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HERO 23: Kasavanov VanDerMoot PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Takashi Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Freire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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140 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Great elbows
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Takashi Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vitor Freire!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamoto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Takashi Yamamoto has been cut.
Freire throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yamamoto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yamamoto takes one on the button.
Freire misses with a double jab
and Yamamoto counters with a single leg into guard. Freire didn't expect that.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Yamamoto is looking to stand up but Freire won't let him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Freire keeping moving, preventing Yamamoto from controlling successfully.
Freire is trying to control the position but Yamamoto postures up.
Yamamoto has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yamamoto prevents Freire from getting back to his feet.
Yamamoto looking to pass the guard.
Yamamoto gets to his feet. Freire looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freire throws a one two combo.
Freire scores with a body shot.
Yamamoto swats away the attempt to clinch by Freire.
Freire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Freire moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yamamoto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Freire moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yamamoto swats away the attempt to clinch by Freire.
Yamamoto takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Freire scores with a jab. Yamamoto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yamamoto is rocked!
Freire is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Oh Yamamoto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yamamoto manages to break the clinch.
Yamamoto seems to have got his legs back now.
Yamamoto moves into range and clinches up with Freire.
Yamamoto dodges an elbow strike from Freire.
Yamamoto breaks from the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Freire. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Freire.
Yamamoto walks into a left hand.
Freire catches Yamamoto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Freire feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yamamotos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Freire comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freire lands a nice looking body shot.
Freire works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Freire connects with a body shot that sends Yamamoto's belly button to the back.
Vitor Freire is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yamamoto is breathing heavily.
Freire fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Freire with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Freire with a jab.
Freire slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yamamoto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yamamoto slips a jab and a cross from Freire.
Yamamoto walks straight into a right hand from Freire - that's dropped him! Freire jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Yamamoto from any more punishment! Yamamoto complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vitor Freire!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Razor Ramone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gorilla Monsoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramone's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Loco Chico by Ill Nino. Monsoon comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mangled Up Mess by Morbid Angel kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Razor Ramone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gorilla Monsoon!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monsoon misses with a hook.
Ramone misses with a wild combination.
Monsoon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Monsoon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ramone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ramone lands with a nice body punch.
Ramone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot lands for Monsoon.
Ramone blocks a jab.
Monsoon misses with a hook. Ramone ducked under it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Monsoon.
Ramone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ramone thuds a left hand into Monsoon's body.
Ramone looks to land a left hand but Monsoon moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Monsoon misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monsoon lands with a hook. Ramone tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Monsoon closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ramone did well to prevent Monsoon getting side control.
Monsoon sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramone looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Monsoon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ramone looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Monsoon controlling the pace.
Ramone looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Monsoon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ramone. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ramone looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Monsoon controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monsoon's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monsoon wants to stand up but Ramone is controlling the position.
Ramone looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Monsoon stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gorilla Monsoon was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ramone scores with a nice strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monsoon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramone.
Gorilla Monsoon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monsoon loads up on a big right hand but Ramone slips the punch.
A jab from Monsoon misses.
Ramone turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Monsoon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Ramone.
Monsoon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ramone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Monsoon.
Monsoon misses with a double jab
and Ramone counters with a left and a right that stings Monsoon.
Monsoon shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ramone trying to control but Monsoon postures up.
Monsoon prevents Ramone from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ramone is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Monsoon pulls his head out easily.
Ramone is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Monsoon pulls his head out easily.
Ramone is pressing down on Monsoon's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Monsoon controls from within his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramone is trying to control the position but Monsoon postures up.
Monsoon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Monsoon gets to his feet - Ramone follows without any prompting.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Monsoon scores with a shot to the body.
Ramone throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ramone scores with a jab to the jaw.
Monsoon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gorilla Monsoon 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.
Monsoon slips a jab from Ramone.
A shot to the liver by Ramone. Beautiful body shot.
Ramone on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ramone throws a sloppy head kick and Monsoon moves out of range easily.
Monsoon slips a straight right by Ramone.
Ramone tries to clinch up.
Ramone misses with a head kick.
Ramone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Monsoon manages to avoid it.
Ramone smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ramone throws a series of strikes that have Monsoon backpedaling.
Ramone takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Monsoon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Monsoon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Monsoon drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramone is trying to control Monsoon's posture but Monsoon avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monsoon wants to stand but Ramone has his arm trapped.
Ramone struggling a bit here.
Monsoon tries to stand but Ramone is controlling his head.
Ramone is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Monsoon off and has taken his back!
Ramone is looking for the choke from the back position but Monsoon is controlling his hands well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Monsoon needs to remain patient if he's going to get out of this sticky situation.
Ramone keeps control of the position as Monsoon tries to break free.
Monsoon is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monsoon defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramone is persistently looking for the submission but Monsoon is defending it well.
Monsoon is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Monsoon trying to control the hands but Ramone breaks the grip.
Ramone is persistently looking for the submission but Monsoon is defending it well.
Monsoon trying to get back to his feet but Ramone is in full control for now.
Monsoon rolls, trying to escape but Ramone keeps control of the position.
Monsoon is trying to get back to his feet but Ramone has full control of the position and if anything, Monsoon has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Ramone working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Monsoon is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Ramone has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Monsoon taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Razor Ramone!
After winning the bout, Razor Ramone thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Markus Heinola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ludo Kopper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Markus Heinola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ludo Kopper!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heinola misses with a head kick.
Heinola pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good shot there by Heinola.
It looks like Ludo Kopper has been cut.
Kopper tries to close the distance and clinch but Heinola swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kopper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Heinola pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kopper blocks a head kick by Heinola.
Heinola misses with a left hand
and Kopper counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Markus Heinola has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heinola lands the left hand.
Heinola explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Heinola throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kopper counters with a stiff right hand.
Heinola looks for the body kick but Kopper saw that one coming.
Kopper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Heinola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kopper.
Heinola feints a jab promting Kopper to slip. Heinola then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kopper slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Heinola throws a nice head kick!
That has opened up Ludo Kopper's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heinola lands with a straight right. Kopper didn't see that one coming.
Kopper is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Heinola.
Heinola checks the leg kick nicely there.
Danga de danga de dang - Heinola scores with a four punch combination!
The cut above Ludo Kopper's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kopper tries to close the distance and clinch but Heinola swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Heinola misses with a head kick.
Heinola misses with a right hand
and Kopper counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kopper avoids the head kick by Heinola.
Heinola is breathing heavily.
Heinola lands a nice shot that snaps Kopper's head back.
Kopper digs a good hook to Heinola's body.
Kopper fails with a takedown attempt.
Kopper rushes Heinola with punches - Heinola moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Heinola goes down! Kopper follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ludo Kopper!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mikko Neva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gomi Bakanori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bakanori has chosen Robinson as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikko Neva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gomi Bakanori!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakanori thuds a left hand into Neva's body.
Bakanori lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bakanori scores with the left hand. Neva knows he should have avoided that one.
Bakanori throws a hook to the side of Neva's head but Neva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bakanori waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Neva. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Neva to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Neva is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bakanori defends it easily.
Oh Neva is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bakanori drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Neva dives on top into guard.
Bakanori looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Neva seems to have got his legs back now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Neva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bakanori really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Neva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bakanori trying to control the position here.
Neva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bakanori is looking to regain half guard here but Neva keeps moving and retains side control.
Neva tries for a kimura but Bakanori is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakanori wants to control but Neva postures up.
Bakanori is looking to regain half guard here but Neva keeps moving and retains side control.
Neva decides to stand back up. Neva steps back and let's Bakanori get back to his feet.
Bakanori fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bakanori lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Neva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bakanori avoids it really well and circles away.
Neva moves out of range as Bakanori strikes.
Neva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bakanori closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bakanori misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neva gets a takedown 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!
Neva trying to control the action but Bakanori is working from the bottom.
Bakanori is controlling Neva's trapped leg to prevent Neva from advancing to side control.
Neva trying to control from half guard but Bakanori is working away.
Bakanori works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bakanori 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.
Bakanori is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bakanori is controlling Neva's posture.
Bakanori is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Neva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bakanori sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakanori displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Neva.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikko Neva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bakanori slaps away a takedown attempt from Neva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Bakanori. No joy for Neva on that attempt.
Neva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Neva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bakanori finds it's way round the side to connect with Neva's head.
Neva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bakanori pinned against the cage. Bakanori gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Neva is breathing heavily.
Bakanori catches Neva napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Neva to the canvas!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bakanori has gone for a leg lock! Neva slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bakanori's guard.
Bakanori trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakanori looking for a guillotine here but Neva defends easily.
Neva postures up.
Bakanori tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Neva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Neva postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bakanori is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Neva, into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gomi Bakanori dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Neva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Neva walks straight into a right hand from Bakanori - that's dropped him! Bakanori jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Neva from any more punishment! Neva complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gomi Bakanori!
After winning the bout, Gomi Bakanori 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Loki Lazerous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arttu Attila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arttu Attila told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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180 lbs
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179 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Loki Lazerous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arttu Attila!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lazerous fails to land with a series of punches.
Lazerous moves into the clinch.
Attila is trying to drag Lazerous to the mat but Lazerous just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Attila wants a takedown but no success here.
Lazerous is trying to force a seperation but Attila has the dominant position.
Attila wants to get back to striking at distance but Lazerous won't allow it.
Lazerous tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazerous jumps into guard, dragging Attila to the mat.
Attila drops back looking for a leg! Lazerous is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lazerous manages to kick Attila off! Attila jumps back into Lazerous's guard.
Lazerous knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Attila on the ground.
Attila throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Attila postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Attila trying to control the position from guard on top but Lazerous is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lazerous is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Attila pushing down on Lazerous's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Attila is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Attila sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lazerous defending well though.
Attila is stalling here. Lazerous is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Attila seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Lazerous has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Attila is looking to regain half guard here but Lazerous keeps moving and retains side control.
Attila manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Attila looking for submissions off his back.
Lazerous is pressing down on Attila's thigh, looking to free his foot. Attila is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lazerous trying to control from half guard but Attila is working away.
The fighters are battling for position here. Attila manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Attila has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Attila looking for a guillotine here but Lazerous defends easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Attila looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lazerous stays in close to Attila's body and controls the position.
Attila working for a triangle but Lazerous defends it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lazerous controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lazerous wants to control from the top but Attila keeps moving.
Lazerous engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We're going to have a standup here because Loki Lazerous wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Lazerous swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lazerous lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lazerous.
It looks like Arttu Attila has been cut.
Lazerous rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Attila moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lazerous throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Attila colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Lazerous as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Attila is left battered and dazed whilst Lazerous and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Loki Lazerous!
In his post fight interview, Loki Lazerous started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Usko Luttinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Yakovchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yakovchenko is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Usko Luttinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Igor Yakovchenko!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yakovchenko 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 Luttinen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Luttinen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Luttinen misses with a double jab.
Yakovchenko misses with an uppercut
and Luttinen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yakovchenko takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Yakovchenko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yakovchenko misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Luttinen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Luttinen misses the shot to the body.
Luttinen keeps the fight on the outside.
A shot to the body from Yakovchenko misses
and Luttinen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yakovchenko connects with the punch.
Yakovchenko scores with the left hand. Luttinen knows he should have avoided that one.
Luttinen lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luttinen with a hook.
Yakovchenko throws a hook but Luttinen blocks it.
A leg kick checked by Luttinen.
Luttinen checks a low kick from Yakovchenko.
Luttinen moves in looking to clinch but Yakovchenko pushes him off.
Yakovchenko on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakovchenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yakovchenko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Some wild striking there from Luttinen.
Yakovchenko looks to throw the jab but Luttinen is out of range.
Yakovchenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Luttinen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yakovchenko is able to avoid easily.
Yakovchenko takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Luttinen wants to land a leg kick but Yakovchenko is out of range.
Yakovchenko throws a leg kick but Luttinen moved away.
Yakovchenko jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yakovchenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Luttinen misses with a double jab.
Luttinen throws an overhand right that lands on Yakovchenko's shoulder, as Yakovchenko tries to avoid the shot.
Yakovchenko looks to land a left hand but Luttinen moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luttinen thows a body shot but no joy.
Luttinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yakovchenko's sensitive parts.
Luttinen throws a body kick that misses.
Yakovchenko lands a nice looking kick to the body. Luttinen takes a step back to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yakovchenko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yakovchenko misses with a wild body shot.
Luttinen lands a head kick!
Luttinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luttinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yakovchenko.
Nice body punch from Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko misses with a looping right.
Luttinen throws a leg kick but Yakovchenko sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Igor Yakovchenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yakovchenko. Luttinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luttinen tries to clinch there but Yakovchenko circles away.
Yakovchenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Luttinen is just out of range.
Luttinen doesn't manage to clinch there - Yakovchenko circles away.
Luttinen scores with a leg kick.
Yakovchenko misses the shot to the body.
Luttinen throws a right and a left that Yakovchenko avoids nicely.
Yakovchenko throws a leg kick
and Luttinen counters with a nice body kick.
Yakovchenko takes a swing at Luttinen's ribcage but misses.
Luttinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Luttinen tries to bum rush Yakovchenko with a series of wild strikes but Yakovchenko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yakovchenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Luttinen.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yakovchenko 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 Luttinen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Luttinen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yakovchenko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Luttinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yakovchenko misses with a hook. Luttinen ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luttinen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Luttinen misses with a kick to the body.
A low kick from Yakovchenko misses
and Luttinen counters with a body kick.
Luttinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yakovchenko.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yakovchenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Luttinen misses with a low kick.
Luttinen connects with a leg kick. Yakovchenko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yakovchenko throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Luttinen's head.
Yakovchenko misses with a straight right.
Luttinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yakovchenko.
Luttinen tries to clinch but Yakovchenko is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Luttinen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yakovchenko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Luttinen can pounce on him.
Luttinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yakovchenko's sensitive parts.
A bone on bone clash there as Yakovchenko blocks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Usko Luttinen dominated that round.
That's time! Luttinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Luttinen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Luttinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Luttinen cracks Yakovchenko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Luttinen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yakovchenko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Usko Luttinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Yakovchenko scores with a leg kick.
Yakovchenko throws an off balance right hand
and Luttinen counters with a thumping low kick.
Luttinen throws a leg kick which misses Yakovchenko's front leg but catches the back leg as Yakovchenko tries to avoid it.
Yakovchenko lands an overhand right.
Luttinen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Luttinen scores with a decent looking hook.
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!
Yakovchenko misses with a leg kick.
Luttinen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yakovchenko throws a looping overhand right but Luttinen ducks down to avoid it.
Luttinen misses with a body kick.
Yakovchenko rushes Luttinen and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luttinen manages to break the clinch.
Luttinen 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.
Luttinen checks a low kick from Yakovchenko.
Luttinen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yakovchenko is able to avoid easily.
Luttinen ducks under a wild hook from Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yakovchenko looks for the body kick but Luttinen saw that one coming.
Luttinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yakovchenko has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yakovchenko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Luttinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Luttinen looks to throw the jab but Yakovchenko is out of range.
Yakovchenko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Luttinen at a distance.
Yakovchenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luttinen.
A slow jab from Yakovchenko misses its intended target.
Yakovchenko 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.
Luttinen lands with a straight right. Yakovchenko didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luttinen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Luttinen tests Yakovchenko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luttinen moves in looking to clinch but Yakovchenko pushes him off.
Nice cross by Luttinen.
Luttinen thumps Yakovchenko with a low kick.
Yakovchenko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Luttinen's hands.
Yakovchenko misses with a body shot.
Yakovchenko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yakovchenko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yakovchenko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yakovchenko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yakovchenko misses with a knee strike.
Luttinen blocking some punches.
Luttinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luttinen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yakovchenko has him pressed against the cage.
Yakovchenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko throws a head punch that misses.
Luttinen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yakovchenko blocks it with crossed arms.
Yakovchenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luttinen.
Yakovchenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Luttinen.
Yakovchenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Luttinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Luttinen blocks an uppercut.
Luttinen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yakovchenko or not.
Luttinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Luttinen is trying to maintain a safe position but Yakovchenko gets an underhook and turns Luttinen into the cage.
Luttinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Luttinen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yakovchenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Luttinen works on Yakovchenko's body with a couple of short punches.
Yakovchenko is breathing heavily.
Luttinen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yakovchenko has him pressed against the cage.
Yakovchenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Luttinen is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luttinen scores with a shoulder strike.
Luttinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yakovchenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yakovchenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yakovchenko tries to throw a body punch but Luttinen avoids it by throwing Yakovchenko back against the cage.
Luttinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Luttinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yakovchenko backwards.
Nice body punch from Luttinen - that landed with a thud.
Luttinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Luttinen tries to work over Yakovchenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yakovchenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Luttinen controls his hands.
Luttinen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Luttinen misses with a head kick.
Yakovchenko throws a leg kick which misses Luttinen's front leg but catches the back leg as Luttinen tries to avoid it.
Luttinen cracks the inside of Yakovchenko's front leg.
An inside leg kick from Yakovchenko misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Usko Luttinen will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Luttinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yakovchenko.
Luttinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yakovchenko manages to avoid it.
Yakovchenko swings for the body but Luttinen moves out of range.
Yakovchenko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Luttinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yakovchenko.
Luttinen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Yakovchenko back to the cage. Luttinen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Yakovchenko throws a shot from downtown. Luttinen moves away and avoids it.
Luttinen throws a nice looking combination but Yakovchenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yakovchenko clobbers Luttinen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yakovchenko missing with a left hand there. Luttinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yakovchenko throws a head kick but Luttinen moves out of range.
Luttinen cracks the inside of Yakovchenko's front leg.
Luttinen slips under a jab from Yakovchenko.
Luttinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Luttinen throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luttinen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Luttinen missing with a left hand there. Yakovchenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yakovchenko missing with a left hand there. Luttinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Luttinen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yakovchenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yakovchenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Luttinen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Yakovchenko backs up against the cage.
Yakovchenko misses with a lunging right hand
and Luttinen counters with a thumping low kick.
Luttinen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yakovchenko's head.
Jab from Luttinen.
Yakovchenko throws a leg kick
and Luttinen counters with a good low kick that Yakovchenko was not able to check.
Luttinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko clinches.
Yakovchenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yakovchenko digs a right hand underneath Luttinen's ribcage. Luttinen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Igor Yakovchenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luttinen.
Luttinen taking a breather.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yakovchenko.
Luttinen looking to stall.
A short right from Yakovchenko on the inside.
A short left from Luttinen.
Luttinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Luttinen lands an uppercut.
Luttinen taking a breather.
Yakovchenko scores with a shoulder strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Yakovchenko breaks from the clinch.
Luttinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yakovchenko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Luttinen as he avoids it easily.
Luttinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yakovchenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Luttinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko motions for Luttinen to come forward. Yakovchenko throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yakovchenko wants to clinch up but Luttinen keeps it at a distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Luttinen.
Yakovchenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Luttinen.
Luttinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yakovchenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Luttinen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yakovchenko throws an off balance right hand
and Luttinen counters with a body kick that stops Yakovchenko in his tracks momentarily.
Yakovchenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Luttinen cracks Yakovchenko with an open hand slap.
Nice defenses there by Luttinen.
Luttinen scores with a jab.
Luttinen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yakovchenko misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko throws a low kick, looking for Luttinen's leg but Luttinen calmly moves out of range.
Luttinen lands with a shot to the body.
Yakovchenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yakovchenko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yakovchenko blocks a head kick by Luttinen.
Luttinen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yakovchenko lands a body shot.
Luttinen with a jab.
Yakovchenko throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yakovchenko gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Luttinen counters with a solid body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yakovchenko misses with an uppercut.
Yakovchenko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Luttinen is out of range and Yakovchenko settles back down.
Luttinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Usko Luttinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Luttinen 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Usko Luttinen!
An out of breath Usko Luttinen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Martin Huuhkaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joonas Mustonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin Huuhkaja 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martin Huuhkaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joonas Mustonen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mustonen looks to land a right hand but Huuhkaja moved out of range.
Huuhkaja throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mustonen.
Huuhkaja misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mustonen.
Huuhkaja tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mustonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Huuhkaja.
The fighters circling - Huuhkaja throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Huuhkaja just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Huuhkaja.
Mustonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Huuhkaja.
Huuhkaja takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Huuhkaja rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mustonen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big left from Huuhkaja misses.
Huuhkaja uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mustonen.
Huuhkaja swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mustonen looks to throw the jab but Huuhkaja is out of range.
Huuhkaja scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Huuhkaja lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mustonen circles away quickly and effectively.
Mustonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Huuhkaja manages to avoid it.
Huuhkaja lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Huuhkaja. Mustonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huuhkaja moves out of range as Mustonen strikes.
Mustonen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mustonen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Huuhkaja throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Huuhkaja misses with a series of wild punches.
Huuhkaja misses with a wild combination.
Mustonen thuds his right hand into Huuhkaja's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Huuhkaja throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Huuhkaja throws a right and a left that both miss.
Huuhkaja throws a combination. Mustonen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Huuhkaja takes a swing at Mustonen's ribcage but misses.
Mustonen avoids the body shot from Huuhkaja.
Huuhkaja looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Huuhkaja swinging wildly here.
Huuhkaja is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustonen connects with a body shot.
Huuhkaja loads up on a big right hand but Mustonen slips the punch.
Mustonen lands a slapping body shot.
Mustonen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mustonen takes a swing at Huuhkaja's ribcage but misses.
Huuhkaja takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mustonen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Martin Huuhkaja is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mustonen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mustonen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mustonen misses the shot to the body.
Huuhkaja on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Huuhkaja needs to keep his hands up - Mustonen had a free shot at his head there.
Huuhkaja walks into a stiff left hand from Mustonen.
Huuhkaja throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustonen scores with a jab.
Huuhkaja misses with a double jab
and Mustonen counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Mustonen finds it's way through Huuhkaja's defenses.
Huuhkaja keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mustonen throws a sloppy head kick and Huuhkaja moves out of range easily.
Mustonen avoids the body shot from Huuhkaja.
Mustonen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Huuhkaja is trying to defend but Mustonen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mustonen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mustonen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huuhkaja is refusing to be controlled, as Mustonen sits in half guard.
Mustonen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Huuhkaja sees it coming and defends easily.
Mustonen is trying to control. Huuhkaja wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mustonen is looking to advance position but Huuhkaja won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huuhkaja is pressing down on Mustonen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mustonen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Huuhkaja is keeping the position for now.
Mustonen advances position into side control!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mustonen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joonas Mustonen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mustonen throws a head kick that misses.
Mustonen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Huuhkaja sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mustonen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Huuhkaja throws a series of punches but Mustonen avoids them all with ease.
Huuhkaja is looking to wear down Mustonen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mustonen scores with a punch to the head.
Mustonen connects with the punch.
Mustonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mustonen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huuhkaja keeping moving, preventing Mustonen from controlling successfully.
Huuhkaja not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huuhkaja looking for a guillotine here but Mustonen defends easily.
Huuhkaja can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mustonen controls the pace.
Huuhkaja keeping moving, preventing Mustonen from controlling successfully.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Joonas Mustonen wasn't active enough on the ground.
Huuhkaja moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Some wild striking there from Huuhkaja.
Mustonen scores with a jab.
Mustonen throws a hook to the side of Huuhkaja's head but Huuhkaja sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Huuhkaja fails to land with a series of punches.
Mustonen slips a jab and a cross from Huuhkaja.
Mustonen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Huuhkaja at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huuhkaja misses with a two punch combination.
Huuhkaja throws the left hand but Mustonen avoids the punch easily.
Mustonen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Huuhkaja throws a right and a left that Mustonen avoids nicely.
Huuhkaja gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Huuhkaja misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mustonen.
Mustonen lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mustonen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Danga de danga de dang - Huuhkaja scores with a four punch combination!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Huuhkaja throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mustonen counters with a nice body shot.
Mustonen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Huuhkaja moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Huuhkaja takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mustonen lands a slapping body shot.
Mustonen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Huuhkaja.
Mustonen avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustonen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Huuhkaja.
Huuhkaja looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mustonen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mustonen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Huuhkaja counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Huuhkaja blocks a head kick by Mustonen.
Mustonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Huuhkaja is just out of range.
Mustonen takes a swing at Huuhkaja's ribcage but misses.
Mustonen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A head kick misses from Mustonen.
Mustonen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Huuhkaja on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mustonen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mustonen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Huuhkaja makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustonen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Huuhkaja at a distance.
Mustonen fails to land with a series of punches.
Huuhkaja scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Joonas Mustonen has been cut.
Martin Huuhkaja is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Huuhkaja misses with a two punch combination.
Mustonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Huuhkaja moves away.
Mustonen connects with a crisp jab.
Huuhkaja lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mustonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Huuhkaja swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mustonen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Huuhkaja misses with a hook.
Mustonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Huuhkaja.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mustonen defending well as Huuhkaja loads up on a big left hand.
Huuhkaja on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mustonen thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joonas Mustonen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joonas Mustonen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Huuhkaja takes a swing at Mustonen's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Huuhkaja misses.
Joonas Mustonen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A combination from Mustonen does no damage.
Mustonen misses with a body shot.
Mustonen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mustonen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Huuhkaja throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Huuhkaja misses with a looping left.
Mustonen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mustonen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Huuhkaja on his heels. He'll look to pass Huuhkaja's guard now, I'm sure.
Huuhkaja is trying to keep Mustonen in close.
Mustonen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mustonen trying to control but Huuhkaja is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustonen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Joonas Mustonen.
Huuhkaja doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Huuhkaja will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mustonen scores with a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Huuhkaja. Those never looked like landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Huuhkaja loads up on a big right hand but Mustonen slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mustonen. Huuhkaja does a little dance to reset his feet.
Huuhkaja missing with a left hand there. Mustonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Huuhkaja misses with a hook.
Mustonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Mustonen takes a swing at Huuhkaja's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huuhkaja throws a combination. Mustonen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mustonen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Huuhkaja looks to land a combination but Mustonen avoids it well.
Huuhkaja misses with a wild body shot.
Mustonen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Huuhkaja stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mustonen lands a jab.
Huuhkaja rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mustonen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A cross from Mustonen lands.
Martin Huuhkaja has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mustonen throws a one two combo.
Mustonen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mustonen lands with a cross.
Huuhkaja is rocked!
Huuhkaja throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oh Huuhkaja is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Huuhkaja takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mustonen lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Huuhkaja can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Mustonen and Huuhkaja drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Mustonen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joonas Mustonen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall comes to the cage accompanied by Fire storm. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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240 lbs
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265 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ken Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anthony Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall tries to score a power double leg takedown but Griffin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hall somewhat.
Hall displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Griffin.
Griffin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hall counters with a single leg into guard. Griffin didn't expect that.
Griffin keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
Hall is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Griffin looking for a guillotine here but Hall defends easily.
Hall is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hall passes easily into side control. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffin tries to control but Hall manages to take his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Anthony Griffin has been cut.
Hall lands strikes to the head.
Hall is controlling the position but Griffin somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Griffin is staying active underneath Hall, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hall seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Griffin trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffin wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall not doing much here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Griffin shoots and misses
and Hall decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Griffin's guard.
Ken Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Griffin.
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!
Griffin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hall cracks Griffin with a solid left hand.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Griffin wants to stand and escape but Hall is having none of it.
Hall postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hall working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hall lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hall wants to control from the top but Griffin keeps moving.
Hall lands a couple of digs.
Hall stands and steps away. Griffin gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Griffin misses with a takedown
and Hall counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hall lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin trying to keep a closed guard but Hall is proving a slippery customer.
Hall is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hall tries to free his leg and advance position but Griffin is retaining full guard.
Hall trying to control but Griffin is working from the bottom.
Hall tries to free his leg and advance position but Griffin is retaining full guard.
Hall 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.
Hall is working hard here to advance position.
Hall controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Griffin has momentary wrist control but Hall slips an elbow through the middle.
Hall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hall stands up over Griffin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Griffin thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Griffin has an active guard here but Hall has managed to pass into half guard.
Griffin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall wants to control but Griffin is keeping him busy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, if Hall is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Griffin manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Griffin wants to clinch up but Hall keeps it at a distance.
Griffin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Ken Hall has been cut.
Griffin throws a right hand that Hall ducks under and follows up with a left that Hall also avoids with ease.
Hall fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griffin has his takedown stuffed
and Hall counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Griffin looks gassed!
Hall with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hall stops Griffin from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Hall dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Griffin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hall counters with a single leg into guard. Griffin didn't expect that.
Griffin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Griffin is looking to stand up but Hall isn't so interested in that idea.
Hall with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Griffin looking for a sweep. Not yet Griffin, not yet.
Hall wants to pass the guard but Griffin is keeping the position.
Griffin isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Hall stacks Griffin on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Hall!
Hall taking a breather here.
Hall in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin prevents Hall from improving position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall is working Griffin over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hall scoring with punches from side control.
Hall grinds an elbow into Griffin's temple.
Hall wants to control but Griffin is keeping him busy.
Hall tries for a kimura but Griffin is defending well.
Hall tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hall has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Griffin tries to escape but Hall is in control.
Griffin tries to bench press Hall off him but Hall keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin taking a bit of punishment here - Hall scoring with strikes.
Ken Hall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Griffin wants to control but Hall postures up.
Hall has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Hall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Griffin can do to turn this around?
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!
Griffin throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Hall unloading with bombs!
Hall controlling from the full mount.
A nice elbow there by Hall.
Hall tries to control but Griffin wriggling away.
Hall takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hall fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That has opened up Anthony Griffin's cut even more.
Hall looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The cut above Anthony Griffin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Anthony Griffin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ken Hall!
As Ken Hall got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: And once again I wanna thank my opponent for holding it down and and by it I mean my weiner!!! Oh man you must have a weakness against guys named Ken Hall.Time to hang it up Griffen!!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Juan Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomasz Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dos Santos kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sugar We Going Down. Juan Dos Santos had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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130 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juan Dos Santos !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomasz Kowalski!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dos Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Kowalski is retaining full guard.
Dos Santos really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dos Santos preventing the sweep.
Dos Santos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dos Santos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kowalski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dos Santos . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dos Santos is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dos Santos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dos Santos drops back looking for a leg! Kowalski is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kowalski manages to kick Dos Santos off! Dos Santos jumps back into Kowalski's guard.
Dos Santos is pushing down on Kowalski's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kowalski is fighting to maintain full guard but Dos Santos has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dos Santos prevents Kowalski from standing back up.
Dos Santos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dos Santos is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dos Santos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kowalski defends it well.
Dos Santos is working for a submission of some sort.
Dos Santos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kowalski defends it well.
Kowalski is defending against the submission attempts here by Dos Santos .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kowalski looking for submissions off his back.
Dos Santos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kowalski defends it well.
Dos Santos is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kowalski is defending against the submission attempts here by Dos Santos .
Dos Santos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is working for a submission of some sort.
Dos Santos seems to be looking for submissions.
Dos Santos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Dos Santos seems to be looking for submissions.
Kowalski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dos Santos pulls his head out easily.
Dos Santos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kowalski sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos seems to be looking for submissions.
Kowalski wants to get back to his feet.
Dos Santos looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dos Santos stops Kowalski from getting back to his feet.
Dos Santos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kowalski defends it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dos Santos is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dos Santos is trying to work for a kimura but Kowalski is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Dos Santos dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
No joy there for Kowalski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kowalski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dos Santos swivels and escapes.
Dos Santos slips a straight right by Kowalski.
Kowalski misses with an uppercut
and Dos Santos counters with a single leg into guard. Kowalski didn't expect that.
Dos Santos is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dos Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dos Santos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dos Santos is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dos Santos is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kowalski pushes Dos Santos off and gets back to his feet.
Kowalski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dos Santos moves out of range as Kowalski throws a body kick.
Kowalski thows a body shot but no joy.
Kowalski throws a nice looking combination but Dos Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kowalski has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski wants to break free but Dos Santos has control.
Kowalski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dos Santos lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Dos Santos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dos Santos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Dos Santos has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Juan Dos Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dos Santos throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Kowalski has his hands clasped together but Dos Santos breaks the hold and Kowalski is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Dos Santos !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Juan Dos Santos !
Juan Dos Santos made sure to mention his sponsor, Outkast Clothing Line in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri Kasavanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maarten Van Der Moot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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168 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
26
155 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dimitri Kasavanov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maarten Van Der Moot!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Moot moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kasavanov looks to land a right hand but Van Der Moot moved out of range.
Van Der Moot avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good exchange - Van Der Moot coming out on top.
Van Der Moot misses with a wild body shot.
Kasavanov has closed the distance and engaged Van Der Moot in a clinch.
Van Der Moot lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kasavanov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Der Moot lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kasavanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Der Moot.
Kasavanov prevents a body shot from Van Der Moot.
Van Der Moot lands a right hand.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kasavanov blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Moot works on Kasavanov's body with a couple of short punches.
Van Der Moot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Der Moot misses with some punches.
Kasavanov is trying to push Van Der Moot away but Van Der Moot has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Van Der Moot works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Van Der Moot creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Van Der Moot scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Der Moot tries to throw a body punch but Kasavanov avoids it by throwing Van Der Moot back against the cage.
Van Der Moot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Der Moot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Der Moot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Der Moot lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kasavanov is rocked!
Kasavanov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oh Kasavanov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Der Moot throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Van Der Moot lands a body shot.
Kasavanov seems to have got his legs back now.
Van Der Moot lands with a left to the head.
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!
Van Der Moot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasavanov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Van Der Moot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kasavanov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Der Moot misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Der Moot working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kasavanov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kasavanov wants to stall.
Kasavanov misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Van Der Moot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Der Moot.
Nice body punch from Van Der Moot - that landed with a thud.
Van Der Moot scores with a shot to the side of Kasavanov's head.
Kasavanov tries to throw a body punch but Van Der Moot avoids it by throwing Kasavanov back against the cage.
Van Der Moot lands with a light punch inside.
Kasavanov is trying to maintain a safe position but Van Der Moot gets an underhook and turns Kasavanov into the cage.
Van Der Moot lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Moot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Der Moot lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short body shot lands from Van Der Moot as the two fighters clinch.
Kasavanov is breathing heavily.
Van Der Moot lands an uppercut.
Van Der Moot lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kasavanov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Van Der Moot smiles and moves away.
Van Der Moot drops Kasavanov with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Kasavanov! Van Der Moot dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maarten Van Der Moot!
Maarten Van Der Moot is the new lightweight champion!
A victorious Maarten Van Der Moot thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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