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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Harvey Keppelman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harvey Keppelman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bubba Willis's chin.
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140 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harvey Keppelman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bubba Willis!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willis forces Keppelman back against the cage and clinches.
Keppelman is fighting off a takedown attempt but Willis is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Keppelman to the mat. Keppelman regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Willis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Willis postures up in Keppelman's guard and throws a big left but Keppelman blocks it.
Willis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Willis throws a big right hand that misses.
Keppelman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Keppelman has his feet on Willis's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Willis scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Willis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Keppelman's head.
Keppelman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Keppelman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Willis on the ground.
Willis is controlling the pace.
Keppelman is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Willis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Keppelman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Willis is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Willis seems to be working for a kimura but Keppelman defends the submission attempt.
Willis frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Willis extends the arm and Keppelman is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bubba Willis!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Victor Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Mellberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stevens kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Superman By Goldfinger. Gabriel Mellberg is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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180 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Victor Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Mellberg!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mellberg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Mellberg misses.
Mellberg throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stevens throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Stevens throws a looping overhand right but Mellberg ducks down to avoid it.
Mellberg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mellberg, right into the meat.
Mellberg pushes Stevens away with a front kick.
Mellberg misses with a lunging right hand
and Stevens counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A chopping leg kick lands by Mellberg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevens throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stevens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mellberg lets loose with a powerful body kick. Stevens will feel that in the morning.
Stevens looks to land a left hand but Mellberg moved out of range nicely.
Stevens misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stevens slips a straight right by Mellberg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mellberg throws out the jab.
Mellberg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gabriel Mellberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mellberg misses with an uppercut. Stevens saw that one coming.
Mellberg throws a leg kick
and Stevens counters with a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stevens checks a leg kick.
Stevens on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Stevens slips a jab from Mellberg.
Mellberg looks to throw the jab but Stevens is out of range.
Stevens closes the distance and clinches.
Stevens is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stevens tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mellberg is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mellberg has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stevens throws a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stevens using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stevens tries to land a knee to the head but Mellberg blocks with his arms.
Stevens stalling against the cage.
Mellberg is trying to push Stevens away but Stevens has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mellberg can't break the clinch.
Mellberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Mellberg both land. Nice combination.
Mellberg throws a chopping leg kick but Stevens manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mellberg lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stevens takes a step back to recover.
Mellberg connects with a solid leg kick.
Stevens checks a low kick from Mellberg.
Stevens misses with a wild combination.
Mellberg misses with a wild combination.
A swing and a miss from Mellberg.
Stevens checks a leg kick nicely.
Mellberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stevens slips under a jab.
Mellberg throws a solid leg kick but Stevens takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mellberg.
Gabriel Mellberg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stevens moves out of range of the strikes.
Mellberg blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mellberg throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stevens keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mellberg.
Mellberg misses with a left hand
and Stevens counters with a two punch combo.
Stevens uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mellberg.
Stevens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stevens ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Stevens.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown but Mellberg shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mellberg throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Stevens on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mellberg. Mellberg obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stevens checks a leg kick.
Mellberg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mellberg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mellberg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gabriel Mellberg will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stevens gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stevens trying to land knees to the body.
Mellberg wants to break free but Stevens has control.
Stevens trying to land knees to the body.
Stevens lands an elbow that stopped Mellberg in his tracks for a moment.
Stevens with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stevens lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stevens is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mellberg is defending well for now.
Stevens lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Stevens using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mellberg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mellberg looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mellberg has had enough of the clinch but Stevens keeps him there for the moment.
Stevens throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mellberg blocks it with crossed arms.
Mellberg is trying to break the clinch but Stevens has him pressed against the cage.
Stevens tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stevens with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stevens is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mellberg is defending well for now.
Stevens misses with a knee strike.
Stevens with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stevens prevents Mellberg from breaking the clinch.
Mellberg tries to break free but Stevens pushes him back against the cage.
Mellberg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens missing with knees to the body.
Stevens tries to land a knee to the head but Mellberg blocks with his arms.
Mellberg is trying to break free.
Stevens putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mellberg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stevens misses with an elbow over the top.
Mellberg is trying to break the clinch but Stevens has him pressed against the cage.
Stevens comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mellberg manages to break the clinch.
Mellberg misses with a lunging right hand
and Stevens counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stevens.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevens lands a knee to the body.
Stevens with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stevens unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mellberg blocks it with crossed arms.
Stevens landing knees to the body.
Mellberg breaks the clinch.
Stevens is looking to clinch but Mellberg is avoiding it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mellberg darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mellberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mellberg loads up on a big right hand but Stevens slips the punch.
Good work by Stevens as he checks the leg kick.
Mellberg loads up on a big right hand but Stevens slips the punch.
Mellberg misses with a leg kick
and Stevens counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mellberg misses with a looping right.
Stevens moves out of range of the strikes.
Mellberg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mellberg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mellberg misses with a double jab.
Stevens slips a jab and a cross from Mellberg.
Stevens ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stevens connects with an inside leg kick.
A big right from Mellberg misses.
Stevens moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mellberg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A clash of legs there as Stevens blocks the low kick.
Mellberg throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stevens counters with an inside leg kick.
Mellberg is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mellberg dodges the punch combination from Stevens.
A slow jab from Mellberg misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Stevens dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mellberg connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mellberg thows a leg kick but Stevens checks it
and Stevens counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mellberg thinking.
Stevens tries to clinch there but Mellberg circles away.
Mellberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Stevens is just out of range.
Mellberg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good leg kick by Mellberg there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stevens staying out of range there.
Mellberg fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters circling a little - Stevens finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mellberg shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Stevens has Mellberg up against the cage in a clinch.
Stevens tries a knee to the head but Mellberg blocks it.
Mellberg takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stevens looking to throw knees to the head but Mellberg is blocking nicely.
Mellberg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice elbow from Stevens.
Stevens using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mellberg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mellberg is trying to force a seperation but Stevens has the dominant position.
Stevens using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stevens is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stevens tries to land a knee to the head but Mellberg blocks with his arms.
Mellberg is trying to force a seperation but Stevens has the dominant position.
Mellberg is trying to force a seperation but Stevens has the dominant position.
Stevens tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Victor Stevens has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stevens tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mellberg avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mellberg throws a low kick but Stevens moves out of range easily.
Sloppy strikes from Mellberg. Those never looked like landing.
Mellberg throws a combination that misses
and Stevens counters by moving into the clinch.
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!
Stevens with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mellberg tries to stall but Stevens uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stevens prevents Mellberg from breaking the clinch.
Stevens breaks the clinch.
Stevens blocks a jab.
Mellberg lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stevens avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Victor Stevens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good work by Stevens as he checks the leg kick.
A low kick from Mellberg is predictable there
and Stevens counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mellberg is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mellberg throws a jab when Stevens was well out of range.
Stevens swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mellberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stevens.
Mellberg lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stevens connects with an inside leg kick.
Mellberg throws a hook to the side of Stevens's head but Stevens sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stevens defending well as Mellberg loads up on a big left hand.
Mellberg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mellberg fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stevens slips a jab and a cross from Mellberg.
Mellberg throws a hook to the side of Stevens's head but Stevens sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gabriel Mellberg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stevens avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mellberg pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stevens is out of range and Mellberg settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mellberg looks to land a right hand but Stevens moved out of range.
Stevens slips a jab and a cross from Mellberg.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mellberg.
Stevens staying out of range there.
Stevens blocks a jab.
Stevens lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevens throws a head kick but Mellberg moves out of range.
Stevens walks into a stiff left hand from Mellberg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stevens checks a low kick from Mellberg.
Mellberg takes a swing at Stevens's ribcage but misses.
Stevens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mellberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Stevens.
No joy there for Mellberg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Stevens showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stevens 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Stevens!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Victor Stevens waved his t-shirt featuring Perkele!'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Imre Tisza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juha Ahokas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juha Ahokas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Imre Tisza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Ahokas!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahokas feints and as Tisza raises his hands in defense, Ahokas changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ahokas controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tisza looking for a sweep. Not yet Tisza, not yet.
Ahokas looking to sit in guard and control but Tisza gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ahokas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tisza in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tisza throwing strikes but missing.
Ahokas wants to sweep but no luck.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ahokas holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tisza postures up in Ahokas's guard and throws a big left but Ahokas blocks it.
Tisza missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ahokas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tisza with a flurry of punches that miss.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ahokas can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ahokas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tisza manages to get himself to full guard.
Ahokas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tisza is keeping the position for now.
Ahokas postures up in Tisza's guard and throws a big left but Tisza blocks it.
Ahokas not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ahokas trying to control but Tisza is working from the bottom.
Ahokas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tisza swivels though and keeps the full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ahokas advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas controlling from side mount.
Tisza is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Tisza knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ahokas on the ground.
Ahokas working the ground and pound from side control.
Ahokas in side control, throwing shots but Tisza defends.
Tisza is trying to escape the position but Ahokas is controlling the position.
Ahokas tries to advance to mount but Tisza denies him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas happy to just control the position for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ahokas looks up at the clock and then as Tisza takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ahokas smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tisza can't do much from the bottom here.
A lull in the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ahokas tries to advance to mount but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juha Ahokas dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tisza will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ahokas misses with a left hand
and Tisza counters with a shoot takedown. Ahokas fights it but they end up in guard.
Ahokas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tisza throwing strikes but missing.
Ahokas lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tisza!
Tisza really wants to buck Ahokas off and get back to his feet.
BOOM! Ahokas connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahokas wants to control the pace but Tisza is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahokas landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tisza is rocked!
Ahokas content just to control the position here.
Ahokas's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Ahokas looking to control but Tisza is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ahokas controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ahokas has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tisza's face.
Oh Tisza is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahokas controlling the pace for now.
Tisza seems to have got his legs back now.
Ahokas postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Tisza badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Ahokas around the waist but Ahokas pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Ahokas is the winner by TKO! Ahokas jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juha Ahokas!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Burleigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: "Unsettling Differences" by Blue Smock Nancy. On his way into the cage it seems that Phil Burleigh has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Phil Burleigh seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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212 lbs
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Burleigh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andre Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burleigh shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Burleigh was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Holmes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Burleigh is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Burleigh lands with some strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holmes tries to reverse the position but Burleigh maintains control.
Burleigh knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Holmes on the ground.
Burleigh trying to control but Holmes is having none of it.
Burleigh lands a heavy elbow.
Holmes really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Holmes flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Burleigh goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Holmes turns into him and now he's in Burleigh's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holmes won't allow Burleigh to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Holmes passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Burleigh has a hand on Holmes's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Holmes takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Holmes lands with some strikes.
Holmes looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Burleigh wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Holmes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burleigh tries to lock up and control but Holmes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Holmes can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Burleigh is looking to escape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Burleigh is looking to get to half guard.
Burleigh is working hard here to advance position.
Burleigh wants to get back to his feet.
Burleigh tries to hold on but Holmes postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes landing shots from mount.
Burleigh is in all sorts of trouble here.
Holmes cracks Burleigh with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Holmes can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Burleigh is looking to escape.
Burleigh really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Holmes working for a submission but Burleigh is keeping him at bay.
Burleigh really wants to buck Holmes off and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holmes prevents Burleigh from getting the reversal.
Burleigh is breathing heavily.
Holmes looking to control and managing it successfully.
Holmes with a couple of short strikes.
Burleigh on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Burleigh tries to get out of the position.
Holmes is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Burleigh can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Holmes throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burleigh tries to reverse the position but Holmes maintains control.
Holmes trying to control but Burleigh is having none of it.
Holmes landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andre Holmes will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Burleigh shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Holmes's guard.
Burleigh has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Holmes is looking to sinch up a triangle. Burleigh throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Holmes's body to avoid the submission. Holmes has instead reached around Burleigh's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Holmes arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Andre Holmes!
Our winner, Andre Holmes, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mja Mjo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anzhor Azhiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Anzhor Azhiev was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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32
169 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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20
150 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mja Mjo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anzhor Azhiev!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azhiev tries to sprawl but Mjo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mjo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Azhiev!
Mjo looking to secure an arm triangle but Azhiev defends it well.
Mjo is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Azhiev is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Azhiev flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Mjo anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Azhiev and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Mjo slips an arm under Azhiev chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Mjo has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Mjo is squeezing on Azhiev like an anaconda would it's prey. Azhiev fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mja Mjo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Natsisiwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toni Valtonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valtonen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Thunderstruck . The key to victory for Kalle Natsisiwa has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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25
208 lbs
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18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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, Kalle Natsisiwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Toni Valtonen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valtonen throws a sloppy head kick and Natsisiwa moves out of range easily.
Valtonen drops his hands momentarily and Natsisiwa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Toni Valtonen has been cut.
Valtonen tries to clinch up but Natsisiwa circles away and keeps his distance.
Natsisiwa gets caught napping as Valtonen dives in and scores a takedown. Natsisiwa manages to retain guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Natsisiwa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Valtonen.
Valtonen throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valtonen gets to his feet. Natsisiwa looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Natsisiwa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Valtonen tries to clinch but Natsisiwa is having none of it.
Natsisiwa scores with a punch to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Natsisiwa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Natsisiwa jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Natsisiwa leaves Valtonen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Natsisiwa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natsisiwa scores with a three punch combo!
Valtonen looks for a takedown but Natsisiwa sprawls well.
Natsisiwa lands a two punch combo.
Valtonen is rocked!
Natsisiwa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Valtonen is still on wobbly legs! Can Natsisiwa finish him?
Natsisiwa feints with a jab and clips Valtonen right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Valtonen is sent crashing into the canvas and Natsisiwa leaps in for the kill! Valtonen tries to get to his feet but Natsisiwa is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Valtonen is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kalle Natsisiwa!
Kalle Natsisiwa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Hannay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Gellquist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
267 lbs
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23
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rick Hannay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sebastian Gellquist!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hannay throws a series of punches but Gellquist avoids them all with ease.
Hannay fails with the takedown.
Hannay is breathing heavily.
Hannay looks to throw the jab but Gellquist is out of range.
Gellquist throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hannay was covering up waiting for the punch and Gellquist finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gellquist lands a couple of elbows.
Gellquist landing some decent shots from guard.
Gellquist really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hannay. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gellquist working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hannay's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gellquist is stalling in the full guard.
Gellquist stands up over Hannay, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gellquist is stalling in the full guard.
Hannay has momentary wrist control but Gellquist slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gellquist content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gellquist working some strikes from top position.
Gellquist scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gellquist throwing strikes from guard but Hannay blocks nicely.
Gellquist scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gellquist controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gellquist cracks Hannay with a solid left hand.
Gellquist must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gellquist seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gellquist missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gellquist is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gellquist's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gellquist controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gellquist trying to control the position from guard on top but Hannay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gellquist cracks Hannay with a solid left hand.
Gellquist stands up over Hannay, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gellquist lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gellquist with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gellquist postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hannay is rocked!
Hannay being controlled here, momentarily.
Oh Hannay is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gellquist loads up on a big left hand. Hannay felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Gellquist looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Hannay can't hide his disappointment, as Gellquist celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sebastian Gellquist!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Jason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Frye Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason's entrance music is Kryptonite. A fine choice. Frye Jr is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The show goes on - Lupe Fiasco. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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29
205 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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24
215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Aaron Jason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Greg Frye Jr!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frye Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jason defending well as Frye Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Frye Jr loads up on a big right hand but Jason slips the punch.
Jason rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Frye Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab by Frye Jr.
It looks like Aaron Jason has been cut.
Jason misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jason tries for a takedown but Frye Jr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Frye Jr swinging wildly here.
Frye Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Frye Jr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jason.
Jason needs to keep his hands up - Frye Jr had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Jason misses.
Frye Jr throws a right hand that Jason ducks under and follows up with a left that Jason also avoids with ease.
Frye Jr stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Jason. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jason misses the jab.
No joy there for Jason, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No luck for Jason with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jason attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Frye Jr throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jason throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Frye Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Jason takes one on the button.
Frye Jr connects with a looping right hand.
Aaron Jason's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frye Jr throws out a leg kick but Jason moves out of range and Frye Jr only half commits.
Jason misses with a wild body shot.
Jason misses with a wild combination.
Jason avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Frye Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Jason. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A shot to the liver by Frye Jr. Beautiful body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jason is defended easily by Frye Jr.
Jason lands a jab-cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jason. Frye Jr shrugs it off though.
A good leg kick by Jason.
Jason takes one to the chin there.
Jason with a lazy takedown attempt
and Frye Jr counters with a crisp right hand that drops Jason! Frye Jr lets Jason back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Jason is rocked!
Aaron Jason's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jason is breathing heavily.
Frye Jr connects with a superb combination that knocks Jason out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Frye Jr before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Jason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Greg Frye Jr!
Greg Frye Jr was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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