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FFC: Challengers 13 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ville Vallaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Gotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vallaton's entrance music is The Odorants - This Night. A fine choice. 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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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ville Vallaton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Gotti!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vallaton getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vallaton throws a right and a left that Gotti avoids nicely.
Gotti misses with a wild combination.
Gotti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vallaton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gotti closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gotti throws a leg kick but Vallaton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A combination from Vallaton does no damage.
Vallaton throws a series of punches but Gotti avoids them all with ease.
Vallaton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gotti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vallaton.
Gotti staying out of range there.
Gotti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gotti throws a right and a left that Vallaton avoids nicely.
Vallaton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gotti shoots for a takedown but Vallaton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vallaton misses with the combination.
Vallaton throws a combination that misses
and Gotti counters with a series of strikes. Vallaton will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gotti lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gotti.
Gotti throws a right and a left that Vallaton avoids nicely.
Gotti throws a nice looking combination but Vallaton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gotti moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gotti!
Vallaton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gotti fails to land with a series of punches.
Gotti misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vallaton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gotti misses with a double jab
and Gotti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gotti misses with a wild combination.
Gotti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vallaton misses the shot to the body.
Vallaton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Vallaton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vallaton misses with a looping right.
Gotti misses with the combination.
Gotti throws a one two combo.
Gotti misses with a two punch combination.
Gotti throws a combination that misses
and Vallaton counters with a one-two to the body.
Vallaton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gotti throws a series of punches but Vallaton avoids them all with ease.
Gotti misses with a two punch combination.
Gotti scores with a three punch combo!
Gotti tries to bum rush Vallaton with a series of wild strikes but Vallaton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Gotti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slow jab from Vallaton misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gotti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gotti is working the combinations to good effect here.
Vallaton dodges the punch combination from Gotti.
Gotti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vallaton circles away quickly and effectively.
Gotti throws a nice looking combination but Vallaton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A slow jab from Vallaton misses its intended target.
Gotti dodges the punch combination from Vallaton.
Some wild striking there from Gotti.
Gotti ducks under a wild hook from Vallaton.
Vallaton dodges the punch combination from Gotti.
Gotti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vallaton slips a jab and a cross from Gotti.
Vallaton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vallaton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gotti slips a jab and a cross from Vallaton.
Some wild striking there from Gotti.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gotti 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 Vallaton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vallaton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gotti misses with a wild combination.
Gotti tries to bum rush Vallaton with a series of wild strikes but Vallaton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gotti staying out of range there.
Gotti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vallaton.
Gotti fails to land with a series of punches.
Gotti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gotti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gotti misses with a double jab
and Vallaton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gotti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gotti looks to land a combination but Vallaton avoids it well.
Vallaton throws a series of punches but Gotti avoids them all with ease.
Vallaton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vallaton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gotti looks to land a combination. Vallaton sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gotti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Gotti.
Vallaton misses with a combination
and Gotti counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gotti swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vallaton counters with a right hand to the body.
Vallaton swinging wildly here.
Vallaton misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vallaton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gotti does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gotti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vallaton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gotti looks to land a combination but Vallaton avoids it well.
Vallaton slips a jab and a cross from Gotti.
Vallaton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gotti counters with a left and a right that stings Vallaton.
Gotti misses with a few strikes there.
Gotti fails to land with a series of punches.
Vallaton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gotti.
Vallaton lands a two punch combo.
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!
Gotti displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gotti throws a right and a left that Vallaton avoids nicely.
Gotti ducks under a wild hook from Vallaton.
Gotti misses with a few strikes there.
Vallaton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Gotti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vallaton throws a nice looking combination but Gotti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gotti misses with the combination.
Vallaton throws a right and a left that Gotti avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ville Vallaton dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gotti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gotti works over Vallaton's head and body with a nice combination.
Gotti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vallaton.
Gotti closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gotti moves out of range of the strikes.
Gotti staying out of range there.
Gotti moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Vallaton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vallaton throws a right hand that Gotti ducks under and follows up with a left that Gotti also avoids with ease.
Vallaton misses with a wild combination.
Ville Vallaton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gotti misses with a few strikes there.
Vallaton throws a series of punches but Gotti moves out of range.
Gotti looks to land a combination but Vallaton avoids it well.
Gotti throws a right and a left that Vallaton avoids nicely.
Gotti throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vallaton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gotti throws a series of punches but Vallaton avoids them all with ease.
Gotti gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vallaton is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vallaton throws a hook but Gotti blocks it.
Gotti throws a series of strikes that have Vallaton backpedaling.
Gotti lands a two punch combo.
Vallaton swinging wildly here.
Vallaton dodges the punch combination from Gotti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Vallaton.
Gotti throws a nice looking combination but Vallaton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vallaton is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gotti.
Vallaton takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gotti looks to land a combination but Vallaton avoids it well.
Gotti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vallaton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gotti throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vallaton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gotti thinking.
Gotti throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Vallaton counter with a right hand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gotti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vallaton circles away quickly and effectively.
Gotti misses with a few strikes there.
Vallaton throws an overhand right that lands on Gotti's shoulder, as Gotti tries to avoid the shot.
Gotti misses with a double jab.
Vallaton checks a low kick from Gotti.
Vallaton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gotti is breathing heavily.
Gotti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vallaton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gotti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gotti lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gotti throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Vallaton does no damage.
Vallaton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gotti.
Gotti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vallaton lands a head shot.
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!
Gotti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big right from Vallaton misses.
Ville Vallaton is winning the standup battle so far.
Vallaton misses with a looping right.
Vallaton scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Paul Gotti has been cut.
Vallaton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vallaton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gotti manages to avoid it.
Gotti fails to land with a series of punches.
Gotti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vallaton circles away quickly and effectively.
Vallaton throws a jab but it's blocked by Gotti.
Gotti throws a nice looking combination but Vallaton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vallaton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gotti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gotti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vallaton.
Some wild striking there from Gotti.
Gotti slips a jab and a cross from Vallaton.
Gotti goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Vallaton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gotti has time to react.
Vallaton avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gotti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vallaton.
Vallaton misses with a series of wild punches.
Gotti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gotti slips a straight right by Vallaton.
Vallaton slips a jab and a cross from Gotti.
Gotti throws a series of punches but Vallaton avoids them all with ease.
Gotti fails with a takedown attempt.
Gotti throws a series of punches but Vallaton moves out of range.
Gotti's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Gotti duly obliges.
Vallaton slips a jab and a cross from Gotti.
Gotti throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Vallaton looks to land a left hand but Gotti moved out of range nicely.
Vallaton moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gotti shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vallaton as he jumps to the side.
Vallaton scores with a nice head shot.
Gotti is rocked!
Vallaton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gotti counters with a series of strikes. Vallaton will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vallaton throws a series of punches but Gotti avoids them all with ease.
Vallaton slips a jab and a cross from Gotti.
Vallaton takes a swing at Gotti's ribcage but misses.
Gotti misses with a few strikes there.
Gotti throws a right hand that Vallaton ducks under and follows up with a left that Vallaton also avoids with ease.
Vallaton dodges the punch combination from Gotti.
Gotti defending well as Vallaton loads up on a big left hand.
Vallaton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gotti.
Vallaton dodges the punch combination from Gotti.
Gotti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gotti throws a right hand that Vallaton ducks under and follows up with a left that Vallaton also avoids with ease.
A combination from Gotti does no damage.
Gotti slips a jab and a cross from Vallaton.
Vallaton dodges the punch combination from Gotti.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vallaton misses with a hook to the body
and Gotti counters with a three punch combo that has Vallaton backing up. Vallaton nods at Gotti to acknowledge the strikes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gotti!
Some wild striking there from Gotti.
Gotti throws a series of punches but Vallaton moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ville Vallaton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul Gotti's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Gotti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vallaton misses with an uppercut. Gotti saw that one coming.
Vallaton feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Gotti sprawling to the canvas! Gotti rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Vallaton finish him?!
Gotti is still on wobbly legs! Can Vallaton finish him?
Gotti moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gotti seems to have recovered his senses.
Gotti misses with the combination.
Gotti throws a right and a left that Vallaton avoids nicely.
Vallaton misses with a straight right.
Gotti looks to land a combination but Vallaton avoids it well.
Vallaton misses with a series of wild punches.
Gotti swinging wildly here.
Vallaton throws a right hand that Gotti ducks under and follows up with a left that Gotti also avoids with ease.
Vallaton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vallaton checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vallaton sends Gotti crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Vallaton is motioning to the referee to let Gotti up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Vallaton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gotti counters with a series of strikes. Vallaton will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gotti misses with a two punch combination.
Vallaton looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Vallaton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gotti goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gotti misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotti throws a nice looking combination but Vallaton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vallaton dodges the punch combination from Gotti.
Vallaton misses the shot to the body.
Vallaton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gotti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vallaton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gotti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vallaton.
Gotti throws out a leg kick but Vallaton moves out of range and Gotti only half commits.
Vallaton scores with a sloppy right hand. Gotti should have avoided that one.
Gotti misses with a wild combination.
Gotti throws a leg kick but Vallaton sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gotti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vallaton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vallaton lands a jab to the nose.
Gotti throws a right hand that Vallaton ducks under and follows up with a left that Vallaton also avoids with ease.
Gotti lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Vallaton thows a body shot but no joy.
Vallaton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gotti counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gotti throws a series of punches but Vallaton avoids them all with ease.
Paul Gotti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vallaton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gotti manages to avoid it.
Gotti throws a nice looking combination but Vallaton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gotti throws a chopping leg kick but Vallaton manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gotti tries to bum rush Vallaton with a series of wild strikes but Vallaton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gotti misses with a series of wild punches.
Gotti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vallaton looks to throw the jab but Gotti is out of range.
Gotti shoots in but Vallaton avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vallaton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gotti swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gotti lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Vallaton backs up against the cage.
Gotti throws a combination that misses
and Vallaton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No joy there for Gotti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gotti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vallaton.
A slow jab from Vallaton misses its intended target.
A nice combination there by Gotti.
Gotti misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Gotti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gotti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gotti misses with a double jab.
Gotti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gotti throws a leg kick but Vallaton moved away.
Gotti slips a straight right by Vallaton.
Some bone on bone action there as Vallaton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vallaton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gotti counters with a left and a right that stings Vallaton.
Gotti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vallaton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gotti throws a right and a left that Vallaton avoids nicely.
Gotti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gotti swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vallaton counters with a nice uppercut.
Gotti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vallaton throws a lazy right hand but Gotti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gotti throws a right and a left that Vallaton avoids nicely.
Vallaton tries to bum rush Gotti with a series of wild strikes but Gotti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A right-left combo lands from Gotti.
Gotti takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gotti throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vallaton scores with a counter punch that sends Gotti to the canvas! Vallaton smells blood - he's punishing Gotti with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Gotti has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ville Vallaton!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lisandro Licha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Flaherty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lisandro Licha could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kevin Flaherty's chin.
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175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident |
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Excellent MT
Prefers standup |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lisandro Licha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kevin Flaherty!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Licha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Licha misses.
Some wild striking there from Licha.
Licha dives in and grabs Flaherty's left leg, looking for a takedown. Flaherty pushes down on Licha's head and hops out.
Flaherty avoids the head kick by Licha.
Flaherty pushes Licha up against the cage in a clinch.
Flaherty with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Flaherty lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Flaherty.
Flaherty stalling in the clinch.
Flaherty receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Licha tries to pull guard but Flaherty holds him up against the cage and eventually Licha drops back down to his feet.
Flaherty misses with a knee to the head.
Licha goes for a takedown attempt but Flaherty pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lisandro Licha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flaherty pushes Licha up against the cage in a clinch.
Flaherty tries a knee to the head but Licha blocks it.
Flaherty creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Licha's defenses.
Flaherty misses with a knee to the head.
Flaherty lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Flaherty creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Licha's defenses.
Licha fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flaherty gets underhooks to prevent Licha's takedown attempt.
Licha is looking to break free of the clinch but Flaherty has double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Flaherty just misses with a elbow thrown towards Licha's brow.
Licha tries to score a body lock takedown but Flaherty shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Flaherty misses with an elbow over the top.
Flaherty lands a damaging elbow.
Flaherty gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Licha.
Flaherty tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Flaherty lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Licha jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Flaherty walks away with a smile on his face. Licha gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Flaherty fails with an attempt to clinch.
Flaherty is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Licha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Flaherty tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Licha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Licha fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Flaherty leaves Licha with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Licha looks to land a combination but Flaherty avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Flaherty lands a nice elbow.
Flaherty prevents the takedown attempt.
Flaherty with a knee to the head.
Licha is breathing heavily.
Flaherty with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Flaherty has Licha pushed against the cage.
Flaherty is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Flaherty misses with a knee to the head.
Flaherty misses with a knee strike.
Flaherty misses with a knee strike.
Flaherty utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Flaherty displaying some good clinch control by pressing Licha up against the cage.
Flaherty lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Licha tries for a takedown. No joy.
Licha drops down looking for an ankle pick but Flaherty pulls his leg out and moves away.
Licha looks for a takedown but Flaherty sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flaherty rushes Licha and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Flaherty.
Flaherty lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Licha takes an elbow to the temple.
Licha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Licha drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Flaherty gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Licha can't get the takedown.
Flaherty comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stalling in the clinch from Flaherty.
Flaherty continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Flaherty lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Licha changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Flaherty fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Flaherty tries to close the distance and clinch but Licha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No luck for Licha with that takedown attempt.
Licha avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kevin Flaherty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Licha closes the distance and clinches up with Flaherty, looking for a takedown. Licha pushes Flaherty against the cage but Flaherty circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Flaherty fails with an attempt to clinch.
Licha shoots for a takedown but Flaherty saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Flaherty clinches with his opponent.
Flaherty lands an elbow inside.
Flaherty landing knees to the head.
Licha fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Flaherty leaning his opponent against the cage.
Flaherty landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Flaherty lands a nice elbow.
Flaherty creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Licha's defenses.
Flaherty landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Flaherty lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Flaherty connects with a knee to the head.
Licha takes an elbow to the temple.
Flaherty scores a nice knee to the body.
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 applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flaherty working Licha over with knees to the body.
Licha takes an elbow to the forehead.
Licha looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Flaherty 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.
Flaherty wants to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Flaherty as Licha shoots in.
Flaherty rushes Licha and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Flaherty lands a knee to the head.
Flaherty throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Licha blocks it with crossed arms.
Licha drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Flaherty gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Flaherty is stalling here.
Licha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Flaherty lands a damaging elbow.
Kevin Flaherty seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Licha avoids the elbow strike from Flaherty, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flaherty connects with a nasty looking knee right to Licha's face.
Flaherty scores with a knee to the head.
Flaherty throws an elbow but it misses.
Flaherty tries to land a knee to the head but Licha blocks with his arms.
Licha has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Flaherty avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lisandro Licha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Licha is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Flaherty pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Licha tries to break free but Flaherty pushes him back against the cage.
Licha jumps guard but Flaherty stands there with Licha around his waist. Licha gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Flaherty stops a takedown attempt from Licha.
Licha tries for a takedown. No joy.
Flaherty utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Licha takes a knee right on the jaw!
Flaherty with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Licha tries to pull guard but Flaherty won't allow it.
Flaherty gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Licha.
Flaherty creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Licha's defenses.
Flaherty scores with a knee to the head.
Flaherty creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Licha's defenses.
Licha fails to pull guard.
Flaherty has Licha pushed against the cage.
Flaherty throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Licha blocks it with crossed arms.
Flaherty lands a nice elbow.
Flaherty misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Licha.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Licha drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Flaherty gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Licha tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Licha goes for a takedown in the clinch but Flaherty prevents it.
Flaherty misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Licha.
Flaherty putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Licha in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Flaherty misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Licha.
Flaherty taking a breather.
Flaherty tries a knee to the head but Licha blocks it.
Licha tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Flaherty smiles and moves away.
Licha throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Flaherty's waist but Flaherty gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Licha off to one side.
A combination from Licha does no damage.
Flaherty clinches with his opponent.
Licha tries to pull guard but Flaherty won't allow it.
Licha tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flaherty throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Licha blocks it with crossed arms.
Flaherty pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Flaherty leaning his opponent against the cage.
Flaherty connects with a nasty looking knee right to Licha's face.
Flaherty tries a knee to the head but Licha blocks it.
Licha is trying to drag Flaherty to the mat but Flaherty just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Flaherty has Licha pressed against the cage, preventing Licha from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Flaherty takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Licha tries to pull guard but Flaherty won't allow it.
Licha takes an elbow to the forehead.
Flaherty taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Licha successfully pulls guard.
Flaherty gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Flaherty tries to clinch up.
Flaherty wants to clinch up but Licha keeps it at a distance.
Licha shoots in for a takedown but Flaherty shows good takedown defense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flaherty is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Licha shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Flaherty but Flaherty pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Licha shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Flaherty takes the fight into the clinch.
Flaherty is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Licha is defending well for now.
Flaherty misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Licha.
Licha managing to block the knees to the body from Flaherty.
Flaherty creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Flaherty lands a knee to the head.
Flaherty tries a knee to the head but Licha blocks it.
Licha drags the fight down to the ground.
Flaherty trying to control but Licha is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Flaherty 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! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Licha has a takedown stuffed.
Licha tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Flaherty swivels and escapes.
Lisandro Licha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Flaherty moves into the clinch successfully.
Flaherty lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Flaherty utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Licha is trying to break free.
Licha avoids the elbow strike from Flaherty, against the cage.
Flaherty just leaning against Licha, taking a breather.
Flaherty landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Flaherty connects with a knee to the head.
Licha takes an elbow to the temple.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Flaherty tries a knee to the head but Licha blocks it.
Flaherty displaying some good clinch control by pressing Licha up against the cage.
Licha blocks an elbow strike.
Licha tries to score a body lock takedown but Flaherty shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lisandro Licha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flaherty missing with knees to the body.
Flaherty looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Come on Flaherty - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Flaherty tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Licha avoids it.
Licha changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Flaherty fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Flaherty tries to clinch but Licha moves out of range.
Licha smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Licha tries to score a power double leg takedown but Flaherty sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Licha somewhat.
Licha fails to land with a series of punches.
Licha throws a nice looking combination but Flaherty bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Licha shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Flaherty sprawls well. Flaherty wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Licha gets slowly back to his feet.
Flaherty tries to clinch there but Licha circles away.
Flaherty has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flaherty using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Licha has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Licha is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Flaherty pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Flaherty lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Licha tries to pull guard but Flaherty won't allow it.
Licha takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Flaherty.
Flaherty utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Flaherty avoiding damage.
Licha fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Flaherty with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Licha has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Flaherty avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Licha tries to pull guard but Flaherty holds him up against the cage and eventually Licha drops back down to his feet.
A knee to the head by Flaherty.
Flaherty looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Licha fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Flaherty with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Licha can't break the clinch.
Licha wants a takedown but no success here.
Flaherty tries a knee to the head but Licha blocks it.
Licha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Licha has Flaherty pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Flaherty manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Flaherty throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Licha blocks it with crossed arms.
Licha wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Flaherty has him pressed against the cage.
Flaherty lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Licha has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Flaherty is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Flaherty creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Licha's defenses.
Licha drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Flaherty gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Flaherty unloads a knee to the mid-section. Licha lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Flaherty throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Licha dodges an elbow strike from Flaherty.
Licha looking for a takedown.
Flaherty landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Flaherty tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kevin Flaherty is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Licha managing to block the knees to the body from Flaherty.
Flaherty throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Licha tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Flaherty smiles and moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Licha.
Lisandro Licha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Flaherty gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Licha tries to pull guard but Flaherty won't allow it.
Flaherty is stalling here.
Flaherty connects with a nasty looking knee right to Licha's face.
Licha is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Flaherty pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Flaherty prevents the takedown attempt.
Licha is trying to drag Flaherty to the mat but Flaherty just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The referee is keeping an eye on Flaherty - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Flaherty comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Flaherty 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Flaherty!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nero Octavianus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Briggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Octavianus comes to the cage accompanied by Madman. This should be fireworks!
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150 lbs
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Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nero Octavianus !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Logan Briggs!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Briggs misses with a series of wild punches.
Octavianus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Briggs works over Octavianus 's head and body with a nice combination.
Octavianus misses with a body shot.
Octavianus darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Briggs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Octavianus misses with a hook. Briggs ducked under it nicely.
Briggs takes one to the chin there.
Briggs misses with the combination.
Octavianus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Briggs wants to get back to striking at distance but Octavianus won't allow it.
Octavianus gets control of Briggs's arms and successfully pulls guard. Octavianus will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Briggs throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Octavianus working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Briggs doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Briggs manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Octavianus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Octavianus escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Briggs gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Briggs throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Octavianus controls Briggs momentarily but Briggs frees himself.
Octavianus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Briggs is one step ahead there.
Octavianus working a defensive guard here.
Briggs wants to pass the guard but Octavianus is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Briggs is looking to work some ground and pound but Octavianus has wrist control.
Octavianus looking to control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Briggs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Octavianus .
Octavianus loads up on a big right hand but Briggs slips the punch.
Briggs shoots in but no luck this time.
Nero Octavianus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Briggs misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Octavianus lands a slapping body shot.
Octavianus slaps away a takedown attempt from Briggs, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Briggs misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nero Octavianus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Logan Briggs.
Briggs looks gassed!
Octavianus bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Octavianus tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Octavianus has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Briggs is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Octavianus working the head and body with strikes.
Octavianus is putting a hurting on Briggs here, landing some big shots from side control.
Octavianus works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Octavianus working the head and body with strikes.
Briggs tries to buck Octavianus off but Octavianus is having none of it.
Octavianus trying to control the action but Briggs is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briggs is trying to improve his position.
Octavianus lands a few punches from side control.
Octavianus throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Octavianus trying to control the position but Briggs is working away.
Briggs tries to buck Octavianus off but Octavianus is having none of it.
Octavianus looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Briggs is avoiding damage well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Octavianus !
Octavianus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Octavianus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A left and a right from Octavianus both land. Nice combination.
Briggs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Briggs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Octavianus circles away quickly and effectively.
Briggs throws a nice looking combination but Octavianus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Octavianus looks to throw the jab but Briggs is out of range.
Briggs throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Octavianus counters with a nice double leg into side control. Briggs won't be happy with that.
Briggs tries to improve position but can't.
Octavianus cracks Briggs with a big right hand but Briggs just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Octavianus works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Octavianus working the ground and pound.
Briggs tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Octavianus wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Octavianus sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Briggs is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Octavianus working the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Briggs is working to avoid the ground and pound but Octavianus connects with a decent elbow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Octavianus grinds an elbow into Briggs's temple.
Octavianus is working Briggs over with some ground and pound from side control.
Octavianus landing a few strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Octavianus fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Briggs dodges the ground and pound from Octavianus .
Briggs sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Octavianus thows a huge punch but Briggs dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nero Octavianus dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Octavianus misses with a hook.
Briggs throws a combination that misses
and Octavianus counters with a good low kick that Briggs was not able to check.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Octavianus .
Briggs throws a one two combo.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Octavianus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Octavianus gets the takedown into side control.
Octavianus tries to score with some ground and pound. Briggs controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Octavianus 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.
Briggs is looking for a sweep.
The ground and pound from Octavianus seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Briggs sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Briggs is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Octavianus pulls his head out easily.
Briggs is looking to improve his position.
Briggs is breathing heavily.
Briggs is defending against the submission attempts here by Octavianus .
Briggs is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Octavianus winds up and cracks Briggs with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Briggs moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Octavianus scoring with some ground and pound.
Briggs keeping moving, preventing Octavianus from controlling successfully.
Briggs is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Octavianus wants to control from the top but Briggs keeps moving.
Octavianus looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Octavianus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Octavianus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Octavianus tries to free his leg and advance position but Briggs is retaining full guard.
Briggs looking for a guillotine here but Octavianus defends easily.
Octavianus thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Briggs is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Octavianus stands up from Briggs's guard - Octavianus perhaps looking for a knockout.
Briggs throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Octavianus slips a jab and a cross from Briggs.
Octavianus drives through with a takedown into guard.
Octavianus trying to control the position from guard on top but Briggs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Octavianus lands a couple of digs.
Octavianus stands up over Briggs, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Octavianus is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Briggs utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Briggs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Briggs throws his legs up looking for a submission but Octavianus uses it to pass to side control.
Octavianus lands a few punches from side control.
Briggs is looking to reverse the position.
Octavianus working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Octavianus lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Briggs down.
Octavianus is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Briggs is trying to escape and Octavianus transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Briggs is forced to tap! Nice work there by Octavianus ! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nero Octavianus !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tarmo Kink (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rorst Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Buttons as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong |
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Brawler
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tarmo Kink!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rorst Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Kink which made him look bad.
Kink gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gracie counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kink's guard now.
Gracie is looking to stand up but Kink won't let him.
Kink manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gracie manages to get himself to full guard.
Kink has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kink passes into half guard.
Gracie is trying to maintain the position but Kink is very close to passing his half guard.
Kink uses his free foot to push down on Gracie's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gracie.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kink with shots to the head and body - Gracie looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kink prevents Gracie from getting the reversal.
Gracie wants to hold on but Kink pushes him away.
Kink 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 one minute gone in the round.
Kink lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kink looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
A nice elbow there by Kink.
Poor strikes thrown by Kink there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kink with a couple of short strikes.
Gracie tries to hold on but Kink postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kink blocks Gracie's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Gracie is desperately trying to improve his position but Kink has a good base and remains in mount.
The referee warns Gracie that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gracie tries to hold on but Kink pushes him away.
Kink landing strikes from the mount.
Gracie is working to get back to half guard.
Kink postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gracie looks a forlorn figure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kink blocks Gracie's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Kink working the ground and pound effectively.
Gracie is desperately trying to improve his position but Kink has a good base and remains in mount.
Kink landing strikes from the mount.
Gracie is rocked!
Kink in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gracie is still in real trouble! Can Kink finish him?
Kink cracks Gracie with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tarmo Kink!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between That Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benedict Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, That Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Benedict Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Guy is just out of range.
Guy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Guy shoots in but Cruz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cruz stalks Guy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Guy's face. Guy staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like That Guy has been cut.
Guy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cruz to the mat! Cruz manages to get full guard.
Guy preventing the sweep.
Guy tries to free his leg and advance position but Cruz is retaining full guard.
Cruz wants to sweep here but Guy controlling him for the moment.
Guy being controlled here momentarily.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Guy from controlling successfully.
Cruz has control of Guy's left arm, preventing Guy from doing any damage.
Guy stopping the sweep attempt from Cruz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Guy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cruz tries to avoid it but Guy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cruz to the ground. Cruz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Guy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for That Guy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guy seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Cruz shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Guy is backing up but Cruz catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Guy covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Cruz Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benedict Cruz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Conny Kofot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Rossinelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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195 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Conny Kofot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Rossinelli!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kofot misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Rossinelli.
Rossinelli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kofot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rossinelli circles away quickly and effectively.
Rossinelli scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rossinelli throws a shot from downtown. Kofot moves away and avoids it.
Rossinelli throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kofot fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rossinelli throws a hook but Kofot blocks it.
Rossinelli throws a looping overhand right but Kofot ducks down to avoid it.
Kofot tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rossinelli sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kofot somewhat.
Rossinelli misses with a straight left.
Rossinelli swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kofot.
Rossinelli misses with a low kick.
Kofot shoots in but Rossinelli avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rossinelli shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rossinelli was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rossinelli throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossinelli looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Poor strikes thrown by Rossinelli there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Rossinelli thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Rossinelli looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rossinelli unloads with some shots from mount but Kofot bucks and avoids them well.
Kofot wants to get back to his feet.
Rossinelli looking to land elbow strikes but Kofot uses the position to regain half guard.
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.
Rossinelli is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kofot has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rossinelli thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kofot's head.
Rossinelli not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rossinelli is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kofot is just riding it out for now. Rossinelli eventually gives up the hold.
Rossinelli not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kofot blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rossinelli.
Kofot tries to kick Rossinelli off but Rossinelli keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rossinelli sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kofot defending well though.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rossinelli connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kofot's hands.
Rossinelli swings for the body but Kofot moves out of range.
A jab from Rossinelli misses.
Rossinelli tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kofot swivels and escapes.
Rossinelli tries a low kick but Kofot avoids it.
Kofot uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kofot throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rossinelli gets a takedown into half guard.
Rossinelli looks gassed!
Kofot looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rossinelli not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kofot is trying to stand up here but Rossinelli is controlling him well.
Kofot tries to kick Rossinelli off in order to stand up. Rossinelli Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Rossinelli is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kofot knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rossinelli is trying to ground and pound but Kofot uses the momentary lack of control by Rossinelli to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Rossinelli dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kofot scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kofot throws a series of punches but Rossinelli moves out of range.
Rossinelli scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kofot. Rossinelli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Conny Kofot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kofot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rossinelli.
A punch combination from Kofot misses.
Decent striking displayed by Rossinelli there.
Rossinelli misses with a combination
and Kofot counters with a head kick. That will keep Rossinelli thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Rossinelli shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rossinelli is looking to advance position but Kofot won't allow it.
Kofot regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Rossinelli.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossinelli looking to pass the guard.
Rossinelli is looking to work some ground and pound but Kofot has wrist control.
Kofot avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kofot is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rossinelli has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kofot avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kofot throws a head kick that misses.
Rossinelli cracks Kofot with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kofot rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rossinelli moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kofot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rossinelli misses with a low kick.
Kofot throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rossinelli.
Rossinelli throws a nice looking combination but Kofot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rossinelli misses with a low kick.
Rossinelli misses with a hook. Kofot ducked under it nicely.
Kofot connects with a high kick.
Kofot connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rossinelli is breathing heavily.
Kofot goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rossinelli dodges the punch combination from Kofot.
Rossinelli avoids the head kick by Kofot.
Rossinelli throws the left hand but Kofot avoids the punch easily.
Rossinelli bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kofot's head backwards.
Kofot swinging wildly here.
Kofot misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossinelli throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kofot counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kofot.
Rossinelli has a closed guard, preventing Kofot from standing up.
Kofot wants to control from the top but Rossinelli keeps moving.
Kofot wants to stand but Rossinelli is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kofot working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kofot postures up in Rossinelli's guard and throws a big left but Rossinelli blocks it.
Kofot is looking to stand up but Rossinelli won't let him.
Kofot postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kofot preventing the sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kofot has managed to clinch.
Rossinelli drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kofot gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kofot is looking to break free of the clinch but Rossinelli has double underhooks.
Kofot is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rossinelli is defending well for now.
Rossinelli wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rossinelli pulls guard effortlessly.
Kofot wants to stand but Rossinelli is controlling his posture from full guard.
Rossinelli pulls Kofot in to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rossinelli is on top in guard.
Rossinelli is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kofot is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kofot has escaped and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conny Kofot dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Kofot connects with a high kick.
Rossinelli looks to land a right hand but Kofot moved out of range.
Kofot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rossinelli decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rossinelli looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Rossinelli trying to advance position but Kofot counters by regaining guard.
Rossinelli takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossinelli stops Kofot from standing up.
Rossinelli postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kofot is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Rossinelli, into his guard.
Kofot wants to stand but Rossinelli has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kofot throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rossinelli works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kofot wants to get up but he can't break Rossinelli's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rossinelli tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kofot postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kofot knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rossinelli on the ground.
Kofot is looking to stand up but Rossinelli won't let him.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rossinelli lands a head shot.
Kofot tries to bum rush Rossinelli with a series of wild strikes but Rossinelli uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rossinelli looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kofot!
Rossinelli throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossinelli throwing strikes here but Kofot is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Rossinelli there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kofot wants to get back to his feet.
Rossinelli landing strikes from the mount.
Rossinelli goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Kofot is on top in guard.
Kofot has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rossinelli is proving hard to escape from.
Kofot in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kofot trying to control but Rossinelli is working from the bottom.
Kofot wants to stand but Rossinelli is controlling his posture from full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kofot throws and elbow that misses. Rossinelli uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kofot's guard. Nice move by Rossinelli!
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Rossinelli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rossinelli has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Rossinelli!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raivo Rape (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and bad man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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196 lbs
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195 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raivo Rape!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, bad man!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rape looks to land a left hand but man moved out of range nicely.
Rape fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rape showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from man.
Rape shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rape ducks down and throws a hook to the body but man moves away.
man drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
man gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rape to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rape preventing the sweep.
Rape controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rape postures up in man's guard and throws a big left but man blocks it.
Rape slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rape chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
man being controlled here, momentarily.
Rape 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.
Rape sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed man's guard.
man tries to roll over but Rape keeps him under control.
man is trying to stand up here but Rape is controlling him well.
Rape lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Well, if Rape is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Rape is nestled in close to man, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rape perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. man manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
man really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rape. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rape sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rape might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rape stopping the sweep attempt from man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rape controlling from the top position.
Rape is working man over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rape is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rape passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rape in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Rape moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
man is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
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.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Raivo Rape just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Rape bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
man is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rape takes a little break here. man wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Rape is working man over with some ground and pound from side control.
Rape 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.
man tries to bench press Rape off him but Rape keeps the position.
man looks gassed!
Rape lands a decent elbow from side control.
Rape advances nicely into full mount.
Rape tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rape putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rape lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rape controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raivo Rape dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rape connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rape scores with a crisp jab that stopped man in his tracks.
man is rocked!
Rape digs a good body shot into man's ribs.
man is still on wobbly legs! Can Rape finish him?
A jab from Rape does it's job there.
Rape closes the distance looking for a takedown. man stuffs it but Rape still has hold of him. Rape picks man up in a fireman's lift! The crowd roars in approval. Rape slams man to the floor and that's really hurt man - he doesn't know where he is! Rape throws a couple of strikes and the referee steps in to save him! This one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raivo Rape!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arni Olofson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Essendubblohpee Diodubblegizzeeee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arni Olofson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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284 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arni Olofson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Essendubblohpee Diodubblegizzeeee!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olofson lands a nice shot that snaps Diodubblegizzeeee's head back.
Olofson tries to bum rush Diodubblegizzeeee with a series of wild strikes but Diodubblegizzeeee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diodubblegizzeeee doesn't manage to clinch there - Olofson circles away.
Olofson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Olofson drops Diodubblegizzeeee with a beautiful combination! Diodubblegizzeeee stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Olofson is looking for the KO!
It looks like Essendubblohpee Diodubblegizzeeee has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diodubblegizzeeee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Olofson circles away.
Olofson drops Diodubblegizzeeee with a beautiful combination! Diodubblegizzeeee stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Olofson is looking for the KO!
Diodubblegizzeeee is rocked!
A combination from Olofson does no damage.
Diodubblegizzeeee is still on wobbly legs! Can Olofson finish him?
Diodubblegizzeeee slips a jab and a cross from Olofson.
Diodubblegizzeeee seems to have recovered his senses.
Diodubblegizzeeee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Olofson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diodubblegizzeeee circles away quickly and effectively.
Diodubblegizzeeee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diodubblegizzeeee looks gassed!
Olofson misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Olofson does no damage.
Diodubblegizzeeee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Olofson is looking to break free of the clinch but Diodubblegizzeeee has double underhooks.
Diodubblegizzeeee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Arni Olofson has been cut.
Olofson has had enough of the clinch but Diodubblegizzeeee keeps him there for the moment.
Diodubblegizzeeee manages to break the clinch.
Olofson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diodubblegizzeeee avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Olofson does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olofson lands with a nice combination. Diodubblegizzeeee backs away looking to recover.
Diodubblegizzeeee tries to close the distance and clinch but Olofson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Olofson keeps the fight on the outside.
Diodubblegizzeeee is looking to clinch but Olofson is avoiding it.
Olofson looks to land a combination but Diodubblegizzeeee avoids it well.
Olofson throws a nice looking combination but Diodubblegizzeeee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Olofson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Olofson keeps the fight on the outside.
Essendubblohpee Diodubblegizzeeee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olofson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Olofson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Olofson misses with a double jab.
Olofson misses with a two punch combination.
Diodubblegizzeeee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Olofson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Olofson lands a jab-cross combination.
Olofson scores with a one two! Diodubblegizzeeee had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Olofson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Diodubblegizzeeee tries to clinch there but Olofson circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olofson lands a two punch combo.
Olofson throws a combination. Diodubblegizzeeee tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Diodubblegizzeeee clinches up with Olofson and pushes him back against the cage.
Diodubblegizzeeee tries to stall but Olofson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Olofson is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Olofson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diodubblegizzeeee keeps control of Olofson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Olofson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Diodubblegizzeeee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Olofson is defending well for now.
Diodubblegizzeeee tries a knee to the head but Olofson blocks it.
Olofson blocks an elbow strike from Diodubblegizzeeee.
Olofson is trying to force a seperation but Diodubblegizzeeee has the dominant position.
Olofson wants to break free but Diodubblegizzeeee has control.
Diodubblegizzeeee misses with a knee strike.
Olofson tries to circle away but Diodubblegizzeeee has him pinned against the cage.
Olofson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diodubblegizzeeee has Olofson pressed against the cage, preventing Olofson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Diodubblegizzeeee looking to stall.
Olofson is trying to break the clinch but Diodubblegizzeeee has him pressed against the cage.
Diodubblegizzeeee throws an elbow that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Olofson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diodubblegizzeeee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Olofson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Olofson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Olofson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diodubblegizzeeee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Olofson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Diodubblegizzeeee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Olofson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Olofson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diodubblegizzeeee slips a jab and a cross from Olofson.
Diodubblegizzeeee tries to clinch but Olofson is having none of it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diodubblegizzeeee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Olofson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Olofson throws a combination. Diodubblegizzeeee tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Olofson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diodubblegizzeeee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Olofson avoids the head kick by Diodubblegizzeeee.
Olofson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Olofson.
Olofson scores with a three punch combo!
Arni Olofson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Olofson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Olofson.
A punch combination from Olofson misses.
Olofson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diodubblegizzeeee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diodubblegizzeeee moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diodubblegizzeeee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Olofson's defenses.
Diodubblegizzeeee prevents Olofson from breaking the clinch.
Diodubblegizzeeee tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Olofson wants to get back to striking at distance but Diodubblegizzeeee won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arni Olofson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Olofson works over Diodubblegizzeeee's head and body with a nice combination.
Olofson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Olofson throws a right hand that Diodubblegizzeeee ducks under and follows up with a left that Diodubblegizzeeee also avoids with ease.
Diodubblegizzeeee has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Diodubblegizzeeee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Olofson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Olofson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Olofson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olofson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Olofson stuns Diodubblegizzeeee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diodubblegizzeeee has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Olofson misses with a wild combination.
Diodubblegizzeeee tries to close the distance and clinch but Olofson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Olofson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diodubblegizzeeee closes the distance and clinches.
Diodubblegizzeeee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Olofson is trying to break the clinch but Diodubblegizzeeee is controlling him.
Diodubblegizzeeee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Olofson's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olofson tries to break the clinch but Diodubblegizzeeee is controlling the position.
Olofson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Diodubblegizzeeee misses with a knee to the head.
Diodubblegizzeeee has Olofson pushed against the cage.
Diodubblegizzeeee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Diodubblegizzeeee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Olofson is defending well for now.
Olofson wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Olofson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diodubblegizzeeee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Diodubblegizzeeee taking a breather.
Olofson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Olofson blocks an elbow strike.
Olofson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Olofson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Diodubblegizzeeee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Olofson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Olofson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Diodubblegizzeeee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Olofson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Olofson avoids a wild elbow strike from Diodubblegizzeeee.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Olofson tries to circle away but Diodubblegizzeeee has him pinned against the cage.
Olofson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Olofson tries to break free but Diodubblegizzeeee pushes him back against the cage.
Olofson avoiding damage as Diodubblegizzeeee throws knees to the body.
Olofson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diodubblegizzeeee can do to turn this around?
Olofson wants to break free but Diodubblegizzeeee has control.
Olofson working hard to break the clinch.
Diodubblegizzeeee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Olofson misses with a two punch combination.
Olofson lands with a nice combination. Diodubblegizzeeee backs away looking to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olofson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Olofson drops Diodubblegizzeeee with a beautiful combination! Diodubblegizzeeee stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Olofson is looking for the KO!
Diodubblegizzeeee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arni Olofson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Olofson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Olofson.
Olofson connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Diodubblegizzeeee tumbling to the canvas! Olofson pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Diodubblegizzeeee was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Arni Olofson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerry Tootoosis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drake is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Roky Erickson - Bloody Hammer. Steve Drake has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gerry Tootoosis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve Drake!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tootoosis closes the distance and clinches up with Drake, looking for a takedown. Tootoosis pushes Drake against the cage but Drake circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tootoosis misses with a takedown attempt - Drake sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tootoosis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tootoosis.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerry Tootoosis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tootoosis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Drake finds it's way round the side to connect with Tootoosis's head.
It looks like Gerry Tootoosis has been cut.
Tootoosis fails to land the takedown.
Drake lands a big head kick that sends Tootoosis tumbling to the mat! Drake takes a step backwards and waves Tootoosis back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tootoosis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Drake sprawls well. Drake wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tootoosis gets slowly back to his feet.
Drake thumps Tootoosis with a low kick.
Tootoosis is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Drake! Tootoosis is backing up but he can't get away as Drake lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Tootoosis and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Steve Drake!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Kusimuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlson Paulssen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlson Paulssen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Takeshi Kusimuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carlson Paulssen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kusimuki lands with a hook. Paulssen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kusimuki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paulssen.
Paulssen cracks a nice hook into Kusimuki's ribs.
Paulssen throws a right hand that Kusimuki ducks under and follows up with a left that Kusimuki also avoids with ease.
Kusimuki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big left from Paulssen misses.
Kusimuki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Paulssen throws a right hand that Kusimuki ducks under and follows up with a left that Kusimuki also avoids with ease.
Paulssen misses with an uppercut. Kusimuki saw that one coming.
Kusimuki digs a good body shot into Paulssen's ribs.
Paulssen avoids the body shot from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki throws a shot to the body.
Kusimuki throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paulssen missing with a left hand there. Kusimuki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paulssen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Paulssen misses with a body shot
and Kusimuki counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Paulssen is trying to break the clinch but Kusimuki has him pressed against the cage.
Paulssen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kusimuki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kusimuki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulssen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kusimuki swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Paulssen.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kusimuki darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kusimuki tests Paulssen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kusimuki throws a combination that misses
and Paulssen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Paulssen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paulssen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Paulssen throws a hook to the side of Kusimuki's head but Kusimuki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paulssen misses with a two punch combination.
Kusimuki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Paulssen misses with a two punch combination.
Paulssen lands with a nice body punch.
Kusimuki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Paulssen cracks Kusimuki with an open hand slap.
Paulssen misses with a combination
and Kusimuki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Paulssen thinking.
Paulssen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulssen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Paulssen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kusimuki connects with a looping right hand.
Paulssen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paulssen throws a jab when Kusimuki was well out of range.
Paulssen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kusimuki moves away.
Paulssen throws a shot from downtown. Kusimuki moves away and avoids it.
Paulssen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Paulssen misses with a double jab
and Kusimuki counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Paulssen looks gassed!
Kusimuki lands a jab-cross combination.
Kusimuki is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kusimuki lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kusimuki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Takeshi Kusimuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paulssen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paulssen loads up on a big right hand but Kusimuki slips the punch.
Paulssen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Paulssen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kusimuki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Paulssen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Paulssen on the side of the head.
Kusimuki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Paulssen, pushing him back against the cage.
Paulssen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kusimuki's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Kusimuki.
Kusimuki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Paulssen tries to throw a body punch but Kusimuki avoids it by throwing Paulssen back against the cage.
Kusimuki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kusimuki missing with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kusimuki.
Paulssen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kusimuki pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nice uppercut lands for Kusimuki. That snapped Paulssen's head back.
Kusimuki closes the distance and clinches.
Kusimuki lands a nice uppercut.
Kusimuki blocks a body shot from Paulssen.
Kusimuki lands a nice shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Kusimuki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Paulssen blocks an elbow strike.
Kusimuki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kusimuki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kusimuki prevents a body shot from Paulssen.
Kusimuki trying to land knees to the body.
Kusimuki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki tries to clinch there but Paulssen circles away.
Paulssen throws a hook but Kusimuki avoids it easily.
A jab from Kusimuki finds it's way through Paulssen's defenses.
Paulssen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kusimuki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paulssen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kusimuki displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kusimuki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Paulssen in his tracks.
Kusimuki takes the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paulssen tries to work over Kusimuki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kusimuki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paulssen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kusimuki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Paulssen scores with a punch to the head.
Kusimuki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Paulssen momentarily.
Kusimuki misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeshi Kusimuki dominated that round.
That's time! Kusimuki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kusimuki throws a right hand that Paulssen ducks under and follows up with a left that Paulssen also avoids with ease.
Paulssen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kusimuki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Takeshi Kusimuki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paulssen throws the left hand but Kusimuki avoids the punch easily.
Kusimuki misses with the combination.
Kusimuki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paulssen.
Paulssen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Paulssen.
Kusimuki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Paulssen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheers as Kusimuki lands an impressive looking overhand right. Paulssen doesn't seem phased though.
Kusimuki fails to land with a series of punches.
Paulssen looks to land a combination but Kusimuki avoids it well.
Jab, jab by Kusimuki - just one landing.
Paulssen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Paulssen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulssen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kusimuki circles away quickly and effectively.
Paulssen misses with a body shot.
Paulssen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Paulssen is breathing heavily.
Kusimuki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Paulssen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kusimuki thows a body shot but no joy.
Takeshi Kusimuki is winning the standup battle so far.
Kusimuki clinches with his opponent.
Paulssen working aggressively here.
Kusimuki lands a nice elbow.
Kusimuki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Paulssen goes for a takedown attempt but Kusimuki pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Paulssen walks into a left hand.
Kusimuki moves out of range as Paulssen strikes.
Kusimuki pushes Paulssen up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kusimuki rushes Paulssen and presses him up against the cage.
Paulssen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kusimuki lands an elbow just above Paulssen 's eye.
Paulssen misses with a body punch.
Paulssen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Still in the clinch, Kusimuki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Paulssen throws a punch but it's blocked by Kusimuki.
Kusimuki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kusimuki throws a series of strikes that have Paulssen backpedaling.
Kusimuki clinches with his opponent.
Paulssen tries a body shot but Kusimuki blocks it.
Paulssen takes a shot to the head.
Kusimuki lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kusimuki blocks a body shot from Paulssen.
Kusimuki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kusimuki cracks Paulssen with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paulssen tries to throw a body punch but Kusimuki avoids it by throwing Paulssen back against the cage.
Kusimuki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kusimuki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kusimuki connects with a good right hand that stumbles Paulssen. Paulssen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Paulssen scores with a body shot.
Paulssen looks to score with a jab to the body but Kusimuki is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Paulssen counters with a stiff right hand.
Kusimuki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paulssen.
Kusimuki digs a good hook to Paulssen's body.
Paulssen looks to score with a jab to the body but Kusimuki is just out of range.
Paulssen fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice straight punches there by Kusimuki. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kusimuki.
Paulssen takes one on the button.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A right handed body shot lands from Kusimuki.
A short left from Kusimuki.
Paulssen takes a shot to the head.
Kusimuki manages to break the clinch.
Kusimuki dips to his left and cracks Paulssen with an uppercut!
Kusimuki tests Paulssen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Paulssen misses with a body punch
and Kusimuki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kusimuki takes the fight into the clinch.
Paulssen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulssen lands with a short shot to the head.
Kusimuki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kusimuki closes the distance and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Kusimuki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kusimuki breaks from the clinch.
Kusimuki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paulssen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kusimuki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Paulssen at a distance.
Kusimuki looks to land a combination. Paulssen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kusimuki pushes Paulssen up against the cage in a clinch.
Kusimuki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kusimuki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kusimuki misses with a jab to the body
and Kusimuki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kusimuki with a nice cross.
Paulssen misses with a hook. Kusimuki ducked under it nicely.
Kusimuki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paulssen.
Kusimuki closes the distance and pushes Paulssen back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeshi Kusimuki dominated that second round.
That's time! Kusimuki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kusimuki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kusimuki missing with a left hand there. Paulssen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kusimuki scores with a three punch combo!
Paulssen tries to keep at a distance but Kusimuki has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kusimuki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kusimuki manages to break the clinch.
Kusimuki instigates a clinch.
Kusimuki is working Paulssen over against the cage.
Kusimuki prevents Paulssen from breaking the clinch.
Paulssen misses with a body punch.
Paulssen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paulssen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kusimuki's elbow.
A body shot lands from Kusimuki.
Paulssen misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Kusimuki.
Paulssen tries to break the clinch but Kusimuki is controlling the position.
Paulssen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kusimuki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kusimuki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kusimuki digs a good body shot into Paulssen's ribs.
A left lands for Kusimuki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusimuki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd cheers as Kusimuki lands an impressive looking overhand right. Paulssen doesn't seem phased though.
Paulssen tries to bum rush Kusimuki with a series of wild strikes but Kusimuki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Paulssen throws a looping overhand right but Kusimuki ducks down to avoid it.
Kusimuki cracks Paulssen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kusimuki moves into the clinch.
Kusimuki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paulssen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Paulssen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Paulssen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kusimuki.
Paulssen walks into a jab.
Kusimuki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Paulssen throws a combination that misses
and Kusimuki counters with a left to the body.
Paulssen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kusimuki is looking to clinch but Paulssen is avoiding it.
Paulssen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Carlson Paulssen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulssen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kusimuki lands with a right hand.
Kusimuki rushes Paulssen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kusimuki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kusimuki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kusimuki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kusimuki jabs Paulssen right on the nose. Paulssen blinks but takes it well.
Kusimuki slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kusimuki misses with a jab to the body
and Paulssen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kusimuki thuds a left hand into Paulssen's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kusimuki catches Paulssen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kusimuki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kusimuki jabs at Paulssen's body.
Kusimuki wants to clinch but Paulssen slips to the side
and Paulssen counters with a stiff right hand.
Kusimuki clinches up against the cage.
Kusimuki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki scores with a shoulder strike.
Kusimuki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A combination from Kusimuki does no damage.
Kusimuki slips a jab and a cross from Paulssen.
Kusimuki moves into the clinch.
Paulssen misses with a punch to the body.
Kusimuki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Paulssen backwards.
Kusimuki lands a right hand.
Takeshi Kusimuki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kusimuki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Paulssen backwards.
Kusimuki lands a left hand.
Paulssen misses with some punches.
Kusimuki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paulssen throws a hook to the side of Kusimuki's head but Kusimuki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kusimuki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Paulssen at a distance.
Paulssen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kusimuki counters with a stiff right hand.
Kusimuki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Paulssen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kusimuki was well out of range. Poor timing from Paulssen.
Kusimuki swings for the body but Paulssen moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Paulssen misses
and Kusimuki counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kusimuki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Paulssen is trying to break the clinch but Kusimuki is controlling him.
Paulssen working hard to break the clinch.
Kusimuki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Paulssen.
Kusimuki lands with a left to the head.
Kusimuki lands an elbow inside.
A short uppercut from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kusimuki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Paulssen, pushing him back against the cage.
Kusimuki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paulssen can do to turn this around?
Paulssen digs a right hand into Kusimuki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kusimuki's gas tank.
Paulssen takes a shot to the head.
Paulssen misses with a punch to the body.
Kusimuki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kusimuki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Paulssen at a distance.
Kusimuki ducks under a wild hook from Paulssen.
Paulssen misses with an uppercut. Kusimuki saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kusimuki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kusimuki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Paulssen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takeshi Kusimuki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kusimuki has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeshi Kusimuki!
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