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HERO 19: Naama vs Pak PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul ed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Hammonds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hammonds's choice of entrance music: Bad Meets Evil - Fast Lane ft. Eminem, Royce Da 5'9. 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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185 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul ed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jay Hammonds!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammonds with a lazy takedown attempt
and ed counters with a three punch combo that has Hammonds backing up. Hammonds nods at ed to acknowledge the strikes.
Hammonds has a takedown stuffed.
Hammonds drives through with a takedown into guard.
ed looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hammonds is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammonds works a leg free and moves into half guard.
ed wants to get back to his feet.
ed gets full guard.
Hammonds stopping the sweep attempt from ed.
Hammonds being controlled here momentarily.
Hammonds sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed ed's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ed is pressing down on Hammonds's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hammonds is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
ed is trying to keep Hammonds in close.
ed might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
ed pulls Hammonds in to control the position.
ed looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammonds controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Paul ed.
ed is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammonds shoots in for a takedown but ed shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Paul ed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Hammonds.
ed throws a right hand that Hammonds ducks under and follows up with a left that Hammonds also avoids with ease.
Hammonds ducks under a wild hook from ed.
ed is looking to clinch but Hammonds is avoiding it.
Hammonds shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and ed counters by clinching up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammonds looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hammonds misses with an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from ed.
Hammonds is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but ed is defending well.
ed misses with a knee to the head.
ed jumps guard.
ed trying to keep a closed guard but Hammonds is proving a slippery customer.
ed is breathing heavily.
Hammonds passes into half guard.
Hammonds prevents ed from improving his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul ed dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hammonds avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hammonds shoots in but ed avoids the takedown attempt easily.
ed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jay Hammonds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
ed is looking to clinch but Hammonds is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammonds tries for a takedown but ed circles away easily
and ed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
ed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hammonds moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammonds fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Paul ed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Hammonds.
ed rushes Hammonds and presses him up against the cage.
ed lands an elbow inside.
ed blocks the elbow strike.
Hammonds goes for a takedown in the clinch but ed prevents it.
ed lands an elbow just above Hammonds 's eye.
Hammonds blocks the elbow strike.
Hammonds stalling in the clinch but ed improves position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by ed.
ed gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hammonds is breathing heavily.
ed misses with an elbow strike.
Hammonds misses with an elbow strike.
ed tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
ed comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammonds avoids the elbow strike from ed, against the cage.
ed creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hammonds's defenses.
Hammonds blocks an elbow strike.
ed lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
ed avoids the elbow strike from Hammonds, against the cage.
Hammonds blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
ed dodges an elbow strike from Hammonds.
ed is trying to pull guard but Hammonds has him pressed against the cage.
ed misses with an elbow over the top.
ed pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hammonds is trying to trip ed. He has hold of a leg but ed is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hammonds persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
ed not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hammonds stopping the sweep attempt from ed.
ed keeping moving, preventing Hammonds from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ed bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hammonds's guard.
ed scoring with punches to the head and body.
ed with a flurry of punches that miss.
ed is looking to work some ground and pound but Hammonds has wrist control.
ed scoring with some ground and pound.
ed works over Hammonds with some ground and pound from guard.
ed is in close to Hammonds's body, working some short punches and elbows.
ed working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
ed postures up in Hammonds's guard and throws a big left but Hammonds blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ed in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
ed avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
ed scoring with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
ed lands a couple of digs.
ed landing some decent shots from guard.
ed is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
ed connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul ed dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
ed throws a nice looking combination but Hammonds bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
ed defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hammonds.
Hammonds will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hammonds closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hammonds gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and ed counters with a stiff right hand.
Paul ed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Hammonds.
Hammonds takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hammonds shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in ed's guard.
ed 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.
ed looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ed trying to keep a closed guard but Hammonds is proving a slippery customer.
ed looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hammonds has picked ed up and slammed him! ed can't keep hold of the triangle and Hammonds manages to pass to side control!
A control attempt from ed but he's now mounted!
ed is looking to get to half guard.
ed is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ed regains half guard.
ed is looking for a sweep. Hammonds is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hammonds sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hammonds's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jay Hammonds was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hammonds has his takedown stuffed
and ed counters with a left and a right that stings Hammonds.
ed lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
ed pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hammonds back to the cage. ed follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
ed tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hammonds paws at him with a jab and circles away.
ed misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammonds fails with the takedown.
ed moves into the clinch.
ed lands an elbow inside.
ed avoids the elbow strike from Hammonds, against the cage.
Paul ed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hammonds has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. ed avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
ed lands an elbow inside.
Hammonds is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. ed is defending well for now.
ed tries to land a knee to the head but Hammonds blocks with his arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
ed throws an elbow but it misses.
Hammonds takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jay Hammonds has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
ed jumps guard and drags Hammonds to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul ed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well ed 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul ed!
Paul ed gave a mention to Outkast Clothing Line in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rizvan Abdurashidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maciej Igielski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abdurashidov's entrance music is Ali Dimaev. A fine choice. Igielski is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Three Days Grace - The Good Life . Rizvan Abdurashidov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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166 lbs
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168 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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, Rizvan Abdurashidov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maciej Igielski!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Igielski has taken the fight to the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Igielski gets underhooks to prevent Abdurashidov's takedown attempt.
Igielski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abdurashidov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Igielski swivels and escapes.
Igielski tries to clinch but Abdurashidov is having none of it.
Abdurashidov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Igielski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rizvan Abdurashidov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abdurashidov shoots in and drives through. Igielski sprawls well.
Abdurashidov avoids the head kick by Igielski.
Abdurashidov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Igielski tries to avoid it but Abdurashidov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Igielski to the ground. Igielski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Igielski tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Abdurashidov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Igielski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Abdurashidov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Abdurashidov has a takedown stuffed.
Abdurashidov stuffs the takedown attempt from Igielski. Igielski gets slowly back to his feet.
Good leg kick by Igielski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Abdurashidov slaps away a takedown attempt from Igielski, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Abdurashidov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Igielski counters with a good, hard body kick but Abdurashidov shrugs it off.
Abdurashidov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Abdurashidov prevents Igielski from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Igielski is trying to break the clinch but Abdurashidov is controlling him.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Igielski.
Abdurashidov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Igielski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Abdurashidov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Igielski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Abdurashidov tries to pull guard but Igielski won't allow it.
Abdurashidov wants a takedown.
Igielski stops a takedown attempt from Abdurashidov.
Abdurashidov is breathing heavily.
Igielski lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Igielski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Igielski leaning against his opponent.
Igielski pulls guard successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Igielski trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Abdurashidov has gone for a leg lock! Igielski slips out almost immediately though and dives into Abdurashidov's guard.
Igielski trying to stand up but can't free himself from Abdurashidov's guard.
Abdurashidov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Igielski gets to his feet. Abdurashidov looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Igielski changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Abdurashidov looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Igielski in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
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!
Abdurashidov is trying to control Igielski's posture but Igielski avoids it.
Igielski scores with a couple of short elbows.
Igielski decides to stand back up. Igielski steps back and let's Abdurashidov get back to his feet.
Igielski tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abdurashidov misses with a takedown attempt
and Igielski counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Igielski is looking to stand up but Abdurashidov won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maciej Igielski 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.
Abdurashidov with a poor takedown
and Igielski counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Abdurashidov is looking to clinch.
Abdurashidov shoots in and drives through. Igielski sprawls well.
Abdurashidov tries for a takedown but Igielski circles away easily
and Igielski counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rizvan Abdurashidov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abdurashidov misses with a takedown
and Igielski counters with a good low kick that Abdurashidov was not able to check.
Igielski tries to clinch up but Abdurashidov circles away and keeps his distance.
Igielski throws a right hand that Abdurashidov ducks under and follows up with a left that Abdurashidov also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Igielski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abdurashidov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Igielski closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Igielski looking to throw knees to the head but Abdurashidov is blocking nicely.
Abdurashidov tries to pull guard but Igielski holds him up against the cage and eventually Abdurashidov drops back down to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Igielski breaks from the clinch.
Abdurashidov tries for a takedown but Igielski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Igielski instigates a clinch.
Abdurashidov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Igielski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Igielski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rizvan Abdurashidov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abdurashidov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Igielski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Igielski shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Abdurashidov is trying to defend but Igielski finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Igielski working Abdurashidov over with strikes.
Igielski stands up out of the half guard.
Abdurashidov tries to clinch but Igielski is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horrible takedown by Abdurashidov or perhaps it was just good defense by Igielski which made him look bad.
Igielski shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Igielski was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Igielski lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Igielski cracks Abdurashidov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Igielski looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Abdurashidov tries to hold on but Igielski postures up.
Abdurashidov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Abdurashidov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Igielski looking to control but Abdurashidov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Igielski lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Abdurashidov hang on?
Igielski looking to finish Abdurashidov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Abdurashidov!
Abdurashidov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Igielski pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Igielski lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Igielski has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Abdurashidov's face.
Igielski raining down shots from the mount!
Igielski landing shots from mount.
Igielski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Abdurashidov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Igielski looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abdurashidov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Maciej Igielski has got the better of the ground game so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maciej Igielski 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. This is the final round!
Igielski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Abdurashidov shoots in for a takedown but Igielski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Igielski closes the distance and clinches up with Abdurashidov, looking for a takedown. Igielski pushes Abdurashidov against the cage but Abdurashidov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Abdurashidov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Igielski counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Maciej Igielski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Igielski connects with an inside leg kick.
Igielski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Abdurashidov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Igielski sprawls well. Igielski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Abdurashidov gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rizvan Abdurashidov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Abdurashidov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Igielski counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Abdurashidov's guard now.
Igielski trying to control the position from guard on top but Abdurashidov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdurashidov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Abdurashidov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Igielski scoring with punches to the head and body.
Abdurashidov has momentary wrist control but Igielski slips an elbow through the middle.
Igielski is in close to Abdurashidov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Abdurashidov is striking off his back. Igielski thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Nice strikes from Igielski there.
Abdurashidov is trying to control but can't.
Igielski lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Igielski working over Abdurashidov with some ground and pound. Abdurashidov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Igielski is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Abdurashidov defends it well.
Abdurashidov looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abdurashidov is trying to maintain the position but Igielski is very close to passing his half guard.
Abdurashidov has hold of Igielski's hands but Igielski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Igielski passes to side control.
Abdurashidov is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdurashidov can't do much from the bottom here.
Abdurashidov tries to improve position but can't.
Igielski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Abdurashidov keeps working.
Abdurashidov can't do much from the bottom here.
Abdurashidov is looking to regain half guard here but Igielski keeps moving and retains side control.
Abdurashidov takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdurashidov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Igielski stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Igielski throws a sloppy head kick and Abdurashidov moves out of range easily.
Abdurashidov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Igielski changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Abdurashidov looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rizvan Abdurashidov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maciej Igielski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Abdurashidov is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Igielski has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maciej Igielski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Igielski 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maciej Igielski!
Maciej Igielski made sure to mention his sponsor, Outkast Clothing Line in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Puppie Lamzak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cooper comes into a darkened arena with his song building. my baby girl - kalo kalo man kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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170 lbs
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182 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Puppie Lamzak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charles Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper closes the distance and clinches.
Lamzak looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cooper landing knees to the body.
Lamzak lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cooper comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cooper misses with an elbow strike.
Lamzak creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cooper is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lamzak pushes off an throws an elbow but Cooper leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cooper landing knees to the body.
Lamzak is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cooper lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cooper scores with a knee to the head.
Cooper throws an elbow that misses.
Cooper lands an elbow just above Lamzak 's eye.
It looks like Puppie Lamzak has been cut.
Cooper lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cooper lands a damaging elbow.
Cooper gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cooper has Lamzak pressed against the cage.
Cooper lands an elbow inside that Lamzak shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamzak blocks an elbow strike.
Cooper lands an elbow inside.
Lamzak is rocked!
Cooper lands an elbow just above Lamzak 's eye.
Oh Lamzak is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice elbow from Cooper.
Cooper lands an elbow that stopped Lamzak in his tracks for a moment.
Lamzak is pressed against the cage. Cooper pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Lamzak! Two more big strikes from Cooper and Lamzak crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Charles Cooper!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Charles Cooper made sure he mentioned PWNAGE™ (WOT), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Franciszek Rozbratel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eliod Bunkley Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bunkley Iii has chosen Knocksville Girl as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
185 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
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20
194 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very quick |
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Franciszek Rozbratel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eliod Bunkley Iii!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunkley Iii cracks Rozbratel with an open hand slap.
Rozbratel gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bunkley Iii counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rozbratel with a poor takedown
and Bunkley Iii counters with a left to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Bunkley Iii.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bunkley Iii shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rozbratel eats them both and turns towards Bunkley Iii to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bunkley Iii lands with a nice combination. Rozbratel backs away looking to recover.
Bunkley Iii throws a series of strikes that have Rozbratel backpedaling.
Bunkley Iii throws a nice head kick!
Rozbratel is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bunkley Iii misses with a few strikes there.
Oh Rozbratel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bunkley Iii misses with a series of wild punches.
Rozbratel misses with a takedown
and Bunkley Iii counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Rozbratel! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Bunkley Iii!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eliod Bunkley Iii!
Eliod Bunkley Iii made sure to mention his sponsor, PWNAGE™ (WOT) in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Carneiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hazuka Oyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hazuka Oyama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
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195 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafael Carneiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hazuka Oyama!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oyama rushes Carneiro and presses him up against the cage.
Carneiro has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Oyama avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Carneiro drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Oyama gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Oyama lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Carneiro backwards.
A body shot lands from Oyama.
Oyama breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oyama works Carneiro's body with a nice hook.
Oyama drops Carneiro with a beautiful combination! Carneiro stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Oyama is looking for the KO!
Carneiro is rocked!
It looks like Rafael Carneiro has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carneiro leaves his chin hanging out and Oyama seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Carneiro crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hazuka Oyama!
Hazuka Oyama really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Outkast Clothing Line logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave De Decker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Orsini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orsini has chosen Era as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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18
215 lbs
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205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White 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, Dave De Decker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Orsini!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orsini misses with a series of wild punches.
De Decker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
De Decker lands a right hand.
De Decker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Orsini avoiding damage as De Decker throws knees to the body.
Orsini is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but De Decker is keeping busy.
Orsini pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orsini has De Decker pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Orsini is on top in guard.
De Decker is looking to stand up but Orsini isn't so interested in that idea.
Orsini working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
De Decker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Orsini with a flurry of punches that miss.
Orsini stops De Decker from standing up.
Orsini trying to control but De Decker is working from the bottom.
De Decker will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Orsini slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Decker manages to get to full guard.
Orsini lands a couple of decent looking shots.
De Decker keeping moving, preventing Orsini from controlling successfully.
De Decker wants to stand up but Orsini is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orsini trying to control but De Decker is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Gabriel Orsini.
De Decker moves in looking to clinch but Orsini pushes him off.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Orsini.
De Decker drops Orsini with a beautiful combination! Orsini stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - De Decker is looking for the KO!
It looks like Gabriel Orsini has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Decker instigates a clinch.
Orsini jumps guard but De Decker turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
De Decker is trying to break the clinch but Orsini has him pressed against the cage.
De Decker is trying to force a seperation but Orsini has the dominant position.
De Decker has Orsini pressed against the cage, preventing Orsini from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orsini fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dave De Decker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Orsini.
De Decker manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave De Decker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Orsini's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
De Decker drops Orsini with a beautiful combination! Orsini stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - De Decker is looking for the KO!
Orsini is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orsini takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice sprawl there from Orsini as De Decker shoots in.
De Decker throws a shot to the body.
De Decker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from De Decker.
De Decker lands a big right hand that sends Orsini crashing to the mat! De Decker stays standing though and waves Orsini back to his feet!
Orsini is still on wobbly legs! Can De Decker finish him?
Dave De Decker is winning the standup battle so far.
Orsini is aggressively charging in as De Decker backs up avoiding any damage. De Decker tosses out a jab and Orsini runs right into it face first! Orsini is out cold! De Decker dropped down on all fours and is barking in Orsini's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dave De Decker!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christian Olson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerry Van Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gerry Van Berry is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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198 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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25
190 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Christian Olson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gerry Van Berry!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Olson. Van Berry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Olson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Van Berry!
Van Berry is looking to improve his position but Olson isn't that keen on the idea.
Olson cracks Van Berry with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Olson tries to control but Van Berry wriggling away.
Olson lands with some strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Olson postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Van Berry bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Olson and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christian Olson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksi Vihtala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Banka Jansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aleksi Vihtala could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Banka Jansson's chin.
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20
218 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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19
224 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced |
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Excellent MT
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aleksi Vihtala!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Banka Jansson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jansson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jansson throws a body kick that misses.
Vihtala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jansson was well out of range. Poor timing from Vihtala.
Vihtala 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.
Jansson missing with a left hand there. Vihtala was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vihtala smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Banka Jansson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jansson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Vihtala.
Jansson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vihtala counters with an inside leg kick.
Vihtala delivers a nice body kick.
Jansson looks gassed!
Vihtala throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Vihtala darts in and clinches Jansson up against the cage.
Vihtala trying to land knees to the body.
Vihtala slows down the pace here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Vihtala for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Vihtala lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jansson backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jansson being controlled against the cage.
Vihtala stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vihtala is working Jansson over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Vihtala.
Vihtala throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Janssons head.
Vihtala is working Jansson over against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vihtala cracks Jansson with a nice body shot.
Vihtala throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vihtala lands a nice elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Vihtala.
Vihtala lands a left hand.
Vihtala pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vihtala wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jansson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vihtala cracks a nice hook into Jansson's ribs.
A good leg kick by Vihtala.
Vihtala throws an overhand right that drops Jansson like a sack of potatoes! Vihtala dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksi Vihtala!
Aleksi Vihtala retains his light heavyweight title!
Aleksi Vihtala very nearly forgot to thank Outkast Clothing Line 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Rauta Naama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dae Jung Pak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rauta Naama is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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19
170 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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20
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rauta Naama!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dae Jung Pak!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Naama is defended easily by Pak.
Naama thows a body shot but no joy.
Naama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pak throws out the jab.
Pak stuffs the takedown.
Pak plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Rauta Naama has been cut.
Naama moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pak moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Naama misses with an uppercut. Pak saw that one coming.
Pak misses with a hook. Naama ducked under it nicely.
Pak throws a head kick but Naama moves out of range.
Pak leaves Naama with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rauta Naama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pak scores with a decent looking hook.
Good leg kick by Pak there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dae Jung Pak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Naama.
Pak throws a front kick aimed at Naama's knee but Naama avoids it well.
Pak misses with a wild combination.
Pak throws the kick towards the body but Naama avoids it.
Pak displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Naama.
Pak slips a jab from Naama.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naama drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Naama dives in and grabs Pak's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pak pushes down on Naama's head and hops out.
Pak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Naama.
Pak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Naama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pak misses with a left hand
and Naama counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pak!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Naama is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Pak has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Pak!
Naama had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pak defends it easily.
Pak avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Naama has a closed guard, preventing Pak from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naama has his feet on Pak's thighs here. He's pushed Pak off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Pak screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rauta Naama!
Rauta Naama retains his welterweight title!
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