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IMMA: Third round PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gab Bloodsport (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmys Brother (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gab Bloodsport!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jimmys Brother!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bloodsport shoots in for a double leg but Brother sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bloodsport shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brother counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Brother is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bloodsport looking for submissions off his back.
Bloodsport looking for submissions off his back.
Bloodsport actively working from the bottom here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brother lands a nice short elbow.
Bloodsport looking for submissions off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bloodsport on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brother is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Brother content to control rather than advance.
Brother looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bloodsport with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bloodsport looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brother prevents Bloodsport from improving his position.
Brother is looking to take a break and control but Bloodsport is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brother is working for a submission of some sort.
Brother is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodsport looking for submissions off his back.
Bloodsport actively working from the bottom here.
Bloodsport is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brother pulls his head out easily.
Bloodsport looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bloodsport is defending against the submission attempts here by Brother.
Brother trying to pass the guard but Bloodsport defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brother is trying to control. Bloodsport wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bloodsport looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Brother is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bloodsport!
Bloodsport working to try and regain half guard.
Brother seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Bloodsport is holding on tight.
Bloodsport taking shots to the head.
Brother pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The referee warns Bloodsport that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bloodsport sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Brother seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brother is looking to take a break and control but Bloodsport is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brother is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bloodsport has managed to free his arm - good work.
Brother looks gassed!
Brother is keen to just control but Bloodsport is a slippery customer.
Bloodsport is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brother pulls his head out easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brother controlling the pace.
Bloodsport looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brother is trying to control the action in half guard but Bloodsport is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bloodsport looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bloodsport looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmys Brother dominated that round.
That's time! Bloodsport's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bloodsport shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brother as he jumps to the side.
Bloodsport gets tackled into the cage by Brother. Brother maintains the clinch.
Bloodsport missing with knees to the body.
Brother gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Bloodsport regains guard.
Bloodsport is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brother defends well.
Bloodsport is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Brother looking for submissions off his back.
Brother looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bloodsport wants to pass to mount but Brother is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brother actively working from the bottom here.
Brother really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bloodsport. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brother is breathing heavily.
Bloodsport is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Brother is just riding it out for now. Bloodsport eventually gives up the hold.
Bloodsport is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Brother is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gab Bloodsport!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randell Wild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Joukainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harry Joukainen has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randell Wild!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harry Joukainen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wild shoots in for a takedown but Joukainen shows good takedown defense.
Wild doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Joukainen cracks the inside of Wild's front leg.
Joukainen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Joukainen catches Wild with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wild fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Joukainen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Joukainen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wild's sensitive parts.
Joukainen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wild stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Joukainen.
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!
Joukainen throws a solid leg kick but Wild takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Joukainen.
Wild stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Joukainen.
Wild manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Joukainen on his heels. He'll look to pass Joukainen's guard now, I'm sure.
Wild drops back looking for a leg! Joukainen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Joukainen manages to kick Wild off! Wild jumps back into Joukainen's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wild thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joukainen is looking to stand up but Wild isn't so interested in that idea.
Wild thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Wild thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Joukainen wants to stand up but Wild is controlling him.
Wild drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Wild as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Joukainen screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Wild! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Randell Wild!
Randell Wild bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kk Brewer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peeta Paka Spiduhmon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Spiduhmon's choice of entrance music: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kk Brewer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peeta Paka Spiduhmon!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spiduhmon throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Spiduhmon.
Spiduhmon scores with a sloppy right hand. Brewer should have avoided that one.
Brewer loads up on a big right hand but Spiduhmon slips the punch.
Brewer just misses with a punch to the body.
Brewer thows a leg kick but Spiduhmon checks it
enabling Spiduhmon to counter with a crisp jab.
Spiduhmon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
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!
Brewer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Spiduhmon connects with an inside leg kick.
Spiduhmon lands a big head kick that sends Brewer tumbling to the mat! Spiduhmon takes a step backwards and waves Brewer back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Kk Brewer has been cut.
Brewer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Spiduhmon. Spiduhmon obviously looking to wear him down.
Brewer misses with a low kick.
Brewer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Spiduhmon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Brewer just misses with a punch to the body.
Spiduhmon lands a big head kick that sends Brewer tumbling to the mat! Spiduhmon takes a step backwards and waves Brewer back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Brewer is rocked!
That kick from Spiduhmon tenderised Brewer's leg. Brewer is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewer avoids the head kick by Spiduhmon.
Spiduhmon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Spiduhmon scores with a head kick.
Spiduhmon throws a powerful right kick. Brewer tried to block low but the kick was high! Brewer was taken right off of his feet! Spiduhmon jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Peeta Paka Spiduhmon!
After winning the bout, Peeta Paka Spiduhmon 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 Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John McLachlan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McLachlan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lostprophets - 4:AM Forever kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John McLachlan!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers is looking to clinch but McLachlan is avoiding it.
McLachlan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. McLachlan showed some decent athleticism there.
McLachlan stops Rogers from getting back to his feet.
McLachlan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McLachlan winds up and cracks Rogers with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
McLachlan works his way into side control.
Rogers taking punishment in the form of punches.
Rogers is trying to escape the position but McLachlan is controlling the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rogers taking punishment in the form of punches.
McLachlan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, McLachlan asserts his dominance and retains side control.
McLachlan controlling the position from side mount.
McLachlan scores with a couple of short elbows.
McLachlan working the body and head with strikes.
McLachlan looks up at the clock and then as Rogers takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, McLachlan smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
McLachlan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rogers down.
McLachlan cracks Rogers with a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLachlan working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McLachlan cracks Rogers with a big elbow.
Rogers takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Rogers takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
McLachlan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rogers down.
McLachlan moves into full mount!
McLachlan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
McLachlan working the ground and pound effectively.
Rogers taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLachlan lands a heavy elbow.
McLachlan landing strikes from the mount.
Rogers is rocked!
McLachlan content just to control the position here.
McLachlan scoring with strikes but Rogers is staying in there.
Oh Rogers is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
McLachlan drops a big elbow. That's hurt Rogers! More shots from McLachlan and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John McLachlan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Iron Trident (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angry Jabberwocky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iron Trident has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iron Trident!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Angry Jabberwocky!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Trident misses.
Trident misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jabberwocky.
Jabberwocky shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Trident as he avoids it easily.
Nice shot by Trident.
Jabberwocky shoots in looking for a takedown. Trident tries to sprawl out of it but Jabberwocky keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Trident manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jabberwocky looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Trident blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jabberwocky.
Jabberwocky working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jabberwocky not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabberwocky not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jabberwocky is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Trident!
Jabberwocky punching from mount but Trident doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Jabberwocky throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jabberwocky lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Trident hang on?
Trident is squirming around, avoiding Jabberwocky's attempts to control the action.
Jabberwocky punching from mount but Trident doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Jabberwocky misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabberwocky is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Trident can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jabberwocky lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jabberwocky can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Trident is looking to escape.
Jabberwocky might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Trident kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Jabberwocky punishing his opponent with strikes.
Trident keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jabberwocky controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabberwocky sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Trident wants to control but Jabberwocky is having none of it.
Jabberwocky has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jabberwocky sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jabberwocky cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jabberwocky looking to control but Trident is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jabberwocky lands a big elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jabberwocky with shots to the head and body - Trident looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jabberwocky with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angry Jabberwocky dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jabberwocky misses with a takedown attempt - Trident sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Trident pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jabberwocky is out of range and Trident settles back down.
Horrible takedown by Jabberwocky or perhaps it was just good defense by Trident which made him look bad.
Jabberwocky misses with a wild body shot.
Trident ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jabberwocky moves away.
Trident takes a swing at Jabberwocky's ribcage but misses.
Angry Jabberwocky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trident throws a combination that misses
and Jabberwocky counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Trident!
Jabberwocky landing strikes from the mount and Trident is in trouble!
Jabberwocky controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabberwocky postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Trident looks a forlorn figure.
Jabberwocky sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Trident knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jabberwocky on the ground.
Trident is looking to improve his position but Jabberwocky isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabberwocky throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Trident because Jabberwocky loaded up on that one.
Jabberwocky scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Trident?
Jabberwocky lands a big shot there that rocks Trident but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Trident is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jabberwocky postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Trident bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Jabberwocky and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Angry Jabberwocky!
After the fight, Angry Jabberwocky was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nate North (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Make Munalukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Make Munalukko enters the cage!
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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 Helsinki, Nate North!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Make Munalukko!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
North gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Munalukko misses with a hook from the clinch.
North's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
North misses with a low kick as Munalukko jumps back.
A nice combination there by Munalukko.
It looks like Nate North has been cut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Munalukko checks a leg kick.
Munalukko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
North shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
North throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as North accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
North is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
North postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
North postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
North lands a couple of elbows.
North with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
North scoring with punches to the head and body.
North trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
North throws a big right hand that misses.
North scoring with punches to the head and body.
North is looking to work some ground and pound but Munalukko has wrist control.
North postures up and lands a big shot to Munalukko's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
North lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
North advances position into side control!
North controls the position from side control.
North lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
North is putting a hurting on Munalukko here, landing some big shots from side control.
Munalukko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with North. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Munalukko tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
North cracks Munalukko with an elbow. That is naaassty.
North working the body and head with strikes.
Munalukko takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
North working the ground and pound.
North lands a decent elbow from side control.
North in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
You can see the frustration on Munalukko's face as North controls the position.
North's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Munalukko taking punishment in the form of punches.
North works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Munalukko takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
North cracks Munalukko with a big right hand but Munalukko just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
North controlling from side mount.
North 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
North working the ground and pound.
North in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
North lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
North is chipping away with strikes.
North lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
North landing strikes.
North lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Munalukko is being controlled here.
North is working Munalukko over with some ground and pound from side control.
North scores with punches from side control.
North looks up at the clock and then as Munalukko takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, North smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munalukko is being controlled here.
North lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
North is putting a hurting on Munalukko here, landing some big shots from side control.
North looks up at the clock and then as Munalukko takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, North smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Munalukko is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
North lands a nice forearm strike.
North in side control lands a decent elbow.
Munalukko is rocked!
North is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
North creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Munalukko is still in real trouble! Can North finish him?
Munalukko looks gassed!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big shot lands for North! That's hurt Munalukko! Will he recover? North fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate North!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jang Min Chul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - Joe Harrison Song. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jang Min Chul!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jang Min Chul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Min Chul will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Min Chul throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harrison stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harrison looks to land a combination but Min Chul avoids it well.
Harrison showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Min Chul.
Harrison throws a combination. Min Chul tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Jang Min Chul has been cut.
Harrison goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Min Chul throws a combination that misses
and Harrison counters with a nice body shot.
A combination from Harrison does no damage.
Harrison comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Min Chul misses with an uppercut.
Harrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Min Chul moves away.
Harrison lands with a nice combination. Min Chul backs away looking to recover.
Min Chul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harrison manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison misses with an uppercut. Min Chul saw that one coming.
Harrison lands a left and a right that send Min Chul crashing to the mat, dazed. Harrison thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Min Chul is rocked!
That has opened up Jang Min Chul's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Min Chul throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Min Chul swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harrison misses with the combination.
Min Chul misses with a wild combination.
Min Chul throws a lazy right hand but Harrison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harrison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Min Chul misses with an uppercut. Harrison saw that one coming.
Harrison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harrison fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Min Chul on the side of the head.
The cut above Jang Min Chul's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Min Chul throws a looping overhand right but Harrison ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Min Chul misses.
A punch combination from Min Chul misses.
Min Chul fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harrison connects with a combination that backs up Min Chul into the cage. Harrison lands a flurry of punches that gets past Min Chul's guard. Min Chul is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Harrison bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Harrison!
Our winner, Joe Harrison, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaneonuskatew Citlali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Pichugo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pichugo has chosen Never Say Die as his entrance music. The key to victory for Kaneonuskatew Citlali has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaneonuskatew Citlali!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kid Pichugo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pichugo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Citlali but Citlali pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pichugo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Kid Pichugo has been cut.
Citlali lands a big head kick that sends Pichugo tumbling to the mat! Citlali takes a step backwards and waves Pichugo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
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!
Citlali slaps away a takedown attempt from Pichugo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pichugo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Citlali fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pichugo looks gassed!
Pichugo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Citlali sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kaneonuskatew Citlali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kid Pichugo.
Citlali fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pichugo, pushing him back against the cage.
Pichugo is trying to pull guard but Citlali has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Citlali.
Citlali working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Citlali makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pichugo is rocked!
Citlali creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Pichugo with a big uppercut! Pichugo tries to clinch up but Citlali pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Pichugo to the mat! Pichugo covers up and Citlali unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kaneonuskatew Citlali!
Kaneonuskatew Citlali retains his light heavyweight title!
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