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MMA HELSINKI 89 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jhansku Skettol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rafael Villa is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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270 lbs
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246 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jhansku Skettol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafael Villa!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villa tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Villa.
Villa closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Skettol quickly recovers to half guard.
Villa passes to side control.
Villa controls the position.
Let's hope that Villa has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skettol tries to buck Villa off but Villa is having none of it.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Rafael Villa hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Villa looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Skettol!
Villa working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Skettol turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Villa off and cradles Skettol's limp body as Villa celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Rafael Villa!
A very excited looking Rafael Villa made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peeeers Mies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luigi Makaroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peeeers Mies has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peeeers Mies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luigi Makaroni!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makaroni misses with the combination.
Mies tries to bum rush Makaroni with a series of wild strikes but Makaroni uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Makaroni pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mies steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Makaroni. That one must have hurt.
Makaroni lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Makaroni wants to clinch up but Mies keeps it at a distance.
Makaroni takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Luigi Makaroni has been cut.
Makaroni connects with an inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Mies.
Mies will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Makaroni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mies lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Makaroni circles away quickly and effectively.
Makaroni displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Peeeers Mies has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mies throws a series of punches but Makaroni avoids them all with ease.
Makaroni closes the distance and pushes Mies back into the cage.
Mies avoiding damage as Makaroni throws knees to the body.
Makaroni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makaroni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mies looks to land a combination but Makaroni avoids it well.
Mies misses with the combination.
Mies moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mies comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Makaroni connects with a leg kick. Mies looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Makaroni takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mies moves out of range of the body kick.
Makaroni fails to land with a series of punches.
Makaroni fails in his attempt to clinch.
Makaroni tries to clinch but Mies moves out of range.
Mies misses with the combination.
Mies misses with a wild combination.
Makaroni moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Makaroni moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makaroni tries to land knees in the clinch but Mies avoids the damage to the body.
Mies breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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!
Sloppy strikes from Mies. Those never looked like landing.
Makaroni swinging wildly here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Makaroni.
Mies misses with a few strikes there.
Mies takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Makaroni fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mies checks it well.
Makaroni scores with a nice body kick.
Makaroni throws a head kick that Mies semi-blocks.
A slapping body kick lands there for Makaroni.
Mies ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Makaroni moves away.
Makaroni scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mies is breathing heavily.
Makaroni scores with a hook to the body. Mies takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Makaroni lands with a slapping head kick.
Makaroni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mies.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Makaroni.
Makaroni pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Makaroni throws a front kick that sends Mies stumbling back into the cage.
Makaroni slips under a jab from Mies.
Mies falls off balance throwing a combination
and Makaroni counters with a nice body kick.
Makaroni explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nice jab there from Makaroni.
A slapping leg kick lands for Makaroni.
Mies throws a series of punches but Makaroni avoids them all with ease.
Makaroni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mies.
Mies swats away the attempt to clinch by Makaroni.
Makaroni tries to clinch but Mies moves out of range.
Makaroni cracks Mies with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makaroni closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makaroni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mies avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mies throws a right and a left that Makaroni avoids nicely.
Mies connects with the punch.
Makaroni dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mies. That did some damage!
Makaroni takes a swing at Mies's ribcage but misses.
Mies swinging wildly here.
Makaroni tries to clinch but Mies moves out of range.
Mies swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick from Mies misses
and Makaroni counters with a nice body kick.
Mies throws a right and a left that Makaroni avoids nicely.
Mies will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mies has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mies throws a right and a left that Makaroni avoids nicely.
Mies misses with a wild combination.
Makaroni is looking to slow Mies down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luigi Makaroni dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A slow jab from Makaroni misses its intended target.
Makaroni takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Makaroni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mies.
Mies is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mies comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mies cracks Makaroni with an open hand slap.
Mies misses with a double jab.
Mies misses with a double jab.
Mies lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Makaroni circles away quickly and effectively.
Makaroni is looking to land body kicks.
Makaroni misses with a low kick.
Mies moves out of range of the body kick.
Makaroni has closed the distance and engaged Mies in a clinch.
Mies blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Makaroni with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Makaroni looking to throw knees to the head but Mies is blocking nicely.
Makaroni is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mies is defending well for now.
Makaroni throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makaroni with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mies on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Makaroni is trying to push Mies away but Mies has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mies on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mies breaks from the clinch.
Makaroni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mies misses with a two punch combination.
Mies swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Makaroni tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mies swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some wild striking there from Makaroni.
Mies misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Makaroni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mies throws a nice looking combination but Makaroni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
An inside leg kick lands from Makaroni.
A punch combination from Makaroni misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mies 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 Makaroni has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Makaroni and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Makaroni slips a jab and a cross from Mies.
Makaroni has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Makaroni.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Makaroni connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Peeeers Mies is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Makaroni lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Peeeers Mies's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mies throws a nice looking combination but Makaroni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Makaroni throws a series of punches but Mies avoids them all with ease.
Mies misses with the combination.
Makaroni tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A right-left combo lands from Makaroni.
No joy there for Makaroni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice body kick there by Makaroni.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mies throws a series of punches but Makaroni moves out of range.
Mies fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mies throws a series of punches but Makaroni moves out of range.
Makaroni looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Makaroni wants to clinch.
Makaroni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mies.
Makaroni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Makaroni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mies moves away.
Makaroni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mies swinging wildly here.
Makaroni ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mies tried to score with a low kick but Makaroni checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mies lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Makaroni circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Makaroni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Peeeers Mies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Mies does no damage.
Mies fails to land with a series of punches.
Mies is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Makaroni.
Mies ducks right into an uppercut from Makaroni.
Makaroni slips a jab and a cross from Mies.
Mies throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mies dodges the punch combination from Makaroni.
Makaroni throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A left and a right from Mies both land. Nice combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Makaroni pushes Mies up against the cage in a clinch.
Makaroni looking to throw knees to the head but Mies is blocking nicely.
Makaroni breaks the clinch.
Mies lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luigi Makaroni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mies throws a series of punches but Makaroni avoids them all with ease.
Mies throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Makaroni on the side of the head.
Mies looks to throw the jab but Makaroni is out of range.
Makaroni moves into the clinch.
Makaroni connects with a knee to the head.
Makaroni manages to break the clinch.
Mies checks a low kick from Makaroni.
A combination from Makaroni does no damage.
Mies misses with a few strikes there.
Mies lands with a nice combination. Makaroni backs away looking to recover.
Mies fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mies misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Makaroni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Makaroni scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mies avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mies misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mies lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Makaroni circles away quickly and effectively.
Mies blocks the body kick.
Makaroni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mies will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Makaroni moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mies checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mies tries to score with a low kick but Makaroni moves his leg out of the way.
Makaroni rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mies moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mies lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Makaroni circles away quickly and effectively.
A nice leg kick lands there from Makaroni.
Mies swinging wildly here.
Mies avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mies misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makaroni scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mies rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Makaroni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mies fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Makaroni manages to avoid it.
Makaroni throws a right and a left that Mies avoids nicely.
Makaroni misses with a series of wild punches.
Mies throws a nice looking combination but Makaroni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mies lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Makaroni circles away quickly and effectively.
Makaroni tries to clinch but Mies moves out of range.
Mies throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Makaroni.
Makaroni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Makaroni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makaroni has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Makaroni throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Makaroni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makaroni misses with a few strikes there.
Mies tries to bum rush Makaroni with a series of wild strikes but Makaroni uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mies uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makaroni.
Mies rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Makaroni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mies throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Makaroni counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mies's knee momentarily.
Makaroni misses with a head kick.
Makaroni throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mies looks to land a combination but Makaroni avoids it well.
Makaroni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Makaroni takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A nice combination there by Mies.
No joy there for Mies, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mies throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Makaroni tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mies swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Makaroni will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makaroni fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mies.
Mies misses with the combination.
Mies keeps the fight on the outside.
Peeeers Mies has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luigi Makaroni is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Makaroni throws a leg kick which misses Mies's front leg but catches the back leg as Mies tries to avoid it.
Makaroni dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mies. That did some damage!
Makaroni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mies.
Makaroni throws the kick towards the body but Mies avoids it.
Mies bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mies lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Makaroni circles away quickly and effectively.
Luigi Makaroni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mies fails to land with a series of punches.
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.
A punch combination from Makaroni misses.
Mies swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mies looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mies is looking to score with low kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Luigi Makaroni.
Well Makaroni has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luigi Makaroni!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blow Me (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olli Pommi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blow Me!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olli Pommi!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Me is looking to clinch but Pommi is avoiding it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Me!
Pommi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pommi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pommi misses with a kick to the body.
Me moves out of range of the leg kick from Pommi.
Me lands with a slapping head kick.
Pommi clinches with his opponent.
Me fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Me misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pommi jumps guard and drags Me to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pommi has his feet on Me's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Pommi blocks a head kick by Me.
Me plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pommi blocks a leg kick.
Me fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pommi manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pommi throws a body kick that misses.
Me lands a slapping body shot.
Me is looking to slow Pommi down with leg kicks.
Pommi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Blow Me has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Me throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Me 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 Pommi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pommi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pommi throws a push kick but Me slaps the foot to one side.
Pommi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pommi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pommi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Me scores with a jab to the head.
Pommi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blow Me seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pommi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Me was well out of range. Poor timing from Pommi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pommi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pommi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Me wants to clinch up but Pommi keeps it at a distance.
Me tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pommi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Me circles away quickly and effectively.
Me lands with a cross.
Me looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pommi wants to slow Me down by chopping away at his legs.
A leg kick checked by Me.
Pommi throws a wild body kick that Me sees coming a mile off.
Pommi moves into range and clinches up with Me.
Pommi pulls guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pommi wriggles free and stands up.
Pommi scores with a nice body kick.
Me is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pommi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Me fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pommi is out of range.
Pommi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Me.
Me tries to keep at a distance but Pommi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Me takes an elbow to the temple.
Pommi works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Pommi gets to his feet. Me looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Pommi clinches.
Pommi lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pommi stands up out of the half guard.
Pommi tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knees to the body from Pommi.
Pommi breaks the clinch.
Pommi pushes Me up against the cage in a clinch.
Pommi jumps guard and drags Me to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pommi manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pommi throws a sloppy head kick and Me moves out of range easily.
Pommi throws a series of punches but Me avoids them all with ease.
Pommi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olli Pommi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blow Me's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Me tries to clinch but Pommi is having none of it.
Me scores with a nice body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Me.
Me pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Me takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Me takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both fighters circling a little - Pommi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pommi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pommi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pommi keeps Me at a distance using the push kick.
Pommi throws out a leg kick but Me moves out of range and Pommi only half commits.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pommi in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Pommi rushes Me and presses him up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pommi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pommi tries to land a front kick but Me steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pommi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Me tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pommi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pommi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pommi misses with a double jab.
Pommi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pommi tries a head kick but it misses.
Me moves out of range of the body kick from Pommi.
Pommi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pommi lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pommi pulls guard successfully.
Pommi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pommi kicks Me off and gets to his feet.
Pommi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pommi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Me looks for the body kick but Pommi saw that one coming.
Pommi moves into the clinch.
Pommi gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pommi stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Me to get to his feet.
Pommi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pommi tries a low kick but Me avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pommi misses with a body kick.
Pommi lands a brutal uppercut that launches Me off his feet! Me tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Olli Pommi!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between No Name (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knock Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Name has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Knock Out will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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31
135 lbs
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141 lbs
15 - 13 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, No Name!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Knock Out!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Out pushes Name away with a front kick.
Name throws a lazy uppercut
and Out connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice straight punches there by Out. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Out.
Out with a nice cross.
Out works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Out connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
Name throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Out staying out of range there.
Name attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Name throws out a loose jab but Out uses good head movement to avoid it.
Out tries to sprawl but Name drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Name is breathing heavily.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Out tries to kick Name off but Name keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Name looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Name trying to control from Out's half guard. Out has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Name gets to his feet. Out looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Out tests Name's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Name gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Out.
Name is rocked!
Out drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Name right on the button. Name goes down! Out follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Out gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Knock Out!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Knock Out waved his t-shirt featuring 1337 ANZAC 's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Don Lola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvi Rausku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rausku has chosen Notkea Rotta - Taas Lähtee Taju as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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26
198 lbs
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31
190 lbs
14 - 18 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Lola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Arvi Rausku!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lola lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lola.
It looks like Arvi Rausku has been cut.
Lola lands a slapping body shot.
Rausku throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lola cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lola swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rausku looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lola connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lola misses with a hook. Rausku ducked under it nicely.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Lola enables Rausku to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lola manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lola keeping moving, preventing Rausku from controlling successfully.
Lola looking for a guillotine here but Rausku defends easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lola is on top in guard.
Rausku had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lola defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lola trying to control but Rausku is working from the bottom.
Lola stopping the sweep attempt from Rausku.
Lola works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lola trying to mount his opponent but Rausku defends it.
Rausku wants to get back to full guard.
Lola is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rausku gets back to full guard.
Lola wants to control from the top but Rausku keeps moving.
Rausku is looking for a triangle but Lola pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rausku keeping moving, preventing Lola from controlling successfully.
Rausku is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lola defends well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lola wants to control from the top but Rausku keeps moving.
Rausku wants to sweep but no luck.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lola is pushing down on Rausku's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rausku is fighting to maintain full guard but Lola has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rausku is refusing to be controlled, as Lola sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rausku wants to get back to full guard.
Rausku looking for submissions off his back.
Rausku regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lola is pushing down on Rausku's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rausku is fighting to maintain full guard but Lola has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rausku tries to get to full guard but Lola has control of the leg.
Lola wants to take a breather but Rausku is having none of it.
Lola wants to stand up but Rausku has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Lola wants to control but Rausku is keeping him busy.
Rausku actively working from the bottom here.
Lola trying to control from half guard but Rausku is working away.
Lola prevents Rausku from improving his position.
Lola is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rausku doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lola.
Rausku wants to control but Lola is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rausku won't allow Lola to pass to mount.
Lola is working for a kimura but Rausku is defending it quite comfortably.
Rausku is looking to improve his position.
Rausku is refusing to be controlled, as Lola sits in half guard.
Lola is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rausku is just riding it out for now. Lola eventually gives up the hold.
Rausku is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Lola dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arvi Rausku's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lola throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rausku.
Lola misses the shot to the body.
Lola is looking to wear down Rausku with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Decent striking displayed by Lola there.
Lola stuffs the takedown attempt from Rausku. Rausku gets slowly back to his feet.
Lola thows a body shot but no joy.
Rausku takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lola misses with an uppercut. Rausku saw that one coming.
Rausku shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rausku was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rausku goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Lola is on top in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rausku keeping moving, preventing Lola from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lola passes Rausku's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rausku wants to get back to full guard.
Lola seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rausku does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rausku is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rausku is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rausku is not content to let Lola control the position.
Lola is working for a kimura but Rausku is defending it quite comfortably.
Lola is looking for a kimura but Rausku is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lola to get the leverage.
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.
Lola is looking for a kimura here.
Lola is looking for a kimura here.
Rausku works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lola tries to free his leg and advance position but Rausku is retaining full guard.
Rausku is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lola defends well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rausku looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lola is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lola wants to control from the top but Rausku keeps moving.
Lola is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rausku is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Rausku looking for a guillotine here but Lola defends easily.
Lola stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rausku swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rausku escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lola gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rausku can't keep his opponent in guard - Lola advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rausku is defending against the submission attempts here by Lola.
Lola is trying to work for a kimura but Rausku is defending well.
Rausku makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rausku.
Rausku is looking to sinch up a triangle. Lola throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Rausku's body to avoid the submission. Rausku has instead reached around Lola's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Rausku arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Arvi Rausku!
Arvi Rausku took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mieszko Grzmotojad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grzmotojad comes to the cage accompanied by Power Metal . Donald Patterson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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30
200 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
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31
216 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mieszko Grzmotojad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donald Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grzmotojad moves into range and clinches up with Patterson.
Patterson throws an elbow but it misses.
Grzmotojad wants the takedown. Patterson is fighting it off but Grzmotojad persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Patterson's guard against the cage.
Grzmotojad with a flurry of punches that miss.
Grzmotojad throws an elbow that misses. Patterson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Grzmotojad's guard. Nice move by Patterson!
Patterson wants to stand but Grzmotojad is controlling his posture from full guard.
Grzmotojad is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Grzmotojad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Patterson is defending well for now.
Grzmotojad on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Grzmotojad's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Patterson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patterson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grzmotojad is defending well for now.
Patterson working Grzmotojad over with knees to the body.
Patterson lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Mieszko Grzmotojad has been cut.
Patterson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Grzmotojad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Patterson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Grzmotojad jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Patterson walks away with a smile on his face. Grzmotojad gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Patterson clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Patterson throws an elbow but misses.
A knee to the head by Patterson.
Grzmotojad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grzmotojad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Patterson.
Patterson tries a knee to the head but Grzmotojad blocks it.
Grzmotojad takes a knee to the side of the body.
Patterson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grzmotojad avoids it.
Patterson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Grzmotojad.
Grzmotojad fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mieszko Grzmotojad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patterson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Patterson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
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!
Patterson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mieszko Grzmotojad's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Grzmotojad.
Grzmotojad tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Patterson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Grzmotojad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Patterson.
Patterson trying to land knees to the body.
Patterson lands a knee to the body.
Grzmotojad is breathing heavily.
Grzmotojad goes for a takedown attempt but Patterson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mieszko Grzmotojad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patterson clinches with his opponent.
Patterson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Patterson lands a damaging elbow.
Patterson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Patterson looking to throw knees to the head but Grzmotojad is blocking nicely.
Grzmotojad takes a knee right on the jaw!
Grzmotojad misses with a punch to the body.
Grzmotojad decides to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patterson wanted to stand there but Grzmotojad had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grzmotojad throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Patterson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Grzmotojad, up you get!
Patterson rushes Grzmotojad and presses him up against the cage.
Patterson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grzmotojad tries to throw a body punch but Patterson avoids it by throwing Grzmotojad back against the cage.
Patterson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grzmotojad stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Patterson tries to land a knee to the head but Grzmotojad blocks with his arms.
Grzmotojad has Patterson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Patterson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Grzmotojad utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Patterson.
Patterson avoiding damage as Grzmotojad throws knees to the body.
Grzmotojad tries a knee to the head but Patterson blocks it.
Patterson lands an elbow that stopped Grzmotojad in his tracks for a moment.
Mieszko Grzmotojad's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grzmotojad on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Patterson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grzmotojad works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Patterson missing with knees to the body.
Patterson with a knee to the head.
Jeez, Mieszko Grzmotojad's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Patterson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Patterson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Patterson.
Patterson working Grzmotojad over with knees to the body.
Patterson prevents a body shot from Grzmotojad.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Patterson obliges.
Patterson misses with a knee to the head.
Grzmotojad tries to circle away but Patterson has him pinned against the cage.
Patterson throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Patterson with a knee to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mieszko Grzmotojad's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Donald Patterson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lauri Puukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lauri Puukko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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165 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lauri Puukko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Tyson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tyson.
Puukko clinches.
Tyson lands a right hand.
Tyson stalling against the cage.
Puukko trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Tyson - that landed with a thud.
Tyson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Puukkos head.
Puukko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tyson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Puukko misses with a knee strike.
Tyson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Puukko tries to land knees in the clinch but Tyson avoids the damage to the body.
Puukko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tyson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tyson wants a takedown.
Puukko looking to throw knees to the head but Tyson is blocking nicely.
Tyson gets through Puukko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tyson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Puukko backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson lands a hook that snaps the head of Puukko backwards.
Tyson avoiding damage as Puukko throws knees to the body.
Puukko missing with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Tyson.
Tyson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tyson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tyson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tyson.
Tyson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tyson scores with a shot to the side of Puukko's head.
Tyson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tyson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Tyson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Tyson trying to control the position but Puukko is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Tyson throws a strike aimed at the side of Puukko's head but Puukko avoids it well.
Tyson landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puukko is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Tyson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Tyson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Puukko to see if he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Puukko is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tyson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Puukko on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Puukko tries to get out of the position.
Tyson scoring with punches and elbows.
The strikes coming from Tyson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
An elbow from Tyson crashes against the mat.
Tyson is putting a hurting on Puukko here, landing some big shots from side control.
Tyson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Puukko avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Tyson.
Tyson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson lands an elbow.
Tyson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Tyson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Puukko is trying to escape the position but Tyson is controlling the position.
Tyson cracks Puukko with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Tyson scores with a couple of short elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Puukko is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tyson connects with a decent elbow.
Tyson lands a few punches from side control.
Tyson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Tyson lands a few punches from side control.
Tyson is working Puukko over with some ground and pound from side control.
Tyson is looking to take a break and control but Puukko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tyson working the head with strikes.
Tyson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tyson trying to control the action but Puukko is working from the bottom.
Tyson throws a strike aimed at the side of Puukko's head but Puukko avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Puukko some visible discomfort.
Tyson is putting a hurting on Puukko here, landing some big shots from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Tyson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tyson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Puukko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tyson lands a jab to the nose.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown but Puukko shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A left lands for Tyson.
Tyson's corner calls for a 1-2. Tyson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tyson with a hook.
Puukko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Puukko walks into a jab.
Tyson shoots in and gets a takedown into Puukko's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but Puukko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mike Tyson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Puukko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tyson.
Tyson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson throwing strikes but missing.
Puukko wants to stand and escape but Tyson is having none of it.
Tyson pushes down on Puukko's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tyson 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.
Puukko taking some punishment here, with Tyson in his half guard.
Puukko blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tyson.
Tyson 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.
Puukko taking some punishment here, with Tyson in his half guard.
Puukko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tyson on the ground.
Tyson working over Puukko with some ground and pound. Puukko looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson drops an elbow to the side of Puukko's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson slips a nice elbow through Puukko's hands, connecting with Puukko's forehead.
Tyson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Puukko defending well though.
Nice strikes from Tyson there.
Tyson lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Tyson there.
Ground and pound from Tyson.
Tyson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ground and pound from Tyson.
Tyson is taking a breather. Puukko says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Tyson working the head and body with strikes.
Still in half guard, Tyson seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puukko has hold of Tyson's hands but Tyson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Puukko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Puukko is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tyson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tyson working Puukko over with strikes.
Tyson thows a huge punch but Puukko dodges it nicely.
Tyson drops an elbow to the side of Puukko's head.
Puukko is rocked!
Puukko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tyson.
Tyson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tyson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson winds up and cracks Puukko with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Puukko is looking to escape.
Tyson thows a huge punch but Puukko dodges it nicely.
Tyson trying to control from half guard but Puukko is working away.
Puukko on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tyson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tyson connects with a nice short shot to Puukko's temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Puukko with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Oh Puukko is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Puukko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tyson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Tyson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tyson lands a high kick to the side of Puukko's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Tyson dives into guard, looking to finish.
It looks like Lauri Puukko has been cut.
Tyson postures up and lands a big shot to Puukko's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson working some strikes from top position.
Tyson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tyson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tyson landing with the ground and pound.
Tyson lands a couple of digs.
Tyson cracks Puukko with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puukko keeping full guard, as Tyson tries to pass.
Tyson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Puukko seems to have got his legs back now.
Tyson with a nice head shot there.
Tyson throws a big elbow that misses.
Tyson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tyson is in close to Puukko's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tyson lands a couple of elbows.
Tyson content to stall in guard here.
Tyson throwing strikes but missing.
Tyson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tyson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Puukko's head.
Tyson throwing strikes but missing.
Tyson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyson chips away with some ground and pound.
Puukko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tyson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tyson with a nice head shot there.
Tyson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tyson pushing down on Puukko's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tyson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throwing shots but Puukko is blocking nicely.
Puukko has hold of Tyson's hands but Tyson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tyson is nestled in close to Puukko, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tyson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Puukko's head.
Nice strikes from Tyson there.
Puukko taking some punishment here, with Tyson in his half guard.
Tyson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tyson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tyson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tyson content to control rather than advance.
Tyson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Puukko defending well though.
Tyson slips a nice elbow through Puukko's hands, connecting with Puukko's forehead.
Tyson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Puukko on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tyson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Puukko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tyson.
Lauri Puukko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyson decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tyson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tyson lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Puukko sprawling to the canvas. Tyson follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Puukko hang on?
Tyson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Tyson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tyson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 24:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 25:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Tyson!
Mike Tyson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Starim Stal Overdreem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Wulff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overdreem comes to the cage accompanied by Motorhead-Iron Fist. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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273 lbs
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235 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
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Starim Stal Overdreem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Wulff!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overdreem keeps Wulff at a distance using the push kick.
Overdreem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wulff paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Overdreem.
Wulff misses with a series of wild punches.
Overdreem closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wulff misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Overdreem.
Overdreem lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Michael Wulff has been cut.
Overdreem misses with a body punch.
Overdreem tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wulff takes an elbow to the temple.
Wulff breaks the clinch.
Overdreem goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wulff throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Overdreem clinches up against the cage.
Overdreem avoiding damage as Wulff throws knees to the body.
Wulff lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wulff avoids a wild elbow strike from Overdreem.
Overdreem unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wulff lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wulff looks gassed!
Overdreem breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Overdreem is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Wulff like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Wulff from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Starim Stal Overdreem!
An out of breath and clearly excited Starim Stal Overdreem thanked CEC Nutrition Q159 (*$75*) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lukottaja Bart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leroy Morris 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lukottaja Bart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leroy Morris!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bart takes a swing at Morris's ribcage but misses.
Morris closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Morris lands in his opponent's guard.
Bart can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Morris controls the pace.
Bart keeping moving, preventing Morris from controlling successfully.
Bart working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morris.
Morris won't allow Bart to sweep him here.
Morris trying to control but Bart is working from the bottom.
Morris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morris throwing strikes but missing.
Bart throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Morris trying to control the position from guard on top but Bart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morris won't allow Bart to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris trying to control but Bart is working from the bottom.
Morris drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Morris jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bart looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morris trying to control the position from guard on top but Bart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bart is keeping the position for now.
Morris wants to control from the top but Bart keeps moving.
Bart is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Morris advances position into side control!
Bart really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bart dodges the ground and pound from Morris.
Morris tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bart sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Morris looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Morris prevents Bart from improving his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morris trying to control from half guard but Bart is working away.
Morris wants to work for an arm triangle but Bart is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bart is looking to improve his position.
Morris wants to take a breather but Bart is having none of it.
Bart tries to roll over but Morris keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bart keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bart looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bart gets back to full guard.
Bart keeping moving, preventing Morris from controlling successfully.
Morris stopping the sweep attempt from Bart.
Morris keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bart's head.
Morris decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Morris misses with a takedown attempt - Bart sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Morris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bart.
Morris shoots in and gets a takedown into Bart's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris trying to control but Bart is working from the bottom.
Morris has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Morris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bart is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morris trying to control the position from guard on top but Bart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morris throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bart works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bart is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Morris defends well.
Morris keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bart's head.
Morris tries to free his leg and advance position but Bart is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morris wants to control from the top but Bart keeps moving.
Morris thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morris postures up and lands a big shot to Bart's brow.
Morris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leroy Morris dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bart fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bart lands a nice shot that snaps Morris's head back.
Morris ducks under a wild hook from Bart.
Bart gets caught flat footed, as Morris shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Leroy Morris has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bart 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.
Bart bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morris's guard.
Bart prevents Morris from getting back to his feet.
Bart looking to sit in guard and control but Morris gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Morris gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Morris fails with the takedown.
Bart fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bart lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Morris at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morris shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bart actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bart has a hand on Morris's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Morris takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Bart is in a horrible position here. Morris smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Morris prevents Bart from getting the reversal.
Morris controlling from the full mount.
Bart is looking to improve his position but Morris isn't that keen on the idea.
Morris is working for a guillotine from mount but Bart frees his head quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bart is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bart takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Morris gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morris drives through with a takedown into Bart's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bart keeping moving, preventing Morris from controlling successfully.
Bart throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bart controls Morris momentarily but Morris frees himself.
Morris preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bart is on top in guard.
Morris is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bart avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bart doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bart prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lukottaja Bart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leroy Morris.
Bart drags the fight down to the ground.
Morris trying to control but Bart is working from the bottom.
Bart tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morris looking to pass the guard.
Bart looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Morris puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bart is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Morris's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Morris's back!
Morris trying to control but not successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bart is looking for the choke from the back position but Morris is controlling his hands well.
Morris is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Bart gets his way!
Morris preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Bart.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morris is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bart wants to clinch.
Morris shoots in and drives through. Bart sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Leroy Morris will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Bart misses with a body shot.
Morris dodges the punch combination from Bart.
Bart throws a big shot that misses.
Morris slips a jab from Bart.
Morris bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Morris working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Morris wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bart, who protects the arm well.
Morris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bart keeps working.
Morris tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Morris has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bart is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Morris is trying to get an arm triangle but Bart is defending well.
Morris thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bart tries to improve position but can't.
Morris decides to stand back up.
Nice takedown defense from Bart. No joy for Morris on that attempt.
Morris gets a takedown into half guard.
Morris is looking for a kimura here.
Morris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bart tries to get to full guard but Morris has control of the leg.
Morris is looking for a kimura but Bart is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Morris to get the leverage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bart is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bart manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Morris seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Morris 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.
Bart manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Morris manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris keeping moving, preventing Bart from controlling successfully.
Bart has gone for a leg lock! Morris slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bart's guard.
Bart is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Morris is aware though and is defending well.
Morris postures up in Bart's guard and throws a big left but Bart blocks it.
Morris postures up.
Morris trying to control the position from guard on top but Bart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morris working some strikes from top position.
Lukottaja Bart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bart looking for a sweep. Not yet Bart, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bart can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Morris controls the pace.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bart keeping moving, preventing Morris from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Leroy Morris hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Morris 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.
Morris passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morris scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bart regains half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morris is keen to just control but Bart is a slippery customer.
Morris missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Morris tries to pass to full mount but Bart defends it.
Leroy Morris is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bart tries to get to full guard but Morris has control of the leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leroy Morris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Morris winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leroy Morris!
Leroy Morris managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Grace Grappling Gear, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nataniel Byczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Po Panda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Byczynski comes into the arena with War is My Destiny blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Panda's choice of entrance music: Kung Fu Fighting by Carl Douglas. This should be fireworks!
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260 lbs
18 - 17 - 0 |
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300 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nataniel Byczynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Po Panda!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byczynski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Panda shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Byczynski as he jumps to the side.
Byczynski throws a leg kick but Panda sees it coming and moves out of range.
Byczynski scores with a leg kick.
Panda misses with a body shot.
Panda moves out of range of the body kick from Byczynski.
Byczynski lands a head kick. Panda smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Po Panda has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Byczynski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Byczynski cracks Panda with a right hand to the side of the head.
Panda throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Byczynski's waist but Byczynski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Panda off to one side.
Panda walks into a straight right hand from Byczynski.
Panda drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Byczynski wants to get back to his feet but Panda drags him back down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Byczynski is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byczynski is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Byczynski taking a bit of punishment here - Panda scoring with strikes.
Byczynski is trying to buck Panda off.
Panda is looking to take a break and control but Byczynski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Panda works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
It looks like Nataniel Byczynski has been cut.
Panda scoring with punches and elbows.
Nataniel Byczynski's cut is getting worse.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nataniel Byczynski's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Po Panda!
Po Panda decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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