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HERO 20: Genesis vs Hong PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Damon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Szponder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edward Szponder will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dirk Damon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Edward Szponder!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damon wants to clinch but Szponder slips to the side
and Szponder counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Damon's guard now.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Szponder prevents Damon from getting back to his feet.
Damon pushes Szponder off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Damon takes the fight into the clinch.
Szponder on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Szponder managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Szponder avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Szponder blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
Damon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Szponder avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Szponder can't break the clinch.
Damon tries to land knees in the clinch but Szponder avoids the damage to the body.
Szponder blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Szponder working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Szponder's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Szponder on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
Damon lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szponder is trying to break the clinch but Damon is controlling him.
Szponder managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
Damon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Szponder is defending well for now.
Damon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Szponder avoids it.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
Damon keeps control of Szponder as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Szponder avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Szponder is looking to break free of the clinch but Damon has double underhooks.
Damon landing knees to the body.
Szponder blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Szponder is trying to break the clinch but Damon has him pressed against the cage.
Szponder blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Szponder is trying to break free.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
Szponder managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Szponder managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Szponder managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Szponder wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Szponder blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Damon keeps control of Szponder as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szponder has had enough of the clinch but Damon keeps him there for the moment.
Szponder avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Szponder wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Szponder pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Damon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Szponder counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
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!
Damon makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Damon closes the distance but Szponder moves to the side
and Szponder counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Damon is breathing heavily.
Damon kicks off Szponder and gets to his feet.
Szponder fails to land the takedown.
Damon moves to clinch but Szponder breaks away
and Damon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damon has closed the distance and engaged Szponder in a clinch.
Szponder avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Szponder blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Damon tries to land knees in the clinch but Szponder avoids the damage to the body.
Damon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Szponder on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Szponder blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Damon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Szponder in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Szponder avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Szponder on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Szponder blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Damon obliges.
Szponder on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Damon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Szponder avoids it.
Damon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Szponder.
Damon keeps control of Szponder as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Szponder wants to break free but Damon has control.
Szponder tries to break the clinch but Damon is controlling the position.
Szponder managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szponder working hard to break the clinch.
Damon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Szponder avoids it.
Damon tries to land knees in the clinch but Szponder avoids the damage to the body.
Szponder tries to break the clinch but Damon is controlling the position.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Szponder blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Damon keeps control of Szponder as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Damon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Szponder avoids it.
Szponder is trying to break the clinch but Damon is controlling him.
Szponder is trying to force a seperation but Damon has the dominant position.
Szponder on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Szponder is trying to push Damon away but Damon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Szponder wants to get back to striking at distance but Damon won't allow it.
Szponder has had enough of the clinch but Damon keeps him there for the moment.
Szponder avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Szponder wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Szponder's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Szponder wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Szponder blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Damon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Szponder avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dirk Damon will probably get the nod.
That's time! Damon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Damon wants to clinch but Szponder slips to the side
and Szponder counters with a nice double leg into side control. Damon won't be happy with that.
Damon wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Damon throws Szponder to one side and escapes!
Szponder circles away from the clinch attempt
and Szponder counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damon wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Szponder stands up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Damon tries to clinch up
and Szponder counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Damon's guard now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szponder tries to stand but Damon is controlling from the bottom.
Szponder stops Damon from standing up.
Szponder would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Damon wants to stand up but Szponder is controlling him.
Edward Szponder has got the better of the ground game so far.
Damon uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Damon looks to clinch
and Szponder counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Damon's guard now.
Damon has his feet on Szponder's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice 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!
Damon tries to clinch
and Szponder counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Damon kicks Szponder off and gets to his feet.
Szponder looks for a takedown but Damon sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damon moves to clinch but Szponder breaks away
and Szponder counters with a nice double leg into side control. Damon won't be happy with that.
Szponder tries to stand but Damon is controlling his head.
Damon bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Dirk Damon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Damon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Damon closes the distance but Szponder moves to the side
and Szponder decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Damon's guard.
Damon has a closed guard, preventing Szponder from standing up.
Damon has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Szponder off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Szponder keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damon darts in trying to clinch
and Damon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Damon tries to clinch up.
Damon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Szponder decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Damon's guard.
Damon wriggles free and stands up.
Damon tries to clinch there but Szponder circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damon tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Szponder counters with a shoot takedown. Damon fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Szponder trying to stand up but can't free himself from Damon's guard.
Damon has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Szponder off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The fight stays on the outside here - Damon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Damon moves in looking to clinch but Szponder pushes him off.
Damon is looking to clinch.
Damon wants to clinch but Szponder slips to the side
and Szponder counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Damon's guard now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damon pushes Szponder off and scrambles back to his feet.
Szponder avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Szponder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Damon closes the distance and clinches.
Damon tries to land knees in the clinch but Szponder avoids the damage to the body.
Szponder managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Damon has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Szponder wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
Damon tries to land knees in the clinch but Szponder avoids the damage to the body.
Szponder is trying to break the clinch but Damon has him pressed against the cage.
Damon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Szponder.
Damon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Szponder is defending well for now.
Szponder managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Szponder wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Damon scores a nice knee to the body.
Damon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Szponder is defending well for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Szponder wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Szponder managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
Szponder is trying to force a seperation but Damon has the dominant position.
Dirk Damon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Szponder.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
Damon keeps control of Szponder as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
Damon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Szponder avoids it.
Szponder managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Szponder is trying to break free.
Szponder has had enough of the clinch but Damon keeps him there for the moment.
Szponder tries to break the clinch but Damon is controlling the position.
Szponder managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Szponder looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Szponder tries to circle away but Damon has him pinned against the cage.
Szponder is trying to push Damon away but Damon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Damon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Szponder.
Damon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Szponder avoids it.
Szponder is looking to break free of the clinch but Damon has double underhooks.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
Szponder wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Szponder avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Szponder wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Damon has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szponder avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Damon tries to land knees in the clinch but Szponder avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Szponder's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Szponder working hard to break the clinch.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
Damon has Szponder pressed against the cage, preventing Szponder from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Szponder is trying to break free.
Szponder is trying to break free.
Damon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Szponder.
Szponder avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Szponder has had enough of the clinch but Damon keeps him there for the moment.
Szponder wants to break free but Damon has control.
Damon lands a good knee to the midsection. Szponder won't want to take too many of those.
Damon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Szponder.
Szponder is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Szponder blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Damon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szponder is trying to break free.
Szponder avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Szponder wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Damon has him pressed against the cage.
Szponder wants to break free but Damon has control.
Damon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Szponder is trying to break the clinch but Damon is controlling him.
Szponder avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Szponder avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
Damon tries to land knees in the clinch but Szponder avoids the damage to the body.
Szponder tries to break the clinch but Damon is controlling the position.
Szponder wants to break free but Damon has control.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
Szponder is trying to push Damon away but Damon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Damon keeps control of Szponder as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Szponder wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Damon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Szponder looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szponder on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Damon lands a knee to the body.
Damon landing knees to the body.
Damon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Szponder avoids it.
Damon tries to land knees in the clinch but Szponder avoids the damage to the body.
Szponder wants to get back to striking at distance but Damon won't allow it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
Damon tries to land knees in the clinch but Szponder avoids the damage to the body.
Damon prevents Szponder from breaking the clinch.
Szponder has had enough of the clinch but Damon keeps him there for the moment.
Damon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Szponder is defending well for now.
Szponder is trying to break the clinch but Damon has him pressed against the cage.
Szponder is trying to push Damon away but Damon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Szponder blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Szponder wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Szponder tries to break free but Damon pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Szponder's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Szponder managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dirk Damon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Damon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dirk Damon!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerard Antrykot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dielange Lamzak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dielange Lamzak is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gerard Antrykot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dielange Lamzak!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antrykot closes the distance but Lamzak moves to the side
and Lamzak counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! Lamzak looking to finish!
Lamzak must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
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!
Antrykot keeping moving, preventing Lamzak from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lamzak showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Antrykot keeping moving, preventing Lamzak from controlling successfully.
Antrykot wants to stand and escape but Lamzak is having none of it.
Lamzak looking to pass the guard.
Lamzak trying to control the position from guard on top but Antrykot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dielange Lamzak was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Antrykot tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lamzak counters with a leg kick.
Antrykot moves to clinch but Lamzak breaks away
and Lamzak makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Antrykot tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antrykot darts in trying to clinch
and Lamzak counters with a head kick. That will keep Antrykot thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Antrykot closes the distance but Lamzak moves to the side
and Lamzak counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Antrykot! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Lamzak!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dielange Lamzak!
Dielange Lamzak 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Liam Handfast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Iverson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Handfast comes to the cage accompanied by Two Steps from Hell - Protectors of the Earth. Dave Iverson 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Liam Handfast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dave Iverson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iverson has closed the distance and engaged Handfast in a clinch.
Handfast has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Iverson after a bit of a struggle.
Handfast goes for a takedown attempt but Iverson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Iverson throws a series of punches but Handfast moves out of range.
Iverson throws a head kick that misses.
Iverson drives through and clinches with Handfast against the cage.
Handfast turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Handfast working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Handfast working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iverson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Handfast landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Handfast 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.
Iverson is trying to buck Handfast off.
Iverson is trying to control Handfast's posture but Handfast avoids it.
Handfast working the ground and pound.
Handfast looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Iverson tries to improve position but can't.
Handfast working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Handfast is working Iverson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Handfast scores with a couple of short elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Handfast is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Iverson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Iverson is trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handfast has hold of Iverson's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Iverson tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Handfast cranks the arm and Iverson screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Iverson, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Liam Handfast!
During a confident post fight interview, Liam Handfast thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Madison Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Befsztyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grant kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is donald wheres your troosers. Madison Grant 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Madison Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leon Befsztyk!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Befsztyk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grant tries to close the distance and clinch but Befsztyk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leon Befsztyk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grant takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Madison Grant has been cut.
Befsztyk gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Grant to score an easy takedown into full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Grant throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Befsztyk wants to stand and escape but Grant is having none of it.
Grant trying to control the position from guard on top but Befsztyk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Grant postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Grant scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Befsztyk is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Befsztyk keeping moving, preventing Grant from controlling successfully.
Grant 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.
Grant drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Grant as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Befsztyk screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Grant! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Madison Grant!
A relieved looking Madison Grant thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joonas Mustonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tero Terminaattori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joonas Mustonen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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138 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joonas Mustonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tero Terminaattori!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terminaattori pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mustonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Terminaattori slips a jab and a cross from Mustonen.
Terminaattori takes a jab right on the kisser.
Terminaattori wants to clinch.
Mustonen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mustonen.
Terminaattori wants to clinch.
Mustonen misses with a body shot.
Terminaattori avoids the body shot from Mustonen.
Mustonen lands a nice hook to Terminaattori's body. Terminaattori takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Terminaattori moves in looking to clinch but Mustonen pushes him off.
Terminaattori avoids the head kick by Mustonen.
Terminaattori clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terminaattori landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mustonen can't break the clinch.
Mustonen stalling in the clinch but Terminaattori improves position.
Mustonen can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Mustonen is trying to break free.
Nice body punch from Terminaattori - that landed with a thud.
Terminaattori tries to pull guard but Mustonen won't allow it.
Terminaattori with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mustonen pushes Terminaattori back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Terminaattori taking a breather.
Terminaattori tries to land a knee to the head but Mustonen blocks with his arms.
Mustonen wants to break free but Terminaattori has control.
Terminaattori changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mustonen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Terminaattori looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustonen scores with a nice right hand.
Mustonen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mustonen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Terminaattori tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mustonen is looking to wear down Terminaattori with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mustonen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mustonen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tero Terminaattori is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mustonen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Mustonen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Terminaattori doesn't seem phased though.
Mustonen lands with a nice body punch.
Terminaattori avoids the head kick by Mustonen.
Terminaattori fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mustonen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mustonen scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustonen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mustonen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mustonen forces his way into half guard.
Mustonen seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Terminaattori is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Joonas Mustonen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cuts Alot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sullivan has chosen Akira Yamaoka - Room of Angel as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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212 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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211 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Good chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cuts Alot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Walter Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alot throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sullivan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alot under the eye.
It looks like Cuts Alot has been cut.
Alot looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sullivan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alot goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sullivan digs a good body shot into Alot's ribs.
Sullivan lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Alot falls backwards - clearly groggy! Sullivan dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Walter Sullivan!
Our winner, Walter Sullivan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boyko Borisov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borisov has chosen AC/DC - Thunderstruck as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Boyko Borisov will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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278 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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277 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Boyko Borisov!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Borisov does no damage.
James lands a head shot.
James dodges the punch combination from Borisov.
Borisov misses with a hook.
Borisov misses with a double jab.
Borisov throws an overhand right that lands on James's shoulder, as James tries to avoid the shot.
Borisov digs a good hook to James's body.
Borisov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but James moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
James on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James walks into a left hand.
Borisov misses with a two punch combination.
Borisov lands an overhand right.
Borisov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
James takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Boyko Borisov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borisov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as James throws out the jab.
Borisov throws an overhand right that lands on James's shoulder, as James tries to avoid the shot.
James just misses with a punch to the body.
Borisov lands a big right hook! James looks hurt but is still standing! Borisov lands a left jab and another right hook! This time James falls down and Borisov dives in with a huge hammer fist! James's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Borisov runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Boyko Borisov!
After winning the bout, Boyko Borisov 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Arto Markkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Markkanen's entrance music is Mell - Red Fraction. A fine choice. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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188 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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191 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arto Markkanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Markkanen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Murphy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Murphy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Markkanen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Markkanen thows a body shot but no joy.
Markkanen lands a nice looking body kick.
Markkanen throws a head kick that misses.
Murphy misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Murphy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Markkanen throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Markkanen lands with a nice combination. Murphy backs away looking to recover.
Markkanen takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Markkanen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Markkanen.
Markkanen checks the leg kick.
Markkanen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy closes the distance and pushes Markkanen back into the cage.
Markkanen tries to circle away but Murphy has him pinned against the cage.
Markkanen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markkanen misses with a knee to the head.
Markkanen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Markkanen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Markkanen is trying to break the clinch but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
Markkanen tries to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murphy avoiding damage as Markkanen throws knees to the body.
Murphy scores with a shot to the side of Markkanen's head.
Markkanen crunches a lovely knee into Murphy's ribcage.
Markkanen blocking some punches.
Markkanen is trying to force a seperation but Murphy has the dominant position.
Markkanen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Murphy lands a nice uppercut.
Markkanen looking to throw knees to the head but Murphy is blocking nicely.
Murphy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Markkanen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Markkanen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Markkanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Murphy.
A shot in the inside from Murphy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Markkanen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Markkanen missing with knees to the body.
Markkanen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knees to the body from Markkanen.
Markkanen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Markkanen looking to throw knees to the head but Murphy is blocking nicely.
Markkanen tries to land knees in the clinch but Murphy avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Murphy.
Murphy managing to block the knees to the body from Markkanen.
Markkanen tries to land knees in the clinch but Murphy avoids the damage to the body.
Markkanen looking to throw knees to the head but Murphy is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murphy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy lands with a short shot to the head.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy managing to block the knees to the body from Markkanen.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Markkanen.
Markkanen blocks an uppercut.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Markkanen.
Markkanen misses with a knee to the head.
Markkanen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Markkanen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice body punch from Murphy - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markkanen manages to break the clinch.
A good leg kick by Murphy.
A clash of legs there as Markkanen blocks the low kick.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Murphy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Markkanen is looking to land body kicks.
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murphy throws a leg kick that misses.
Murphy throws a jab when Markkanen was well out of range.
Markkanen checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice defenses there by Markkanen.
Nice defenses there by Markkanen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Markkanen finds it's way through Murphy's defenses.
Markkanen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Markkanen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Murphy misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mark Murphy will probably get the nod.
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.
Murphy staying out of range there.
Markkanen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Markkanen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Markkanen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jab by Markkanen.
Murphy throws a body punch but Markkanen moves out of range.
Markkanen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Markkanen moves away from the strike by Murphy.
Markkanen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Markkanen.
Markkanen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Markkanen is looking to wear down Murphy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Murphy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Markkanen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markkanen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Arto Markkanen is winning the standup battle so far.
Murphy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Markkanen tries a low kick but Murphy avoids it.
Markkanen loads up on a big right hand but Murphy slips the punch.
Nice shot lands for Murphy.
Markkanen cracks Murphy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Murphy misses with a body punch
and Markkanen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Murphy 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.
No joy there for Markkanen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Markkanen is out of range.
Murphy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Murphy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Markkanen.
Markkanen is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Markkanen tries a head kick but it misses.
Oh Markkanen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Markkanen checks a leg kick nicely.
Markkanen seems to have got his legs back now.
Murphy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Markkanen under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markkanen misses with a body punch
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Markkanen lands a head kick. Murphy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Markkanen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Murphy scores with a sloppy right hand. Markkanen should have avoided that one.
Murphy misses with a looping right.
Nice jab there from Markkanen.
Markkanen slips a straight right by Murphy.
Markkanen tries to clinch but Murphy is having none of it.
Murphy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Murphy misses with a hook
and Markkanen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Markkanen just misses with a punch to the body.
Markkanen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Markkanen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Markkanen is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Markkanen.
Murphy throws a lazy body kick
and Markkanen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Markkanen blocks a jab.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
Markkanen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Murphy doesn't seem bothered though.
Markkanen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Markkanen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Murphy backs up against the cage.
Markkanen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Markkanen throws a push kick but Murphy slaps the foot to one side.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Murphy cracks Markkanen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Markkanen was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Markkanen scores with a kick to the body.
Markkanen misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Markkanen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Markkanen thuds a left hand into Murphy's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy misses with a double jab.
Markkanen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Murphy's calf.
Markkanen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murphy is looking to slow Markkanen down with leg kicks.
Markkanen throws a right and a left that Murphy avoids nicely.
Markkanen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Murphy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Markkanen is out of range.
Murphy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Markkanen throws a nice looking combination but Murphy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some bone on bone action there as Markkanen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Murphy has managed to clinch.
Markkanen lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mark Murphy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Murphy misses with a hook.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Markkanen is out of range.
That kick from Markkanen tenderised Murphy's leg. Murphy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Markkanen slips a jab from Murphy.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Markkanen swinging wildly here.
Murphy misses with a hook
and Markkanen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Markkanen misses with the combination.
Markkanen moves out of range of the strikes.
Markkanen keeps Murphy at a distance using the push kick.
Markkanen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murphy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Murphy catches Markkanen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markkanen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Murphy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murphy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Markkanen ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Murphy wants to clinch.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy takes a kick to the side of the head.
Murphy tries to clinch but Markkanen is having none of it.
Murphy wants to clinch up but Markkanen keeps it at a distance.
Arto Markkanen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Markkanen doesn't manage to clinch there - Murphy circles away.
Markkanen tries to close the distance and clinch but Murphy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markkanen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Markkanen.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
Murphy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Murphy keeps the fight on the outside.
Markkanen walks into a left hand.
Markkanen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murphy. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Markkanen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
Markkanen tries to clinch but Murphy moves out of range.
Markkanen rushes Murphy and presses him up against the cage.
Murphy managing to block the knees to the body from Markkanen.
Murphy gets through Markkanen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Markkanen avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
Markkanen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Markkanen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Markkanen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murphy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Markkanen.
Mark Murphy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Markkanen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murphy lands with a left to the head.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Murphy.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Markkanen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murphy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Murphy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Arto Markkanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy managing to block the knees to the body from Markkanen.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murphy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Markkanen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Markkanen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murphy avoids it.
Markkanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Markkanen misses with a knee strike.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Markkanen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Markkanen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy lands a shoulder strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Markkanen misses with a knee to the head.
Markkanen tries to land knees in the clinch but Murphy avoids the damage to the body.
Markkanen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murphy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mark Murphy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Markkanen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murphy avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mark Murphy.
Well Murphy 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Murphy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roddy Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tobias Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piper comes to the cage accompanied by Scotland yard by The Ramones. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roddy Piper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tobias Larsson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Larsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Piper circles away.
Larsson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Larsson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Larsson misses with a hook.
Larsson swings for the body but Piper moves out of range.
Larsson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Larsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Piper.
Donk. Piper catches Larsson right on the button with a cross.
Larsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Larsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larsson moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Larsson.
Larsson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Larsson manages to end up in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Larsson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Piper tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Larsson easily slips into full mount!
Larsson lands with some strikes.
Larsson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Piper looks a forlorn figure.
Larsson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Piper?
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!
You get the feeling that Piper really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Piper is in all sorts of trouble here.
Larsson looking to finish Piper with some ground and pound. This is bad for Piper!
Piper is rocked!
Larsson postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Piper is out cold - huge knockout for Larsson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tobias Larsson!
Tobias Larsson really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that BioPharm Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sega Genesis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Fei Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Genesis comes to the cage accompanied by Pinball wizard. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the 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, Sega Genesis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alan Fei Hong!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fei Hong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Genesis swats away the attempt to clinch by Fei Hong.
Genesis misses with a takedown
and Fei Hong counters by clinching up.
Genesis jumps guard but Fei Hong stands there with Genesis around his waist. Genesis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Genesis is trying to pull guard but Fei Hong has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sega Genesis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fei Hong lands an elbow inside that Genesis shrugs off.
It looks like Sega Genesis has been cut.
Fei Hong lands a damaging elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fei Hong takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fei Hong lands an elbow that stopped Genesis in his tracks for a moment.
Genesis tries to pull guard but Fei Hong holds him up against the cage and eventually Genesis drops back down to his feet.
Fei Hong lands an elbow inside that Genesis shrugs off.
Sega Genesis's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Genesis takes an elbow to the temple.
Fei Hong lands a nice elbow.
Sega Genesis's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Genesis letting Fei Hong take a breather here.
Genesis tries to circle away but Fei Hong has him pinned against the cage.
Genesis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fei Hong lands a damaging elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sega Genesis's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alan Fei Hong!
Alan Fei Hong is the new heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Alan Fei Hong thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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