen Hello Zepp - Charlie Clouser as his entrance music. Ferbricio FaceFucker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ferbricio FaceFucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 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!
FaceFucker feints and then cracks Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jones down.
Ferbricio FaceFucker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
FaceFucker throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
FaceFucker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
FaceFucker scores with a push kick.
FaceFucker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
FaceFucker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by FaceFucker. That's going to slow Jones down.
Jones takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jones walks into a stiff left hand from FaceFucker.
FaceFucker scores with a nice strike.
Jones is rocked!
FaceFucker jabs at Jones's body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from FaceFucker. Jones shrugs it off though.
FaceFucker connects with a solid leg kick.
Jones has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by FaceFucker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
FaceFucker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
FaceFucker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones. That did some damage!
Jones's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
FaceFucker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
FaceFucker scoring well with a low kick there.
FaceFucker thuds a left hand into Jones's body.
FaceFucker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jones has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by FaceFucker.
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!
The fighters circle momentarily. FaceFucker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can FaceFucker finish him?
FaceFucker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jones has time to react.
FaceFucker scores with a hook.
FaceFucker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jones wants to stay close but FaceFucker steps back to make room for something. Jones seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from FaceFucker and Jones drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ferbricio FaceFucker!
Ferbricio FaceFucker thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyriakos Seikkeris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Xanther Xaimoungkhoun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kyriakos Seikkeris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Xavier Xanther Xaimoungkhoun!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seikkeris closes the distance and clinches.
Seikkeris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Seikkeris lands a good knee to the midsection. Xanther Xaimoungkhoun won't want to take too many of those.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Seikkeris.
Seikkeris lands an elbow inside that Xanther Xaimoungkhoun shrugs off.
Seikkeris connects with a nasty looking knee right to Xanther Xaimoungkhoun's face.
It looks like Xavier Xanther Xaimoungkhoun has been cut.
Seikkeris lands a knee to the head.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seikkeris with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Seikkeris breaks the clinch.
Seikkeris has closed the distance and engaged Xanther Xaimoungkhoun in a clinch.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun takes an elbow to the forehead.
Seikkeris with a knee to the head.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun is rocked!
The referee calls for Seikkeris to work.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun is still on wobbly legs! Can Seikkeris finish him?
Seikkeris scores a nice knee to the body.
Seikkeris jerks Xanther Xaimoungkhoun's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Xanther Xaimoungkhoun drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Seikkeris goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Seikkeris because Xanther Xaimoungkhoun was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Kyriakos Seikkeris!
Kyriakos Seikkeris managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, CEC Nutrition Q159 (*$75*), into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mikko Sakkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucentus Darklance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakkinen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rotten Sound - Burden. Mikko Sakkinen is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikko Sakkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lucentus Darklance!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakkinen tries to clinch but Darklance is having none of it.
Sakkinen is looking to clinch.
Sakkinen looks to clinch
and Darklance counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Darklance is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Darklance content to stall in guard here.
Darklance trying to control the position from guard on top but Sakkinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Darklance is looking to stand up but Sakkinen won't let him.
Sakkinen is trying to control the position but Darklance postures up.
Darklance drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Darklance jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sakkinen wants to stand and escape but Darklance is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakkinen controls Darklance momentarily but Darklance frees himself.
Darklance is in close to Sakkinen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sakkinen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Darklance is controlling him.
Sakkinen throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Darklance gets to his feet - Sakkinen follows without any prompting.
Sakkinen closes the distance but Darklance moves to the side
and Darklance counters with a nice kick to the body.
Darklance moves into the clinch.
Sakkinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Darklance gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Sakkinen pushes Darklance off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sakkinen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Darklance decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sakkinen's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darklance is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sakkinen trying to keep a closed guard but Darklance is proving a slippery customer.
Darklance throwing strikes but missing.
Darklance trying to control but Sakkinen is working from the bottom.
Darklance sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Lucentus Darklance was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Darklance buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Darklance shoots in and bounces Sakkinen off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Sakkinen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darklance seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Darklance landing some decent shots from guard.
Darklance trying to control but Sakkinen is working from the bottom.
Darklance working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Darklance wants to control from the top but Sakkinen keeps moving.
Darklance content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sakkinen keeping full guard, as Darklance tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakkinen wants to stand up but Darklance is controlling him.
Darklance wants to control from the top but Sakkinen keeps moving.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Lucentus Darklance hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sakkinen enables Darklance to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sakkinen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Sakkinen wants to stand up but Darklance is controlling him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darklance wants to control from the top but Sakkinen keeps moving.
Darklance looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakkinen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Darklance is controlling him.
Sakkinen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucentus Darklance dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sakkinen slaps away a takedown attempt from Darklance, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Darklance shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Darklance showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Darklance postures up.
Darklance seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Darklance works Sakkinen's body with a nice hook.
Sakkinen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sakkinen leaves Darklance with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mikko Sakkinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucentus Darklance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakkinen tries to clinch up
and Darklance counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Darklance.
Darklance tightens his grip and picks Sakkinen up, before dumping him to the ground. Sakkinen manages to land in guard.
Darklance stops Sakkinen from standing up.
Sakkinen has his feet on Darklance's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Sakkinen tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Darklance manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sakkinen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sakkinen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sakkinen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Darklance counters with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakkinen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Darklance counters with a nice uppercut.
Darklance fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Sakkinen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sakkinen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Darklance counters with a three punch combo that has Sakkinen backing up. Sakkinen nods at Darklance to acknowledge the strikes.
Darklance shoots in looking for a takedown. Sakkinen tries to sprawl out of it but Darklance keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Sakkinen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Darklance shoots for a takedown but Sakkinen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Darklance moves into the clinch.
Sakkinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Darklance uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sakkinen has a couple of punches blocked by Darklance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darklance blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sakkinen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Darklance tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sakkinen smiles and moves away.
Sakkinen tries to clinch but Darklance moves out of range.
Sakkinen closes the distance but Darklance moves to the side
and Darklance counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sakkinen!
Darklance lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Darklance pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darklance breaks from Sakkinen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakkinen is squirming around, avoiding Darklance's attempts to control the action.
Darklance controlling his opponent.
Darklance tries to control but Sakkinen wriggling away.
Sakkinen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sakkinen wants to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Darklance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Darklance is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sakkinen can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Darklance goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Sakkinen turns into him and now he's in Darklance's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucentus Darklance showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sakkinen tries to clinch but Darklance moves away
and Darklance counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Darklance tries to free his leg and advance position but Sakkinen is retaining full guard.
Darklance wants to stand but Sakkinen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sakkinen seems keen to control Darklance's posture.
Sakkinen is trying to keep Darklance in close.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sakkinen wants to stand and escape but Darklance is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Mikko Sakkinen just wasn't active enough.
Darklance throws a body kick that misses
and Sakkinen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sakkinen.
Sakkinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sakkinen.
Sakkinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Darklance backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakkinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darklance avoids the elbow strike from Sakkinen, against the ropes.
Sakkinen misses with a knee strike.
Darklance tries to score a body lock takedown but Sakkinen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sakkinen misses with the head strike.
Sakkinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Darklance.
Sakkinen looking to slow down the pace here.
Darklance blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sakkinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakkinen gets through Darklance's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Darklance gets control of Sakkinen's arms and successfully pulls guard. Darklance will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Sakkinen tries to stand but Darklance is controlling from the bottom.
Darklance has his foot on Sakkinen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sakkinen works his way back into a safe position though.
Sakkinen stops Darklance from standing up.
Darklance tries to strike from the bottom.
Sakkinen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Darklance lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sakkinen!
Sakkinen tries to hold on but Darklance postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darklance can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sakkinen is looking to escape.
Darklance lands a heavy elbow.
Sakkinen wants to hold on but Darklance pushes him away.
Sakkinen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
It looks like Darklance is going to stand back up.
Sakkinen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sakkinen is trying to stand back up but Darklance is controlling him
Lucentus Darklance is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Darklance controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Lucentus Darklance hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sakkinen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sakkinen wants to clinch but Darklance slips to the side
and Darklance counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sakkinen trying to keep a closed guard but Darklance is proving a slippery customer.
Darklance passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucentus Darklance comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Darklance 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucentus Darklance!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kai Kangaskokko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Bryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kangaskokko comes into the arena with Fleshgod Apocalypse - The Violation blaring out of the sound system. Bryan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Flight of the Valkyries kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Daniel Bryan 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kai Kangaskokko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Bryan!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kangaskokko takes the fight into the clinch.
Bryan can't break the clinch.
Bryan throws a head punch that misses.
Bryan tries a body shot but Kangaskokko blocks it.
Kangaskokko scores with a shot to the side of Bryan's head.
Kangaskokko goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bryan prevents it.
Bryan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bryan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kangaskokko's elbow.
Bryan can't find room to land a body shot as Kangaskokko controls the action.
Kangaskokko blocks an uppercut.
Bryan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kangaskokko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kangaskokko lands an elbow just above Bryan 's eye.
It looks like Daniel Bryan has been cut.
Bryan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bryan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bryan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kangaskokko gets through Bryan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan tries to break the clinch but Kangaskokko is controlling the position.
Bryan prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kai Kangaskokko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bryan swings wildly with an uppercut but Kangaskokko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kangaskokko misses with a body punch.
Kangaskokko scores with a shot to the side of Bryan's head.
Kangaskokko pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Kangaskokko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kangaskokko drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bryan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kangaskokko clinches.
Bryan is trying to maintain a safe position but Kangaskokko gets an underhook and turns Bryan into the ropes.
Kangaskokko misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryan is pressed up against the ropes. Kangaskokko has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bryan down to the mat. Bryan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kangaskokko 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.
Kangaskokko rushes Bryan and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Kangaskokko misses with some punches.
Kangaskokko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bryan backwards.
Kangaskokko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bryan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kangaskokko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bryan backwards.
Kangaskokko blocks an uppercut.
Bryan misses with the head strike.
Bryan misses with the head strike.
Kangaskokko scores with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bryan swings wildly with an uppercut but Kangaskokko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bryan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kangaskokko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryan is looking to control Kangaskokko's arms but Kangaskokko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bryan has his back to the ropes.
Kangaskokko keeps control of Bryan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kangaskokko will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bryan up against the ropes.
Kangaskokko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Bryan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kangaskokko is looking for a takedown.
Kangaskokko blocks an uppercut.
Kangaskokko lands with a short shot to the head.
Bryan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kangaskokko closes the distance and pushes Bryan back into the ropes.
Kangaskokko drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bryan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kangaskokko blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kangaskokko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bryan can't find room to land a body shot as Kangaskokko controls the action.
Kangaskokko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bryan throws a punch but it's blocked by Kangaskokko.
Kangaskokko has Bryan pressed against the ropes, preventing Bryan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
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 battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kangaskokko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bryan backwards.
Kangaskokko is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Bryan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bryan blocks an elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, Kangaskokko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kangaskokko taking a breather.
Bryan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bryan throws a head punch that misses.
Kangaskokko blocking some punches.
Kangaskokko is looking to take this one to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Kangaskokko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Bryan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kangaskokko doesn't manage to clinch there - Bryan circles away.
Kai Kangaskokko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kangaskokko wants to clinch up but Bryan keeps it at a distance.
Kangaskokko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bryan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kangaskokko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kangaskokko tries to clinch up.
Bryan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kangaskokko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bryan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kangaskokko drives through and clinches with Bryan against the ropes.
Bryan working hard to break the clinch.
Kangaskokko scores with a shoulder strike.
Kangaskokko swings wildly with an uppercut but Bryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Bryan.
Bryan wants to stall.
Bryan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kangaskokko lands an elbow inside that Bryan shrugs off.
Kangaskokko wants a takedown.
Bryan blocking some punches.
Bryan blocks a body shot from Kangaskokko.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bryan.
Kangaskokko is working for takedown but Bryan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kangaskokko misses with a body punch.
Kangaskokko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bryan backwards.
Kangaskokko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bryan is trying to break the clinch but Kangaskokko has him pressed against the ropes.
Bryan swings wildly with an uppercut but Kangaskokko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bryan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kangaskokko's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kangaskokko blocks a body shot from Bryan.
Kangaskokko goes for a takedown attempt but Bryan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kai Kangaskokko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kangaskokko closes the distance and pushes Bryan back into the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kangaskokko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bryan backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Kangaskokko fails to land.
Bryan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Bryan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kangaskokko is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bryan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kai Kangaskokko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kangaskokko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bryan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kangaskokko instigates a clinch.
Kangaskokko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bryan swings wildly with an uppercut but Kangaskokko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bryan misses with a punch to the body.
Kangaskokko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bryan misses with the head strike.
Bryan working aggressively here.
Bryan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kangaskokko gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Bryan regains guard.
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.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kangaskokko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kangaskokko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kangaskokko throws a big elbow that misses.
Bryan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kangaskokko throwing strikes from guard but Bryan blocks nicely.
Kangaskokko wants to pass the guard but Bryan is keeping the position.
Bryan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kangaskokko postures up in Bryan's guard and throws a big left but Bryan blocks it.
Kangaskokko wants to control from the top but Bryan keeps moving.
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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Kangaskokko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Bryan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kangaskokko shoots in for a takedown but Bryan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kangaskokko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bryan pinned against the ropes. Bryan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kangaskokko tries for a takedown but Bryan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kai Kangaskokko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kangaskokko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bryan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kangaskokko doesn't manage to clinch there - Bryan circles away.
Kangaskokko tries to close the distance and clinch but Bryan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bryan swats away the attempt to clinch by Kangaskokko.
Kangaskokko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bryan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kangaskokko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kangaskokko rushes Bryan and presses him up against the ropes.
Bryan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kangaskokko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kangaskokko tries for a takedown but Bryan manages to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Bryan fails to land.
Kangaskokko wants to take the fight to the mat but Bryan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bryan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kangaskokko is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bryan is defending well.
Bryan is looking to break free of the clinch but Kangaskokko has double underhooks.
Kangaskokko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bryan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryan working aggressively here.
Kangaskokko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Daniel Bryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bryan misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kangaskokko.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bryan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kangaskokko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kangaskokko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bryan backwards.
Bryan tries to break the clinch but Kangaskokko is controlling the position.
Bryan trying to stall but Kangaskokko improves his position.
Kangaskokko lands a nice elbow.
Bryan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kangaskokko looking to slow down the pace here.
Bryan swings wildly with an uppercut but Kangaskokko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kangaskokko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kangaskokko pushes Bryan back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryan is trying to break free.
Bryan stalling in the clinch but Kangaskokko improves position.
Bryan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bryan misses with a punch on the inside.
Kangaskokko blocks an uppercut.
Kangaskokko stalls.
Kangaskokko lands with a left to the head.
Kangaskokko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bryan backwards.
Bryan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kangaskokko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bryan swings wildly with an uppercut but Kangaskokko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bryan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kangaskokko fails to land.
Bryan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kai Kangaskokko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryan working aggressively here.
Bryan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bryan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bryan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bryan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kangaskokko tries to throw a body punch but Bryan avoids it by throwing Kangaskokko back against the ropes.
Bryan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bryan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Bryan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bryan misses with some punches.
Kangaskokko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bryan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kangaskokko has him pressed against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kangaskokko struggles to land a body shot inside as Bryan controls his hands.
Bryan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bryan misses with some punches.
Bryan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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 Kai Kangaskokko.
Well Kangaskokko has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kai Kangaskokko!
A very excited looking Kai Kangaskokko rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kari Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toshiro Mifune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
190 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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25
187 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kari Taalasmaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Toshiro Mifune!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mifune throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa taking a breather here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mifune prevents Taalasmaa from moving into mount.
The strikes coming from Taalasmaa are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Taalasmaa throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Mifune is trying to buck Taalasmaa off.
Taalasmaa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mifune keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mifune being controlled for a moment.
Taalasmaa creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mifune sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Taalasmaa throws a strike aimed at the side of Mifune's head but Mifune avoids it well.
Taalasmaa tries to advance to mount but Mifune instead regains half guard.
Taalasmaa is trying to control the action in half guard but Mifune is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mifune blocking the ground and pound attempt from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Taalasmaa tries to pass to full mount but Mifune defends it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Taalasmaa lands a nice short elbow.
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.
Taalasmaa is stalling here. Mifune is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Taalasmaa seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Mifune has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Mifune staying calm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mifune sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Taalasmaa is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Taalasmaa can't do much from the bottom here.
Who's going to make the next move?
Mifune goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Taalasmaa has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Mifune but great work by Taalasmaa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kari Taalasmaa dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Taalasmaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Mifune is just out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Taalasmaa closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mifune's guard.
Taalasmaa trying to control the position from guard on top but Mifune is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taalasmaa postures up in Mifune's guard and throws a big left but Mifune blocks it.
Mifune wants to stand and escape but Taalasmaa is having none of it.
Taalasmaa slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Taalasmaa postures up in Mifune's guard and throws a big left but Mifune blocks it.
Mifune avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mifune keeping moving, preventing Taalasmaa from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mifune utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Taalasmaa throwing strikes from guard but Mifune blocks nicely.
Taalasmaa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mifune preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mifune avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Taalasmaa passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Taalasmaa controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Taalasmaa is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Mifune's shoulder. That is not cool.
Taalasmaa wants to control but Mifune is keeping him busy.
Mifune is being controlled here.
Taalasmaa laying and praying for a moment but Mifune takes advantage and regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Taalasmaa throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Mifune to regain full guard.
Mifune utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Taalasmaa trying to control the position from guard on top but Mifune is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kari Taalasmaa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kari Taalasmaa just wasn't active enough.
Taalasmaa throws the left hand but Mifune avoids the punch easily.
Some wild striking there from Mifune.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mifune avoids the body shot from Taalasmaa.
Mifune moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Taalasmaa misses with a two punch combination.
Taalasmaa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mifune throws a jab but it's blocked by Taalasmaa.
Mifune keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mifune looks to land a left hand but Taalasmaa moved out of range nicely.
Mifune throws a lazy right hand but Taalasmaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taalasmaa moves away from the strike by Mifune.
Mifune slips a jab and a cross from Taalasmaa.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Mifune.
Taalasmaa jabs Mifune to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Taalasmaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mifune manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Taalasmaa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kari Taalasmaa dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Taalasmaa shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Taalasmaa was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Taalasmaa controlling his opponent.
Mifune wants to get back to his feet.
Taalasmaa wants to control the pace but Mifune is squirming around nicely.
Taalasmaa misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Taalasmaa 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa wants to control the pace but Mifune is squirming around nicely.
Taalasmaa connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Taalasmaa throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Mifune in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Taalasmaa looking to ground and pound but Mifune is blocking nicely.
Taalasmaa controlling the pace for now.
Mifune holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Taalasmaa tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mifune wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa landing punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taalasmaa sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Taalasmaa unloads with some shots from mount but Mifune bucks and avoids them well.
Mifune blocking the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa wants to control the pace but Mifune is squirming around nicely.
Taalasmaa throws a sloppy strike and Mifune uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Mifune has ended up in Taalasmaa's guard.
Mifune must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mifune wants to pass the guard but Taalasmaa is keeping the position.
Taalasmaa 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.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kari Taalasmaa just wasn't active enough.
Mifune blocks a jab.
Taalasmaa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Taalasmaa cracks Mifune with a big right hand but Mifune just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Taalasmaa throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Taalasmaa misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Toshiro Mifune has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taalasmaa trying to control the action but Mifune is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kari Taalasmaa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Taalasmaa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kari Taalasmaa!
Kari Taalasmaa opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Voll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couture's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Killing Fields by Metallica. Voll has chosen Monster Magnet - Powertrip as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Frank Voll enters the ring!
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26
275 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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20
265 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randy Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Voll!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voll misses the jab.
Voll feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Coutures jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Randy Couture has been cut.
Voll lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Voll looks to throw the jab but Couture is out of range.
Voll lands a glancing blow to the side of Couture's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Couture dodges the punch combination from Voll.
Couture misses with a wild body shot.
Couture has closed the distance and engaged Voll in a clinch.
Couture has a couple of punches blocked by Voll.
Voll swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Couture.
Couture cracks Voll with a nice body shot.
Couture throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Volls head.
Couture lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Voll backwards.
Voll throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Coutures head.
Couture misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Couture.
Couture misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voll tries to stall but Couture uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch on the inside from Couture fails to land.
Couture swings wildly with an uppercut but Voll uses good head movement to avoid it.
Couture misses with a hook from the clinch.
Couture lands a hook to the side of the head.
Couture lands a hook to the side of the head.
Couture misses with the head strike.
Couture working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Couture.
Couture misses with the head strike.
Voll blocks an uppercut.
Voll working aggressively here.
Couture working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Voll scores with a nice short uppercut.
Voll has had enough of the clinch but Couture keeps him there for the moment.
Couture throws a punch but it's blocked by Voll.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Couture.
Couture has a couple of punches blocked by Voll.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Couture misses with a body punch.
Couture fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Voll blocks an uppercut.
Couture blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Couture fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Voll blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Voll's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Couture swings wildly with an uppercut but Voll uses good head movement to avoid it.
Voll lands a left hand that snaps the head of Couture backwards.
Couture misses with a punch to the body.
Voll wants to break free but Couture has control.
Couture gets through Voll's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Couture lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Voll misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Voll's efforts to push away.
Couture working aggressively here.
Voll blocking some punches.
Couture working aggressively here.
Voll blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Voll's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A left lands for Couture.
Voll misses with a straight right.
Voll misses with a wild body shot.
Couture ducks right into an uppercut from Voll.
Couture checks the leg kick nicely there.
Couture lands with a shot to the body.
Voll has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Couture blocks a jab.
Voll throws a right and a left that Couture avoids nicely.
Couture wants to clinch but Voll slips to the side
and Voll counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Voll throws the left hand but Couture avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voll throws a poor cross that misses
and Couture counters with a nice body shot.
Voll waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Couture.
Voll loads up on a big right hand but Couture slips the punch.
Voll keeps the fight on the outside.
A slow jab from Voll misses its intended target.
Voll avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Voll misses.
Couture takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Randy Couture's cut is getting worse.
Voll missing with a left hand there. Couture was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Couture moves into the clinch.
Voll softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Couture fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short body shot lands from Couture as the two fighters clinch.
Voll blocking some punches.
Couture misses with a punch on the inside.
Couture misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frank Voll will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Randy Couture's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Couture moves into range and clinches up with Voll.
A right handed body shot lands from Voll.
Couture swings wildly with an uppercut but Voll uses good head movement to avoid it.
Couture lands a left hand.
Voll wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Voll is trying to push Couture away but Couture has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Voll wants to break the clinch but can't.
Couture misses with the head strike.
Couture fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Couture swings wildly with an uppercut but Voll uses good head movement to avoid it.
Voll prevents a body shot from Couture.
Couture misses with a short punch on the inside.
Voll is pushing Couture up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Voll escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture tries to close the distance and clinch but Voll swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frank Voll seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Voll. Couture does a little dance to reset his feet.
Voll fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Couture on the side of the head.
Voll dodges the punch combination from Couture.
Couture wants to clinch.
Voll throws a poor cross that misses
and Couture counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Couture clinches.
Couture keeps control of Voll as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Couture.
Voll escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Voll swats away the attempt to clinch by Couture.
Couture takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Voll throws a hook but Couture blocks it.
Couture moves out of range of the strikes.
Voll might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Voll.
Couture throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Voll counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Randy Couture's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Frank Voll seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Voll avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Voll slips under a jab from Couture.
Couture displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Voll throws out the jab.
Voll waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Couture. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Couture to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Couture is rocked!
Couture on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Couture tries to get out of the position.
Voll gets to his feet and stands over Couture, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Couture felt that one! Voll unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Couture from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Voll!
After winning the bout, Frank Voll thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Aerts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Hattingh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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240 lbs
22 - 14 - 0 |
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255 lbs
10 - 11 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Aerts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Hattingh!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hattingh swinging wildly here.
Hattingh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aerts was well out of range. Poor timing from Hattingh.
Aerts keeps Hattingh at a distance using the push kick.
Hattingh takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like George Hattingh has been cut.
Aerts sizes up Hattingh with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hattingh fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aerts looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Aerts scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aerts works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Aerts scores with a hook to the body. Hattingh takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Aerts displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hattingh ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hattingh throws out a loose jab but Aerts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hattingh stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Aerts misses with a head kick.
Hattingh misses with a low kick.
Peter Aerts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Aerts using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hattingh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hattingh avoids a wild elbow strike from Aerts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hattingh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aerts is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Aerts tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hattingh slowing the pace effectively.
Aerts throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Aerts crunches a lovely knee into Hattingh's ribcage.
Hattingh looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Aerts working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aerts scores with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Aerts just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hattingh's brow.
Aerts scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Aerts throws an elbow but misses.
Aerts creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Aerts scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aerts tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aerts lands a nice elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hattingh dodges an elbow strike from Aerts.
Aerts misses with a punch to the body.
Aerts throws a punch but it's blocked by Hattingh.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aerts.
A short body shot lands from Aerts as the two fighters clinch.
Aerts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Aerts obliges.
Aerts lands an elbow that stopped Hattingh in his tracks for a moment.
Hattingh looks gassed!
Hattingh blocks an elbow strike from Aerts.
Aerts trying to land knees to the body.
Aerts tries to work over Hattingh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aerts lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hattingh dodges an elbow strike from Aerts.
Aerts is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hattingh is defending well for now.
Aerts lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Aerts scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aerts landing knees to the body.
Hattingh takes a knee to the side of the body.
Aerts scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aerts comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That has opened up George Hattingh's cut even more.
Aerts lands with a right to the head.
Aerts creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hattingh manages to break the clinch.
Aerts with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aerts avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hattingh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Aerts.
Hattingh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aerts.
Hattingh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aerts manages to avoid it.
Aerts scores with a kick to the body.
Aerts dodges the punch combination from Hattingh.
Aerts throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hattingh.
The cut above George Hattingh's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hattingh throws a body punch but Aerts moves out of range.
Aerts bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aerts lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hattingh at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aerts lands a nice looking body shot.
Aerts lands with a slapping head kick.
Aerts scores with a head kick. Hattingh tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Aerts lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Aerts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Hattingh's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hattingh takes a kick to the side of the head.
Aerts checks a low kick from Hattingh.
Aerts with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Aerts shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hattingh swinging wildly here.
Aerts slips under a jab from Hattingh.
Aerts cracks Hattingh with a good jab.
Aerts lands with a cross.
Hattingh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aerts moves away.
Aerts scores with a nice body kick.
Aerts wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Aerts lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aerts, right into the meat.
Aerts scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hattingh tries a head kick but it misses.
Hattingh throws a shot from downtown. Aerts moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Aerts does it's job there.
Hattingh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aerts manages to avoid it.
Hattingh is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aerts throws a quick inside leg kick.
Aerts is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hattingh can do to turn this around?
Aerts throws a front kick that sends Hattingh stumbling back into the ropes.
Hattingh is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Aerts rather than just go for the knockout.
Hattingh tries a head kick but it misses.
Hattingh takes a kick to the side of the head.
Aerts lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Aerts is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Aerts delivers a nice body kick.
Aerts lunges at Hattingh with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hattingh's hand.
Aerts lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Aerts connects with a single shot there.
Aerts lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hattingh's sensitive parts.
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!
Aerts works Hattingh's body with a nice hook.
Aerts gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Peter Aerts has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Aerts lands an elbow inside.
George Hattingh's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at George Hattingh's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Peter Aerts!
Peter Aerts thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Neely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Jong Il (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
280 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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28
265 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Neely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kim Jong Il!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Il throws a lazy right hand but Neely sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Il throws a series of punches but Neely moves out of range.
Neely lands a nice shot to the body.
Neely jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Il tries to close the distance and clinch but Neely swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Neely slips a straight right by Il.
Neely lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Neely shoots for a double leg takedown but Il sprawls well. He's pushed Neely's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Neely scores with a nice strike.
Il with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Neely to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Kim Jong Il has been cut.
Il throws the left hand but Neely avoids the punch easily.
Il swings for the body but Neely moves out of range.
Il defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Neely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Il throws a jab but it's blocked by Neely.
Il dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Il lands a really nice looking cross but Neely seems unphased.
It looks like Jack Neely has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Neely avoids the body shot from Il.
Neely uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Il.
Il tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Neely was well out of range. Poor timing from Il.
Nice takedown defense from Il. No joy for Neely on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Neely. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Neely gets the takedown into side control.
Il taking a bit of punishment here - Neely scoring with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neely working the head and body with strikes.
Il gets back to half guard.
Neely 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.
Il looking for submissions off his back.
Neely is looking for a kimura but Il is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Neely to get the leverage.
Neely tries to pass to full mount but Il defends it.
Neely throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Il wants to control but Neely is keeping busy and won't allow it.
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.
Neely working the head and body with strikes.
Il is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Neely pulls his head out easily.
Neely is nestled in close to Il, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Il is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neely is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Il wants to get back to full guard.
Neely is trying to control the action in half guard but Il is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Il tries to kick Neely off but Neely keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Il taking some punishment here, with Neely in his half guard.
Il on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Il avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Neely.
Il wants to get back to his feet.
Neely working over Il with some ground and pound. Il looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Neely connects with a nice short shot to Il's temple.
Il tries to kick Neely off but Neely keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Neely controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neely is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
A nice elbow there by Neely.
Neely is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Il is rocked!
That has opened up Kim Jong Il's cut even more.
Neely postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Il out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Neely goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jack Neely!
Jack Neely thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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