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QFC Tournament 58 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robert Booey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Bong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robert Booey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, King Bong!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bong tries to clinch up but Booey circles away and keeps his distance.
Booey closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bong quickly recovers to half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Booey throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Booey scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bong is trying to get back to full guard.
Bong is staying active underneath Booey, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bong is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Booey pulls his head out easily.
Booey prevents Bong from improving his position.
Booey looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bong with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bong is not content to let Booey control the position.
Bong should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Booey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bong's head.
Booey looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bong with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bong looking for submissions off his back.
Booey is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Booey wants to pass the guard but Bong is defending well.
Booey seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bong does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Booey is controlling the pace.
Bong wants to get back to his feet.
Booey moves into full mount! Bong won't be happy about that!
Booey is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bong can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booey landing punches.
Booey with shots to the head and body - Bong looks very uncomfortable down there.
Booey with good strikes from the mount here!
Booey lands a big shot there that rocks Bong but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bong tries to hold on but Booey postures up.
Booey landing strikes from the mount.
Booey trying to control but Bong is having none of it.
Booey 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.
Booey takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bong's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Booey raining down hammerfists from mount.
Booey is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bong is bucking up trying to escape but Booey cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Booey trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Booey working the ground and pound effectively.
Bong looks gassed!
Booey raining down hammerfists from mount.
Booey postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bong looks a forlorn figure.
Booey lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bong is trying desperately to improve position.
Booey wants to finish this one by submission but Bong is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Booey.
Booey landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bong wants to control but Booey is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Booey.
Booey lands with some strikes.
Booey with a couple of short strikes.
Booey lands with some strikes.
Bong is trying desperately to improve position.
Booey can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bong is looking to escape.
Booey lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bong is in a horrible position here. Booey smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bong is bucking up trying to escape but Booey cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Booey dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Booey scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Booey taking a breather here.
Bong tries to improve position but can't.
Bong taking punishment in the form of punches.
Booey lands some shots froms side control.
Bong is not content to let Booey control the position.
Booey is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bong is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bong seems a little lost for a moment, as Booey dominates the positioning.
Booey scores with a couple of short elbows.
Booey lands some shots froms side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Booey tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Booey has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Booey lands a few punches from side control.
Bong is being controlled here.
Booey throws an elbow but Bong slips to the side and avoids it well.
Booey is looking to take a break and control but Bong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Booey working away.
Bong gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Bong holds on for dear life.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booey cracks Bong with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bong is squirming around, avoiding Booey's attempts to control the action.
Bong taking shots to the head.
Booey pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Booey looking to control but Bong is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bong takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Booey cracks Bong with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Booey raining down shots from the mount!
Bong is breathing heavily.
Booey putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Booey dominating with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Booey with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booey takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Booey is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Booey can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bong is looking to escape.
Booey breaks from Bong's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Booey with the ground and pound from mount.
Booey with the ground and pound from mount.
The referee warns Bong that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Booey with a couple of short strikes.
Booey raining down shots from the mount!
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!
Bong is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Booey cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Booey putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bong is in a horrible position here. Booey smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bong is rocked!
Bong can't escape the position.
Booey scoring with strikes but Bong is staying in there.
Booey tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Booey fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Booey takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Booey putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Booey dominated that second round.
That's time! Booey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Booey closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bong to the mat! Bong manages to get full guard.
Bong working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Booey doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Booey manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Booey chips away with some ground and pound.
Booey wants to control from the top but Bong keeps moving.
Booey stands and steps away. Bong gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Booey shoots in but Bong avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bong tries to clinch but Booey moves out of range.
Bong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Booey.
Robert Booey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bong wants to clinch up but Booey keeps it at a distance.
Bong fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Booey shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Booey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Booey shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bong defends it nicely.
Bong changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Booey tries to avoid it but Bong manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Booey to the ground. Booey escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bong throws a one two combo.
Bong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booey shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bong sprawls well. Bong wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Booey gets slowly back to his feet.
Booey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Horrible takedown by Bong or perhaps it was just good defense by Booey which made him look bad.
Booey darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Booey wants to pass to mount but Bong is defending the position.
Booey wants to control but Bong is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booey with the ground and pound but Bong uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Bong keeping moving, preventing Booey from controlling successfully.
Bong has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Booey looking to sit in guard and control but Bong gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Booey keeping moving, preventing Bong from controlling successfully.
Bong with a flurry of punches that miss.
Robert Booey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booey wants to sweep here but Bong controlling him for the moment.
Bong decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Booey, up you get!
Bong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Booey shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bong looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bong fails with the takedown.
King Bong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Booey tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bong sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Booey somewhat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Booey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Booey, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Robert Booey!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Robert Booey!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Robert Booey!
Robert Booey wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between InIt Winit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Death Machine Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Decent wrestler
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, InIt Winit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Death Machine Cannon!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winit drives through and clinches with Cannon against the cage.
Cannon misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cannon.
Winit throws a knee to the head but misses.
Winit looking to throw knees to the head but Cannon is blocking nicely.
Winit tries to pull guard but Cannon won't allow it.
Cannon lands a left hand.
A short left from Cannon.
Winit tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Winit with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Winit tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cannon lands a hook that snaps the head of Winit backwards.
Cannon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Cannon.
Cannon lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Cannon.
Winit takes a shot to the head.
Winit is rocked!
Cannon is trying to push Winit away but Winit has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Oh Winit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cannon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Winit seems to have got his legs back now.
Cannon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cannon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Winit backwards.
Cannon can't break the clinch.
Cannon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cannon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Winit backwards.
Cannon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cannon is looking to break free of the clinch but Winit has double underhooks.
Cannon misses with a punch on the inside.
Cannon dips a shoulder and cracks Winit with a mighty uppercut! Winit falls back against the cage and Cannon unloads with a barrage of strikes! Winit is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Cannon screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Death Machine Cannon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jason Akua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Min Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Akua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lee Min Ho!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Min Ho connects with a looping right hand.
A head kick misses from Min Ho.
Akua misses with a combination
and Min Ho counters with a head kick. That will keep Akua thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Akua throws a sloppy head kick and Min Ho moves out of range easily.
Min Ho misses with a takedown attempt - Akua sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Akua scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Min Ho shoots for a double leg takedown but Akua sprawls well. He's pushed Min Ho's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Min Ho defending well as Akua loads up on a big left hand.
Akua on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A left and a right from Akua both land. Nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akua looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Akua misses with a low kick.
Akua misses with a double jab.
Min Ho throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jason Akua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Min Ho tries to clinch but Akua moves out of range.
Akua misses with the body kick
and Min Ho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Min Ho will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jason Akua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Min Ho.
Akua tries to work over Min Ho's front leg with a kick but Min Ho checks it.
Akua throws a head kick but Min Ho moves out of range.
Akua misses with a body shot.
Akua defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Min Ho.
Min Ho shoots in but no luck this time.
Akua slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Min Ho tries a head kick but it misses.
Min Ho doesn't manage to clinch there - Akua circles away.
Min Ho looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Akua is fending him off so far but Min Ho persists. Nope, Akua circles away and we're back to standing.
Min Ho looks gassed!
Akua misses with a low kick.
Akua misses with the combination.
Akua rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Min Ho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Min Ho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akua throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Akua looks to land a left hand but Min Ho moved out of range nicely.
Akua misses with an uppercut.
Min Ho shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Akua sprawls well. Akua wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Min Ho gets slowly back to his feet.
Akua lands a jab-cross combination.
Min Ho throws a head kick that half lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akua throws a leg kick that is checked
and Min Ho counters with a nice leg kick.
Min Ho tries to clinch there but Akua circles away.
Min Ho dodges the punch combination from Akua.
Akua moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Min Ho moves out of range as Akua strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akua scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Min Ho shoots in but no luck this time.
Min Ho fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Akua avoids it really well and circles away.
Min Ho moves away from the strike by Akua.
Akua throws a right and a left that both miss.
Akua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Min Ho.
Akua tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Akua throws a chopping leg kick but Min Ho manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jason Akua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Min Ho shoots in for a double leg but Akua sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Akua fails to land with a series of punches.
Min Ho checks the leg kick.
Akua throws a sloppy head kick and Min Ho moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akua throws out a loose jab but Min Ho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akua circles away from the clinch attempt
and Akua counters with a low kick, right behind Min Ho 's knee.
Akua throws an overhand right that lands on Min Ho's shoulder, as Min Ho tries to avoid the shot.
Min Ho checks a low kick from Akua.
A big left from Akua misses.
Min Ho blocks the body kick.
Akua fails to land with a series of punches.
Akua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Min Ho was well out of range. Poor timing from Akua.
Akua misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Min Ho closes the distance and clinches up with Akua, looking for a takedown. Min Ho pushes Akua against the cage but Akua circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Akua throws a head kick but Min Ho moves out of range.
Akua throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Akua dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Akua throws a hook but Min Ho avoids it easily.
Akua throws a head kick that misses
and Min Ho counters with a left and a right that stings Akua.
Akua tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Min Ho is able to avoid easily.
Min Ho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akua throws a head kick that misses
and Min Ho counters with a head kick.
Min Ho slips a jab and a cross from Akua.
Akua throws out a leg kick but Min Ho moves out of range and Akua only half commits.
Min Ho closes the distance and clinches.
Akua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Akua tried to score with a low kick but Min Ho checks it.
Min Ho looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Akua throws a head kick but Min Ho moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akua misses with a body shot.
Akua throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Min Ho counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Akua is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Min Ho fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akua throws an off balance right hand
and Min Ho counters with a big head kick but Akua shrugs it off.
Min Ho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Akua paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Min Ho is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Min Ho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akua moves away.
Min Ho shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Akua but Akua pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Min Ho checks a leg kick.
No joy there for Akua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Min Ho blocks the leg kick.
Min Ho dodges the punch combination from Akua.
Sloppy strikes from Akua. Those never looked like landing.
A low kick from Akua misses
and Min Ho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Min Ho doesn't manage to clinch there - Akua circles away.
Min Ho throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Akua's head.
Jason Akua is winning the standup battle so far.
Akua throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Min Ho counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Akua is looking to land body kicks.
Akua takes one to the side of the head.
Min Ho shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Akua as he jumps to the side.
Jason Akua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Min Ho.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Min Ho tries to clinch but Akua moves out of range.
Akua scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Min Ho will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Some wild striking there from Akua.
Akua throws a series of punches but Min Ho moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akua throws a sloppy head kick
and Min Ho counters with an inside leg kick.
Akua misses with a low kick.
Akua throws a low kick, looking for Min Ho's leg but Min Ho calmly moves out of range.
Min Ho shoots in and drives through. Akua sprawls well.
Akua misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Akua.
Akua has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Akua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Min Ho scores with a kick to the midsection.
Min Ho shoots in but Akua avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Akua misses with a low kick.
Akua throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Akua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akua misses with a few strikes there.
Good standup being displayed there by Min Ho as he connects with a hook.
Min Ho tries to clinch there but Akua circles away.
Min Ho lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Min Ho moves out of range as Akua throws a body kick.
Akua lands with a slapping head kick.
Min Ho fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Akua.
Akua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Akua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Min Ho tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Akua manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Min Ho shoots in and drives through. Akua sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lee Min Ho will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Akua throws a head kick that misses.
Akua misses with a series of wild punches.
Akua throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Min Ho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Akua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Min Ho.
Min Ho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Min Ho tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Akua manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Akua finds it's target.
Min Ho misses with a head kick.
Akua lands with a kick to the temple. Min Ho shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Akua throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Min Ho counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Min Ho shoots in looking for a takedown but Akua manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Min Ho's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Min Ho moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akua on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A nice combination there by Akua.
Akua misses with a body punch
letting Min Ho counter with a right hand.
Min Ho tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Akua swivels and escapes.
Akua keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jason Akua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Min Ho.
A big left from Akua misses.
Akua throws a sloppy head kick and Min Ho moves out of range easily.
Akua fails to land with a series of punches.
Min Ho fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Akua is looking to land body kicks.
Akua throws a leg kick but Min Ho checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Min Ho staying out of range there.
Min Ho is looking to clinch.
Min Ho shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Akua misses the jab.
Donk. Akua catches Min Ho right on the button with a cross.
Min Ho connects with an inside leg kick.
Jason Akua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Akua closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Akua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Akua misses with a looping right.
Min Ho changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Akua tries to avoid it but Min Ho manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Akua to the ground. Akua escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Min Ho shoots in for a takedown but Akua shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Akua tries a head kick but it misses.
Akua looks for the body kick but Min Ho saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Min Ho throws a nice head kick!
Akua fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Min Ho is out of range.
No joy there for Akua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Min Ho fails with a takedown attempt.
Akua misses with a straight right.
Horrible takedown by Min Ho or perhaps it was just good defense by Akua which made him look bad.
Akua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Akua misses with the combination.
Min Ho blocks a jab.
Min Ho looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Akua is fending him off so far but Min Ho persists. Nope, Akua circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Akua does no damage.
Akua displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Min Ho.
Akua tries a head kick but it misses.
Min Ho tries to score a power double leg takedown but Akua sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Min Ho somewhat.
Akua will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Akua throws a head kick but Min Ho moves out of range.
Min Ho lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloppy strikes from Akua. Those never looked like landing.
Akua swats away the attempt to clinch by Min Ho.
Akua gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Min Ho finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Akua showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Akua has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Jason Akua!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Jason Akua!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Jason Akua!
Jason Akua wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Liam Janek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martial Artist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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137 lbs
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135 lbs
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Counter striker
KO power |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Liam Janek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martial Artist!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Artist darts in and clinches Janek up against the cage.
Janek turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Artist takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Janek knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Artist on the ground.
Janek cracks Artist with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Artist is rocked!
Artist takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Artist is still in real trouble! Can Janek finish him?
Janek scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Artist is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Janek can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liam Janek!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andy Bruner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Going Nutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andy Bruner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Going Nutz!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruner doesn't manage to clinch there - Nutz circles away.
Bruner feints and then cracks Nutz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nutz down.
Nutz wants to clinch.
Bruner tries to clinch there but Nutz circles away.
Bruner tries to close the distance and clinch but Nutz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nutz fails to land the takedown.
Nutz avoids the head kick by Bruner.
Nutz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bruner tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nutz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bruner struggling a bit here.
The strikes coming from Nutz are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nutz is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Bruner's shoulder. That is not cool.
Bruner is trying to get back to half guard.
Nutz is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Bruner looks calm but he's in trouble here. Nutz gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Bruner is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Nutz lets go of the hold and Bruner can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Going Nutz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between jp Califf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Callme Fukinmaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, jp Califf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Callme Fukinmaster!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fukinmaster fails to land the takedown.
Fukinmaster looks for a takedown but Califf sprawls well.
Califf feints and as Fukinmaster raises his hands in defense, Califf changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fukinmaster throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Califf got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fukinmaster has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Califf has managed to get both his arms back between Fukinmaster's legs - danger averted.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Califf is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fukinmaster is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fukinmaster working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Califf doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Fukinmaster is tightening it up a little... Califf has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Califf reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Califf taps out! Nice BJJ there by Fukinmaster!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Callme Fukinmaster!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Antoine Chamakh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good in bed |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antoine Chamakh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Goldman!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldman gets caught napping as Chamakh dives in and scores a takedown. Goldman manages to retain guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Goldman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chamakh can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chamakh really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Chamakh has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Goldman to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Chamakh is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Goldman pulls down on the head and he's put Chamakh to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tony Goldman!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bo Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aeron Greyjoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Basic striking
Inexperienced |
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Basic striking
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bo Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aeron Greyjoy!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greyjoy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Greyjoy checks a leg kick nicely.
Greyjoy fails with a takedown attempt.
Greyjoy shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnson sprawls well. He's pushed Greyjoy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bo Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aeron Greyjoy.
Greyjoy dives in and grabs Johnson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes down on Greyjoy's head and hops out.
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Johnson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Greyjoy's half guard.
Greyjoy wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
Johnson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Greyjoy defends it well.
Johnson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Greyjoy is just riding it out for now. Johnson eventually gives up the hold.
Greyjoy is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to work for a kimura but Greyjoy is defending well.
Johnson is trying to work for a kimura but Greyjoy is defending well.
Greyjoy is defending against the submission attempts here by Johnson.
Johnson is looking to advance position but Greyjoy won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greyjoy trying to hold on to Johnson's head to control him but Johnson postures up.
Greyjoy is looking for a sweep. Johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Greyjoy manages to get to full guard.
Greyjoy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Greyjoy is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Greyjoy has escaped and now he's on top!
Johnson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Greyjoy defends well.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Greyjoy from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greyjoy is posturing up here but Johnson has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Greyjoy tries to roll out but it's too tight and Greyjoy has to tap! Slick submission there by Johnson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bo Johnson!
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