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MMA HELSINKI 106 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jakob Broberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jusma Siltanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Broberg comes to the cage accompanied by LMFAO-Sexy and I know it. Jakob Broberg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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255 lbs
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283 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jakob Broberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jusma Siltanen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Siltanen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Siltanen takes a swing at Broberg's ribcage but misses.
Broberg shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Siltanen pinned against the cage. Siltanen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Siltanen moves in looking to clinch but Broberg pushes him off.
Siltanen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Broberg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jusma Siltanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Broberg misses with a hook
and Siltanen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Siltanen there.
Horrible takedown by Broberg or perhaps it was just good defense by Siltanen which made him look bad.
Siltanen cracks Broberg with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Siltanen is looking to clinch but Broberg is avoiding it.
Broberg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Siltanen.
Broberg is trying hard to land a takedown here. Siltanen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jakob Broberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Broberg tries to keep at a distance but Siltanen has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Siltanen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Siltanen working hard to break the clinch.
Siltanen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Siltanen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Siltanen works Broberg's body with a nice hook.
Siltanen drops Broberg with a beautiful combination! Broberg stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Siltanen is looking for the KO!
Broberg is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Siltanen lands a nice hook to Broberg's body. Broberg takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oh Broberg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Broberg is breathing heavily.
Siltanen cracks Broberg's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Broberg slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Siltanen can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jusma Siltanen!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jusma Siltanen made sure he mentioned FinnSubs, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Turd Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Augusto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turd Anderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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184 lbs
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165 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Turd Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antonio Augusto!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Anderson showed some decent athleticism there.
Augusto is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Anderson pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson moves into full mount! Augusto won't be happy about that!
Anderson jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Augusto is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Augusto and Anderson has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Anderson wants to control but Augusto is keeping him busy.
Augusto gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Augusto wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is looking for submissions but instead, Augusto has regained full guard.
Augusto keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Augusto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Anderson defends well.
Augusto keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looking to pass the guard.
Augusto keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Augusto is keeping the position.
Anderson trying to control but Augusto is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Turd Anderson just wasn't active enough.
Anderson with a poor takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Anderson shoots in for a double leg but Augusto sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Augusto misses with a head kick.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Augusto shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Turd Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Augusto counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson can't keep his opponent in guard - Augusto advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Augusto wants to take a breather but Anderson is having none of it.
Augusto is thwarting Anderson's attempts to control the position.
Anderson tries to roll over but Augusto keeps him under control.
Augusto is looking to advance position but Anderson won't allow it.
Anderson moves into full guard.
Anderson is pulling down on Augusto's head to control his posture.
Anderson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augusto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Anderson holds on and takes a little breather.
Anderson is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Augusto frees his head nicely. Oh but Anderson has switched to an armbar! Augusto is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Turd Anderson!
Turd Anderson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Matrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Miguel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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195 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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193 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Matrix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Patrick Miguel!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matrix lands an overhand right.
Horrible takedown by Miguel or perhaps it was just good defense by Matrix which made him look bad.
Miguel has Matrix up against the cage in a clinch.
Matrix breaks the clinch.
Miguel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Miguel dives in and grabs Matrix's left leg, looking for a takedown. Matrix pushes down on Miguel's head and hops out.
John Matrix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Miguel.
Miguel wants to clinch up but Matrix keeps it at a distance.
Miguel with a poor takedown
and Matrix counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Matrix misses with a straight right.
Miguel moves to clinch but Matrix breaks away
and Matrix counters with a nice body shot.
Miguel looks gassed!
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!
Matrix misses with a straight right.
Matrix cracks Miguel with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Miguel looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Matrix finish him?
An inside leg kick lands from Matrix.
Matrix throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Matrix. No joy for Miguel on that attempt.
Matrix fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Miguel checks it well.
Matrix lands a big right hand that sends Miguel crashing to the mat! Matrix stays standing though and waves Miguel back to his feet!
Miguel is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matrix connects with a crisp jab.
Miguel is still on wobbly legs! Can Matrix finish him?
Matrix works Miguel's body with a nice hook.
Miguel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Matrix.
Matrix fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Miguel square on the jaw! Damn, Miguel is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Matrix!
John Matrix thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Per Fekt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Coleman might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Scary Monsters, Nice Sprites. Fekt has chosen Ack Sundbyberg as his entrance music. Per Fekt is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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World class MT
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Victor Coleman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Per Fekt!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fekt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Coleman can pounce on him.
Fekt scoring well with a low kick there.
Fekt throws a jab but it's blocked by Coleman.
Coleman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Coleman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Coleman scores with a body shot.
Fekt throws a hook but Coleman blocks it.
Coleman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coleman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fekt is out of range and Coleman settles back down.
Fekt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Coleman can pounce on him.
Fekt throws a jab but it's blocked by Coleman.
Coleman clinches up with Fekt and pushes him back against the cage.
Coleman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fekt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Coleman tries to throw a body punch but Fekt avoids it by throwing Coleman back against the cage.
Coleman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fekt avoids it.
Fekt lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fekt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fekt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fekt catches Coleman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fekt takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Coleman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Coleman is breathing heavily.
Fekt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fekt lands a leg kick that knocks Coleman off balance momentarily.
Fekt throws a hook but Coleman avoids it easily.
Coleman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fekt finds it's way round the side to connect with Coleman's head.
Fekt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coleman moves away.
Fekt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coleman.
Fekt checks a low kick from Coleman.
Nice body punch from Fekt.
Fekt works over Coleman's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice defenses there by Coleman.
That kick from Fekt tenderised Coleman's leg. Coleman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Coleman throws a poor cross that misses
and Fekt counters with a nice body shot.
Fekt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fekt throws a head kick but Coleman moves out of range.
Coleman misses with a right hand
and Fekt makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fekt jabs at Coleman's body.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Fekt has cracked Coleman with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Fekt lands another huge swinging hook and Coleman tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Coleman, before Fekt can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Per Fekt!
Per Fekt is the new super heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Per Fekt thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sluggo Brott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brott has chosen So What as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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219 lbs
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World class 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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocky Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sluggo Brott!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Balboa misses.
Brott throws an overhand right that lands on Balboa's shoulder, as Balboa tries to avoid the shot.
Balboa checks a leg kick nicely.
Brott lunges at Balboa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Balboa's hand.
Balboa ducks under a wild hook from Brott.
Rocky Balboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balboa lands with an uppercut that bounces Brott off the cage and back into range.
Brott connects with a right hand. Balboa shakes it off.
Brott misses the jab.
Brott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brott scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Brott lands an impressive looking overhand right. Balboa doesn't seem phased though.
A slapping body kick lands there for Brott.
Balboa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brott counters with an inside leg kick.
Balboa avoids the head kick by Brott.
Brott throws a quick inside leg kick.
Balboa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brott.
Brott throws a leg kick
and Balboa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brott takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rocky Balboa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brott lands a nice leg kick that just misses Balboa's sensitive parts.
Nice sprawl there from Balboa as Brott shoots in.
Brott chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brott scores with a head kick.
Balboa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brott misses with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Balboa.
Brott takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Balboa misses with a body shot.
Brott cracks the inside of Balboa's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brott defending well as Balboa loads up on a big left hand.
Balboa misses with a looping right.
Balboa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Sluggo Brott has been cut.
Brott fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Balboa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Balboa lands the left hand.
Nice jab there from Balboa.
Brott lands a head kick!
Balboa misses with a left hand
and Brott counters with a one-two to the body.
Brott takes one on the button.
Balboa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brott with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brott scores with a head kick. Balboa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A lazy left from Balboa finds it's target.
Balboa lands a right hook to the body.
Balboa lands with a cross.
Brott is rocked!
Brott dives in and grabs Balboa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Balboa pushes down on Brott's head and hops out.
Rocky Balboa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sluggo Brott.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa looks to score with a jab to the body but Brott is just out of range.
Balboa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brott moves into the clinch.
Brott misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Balboa.
Brott looks gassed!
Balboa is trying to maintain a safe position but Brott gets an underhook and turns Balboa into the cage.
Balboa lands a hook that snaps the head of Brott backwards.
Brott misses with some punches.
Brott has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Balboa is trying to keep an underhook but Brott manages to get the takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Brott is thwarting Balboa's attempts to control the position.
Brott is keen to just control but Balboa is a slippery customer.
Brott is just content to waste time from the top position. Balboa takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Brott preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brott trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balboa has his hands on Brott's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Balboa trying to keep a closed guard but Brott is proving a slippery customer.
Brott trying to control but Balboa is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balboa working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sluggo Brott will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sluggo Brott's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Brott instigates a clinch.
Balboa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brott backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Balboa.
Brott lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Balboa fails to land.
Brott is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Balboa is defending well.
A short body shot lands from Balboa as the two fighters clinch.
Brott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Balboa misses with the head strike.
Brott swings wildly with an uppercut but Balboa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brott misses with the head strike.
Balboa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Balboa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Balboa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Balboa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brott lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Balboa backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brott changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Balboa fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Balboa throws a series of punches but Brott avoids them all with ease.
Brott is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Balboa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brott connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Balboa scrambles back to his feet.
Brott shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Balboa sprawls well. Balboa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brott gets slowly back to his feet.
Rocky Balboa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sluggo Brott.
Balboa thows a body shot but no joy.
Brott shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice defenses there by Brott.
Rocky Balboa is winning the standup battle so far.
Brott uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brott shoots in looking for a takedown. Balboa tries to sprawl out of it but Brott keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Balboa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brott is breathing heavily.
Balboa works Brott's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa throws a series of punches but Brott avoids them all with ease.
Balboa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brott fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Balboa avoids it really well and circles away.
Brott bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Balboa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Balboa lands a jab to Brott's midsection.
Balboa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A jab from Balboa does it's job there.
Brott is still on wobbly legs! Can Balboa finish him?
Balboa misses with a hook. Brott ducked under it nicely.
Brott seems to have recovered his senses.
Balboa feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Brott sprawling to the canvas! Brott rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Balboa finish him?!
Brott bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brott tries a head kick but it misses.
Brott ducks under a wild hook from Balboa.
Balboa moves in close and cracks Brott with a massive right hand! Brott, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Balboa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rocky Balboa!
Rocky Balboa managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Adrenaline, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hakeem Berzevaco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keke Pummel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berzevaco comes to the cage accompanied by Kaksi vanhaa hinttaria. Hakeem Berzevaco has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hakeem Berzevaco!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keke Pummel!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berzevaco cracks Pummel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Berzevaco throws a head kick that misses
and Pummel counters with a nice leg kick.
Berzevaco bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Berzevaco lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pummel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pummel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Both fighters circling a little - Berzevaco finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Berzevaco misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Berzevaco.
Berzevaco lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pummel's sensitive parts.
Pummel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Berzevaco is out of range and Pummel settles back down.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Berzevaco is defended easily by Pummel.
Berzevaco throws a series of punches but Pummel avoids them all with ease.
Pummel throws a lazy right hand but Berzevaco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice takedown defense from Pummel. No joy for Berzevaco on that attempt.
Pummel throws out a powerful jab.
Berzevaco throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Berzevaco - that will leave a mark!
Berzevaco buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Berzevaco swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pummel misses with a leg kick.
Berzevaco shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pummel napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Berzevaco passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Pummel!
Berzevaco lands a heavy elbow.
Berzevaco cracks Pummel with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Berzevaco with the ground and pound from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berzevaco sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Pummel is squirming around, avoiding Berzevaco's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco unloads with some shots from mount but Pummel bucks and avoids them well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Berzevaco throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Berzevaco looking to control but Pummel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pummel is trying desperately to improve position.
Berzevaco misses with a head shot.
Berzevaco throwing strikes here but Pummel is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Berzevaco there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco controlling the position easily from mount.
Berzevaco unloading with bombs!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Berzevaco looking to finish with strikes here!
The referee warns Pummel that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Pummel tries to lock up and control but Berzevaco gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Poor strikes thrown by Berzevaco there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Berzevaco throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Pummel that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Berzevaco looking to control but Pummel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pummel is working to get back to half guard.
Pummel is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pummel is squirming around, avoiding Berzevaco's attempts to control the action.
Berzevaco lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Berzevaco landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakeem Berzevaco dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Berzevaco on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Berzevaco fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hakeem Berzevaco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pummel throws a chopping leg kick but Berzevaco manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pummel lands a two punch combo.
Berzevaco throws a solid leg kick but Pummel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Berzevaco.
Pummel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pummel takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Keke Pummel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Berzevaco throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Pummel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pummel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Berzevaco throws a leg kick
and Pummel finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Berzevaco takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pummel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Berzevaco tries to move into range but Pummel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hakeem Berzevaco is winning the standup battle so far.
Berzevaco fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pummel checks it well.
Berzevaco throws the kick towards the body but Pummel avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pummel throws a poor cross that misses
and Berzevaco makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pummel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Berzevaco is able to avoid easily.
Pummel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pummel avoids the head kick by Berzevaco.
Pummel's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pummel duly obliges.
Pummel looks to score with a jab to the body but Berzevaco is just out of range.
Berzevaco finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pummel thumps Berzevaco with a low kick.
Berzevaco does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pummel.
Sloppy strikes from Pummel. Those never looked like landing.
Berzevaco connects with a looping right hand.
Pummel throws a body punch but Berzevaco moves out of range.
Berzevaco closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pummel circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pummel checks the leg kick.
Berzevaco throws a leg kick but Pummel moved away.
Berzevaco fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pummel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Keke Pummel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pummel walks into a straight right hand from Berzevaco.
Berzevaco feints and then cracks Pummel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pummel down.
Pummel with a hook.
Pummel lands with a kick to the temple. Berzevaco shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Berzevaco cracks the inside of Pummel's front leg.
Berzevaco moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Berzevaco will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pummel blocks a low kick nicely.
Pummel tries a head kick but it misses.
Berzevaco throws a leg kick
enabling Pummel to counter with a crisp jab.
Berzevaco looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco throws a lazy uppercut
and Pummel counters with a left and a right that stings Berzevaco.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Berzevaco.
Pummel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pummel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Berzevaco dives in and grabs Pummel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pummel pushes down on Berzevaco's head and hops out.
Pummel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pummel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Berzevaco.
Berzevaco lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Berzevaco throws out a leg kick but Pummel moves out of range and Berzevaco only half commits.
Pummel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Berzevaco counters with an inside leg kick.
Pummel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pummel jabs Berzevaco right on the nose. Berzevaco blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pummel scoring well with a low kick there.
A punch combination from Pummel misses.
Berzevaco throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Berzevaco throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pummel counters with a flying knee. Nice.
No joy there for Pummel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pummel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Berzevaco is out of range.
Berzevaco throws a hook but Pummel blocks it.
Pummel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Berzevaco tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pummel swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hakeem Berzevaco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Berzevaco feints and then cracks Pummel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pummel down.
Berzevaco scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Berzevaco throws a head kick but Pummel moves out of range.
Pummel scores with a hook to the body. Berzevaco takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Berzevaco looks to land a body kick but Pummel moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keke Pummel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Berzevaco misses with a kick to the body.
Pummel jabs Berzevaco right on the nose. Berzevaco blinks but takes it well.
Pummel jabs at Berzevaco's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Berzevaco. Pummel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pummel plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Berzevaco misses with an uppercut.
Pummel misses with a body shot.
Berzevaco takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pummel moves out of range of the body kick.
Berzevaco moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Berzevaco connects with a solid leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Berzevaco.
Pummel scores with a head kick.
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!
Berzevaco misses with a low kick as Pummel jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pummel tries to bum rush Berzevaco with a series of wild strikes but Berzevaco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pummel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Berzevacos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pummel lands with a good body shot.
Berzevaco throws a head kick that misses.
Berzevaco thows a body kick. Pummel tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Berzevaco scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Berzevaco scores with a leg kick.
Berzevaco dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pummel. That did some damage!
Berzevaco throws a poor cross that misses
and Pummel counters with a good low kick that Berzevaco was not able to check.
Berzevaco on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pummel. Pummel obviously looking to wear him down.
Berzevaco misses with a kick to the body.
Pummel looks to score with a jab to the body but Berzevaco is just out of range.
Berzevaco throws a hook but Pummel blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pummel tries a low kick but Berzevaco avoids it.
Pummel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Berzevaco.
Pummel checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pummel lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pummel.
A clash of legs there as Pummel blocks the low kick.
Pummel connects with a jab.
Pummel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A low kick from Berzevaco misses
and Pummel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pummel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Berzevaco tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Berzevaco ducks under a wild hook from Pummel.
Pummel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Berzevaco to score with a decent uppercut.
Pummel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pummel avoids the head kick by Berzevaco.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pummel throws a low kick but Berzevaco avoids it.
Pummel checks a leg kick nicely.
Berzevaco moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pummel scores with a hook to the body. Berzevaco takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pummel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pummel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pummel lands a nice looking body kick.
Pummel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Berzevaco takes a jab right on the kisser.
Berzevaco fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pummel is out of range.
Pummel scores with a nice right hand.
Berzevaco misses with a low kick.
Berzevaco lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pummel misses with a body kick.
Pummel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berzevaco throws a chopping leg kick but Pummel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Berzevaco is looking to chop away at Pummel's legs.
Berzevaco ducks under a wild hook from Pummel.
Berzevaco bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pummel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pummel throws a jab when Berzevaco was well out of range.
Pummel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Berzevaco looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Berzevaco avoids the head kick by Pummel.
Pummel looks to land a left hand but Berzevaco moved out of range nicely.
Pummel blocks the body kick.
Pummel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keke Pummel really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Berzevaco throws a hook to the side of Pummel's head but Pummel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Berzevaco throws a low kick but Pummel moves out of range easily.
Pummel throws a nice looking combination but Berzevaco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pummel throws a sloppy body shot
and Berzevaco counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Berzevaco's corner calls for a 1-2. Berzevaco obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Berzevaco throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pummel counters with a nice body shot.
The fighters circling - Pummel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Horrible takedown by Berzevaco or perhaps it was just good defense by Pummel which made him look bad.
Berzevaco shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Berzevaco looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Berzevaco throws a leg kick
and Pummel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Berzevaco moves out of range as Pummel throws a body kick.
Berzevaco keeps Pummel at a distance using the push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Berzevaco catches Pummel right on the button with a cross.
Berzevaco looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Berzevaco will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Berzevaco with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pummel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Decent striking displayed by Pummel there.
Pummel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Berzevaco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A thudding body kick lands there by Berzevaco!
Pummel throws out a loose jab but Berzevaco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pummel moves out of range as Berzevaco throws a body kick.
Berzevaco checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pummel scores with a one two! Berzevaco had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco delivers a nice body kick.
Berzevaco keeps Pummel at a distance using the push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berzevaco on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pummel takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Berzevaco motions for Pummel to come forward. Berzevaco throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pummel checks a leg kick nicely.
Pummel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pummel takes one to the side of the head.
Pummel cracks the inside of Berzevaco's front leg.
Berzevaco misses with a double jab.
Berzevaco throws an off balance right hand
and Pummel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pummel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Berzevaco throws a leg kick
and Pummel counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Berzevaco is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Pummel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pummel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Berzevaco at a distance.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Pummel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pummel just misses with a punch to the body.
Berzevaco lands a leg kick that knocks Pummel off balance momentarily.
Pummel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big left from Pummel misses.
Pummel connects with a jab.
Berzevaco misses with a low kick.
Pummel moves out of range as Berzevaco throws a body kick.
Pummel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Berzevaco.
Pummel jabs Berzevaco right on the nose. Berzevaco blinks but takes it well.
Nice body kick there by Berzevaco.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pummel misses with a wild body shot.
Pummel throws a chopping leg kick but Berzevaco manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Berzevaco attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Berzevaco - that will leave a mark!
Berzevaco throws a solid leg kick but Pummel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Berzevaco.
Berzevaco on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Berzevaco throws a sloppy head kick and Pummel moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pummel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Berzevaco was well out of range. Poor timing from Pummel.
Pummel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Berzevaco closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big left from Berzevaco misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Berzevaco lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pummel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pummel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pummel throws a leg kick but Berzevaco sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Keke Pummel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Berzevaco fails with a takedown attempt.
Berzevaco wants to land a leg kick but Pummel is out of range.
Pummel plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pummel throws a body punch but Berzevaco moves out of range.
Berzevaco throws an off balance right hand
and Pummel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Berzevaco connects with a leg kick. Pummel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pummel misses with a looping right.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pummel.
Berzevaco misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pummel connects with a body shot that sends Berzevaco's belly button to the back.
Berzevaco misses with a low kick.
Pummel throws a right and a left that Berzevaco avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Berzevaco.
Berzevaco throws a sloppy head kick and Pummel moves out of range easily.
Pummel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A slow jab from Pummel misses its intended target.
Berzevaco throws a lazy head kick
and Pummel counters with a straight right hand.
Pummel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Berzevaco circles away quickly and effectively.
Berzevaco throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Berzevaco wants to slow Pummel down by chopping away at his legs.
Pummel throws a body kick that misses.
Pummel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Berzevaco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Berzevaco takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Berzevaco scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pummel scores with a leg kick.
Pummel misses with a looping left.
Berzevaco motions for Pummel to come forward. Berzevaco throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick from Berzevaco lands but Pummel takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Berzevaco lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Berzevaco.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Pummel cracks Berzevaco with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sloppy strikes from Pummel. Those never looked like landing.
Berzevaco ducks right into an uppercut from Pummel.
Pummel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pummel.
Berzevaco throws a lazy head kick
and Pummel counters with a nice body shot.
A low kick from Pummel is predictable there
and Berzevaco counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pummel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pummel throws a one two combo.
Berzevaco thows a leg kick but Pummel checks it
and Pummel counters with a body kick that stops Berzevaco in his tracks momentarily.
Pummel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Berzevaco moves away.
Pummel misses with a wild body shot.
Berzevaco moves out of range of the strikes.
Pummel checks the leg kick.
Pummel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Berzevaco closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pummel circles away.
Pummel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Berzevaco throws the left hand but Pummel avoids the punch easily.
Pummel moves out of range of the leg kick from Berzevaco.
Pummel throws out a leg kick but Berzevaco moves out of range and Pummel only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pummel moves away.
A low kick from Berzevaco misses
and Pummel counters with a left to the body.
Pummel moves out of range of the leg kick from Berzevaco.
Pummel throws a combination. Berzevaco tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pummel throws a solid leg kick but Berzevaco takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pummel.
Pummel throws a hook to the side of Berzevaco's head but Berzevaco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pummel jabs Berzevaco to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pummel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Berzevaco lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pummel takes a step back to recover.
Good work by Pummel as he checks the leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pummel digs a good hook to Berzevaco's body.
Hakeem Berzevaco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Keke Pummel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pummel moves out of range as Berzevaco throws a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keke Pummel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pummel 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 47:49
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keke Pummel! Keke Pummel retains his welterweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Keke Pummel thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cassit Heiluu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heiluu comes into the arena with Kerrankin Tarpeekseen blaring out of the sound system. Couture has chosen Mama said knock you out as his entrance music. Brandon Couture has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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153 lbs
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156 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cassit Heiluu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Brandon Couture!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heiluu tries a low kick but Couture avoids it.
Couture lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Couture showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Heiluu.
Heiluu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Couture to score with a decent uppercut.
Heiluu throws a leg kick but Couture sees it coming and moves out of range.
Couture misses with an uppercut.
Couture swings for the body but Heiluu moves out of range.
Heiluu throws a solid leg kick but Couture takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Heiluu.
Couture scores with a jab to the body.
Couture misses with a looping left.
Heiluu blocks a low kick nicely.
Heiluu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Couture's sensitive parts.
Cassit Heiluu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A leg kick checked by Couture.
Heiluu misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heiluu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Heiluu there.
Heiluu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Couture moves away.
Couture tries to land a body kick
and Heiluu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Heiluu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Couture is out of range.
Heiluu just misses with a punch to the body.
Heiluu throws a leg kick but Couture sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Couture pushes Heiluu away with a front kick.
Couture does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Couture digs a good body shot into Heiluu's ribs.
Heiluu avoids the body shot from Couture.
Couture lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Couture connects with a body shot that sends Heiluu's belly button to the back.
No joy there for Heiluu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Couture keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heiluu.
That kick from Couture tenderised Heiluu's leg. Heiluu is trying to keep his angry face on.
A low kick from Heiluu misses
and Couture counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good exchange - Couture coming out on top.
Couture tries to land a front kick but Heiluu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Heiluu closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Couture to the mat! Couture manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Heiluu throwing strikes but missing.
Couture trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Couture wants to stand up but Heiluu is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heiluu postures up.
Couture looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Couture controlling the position.
Heiluu trying to control but Couture is working from the bottom.
Heiluu tries to free his leg and advance position but Couture is retaining full guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Brandon Couture wasn't active enough on the ground.
Couture throws the kick towards the body but Heiluu avoids it.
Heiluu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Heiluu looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Heiluu looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heiluu is trying to control. Couture wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Heiluu is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Heiluu is keen to just control but Couture is a slippery customer.
Heiluu takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heiluu is looking to take a break and control but Couture is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Couture tries to roll over but Heiluu keeps him under control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Heiluu is stalling here. Couture is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Heiluu seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Couture has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Heiluu tries to buck Couture off but Couture is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brandon Couture will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
An inside leg kick lands from Couture.
Couture lands a nice looking body kick.
Heiluu misses with a low kick.
Brandon Couture seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Heiluu ducks under a wild hook from Couture.
Heiluu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Heiluu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Heiluu takes a swing at Couture's ribcage but misses.
Heiluu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Couture attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Couture misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heiluu.
Heiluu is looking to wear down Couture with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice shot lands for Couture.
Heiluu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Couture gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heiluu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Couture is able to avoid easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Heiluu.
Heiluu wants to slow Couture down by chopping away at his legs.
Heiluu misses with a leg kick
and Couture counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Couture looks at the referee who does nothing so Couture lands a crushing right that sends Heiluu to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brandon Couture! Brandon Couture retains his featherweight title!
Brandon Couture gave a mention to Punishment Nutrition - All 159Q products now $75 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zbermat Serlal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Starim Stal Overdreem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Serlal might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mortal Kombat . The crowd seem to be enjoying Overdreem's choice of entrance music: Motorhead-Iron Fist. Zbermat Serlal had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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265 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
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273 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zbermat Serlal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Starim Stal Overdreem!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overdreem tries to close the distance and clinch but Serlal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Serlal lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Serlal.
Serlal changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Overdreem throws a wild body kick that Serlal sees coming a mile off.
Serlal lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Overdreem misses with a head kick.
Serlal just misses with a punch to the body.
Overdreem throws a nice head kick!
Overdreem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Overdreem explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Overdreem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Serlal gets tackled into the cage by Overdreem. Overdreem maintains the clinch.
Serlal tries to pull guard but Overdreem holds him up against the cage and eventually Serlal drops back down to his feet.
Overdreem lands a shoulder strike.
Serlal is trying to pull guard but Overdreem turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Serlal tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Overdreem just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zbermat Serlal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overdreem trying to control the position but instead, Serlal has worked for underhooks and has pushed Overdreem into the cage.
Overdreem gets through Serlal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Overdreem.
Overdreem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slapping body kick lands there for Overdreem.
Overdreem throws a half hearted mid kick.
Overdreem tries a head kick but it misses.
Serlal blocks a head kick by Overdreem.
Serlal misses with a series of wild punches.
Serlal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Overdreem moves away.
Serlal on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Serlal throws a hook but Overdreem avoids it easily.
Overdreem is looking to clinch but Serlal is avoiding it.
Starim Stal Overdreem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Serlal avoids the head kick by Overdreem.
Overdreem tries to clinch but Serlal is having none of it.
Serlal lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Overdreem at a distance.
Overdreem moves in looking to clinch but Serlal pushes him off.
Overdreem tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Serlal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Serlal.
Overdreem misses with a head kick.
Serlal takes a kick to the side of the head.
Serlal shoots in looking for a takedown but Overdreem manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Serlal's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Overdreem throws a series of punches but Serlal avoids them all with ease.
Overdreem throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overdreem throws a wild body kick that Serlal sees coming a mile off.
Overdreem moves to clinch but Serlal breaks away
and Serlal counters with a stiff right hand.
Serlal takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Overdreem stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Overdreem wants it to stay on the feet.
Serlal throws a hook to the side of Overdreem's head but Overdreem sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Overdreem lands a slapping body shot.
Serlal is breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Serlal.
Overdreem takes the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Overdreem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Overdreem pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Overdreem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serlal avoids the head kick by Overdreem.
Overdreem moves in looking to clinch but Serlal pushes him off.
Serlal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Overdreem.
Overdreem throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Serlal.
Overdreem closes the distance and pushes Serlal back into the cage.
Overdreem breaks from the clinch.
Serlal swings for the body but Overdreem moves out of range.
Overdreem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Serlal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Overdreem blocks a jab.
Overdreem throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Serlal's head.
Overdreem throws a wild body kick that Serlal sees coming a mile off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Overdreem.
Starim Stal Overdreem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Serlal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Overdreem fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Starim Stal Overdreem dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Overdreem tries to clinch up but Serlal circles away and keeps his distance.
Serlal looks to score with a jab to the body but Overdreem is just out of range.
Serlal swats away the attempt to clinch by Overdreem.
Nice defenses there by Overdreem.
Overdreem has taken the fight to the clinch.
Serlal's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Serlal fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Overdreem lands a shoulder strike.
Serlal tries to pull guard but Overdreem won't allow it.
Overdreem stalling against the cage.
Serlal tries to pull guard but Overdreem forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zbermat Serlal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Overdreem gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Serlal.
Serlal manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Overdreem gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serlal sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Overdreem tries a head kick but it misses.
Serlal lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Overdreem is looking to land body kicks.
Overdreem lands a front kick.
Overdreem throws a right hand that Serlal ducks under and follows up with a left that Serlal also avoids with ease.
Overdreem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Overdreem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Serlal scores with a hook to the body. Overdreem takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Overdreem throws a sloppy head kick and Serlal moves out of range easily.
Serlal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Overdreem was well out of range. Poor timing from Serlal.
Overdreem tries to clinch but Serlal moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Overdreem swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Overdreem doesn't manage to clinch there - Serlal circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serlal gets tackled into the cage by Overdreem. Overdreem maintains the clinch.
Overdreem lands a damaging elbow.
Serlal tries to pull guard but Overdreem won't allow it.
Serlal jumps guard but Overdreem stands there with Serlal around his waist. Serlal gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Overdreem is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Serlal takes an elbow to the forehead.
Overdreem crunches a lovely knee into Serlal's ribcage.
Overdreem comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Overdreem has Serlal pushed against the cage.
Overdreem lands an elbow inside that Serlal shrugs off.
A short uppercut from Overdreem.
Overdreem lands a damaging elbow.
Overdreem breaks from the clinch.
Overdreem throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Starim Stal Overdreem seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Overdreem misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Overdreem.
Serlal throws a shot to the body.
Serlal fails to land with a series of punches.
Overdreem misses with a series of wild punches.
Overdreem lands with a nice combination. Serlal backs away looking to recover.
Serlal moves out of range as Overdreem throws a body kick.
Overdreem attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Serlal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Overdreem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Overdreem throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Serlal counters with a series of strikes. Overdreem will be more careful next time no doubt.
Overdreem is rocked!
It looks like Starim Stal Overdreem has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Serlal throws a pinpoint strike between Overdreem's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Overdreem crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Serlal scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zbermat Serlal!
Zbermat Serlal retains his heavyweight title!
Zbermat Serlal 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Lukottaja Bart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knock Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lukottaja Bart could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Knock Out's chin.
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142 lbs
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153 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lukottaja Bart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Knock Out!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bart staying out of range there.
Bart lands a body shot.
The fighters circling - Bart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Out slips a straight right by Bart.
No joy there for Out, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Out avoids the body shot from Bart.
Bart is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bart. Out does a little dance to reset his feet.
Out takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bart cracks a nice hook into Out's ribs.
Bart rushes Out and presses him up against the cage.
Bart tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Out smiles and moves away.
Bart throws a big shot that misses.
Bart throws a body punch but Out moves out of range.
Out feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bart is looking to wear down Out with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bart throws a big shot that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Bart.
Lukottaja Bart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bart lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bart is looking to clinch but Out is avoiding it.
Out swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Out misses.
Bart looks to score with a jab to the body but Out is just out of range.
Bart cracks Out with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Out walks into a stiff left hand from Bart.
Bart misses the jab.
Bart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Out.
Out fakes the leg kick and cracks Bart in the body.
Out displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bart tries to clinch but Out is having none of it.
Out keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from Out.
Bart clinches up with Out and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bart lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bart jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Out walks away with a smile on his face. Bart gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bart wants to clinch but Out slips to the side
letting Out counter with a right hand.
Bart throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Out counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knock Out is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bart avoids a kick to the body.
Bart is looking to clinch but Out is avoiding it.
Bart throws out a loose jab but Out uses good head movement to avoid it.
Out slips a jab from Bart.
Out connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bart's hands.
Bart is rocked!
Bart lands with an uppercut that bounces Out off the cage and back into range.
A big left from Bart misses.
Out lands a right hook to the body.
Out fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bart looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A big left from Bart misses.
Out tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab by Out.
Bart moves away from the strike by Out.
Bart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bart scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Out doesn't seem bothered though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Out.
Out keeps the fight on the outside.
Bart misses with a looping left.
Bart closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Out to the mat! Out manages to get full guard.
Bart trying to control but Out is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Out wants to stand and escape but Bart is having none of it.
Bart drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Out manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bart has Out in his guard.
Out preventing the sweep.
Out wants to stand but Bart has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Out won't allow Bart to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bart working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Out doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Out manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Out must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
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!
Out won't allow Bart to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Out is looking to stand up but Bart won't let him.
Bart really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bart wants to stand and escape but Out is having none of it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bart looking to hit a scissor sweep but Out is one step ahead there.
Bart looking for a guillotine here but Out defends easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bart looking for a guillotine here but Out defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukottaja Bart dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bart moves in looking to clinch but Out pushes him off.
Bart just misses with a punch to the body.
Bart misses with a straight right.
Bart stuns Out with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bart misses with a body punch
and Out connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bart scores with a nice right hand.
Bart scores with a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bart. Out does a little dance to reset his feet.
Out does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bart swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bart on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bart misses with a wild body shot.
Bart tries to clinch but Out is having none of it.
Bart tries to clinch but Out is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Out misses.
Decent striking displayed by Out there.
Bart clinches up against the cage.
Bart lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bart blocks a body shot from Out.
Bart keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Out's efforts to push away.
Out misses with a punch on the inside.
Out blocking some punches.
Bart lands a right hand that snaps the head of Out backwards.
Bart stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bart's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bart pushes Out back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Out misses with a punch on the inside.
Bart is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bart successfully pulls guard.
Bart throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bart isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Out stacks Bart on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Out!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out gets to mount! Bart was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Bart can't escape the position.
Out is looking to stand but Out has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Out sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bart is looking to get to half guard.
Out sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bart 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bart wants to improve his position but Out is controlling well.
Bart is working hard here to advance position.
Bart looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Out prevents Bart from improving his position.
Out tries to stand but can't do so whilst Bart controls his leg.
Out stands up and beckons Bart to join him on the feet.
Out tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bart was well out of range. Poor timing from Out.
Bart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bart looks to score with a jab to the body but Out is just out of range.
Lukottaja Bart is winning the standup battle so far.
Bart keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Out.
The fighters circling - Out throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bart shoots in looking for a takedown. Out tries to sprawl out of it but Bart keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Out manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bart throws a lazy uppercut
and Out counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bart bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Out's head.
Bart listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bart swings away with a body shot that misses
and Out cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bart misses with a hook.
A combination from Out does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bart moves out of range of the strikes.
Out uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bart.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Out keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Out throws a good cross that connects.
A low kick from Bart misses
and Out counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukottaja Bart dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Out jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bart uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Out.
Out with a nice cross.
Bart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Out loads up on a big right hand but Bart slips the punch.
Out tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice shot lands for Bart.
Bart thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bart fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bart forces Out back against the cage and clinches.
Out has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bart lands a hook that snaps the head of Out backwards.
Out's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bart goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bart.
Bart lands a right hand that snaps the head of Out backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bart misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bart gets control of Out's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bart will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Out won't allow Bart to sweep him here.
Bart looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Out wants to stand but Bart has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bart bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Out's guard.
Bart prevents Out from getting back to his feet.
Bart in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Out keeping moving, preventing Bart from controlling successfully.
Out wants to stand and escape but Bart is having none of it.
Out keeping full guard, as Bart tries to pass.
Bart prevents Out from getting back to his feet.
Out takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bart is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Out keeping moving, preventing Bart from controlling successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Out keeping full guard, as Bart tries to pass.
Bart stands and throws Out's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bart will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bart tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bart has hold of Out's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Out seems comfortable defending it but Bart has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Out is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Out is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Bart couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lukottaja Bart!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jyrki Katainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Topi Takala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takala comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Volga kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jyrki Katainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Topi Takala!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Takala. Katainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Takala moves away from the strike by Katainen.
Katainen blocks a head kick by Takala.
Takala missing with a left hand there. Katainen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Takala with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Katainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takala was well out of range. Poor timing from Katainen.
Jyrki Katainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Takala.
Takala lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Jyrki Katainen has been cut.
Katainen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Takala.
Katainen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Katainen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Katainen instigates a clinch.
Katainen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Takala misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Katainen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Takala's brow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters up against the cage, Katainen throws an elbow but misses.
Takala displaying some good clinch control by pressing Katainen up against the cage.
Takala works on Katainen's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katainen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Katainen.
Takala is trying to maintain a safe position but Katainen gets an underhook and turns Takala into the cage.
Katainen manages to break the clinch.
A good leg kick by Takala.
Takala is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Takala lands with a nice body punch.
Takala thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Katainen if he has to take too many more of those.
Katainen avoids the body shot from Takala.
Katainen defending well as Takala loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Takala throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Katainen misses.
Takala is looking to slow Katainen down with leg kicks.
Takala lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Katainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Takala.
Takala stalks Katainen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Katainen's face. Katainen staggers backwards, shaken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takala connects with an inside leg kick.
Takala connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Katainen's hands.
Katainen throws a right hand that misses
letting Takala counter with a right hand.
Takala is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Takala.
Katainen misses with a leg kick
and Takala counters with an outside leg kick.
Takala swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Katainen checks the leg kick.
Takala misses with a few strikes there.
Takala misses with a head kick.
Katainen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Takala sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Takala lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Takala lands a jab.
Katainen throws a shot from downtown. Takala moves away and avoids it.
Takala lands with a hook. Katainen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takala uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Katainen.
Katainen thows a body shot but no joy.
Katainen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Takala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Katainen manages to avoid it.
Takala dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Katainen. That did some damage!
Katainen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Takala tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Katainen is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Takala's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Katainen scores with a sloppy right hand. Takala should have avoided that one.
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!
Katainen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Takala.
Takala clobbers Katainen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A bone on bone clash there as Katainen blocks the leg kick.
Takala throws a head kick but Katainen moves out of range.
Takala throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Takala looks to land a left hand but Katainen moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Takala.
Katainen lands a leg kick that knocks Takala off balance momentarily.
Takala throws an overhand right that lands on Katainen's shoulder, as Katainen tries to avoid the shot.
Katainen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Takala scores with a head kick. Katainen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Katainen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Takala keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takala checks a leg kick nicely.
Takala scores with a jab to the body.
Katainen misses with a body kick.
Katainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Takala is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Katainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takala was well out of range. Poor timing from Katainen.
Katainen scores with a hook.
Katainen throws a hook but Takala blocks it.
Takala throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Topi Takala dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jyrki Katainen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Takala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Katainen.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Takala.
Katainen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Takala swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Katainen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Katainen throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Takala counter with a right hand.
Takala throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Katainen.
Takala fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Katainen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Takala cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Katainen is rocked!
Takala throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oh Katainen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Katainen throws a sloppy head kick
and Takala counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Katainen seems to have got his legs back now.
Takala pushes Katainen away with a front kick.
Katainen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Takala can pounce on him.
Takala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Katainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Takala.
Takala displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Katainen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katainen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Katainen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Takala has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Katainen walks straight into a right hand from Takala - that's dropped him! Takala jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Katainen from any more punishment! Katainen complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Topi Takala!
Topi Takala thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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