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HERO 41: Li vs Camcho PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Carneiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul ed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul ed has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rafael Carneiro's chin.
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192 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafael Carneiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul ed!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carneiro misses with a takedown
and ed counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Carneiro has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Paul ed!
Paul ed very nearly forgot to thank FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Dodson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artie Lange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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130 lbs
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145 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Dodson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Artie Lange!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Dodson enables Lange to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dodson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dodson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Dodson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lange can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dodson working for a triangle but Lange defends it easily.
Dodson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lange engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dodson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Dodson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dodson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Artie Lange hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Dodson tries for a takedown but Lange sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lange defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dodson.
Lange shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dodson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lange is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dodson wants to control but Lange passes easily into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lange is controlling the pace.
Let's hope that Lange has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Artie Lange was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Dodson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dodson fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Dodson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dodson shoots in looking for a takedown but Lange manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dodson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dodson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dodson trying to control the position.
Dodson is breathing heavily.
Lange pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dodson is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lange gets to his feet - Dodson follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lange manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dodson on his heels. He'll look to pass Dodson's guard now, I'm sure.
Lange is working Dodson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dodson is working an open guard so Lange takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lange is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dodson's half guard.
Lange is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lange stands up and beckons Dodson to join him on the feet.
Lange bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dodson tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Lange presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dodson is bucking up trying to escape but Lange cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lange looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artie Lange dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lange shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lange decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dodson, up you get!
Lange gets caught flat footed, as Dodson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dodson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dodson wants to control but Lange is keeping him busy.
Artie Lange has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lange slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lange controlling the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lange punching from the bottom - just letting Dodson know he's still in a fight.
Dodson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dodson preventing the sweep.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lange holds on and takes a little breather.
Dodson looking to sit in guard and control but Lange gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lange is stalling in the full guard.
Lange scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dodson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lange engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dodson is working an open guard so Lange takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lange doesn't manage to clinch there - Dodson circles away.
Lange fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dodson tries to close the distance and clinch but Lange swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lange shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dodson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lange's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lange stands up and waves to Dodson to follow him.
Lange looks for the body kick but Dodson saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dodson has his takedown stuffed
and Lange counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dodson's guard now.
Lange stays in close to Dodson's body and controls the position.
Lange tries to free his leg and advance position but Dodson is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lange is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lange pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dodson is keeping the position for now.
Lange working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lange content to stall in guard here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Artie Lange wasn't active enough on the ground.
Dodson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dodson fails with the takedown
and Lange counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dodson won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action 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 crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artie Lange 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lange fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dodson sprawls well initially but Lange persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lange is pressing down on Dodson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dodson is holding on for now.
Dodson is in trouble now - Lange has advanced to mount!
Dodson is trying desperately to improve position.
Dodson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lange controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dodson regains half guard.
Lange decides to stand up.
Lange tries to clinch there but Dodson circles away.
Dodson is looking to slow Lange down with leg kicks.
Lange shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dodson is trying to defend but Lange finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dodson is defending against the submission attempts here by Lange.
Lange perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lange looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dodson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dodson is looking to control Lange's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dodson avoid being mounted?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lange decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Dodson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lange counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dodson's guard now.
Lange is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lange stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dodson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lange is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lange passes Dodson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Artie Lange is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lange has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lange controlling from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Artie Lange comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lange has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artie Lange!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enrique Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Byrkjelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Byrkjelo has chosen Skindred, no body as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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243 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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259 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Enrique Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Damien Byrkjelo!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byrkjelo closes the distance and pushes Alvarez back into the cage.
Alvarez looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Byrkjelo connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Enrique Alvarez has been cut.
Byrkjelo manages to break the clinch.
Byrkjelo clinches up against the cage.
Byrkjelo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Byrkjelo breaks the clinch.
Alvarez tries to keep at a distance but Byrkjelo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Byrkjelo tightens his grip and picks Alvarez up, before dumping him to the ground. Alvarez manages to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Byrkjelo stands up and waves to Alvarez to follow him.
Byrkjelo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Alvarez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Alvarez is rocked!
Byrkjelo stands up.
Byrkjelo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Oh Alvarez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrkjelo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Byrkjelo passes the guard and advances to mount!
Byrkjelo controlling from the full mount.
Byrkjelo loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Alvarez scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Byrkjelo land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Byrkjelo stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damien Byrkjelo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mertsi Peltola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nyyrikki Takaraivo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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212 lbs
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220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mertsi Peltola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nyyrikki Takaraivo!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takaraivo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Peltola has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Peltola throws a jab but it's blocked by Takaraivo.
Peltola with a hook.
Peltola lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Takaraivo circles away quickly and effectively.
Peltola misses with a wild body shot.
Takaraivo clinches with his opponent.
Peltola goes for a takedown attempt but Takaraivo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Takaraivo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Peltola wants to clinch up but Takaraivo keeps it at a distance.
Takaraivo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Peltola takes a step back to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takaraivo misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takaraivo misses with a body shot.
Peltola shoots in for a takedown but Takaraivo shows good takedown defense.
Takaraivo thows a body shot but no joy.
Takaraivo ducks under a wild hook from Peltola.
Takaraivo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Mertsi Peltola has been cut.
Takaraivo delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takaraivo scoring well with a low kick there.
Peltola is breathing heavily.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Takaraivo! Peltola is out on his feet! Takaraivo rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Peltola is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Peltola is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nyyrikki Takaraivo!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Phillip Schreiber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Hjernson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hjernson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Poirot theme. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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163 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phillip Schreiber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sven Hjernson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hjernson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Schreiber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schreiber misses with a looping left.
Schreiber misses with a few strikes there.
Hjernson lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Phillip Schreiber has been cut.
Hjernson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Schreiber is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Schreiber lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Schreiber stands and throws Hjernson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Schreiber working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schreiber is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hjernson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hjernson pushes Schreiber away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Schreiber gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hjernson struggling a bit here.
Schreiber has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Hjernson!
Hjernson tries to hold on but Schreiber pushes him away.
Schreiber sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schreiber gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Schreiber shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hjernson is trying to defend but Schreiber finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Schreiber moves into full mount! Hjernson won't be happy about that!
Hjernson is controlling an arm, preventing Schreiber from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schreiber putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Schreiber controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hjernson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Schreiber stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Schreiber looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Schreiber scores a takedown into full mount!
Schreiber controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schreiber prevents Hjernson from getting the reversal.
Schreiber punishing his opponent with strikes.
Schreiber content just to control the position here.
Hjernson wants to hold on but Schreiber pushes him away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hjernson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Hjernson is looking to improve his position but Schreiber isn't that keen on the idea.
Hjernson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phillip Schreiber dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Phillip Schreiber's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Schreiber scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hjernson is not content to let Schreiber control the position.
Schreiber tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hjernson is looking for a sweep.
The referee asks Schreiber politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Schreiber prefers to stall for the moment though.
The strikes coming from Schreiber are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Schreiber in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schreiber remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Schreiber misses with the ground and pound.
Schreiber slows the pace down.
Schreiber advances to full mount.
A nice elbow there by Schreiber.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schreiber looking to control but Hjernson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Schreiber moves to the back position.
Even with his hooks in, Schreiber manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Schreiber scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Schreiber throwing damaging strikes from the back! Hjernson could be in trouble here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hjernson trying to control the hands but Schreiber breaks the grip.
Schreiber has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Hjernson's body.
Schreiber seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hjernson for as long as he can get away with.
Schreiber 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schreiber is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Hjernson defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Hjernson covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Schreiber is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Hjernson up.
Schreiber is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Hjernson is defending well though. Schreiber let's go of the attempt for now.
Hjernson rolls, trying to escape but Schreiber keeps control of the position.
I would not like to be Hjernson right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schreiber lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Hjernson.
Schreiber missing with strikes from the back.
Hjernson is in bad spot here.
Schreiber working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Hjernson is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Schreiber has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Hjernson taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Phillip Schreiber!
Phillip Schreiber took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Outkast Clothing Line for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arto Markkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hazuka Oyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Markkanen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mell - Red Fraction. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arto Markkanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hazuka Oyama!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markkanen keeps the fight on the outside.
Markkanen lands a big head kick that sends Oyama tumbling to the mat! Markkanen takes a step backwards and waves Oyama back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Hazuka Oyama has been cut.
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!
Oyama misses with a looping left.
Oyama fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Markkanen, pushing him back against the cage.
Markkanen looking to throw knees to the head but Oyama is blocking nicely.
Markkanen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Markkanen breaks the clinch.
Oyama on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Markkanen. Markkanen obviously looking to wear him down.
Oyama drives through with a takedown into Markkanen's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Markkanen has Oyama pulled in close to control his posture.
Oyama tries to stand but Markkanen is controlling from the bottom.
Oyama stands up and waves to Markkanen to follow him.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Oyama looks to throw the jab but Markkanen is out of range.
Markkanen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Markkanen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markkanen slaps away a takedown attempt from Oyama, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Markkanen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Oyama takes a knee to the side of the body.
Oyama looks gassed!
Markkanen is pushing Oyama up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Markkanen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Markkanen.
Markkanen breaks from the clinch.
Markkanen throws a sloppy head kick and Oyama moves out of range easily.
Oyama shoots in but Markkanen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Markkanen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Oyama's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Markkanen. That's going to slow Oyama down.
Oyama shoots for a takedown but Markkanen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Arto Markkanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hazuka Oyama.
Nice jab there from Markkanen.
Oyama tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Markkanen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oyama changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Markkanen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Markkanen controls the position for a moment.
Markkanen throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Markkanen ducks under a wild hook from Oyama.
Markkanen moves into the clinch.
Markkanen blocks a body shot from Oyama.
Oyama wants to break free but Markkanen has control.
Markkanen with a knee to the head.
Markkanen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Markkanen wants to stall.
Markkanen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Oyama tries to throw a body punch but Markkanen avoids it by throwing Oyama back against the cage.
Markkanen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Markkanen scores with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Hazuka Oyama's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markkanen prevents a body shot from Oyama.
Markkanen tries to circle away but Oyama has him pinned against the cage.
Markkanen landing knees to the body.
Markkanen lands a knee to the head.
Oyama digs a right hand into Markkanen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Markkanen's gas tank.
Markkanen looking to throw knees to the head but Oyama is blocking nicely.
Oyama drops down looking for an ankle pick but Markkanen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Markkanen throws a head kick but Oyama moves out of range.
Oyama tries to clinch but Markkanen is having none of it.
Markkanen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Oyama thows a body shot but no joy.
Oyama tries for a takedown but Markkanen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Oyama takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Oyama moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Markkanen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markkanen throws a head kick that misses.
Markkanen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oyama.
Oyama fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Markkanen lands a high kick!
Oyama fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Markkanen manages to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Markkanen throws a right hand that Oyama ducks under and follows up with a left that Oyama also avoids with ease.
Oyama tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Markkanen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Markkanen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Markkanen wants it to stay on the feet.
Oyama takes a kick to the side of the head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Markkanen.
Markkanen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Markkanen.
Markkanen lands a high kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Markkanen lands with a nice body kick.
Oyama has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Markkanen.
Oyama tries to close the distance and clinch but Markkanen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Markkanen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arto Markkanen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hazuka Oyama's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Oyama darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Markkanen throws a head kick but Oyama moves out of range.
Markkanen forces Oyama back against the cage and clinches.
Oyama digs a right hand underneath Markkanen's ribcage. Markkanen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Oyama scores with a shot to the side of Markkanen's head.
Markkanen is trying to break free.
Oyama is trying to break the clinch but Markkanen is controlling him.
A right handed body shot lands from Oyama.
Oyama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Markkanen's elbow.
Markkanen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oyama avoids it.
Markkanen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oyama blocks it with crossed arms.
Markkanen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Arto Markkanen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Oyama lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Markkanen backwards.
Oyama misses with a hook to the ribs.
Markkanen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oyama blocks it with crossed arms.
Markkanen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oyama is defending well for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oyama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Markkanen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oyama lands with a good body shot.
Markkanen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oyama shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Markkanen pinned against the cage. Markkanen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Arto Markkanen is winning the standup battle so far.
Oyama throws a nice looking combination but Markkanen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Arto Markkanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Markkanen takes one to the side of the head.
Oyama has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Markkanen.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Oyama.
Oyama wants to clinch up but Markkanen keeps it at a distance.
Markkanen throws a sloppy head kick and Oyama moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Markkanen.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oyama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oyama tries to clinch up.
Markkanen wants to clinch up but Oyama keeps it at a distance.
Oyama misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oyama tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Markkanen throws a head kick but Oyama moves out of range.
Arto Markkanen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Markkanen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oyama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Markkanen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oyama.
Oyama is looking to clinch.
Oyama avoids the head kick by Markkanen.
Oyama shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Markkanen sprawls well. Markkanen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Oyama gets slowly back to his feet.
Arto Markkanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hazuka Oyama.
Markkanen lands a head kick. Oyama smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Oyama connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Markkanen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Markkanen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Markkanen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oyama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Markkanen throws a sloppy head kick and Oyama moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markkanen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Markkanen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oyama closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Markkanen to the mat! Markkanen manages to get full guard.
Oyama wants to stand but Markkanen is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oyama gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Oyama wants to clinch up but Markkanen keeps it at a distance.
Oyama fails with a takedown attempt.
Markkanen defending well as Oyama loads up on a big left hand.
Good leg kick by Markkanen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A punch combination from Oyama misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oyama gets tackled into the cage by Markkanen. Markkanen maintains the clinch.
Markkanen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Markkanen scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markkanen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Markkanen scores a nice knee to the body.
Markkanen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oyama blocks it with crossed arms.
Oyama breaks the clinch.
Oyama lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Oyama shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Markkanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Markkanen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Markkanen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Markkanen gets tackled into the cage by Oyama. Oyama maintains the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Oyama.
Markkanen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Markkanen connects with an inside leg kick.
Oyama throws a hook but Markkanen blocks it.
Oyama moves into the clinch.
Oyama goes for a takedown attempt but Markkanen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hazuka Oyama showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hazuka Oyama'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Oyama misses with a body shot.
Oyama tries to clinch but Markkanen moves out of range.
Markkanen lands a high kick!
Oyama tries to clinch there but Markkanen circles away.
Oyama tries to clinch up.
Markkanen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Oyama tries to clinch but Markkanen moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Markkanen.
Oyama tries to clinch up
and Markkanen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Oyama is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The cut above Hazuka Oyama's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Markkanen avoids a punch combination nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Markkanen is looking to clinch but Oyama is avoiding it.
Oyama is looking to clinch but Markkanen is avoiding it.
Markkanen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markkanen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Oyama blocks a head kick by Markkanen.
Oyama wants to clinch up but Markkanen keeps it at a distance.
Markkanen throws a nice head kick!
Oyama's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A jab from Oyama misses.
Markkanen looks to land a combination but Oyama avoids it well.
Oyama tries to clinch but Markkanen moves out of range.
Oyama blocks a head kick by Markkanen.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Oyama wants the takedown. Markkanen is fighting it off but Oyama persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Markkanen's guard against the cage.
Oyama has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Markkanen is proving hard to escape from.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Markkanen is working an open guard so Oyama takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markkanen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Markkanen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Oyama's calf.
Oyama misses with a wild combination.
Markkanen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oyama tries to clinch but Markkanen is having none of it.
Oyama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Markkanen.
Markkanen throws a sloppy head kick and Oyama moves out of range easily.
Markkanen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Oyama takes a step back to recover.
Markkanen misses with a head kick.
Oyama smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Markkanen delivers a nice body kick.
Oyama doesn't manage to clinch there - Markkanen circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markkanen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oyama lands with a shot to the body.
Markkanen tries a head kick but it misses.
Markkanen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Markkanen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Oyama connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Markkanen scrambles back to his feet.
Markkanen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oyama.
Horrible takedown by Oyama or perhaps it was just good defense by Markkanen which made him look bad.
Oyama drives through and clinches with Markkanen against the cage.
Markkanen blocks a body shot from Oyama.
Oyama cracks Markkanen with a nice body shot.
Oyama lands an uppercut.
Markkanen blocks a body shot from Oyama.
Markkanen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Markkanen misses with a head kick.
Hazuka Oyama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oyama tries to clinch but Markkanen moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oyama blocks a head kick by Markkanen.
Oyama will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Markkanen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oyama tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Markkanen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Markkanen throws a sloppy head kick and Oyama moves out of range easily.
Markkanen moves away from the strike by Oyama.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oyama fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Markkanen avoids it really well and circles away.
Oyama darts in and clinches Markkanen up against the cage.
Markkanen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oyama blocks it with crossed arms.
Oyama pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oyama throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Markkanen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Oyama blocks a head kick by Markkanen.
Oyama rushes Markkanen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hazuka Oyama.
I think Oyama 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hazuka Oyama!
Hazuka Oyama managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Outkast Clothing Line, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Madison Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markus Heinola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grant's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, donald wheres your troosers. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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24
268 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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270 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Madison Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Markus Heinola!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heinola paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Heinola lands a left and a right that send Grant crashing to the mat, dazed. Heinola thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Madison Grant has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heinola throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Heinola throws a right and a left that both miss.
Heinola throws a head kick that misses.
Grant shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Heinola's guard.
Heinola is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Grant wants to control from the top but Heinola keeps moving.
Heinola wriggles free and stands up.
Grant lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Heinola circles away quickly and effectively.
Grant tries to clinch but Heinola moves out of range.
Grant takes one to the chin there.
Madison Grant's cut is getting worse.
A punch lands to the side of Grant 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Heinola throws a series of punches but Grant avoids them all with ease.
Markus Heinola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant avoids the head kick by Heinola.
Heinola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grant manages to avoid it.
Grant fails with the takedown.
Heinola tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grant fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Grant takes a kick to the side of the head.
Madison Grant's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Heinola misses the jab.
Markus Heinola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Heinola loads up on a big right hand but Grant slips the punch.
Heinola lands with a slapping head kick.
Jeez, Madison Grant's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Madison Grant's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Markus Heinola!
A very excited looking Markus Heinola made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Pikkarainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tex Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pikkarainen comes to the cage accompanied by Apocalyptica - Path. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tex Morgan enters the cage!
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149 lbs
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150 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Pikkarainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tex Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pikkarainen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Pikkarainen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pikkarainen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Pikkarainen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pikkarainen lands a nice shot to the head.
Morgan tries to lock up and control but Pikkarainen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Morgan can't escape the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pikkarainen thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Pikkarainen tries to control but Morgan wriggling away.
Morgan is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pikkarainen avoids the attempt from Morgan to control.
Morgan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pikkarainen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Morgan is looking to escape.
Pikkarainen with the ground and pound from mount.
Pikkarainen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Morgan looks a forlorn figure.
Pikkarainen avoids the attempt from Morgan to control.
Pikkarainen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pikkarainen lands with some strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Pikkarainen.
Pikkarainen with good strikes from the mount here!
Pikkarainen is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Morgan can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Morgan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pikkarainen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Pikkarainen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Morgan's face.
Morgan tries to lock up and control but Pikkarainen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Morgan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pikkarainen lands with some strikes.
Pikkarainen 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.
Pikkarainen trying to control but Morgan is having none of it.
Morgan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants to control but Pikkarainen is having none of it.
Morgan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Morgan sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Pikkarainen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Morgan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pikkarainen.
Pikkarainen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pikkarainen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Morgan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pikkarainen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pikkarainen moves nicely into side control.
Morgan is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Morgan wants to control but Pikkarainen is keeping busy.
Morgan wants to get back to full guard.
Pikkarainen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pikkarainen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Morgan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pikkarainen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Morgan wants to control but Pikkarainen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pikkarainen working over Morgan with some ground and pound. Morgan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Morgan wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Pikkarainen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pikkarainen ducks right into an uppercut from Morgan.
Pikkarainen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Morgan but Morgan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Morgan misses with a looping left.
Morgan slips a jab from Pikkarainen.
Morgan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pikkarainen throws a jab when Morgan was well out of range.
Pikkarainen throws a jab when Morgan was well out of range.
Pikkarainen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morgan.
Pikkarainen slips a straight right by Morgan.
Pikkarainen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Morgan circles away.
Pikkarainen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pikkarainen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Morgan counters with a series of strikes. Pikkarainen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pikkarainen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Morgan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pikkarainen throws a series of punches but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Morgan holds on and takes a little breather.
Morgan wants to sweep but no luck.
Morgan is trying to keep Pikkarainen in close.
Morgan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pikkarainen stands up over Morgan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Morgan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Morgan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Pikkarainen from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pikkarainen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Morgan's head.
Pikkarainen tries to free his leg and advance position but Morgan is retaining full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pikkarainen works over Morgan with some ground and pound from guard.
Pikkarainen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Morgan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pikkarainen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Morgan throws his legs up looking for a submission but Pikkarainen uses it to pass to side control.
Pikkarainen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Pikkarainen is looking to take a break and control but Morgan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan parries the strikes from Pikkarainen easily there. Pikkarainen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Morgan to escape.
Pikkarainen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Pikkarainen misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Pikkarainen has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Morgan wants to hold on but Pikkarainen pushes him away.
Pikkarainen raining down hammerfists from mount.
Morgan tries to reverse the position but Pikkarainen maintains control.
Morgan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pikkarainen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pikkarainen loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Morgan scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Pikkarainen land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Pikkarainen stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pekka Pikkarainen!
Pekka Pikkarainen very nearly forgot to thank Outkast Clothing Line amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wai Man Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug Camcho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Camcho has chosen Kick in the Door- Biggie Smalls as his entrance music. Wai Man Li could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Doug Camcho's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wai Man Li!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Doug Camcho!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li throws a poor cross that misses
and Li takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Li swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Li chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Camcho can pounce on him.
Li throws a shot from downtown. Camcho moves away and avoids it.
Camcho wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Camcho misses with a leg kick.
Li misses with a shot to the body
and Camcho counters with a thumping low kick.
Camcho feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Li's calf.
Doug Camcho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Camcho swings for the body but Li moves out of range.
Camcho throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
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!
Li tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Camcho was well out of range. Poor timing from Li.
Li swings for the body but Camcho moves out of range.
Li swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camcho defending well as Li loads up on a big left hand.
Camcho avoids a punch combination nicely.
Camcho scores with a nice right hand.
Camcho throws a head kick but Li moves out of range.
Li fails to land the takedown.
Camcho keeps Li at a distance using the push kick.
Camcho checks a low kick from Li.
Li takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Li blocks a leg kick.
Li moves out of range of the strikes.
Camcho throws a low kick but it's checked well by Li.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li throws a hook but Camcho avoids it easily.
Camcho cracks Li with a good jab.
Li lands with an overhand left.
Camcho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Li.
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!
Li stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Camcho.
Camcho throws a hook but Li blocks it.
Camcho turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Li has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Camcho.
Camcho lands a front kick.
Good leg kick by Camcho there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Li misses with a hook to the body
and Camcho counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Li throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Camcho connects with a leg kick. Li looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Camcho.
Doug Camcho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A good leg kick by Camcho.
Camcho scores with a crisp jab that stopped Li in his tracks.
Li misses with a looping left.
Camcho turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Li misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Camcho.
Jab from Camcho.
Li thows a body shot but no joy.
Li misses with a jab to the body
and Camcho counters with a head kick that drops Li to the mat! Li scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Li is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li misses with a wild body shot.
Oh Li is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Camcho lands a front kick.
Li is breathing heavily.
Camcho throws a sloppy head kick and Li moves out of range easily.
Li seems to have got his legs back now.
A solid body kick from Camcho.
Camcho connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camcho thumps Li with a low kick.
Oooooh!!! Camcho has knocked Li down with a huge combo! Camcho steps away and waves a wobbly Li back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
An inside leg kick lands from Camcho.
Li 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.
Li wants to stay close but Camcho steps back to make room for something. Li seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Camcho and Li drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Doug Camcho!
Doug Camcho is the new lightweight champion!
Doug Camcho decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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