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Fight Day FC 45 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johannes Holomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lasse Leka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lasse Leka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johannes Holomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lasse Leka!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holomes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leka.
Holomes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Leka on the side of the head.
Leka throws a body punch but Holomes moves out of range.
Leka connects with a looping right hand.
Holomes moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Leka throws a jab when Holomes was well out of range.
Holomes throws a looping overhand right but Leka ducks down to avoid it.
Holomes looks to score with a jab to the body but Leka is just out of range.
Leka throws a right and a left that Holomes avoids nicely.
A jab from Holomes finds it's way through Leka's defenses.
Leka looks to land a left hand but Holomes moved out of range nicely.
Holomes ducks under a wild hook from Leka.
Leka misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holomes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leka was well out of range. Poor timing from Holomes.
Leka missing with a left hand there. Holomes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Holomes is looking to clinch but Leka is avoiding it.
Leka jabs Holomes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Holomes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Leka fails to land with a series of punches.
Holomes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leka thows a body shot but no joy.
Holomes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Holomes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leka moves away.
Holomes misses with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Leka.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Holomes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leka avoids the body shot from Holomes.
Holomes swings for the body but Leka moves out of range.
Holomes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Leka throws a body punch but Holomes moves out of range.
Holomes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holomes drops his hands momentarily and Leka takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Holomes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holomes. Leka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holomes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Holomes throws a jab when Leka was well out of range.
Holomes connects with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Holomes.
Leka throws a jab but it's blocked by Holomes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Holomes looks to throw the jab but Leka is out of range.
Leka connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Holomes momentarily.
Holomes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leka. Holomes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leka throws the left hand but Holomes avoids the punch easily.
Leka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holomes moves away.
Holomes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Leka looks gassed!
Holomes staying out of range there.
Holomes throws a jab but it's blocked by Leka.
Leka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holomes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holomes looks to score with a jab to the body but Leka is just out of range.
Leka slips under a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Leka. That snapped Holomes's head back.
Holomes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holomes is looking to wear down Leka with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Holomes throws an off balance right hand
and Holomes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johannes Holomes dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Leka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Holomes doesn't seem bothered though.
Leka shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Holomes eats them both and turns towards Leka to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Leka has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Holomes finds it's way round the side to connect with Leka's head.
No joy there for Leka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leka swats away the attempt to clinch by Holomes.
Leka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Leka with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Leka misses the target.
Holomes connects with a single shot there.
Holomes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leka swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Holomes.
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!
Leka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Holomes throws out the jab.
A jab from Leka misses.
Holomes staying out of range there.
Leka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Holomes throws a shot from downtown. Leka moves away and avoids it.
Holomes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Leka's sensitive parts.
Holomes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Holomes misses the target.
Holomes misses with a body shot.
Holomes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leka.
Holomes takes one to the side of the head.
A left and a right from Holomes both land. Nice combination.
Holomes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Leka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holomes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Leka gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Leka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holomes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holomes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Holomes throws a shot from downtown. Leka moves away and avoids it.
Leka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holomes.
Holomes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Holomes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Leka slips under a jab.
Leka takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A slow jab from Leka misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holomes throws a hook but Leka blocks it.
Leka slips under a jab.
Holomes looks to land a combination but Leka avoids it well.
Leka connects with a crisp jab.
Leka throws a combination. Holomes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Leka misses with a wild body shot.
Leka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holomes.
Holomes avoids the body shot from Leka.
Leka swinging wildly here.
Leka is breathing heavily.
A telegraphed right hand from Holomes misses the target.
Leka scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Holomes fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leka takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Holomes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leka.
Holomes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Leka misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lasse Leka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Holomes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Holomes jabs Leka to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Holomes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Leka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Leka.
Holomes digs a good body shot into Leka's ribs.
No joy there for Holomes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice uppercut lands for Holomes. That snapped Leka's head back.
Leka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Holomes pushes Leka up against the ropes in a clinch.
Holomes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leka backwards.
Holomes stalling the fight.
Holomes tries to throw a body punch but Leka avoids it by throwing Holomes back against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leka tries to break free but Holomes pushes him back against the ropes.
Holomes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holomes struggles to land a body shot inside as Leka controls his hands.
Holomes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holomes misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holomes tries to stall but Leka uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Holomes pushes Leka back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holomes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Holomes struggles to land a body shot inside as Leka controls his hands.
Leka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Holomes prevents Leka from breaking the clinch.
Leka blocking some punches.
Leka is looking to break free of the clinch but Holomes has double underhooks.
Leka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab from Leka.
Leka scores with a hook to the body. Holomes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Holomes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leka was well out of range. Poor timing from Holomes.
Holomes lands an overhand right.
Leka misses the shot to the body.
Holomes works Leka's body with a nice hook.
Holomes throws a big shot that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Holomes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holomes connects with a body shot.
Leka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice inside leg kick there by Holomes. That's going to slow Leka down.
Leka throws an overhand right that lands on Holomes's shoulder, as Holomes tries to avoid the shot.
Leka throws a looping overhand right but Holomes ducks down to avoid it.
Holomes misses with a straight left.
Good shot there by Holomes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Leka can't break the clinch.
Leka prevents a body shot from Holomes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leka.
Leka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Holomes keeps control of Leka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holomes has Leka pressed against the ropes, preventing Leka from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Leka stalling against the ropes.
Leka continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johannes Holomes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Holomes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Johannes Holomes!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Johannes Holomes!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Johannes Holomes!
Johannes Holomes wins by unanimous decision!
Johannes Holomes managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!), into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ted Tekken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kari Keskisarja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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186 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ted Tekken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kari Keskisarja!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tekken throws a head kick that misses.
Tekken lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tekken throws a sloppy head kick
and Keskisarja counters with an outside leg kick.
Keskisarja tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keskisarja misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Keskisarja avoids a kick to the body.
Tekken moves in looking to clinch but Keskisarja pushes him off.
Tekken tries to close the distance and clinch but Keskisarja swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tekken takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tekken lands a nice looking body kick.
Ted Tekken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keskisarja moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tekken throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Keskisarja dips to his left and cracks Tekken with an uppercut!
Tekken takes the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tekken using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Keskisarja has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Keskisarja is looking to control Tekken's arms but Tekken gets an underhook and turns him. Now Keskisarja has his back to the ropes.
Tekken misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tekken misses with a body punch.
Keskisarja escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice inside leg kick there by Keskisarja. That's going to slow Tekken down.
Tekken checks a low kick from Keskisarja.
Keskisarja throws a front kick that sends Tekken stumbling back into the ropes.
Tekken pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Keskisarja tries to score with a low kick but Tekken moves his leg out of the way.
Tekken feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Keskisarja's calf.
Tekken tries to land a front kick but Keskisarja steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tekken throws a head kick but Keskisarja moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Tekken blocks the leg kick.
Keskisarja throws the kick towards the body but Tekken avoids it.
Tekken has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tekken there as he acknowledges the shot.
Keskisarja avoids the head kick by Tekken.
Keskisarja scores with a nice head shot.
Tekken throws a right hand that misses
and Keskisarja finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tekken slips a jab and a cross from Keskisarja.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tekken swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Keskisarja circles away from the clinch attempt.
Keskisarja throws a low kick but Tekken avoids it.
Keskisarja lands with a slapping head kick.
Keskisarja misses with a head kick.
Tekken tries to clinch but Keskisarja moves out of range.
A punch combination from Keskisarja misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tekken.
Keskisarja throws a chopping leg kick but Tekken manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Keskisarja misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keskisarja is looking to chop away at Tekken's legs.
Tekken moves into range and clinches up with Keskisarja.
Tekken with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Keskisarja pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kari Keskisarja dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Keskisarja moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Good exchange - Keskisarja coming out on top.
Tekken drives through and clinches with Keskisarja against the ropes.
Tekken trying to land knees to the body.
Tekken trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keskisarja.
Tekken using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Keskisarja has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tekken manages to break the clinch.
Keskisarja finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tekken tries to clinch there but Keskisarja circles away.
Keskisarja tried to score with a low kick but Tekken checks it.
Tekken throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Keskisarja.
Keskisarja listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tekken looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tekken tries to clinch but Keskisarja is having none of it.
Tekken throws a leg kick but Keskisarja moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Tekken.
A head kick misses from Keskisarja.
Nice body kick there by Keskisarja.
Tekken avoids a kick to the body.
Tekken avoids the head kick by Keskisarja.
Keskisarja throws a chopping leg kick but Tekken manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Keskisarja checks the leg kick.
Keskisarja throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tekken looks for the body kick but Keskisarja saw that one coming.
Keskisarja buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Keskisarja throws a big shot that misses.
Tekken throws a wild body kick that Keskisarja sees coming a mile off.
Keskisarja pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tekken is out of range and Keskisarja settles back down.
Tekken steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Keskisarja.
Keskisarja lands a high kick!
It looks like Ted Tekken has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keskisarja slips under a jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Keskisarja!
Tekken swings widly with a right hand
enabling Keskisarja to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tekken throws a big shot that misses.
Tekken misses with a hook. Keskisarja ducked under it nicely.
Tekken keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Keskisarja 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 Tekken has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tekken and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tekken throws a sloppy head kick and Keskisarja moves out of range easily.
Keskisarja misses with a low kick as Tekken jumps back.
Keskisarja throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Keskisarja misses with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tekken tries to close the distance and clinch up but Keskisarja swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Keskisarja lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tekken tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tekken scores with a spinning back kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kari Keskisarja showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ted Tekken's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Keskisarja.
Keskisarja misses with a double jab.
Keskisarja misses with a low kick.
Keskisarja throws a head kick that misses
and Tekken counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tekken throws a push kick but Keskisarja slaps the foot to one side.
Tekken throws a lazy right hand but Keskisarja sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Keskisarja tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Keskisarja staying out of range there.
Keskisarja throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tekken on the side of the head.
Keskisarja scores with a nice strike.
Tekken throws a wild body kick that Keskisarja sees coming a mile off.
Tekken has closed the distance and engaged Keskisarja in a clinch.
Tekken using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Keskisarja has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tekken is looking to control Keskisarja's arms but Keskisarja gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tekken has his back to the ropes.
Tekken throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Keskisarja blocks it with crossed arms.
Tekken is pushing Keskisarja up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keskisarja pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tekken throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Keskisarja throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Keskisarja.
Keskisarja lands a nice hook to Tekken's body. Tekken takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Keskisarja looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tekken looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tekken looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tekken lands a nice looking kick to the body. Keskisarja takes a step back to recover.
Keskisarja connects with an inside leg kick.
Keskisarja blocks a head kick by Tekken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keskisarja lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Keskisarja blocks a head kick by Tekken.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Keskisarja throws a shot from downtown. Tekken moves away and avoids it.
Jab, jab by Keskisarja - just one landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick lands there from Tekken.
Keskisarja dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tekken tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Keskisarja counters with a body kick.
Tekken throws a sloppy head kick and Keskisarja moves out of range easily.
Jab from Keskisarja.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Keskisarja moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tekken tries to clinch but Keskisarja moves out of range.
Tekken takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kari Keskisarja comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Keskisarja winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Kari Keskisarja!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Kari Keskisarja!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Kari Keskisarja!
Kari Keskisarja wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Kari Keskisarja, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chocolate Al (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Vanha kaarti laulaa - Oolannin sota kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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192 lbs
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191 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bubba Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chocolate Al!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones looks for the body kick but Al saw that one coming.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Al.
Jones lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Al circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones checks the leg kick.
Al pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Al avoids a punch combination nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Al.
Jones is looking to clinch but Al is avoiding it.
Al circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones throws a body punch but Al moves out of range.
Al throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Al can pounce on him.
Jones wants to clinch up but Al keeps it at a distance.
Al tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Al throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jones.
Al lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Bubba Jones has been cut.
Bubba Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones clinches up with Al and pushes him back against the ropes.
Al softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Al scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Al circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones misses with a hook.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Al has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Al throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Al.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Al creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to maintain a safe position but Al gets an underhook and turns Jones into the ropes.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Al swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Al escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Al tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Al throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
Al scores with a one two! Jones had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Al swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Al throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Al fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the ropes.
Al lands a shoulder strike.
Al blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Al throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Al working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Al.
Al lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chocolate Al dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bubba Jones's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Al goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Jones scores with a four punch combination!
Al throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Al finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Al lands with a nice body kick.
Al throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chocolate Al seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Al.
Al finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Al is looking to chop away at Jones's legs.
Al ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Al paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Al connects with a leg kick. Jones looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones wants to clinch up but Al keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones avoids the body shot from Al.
Jones tries to clinch up but Al circles away and keeps his distance.
Al throws a leg kick but Jones moved away.
Al throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Al keeps the fight on the outside.
Al throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Al is out of range.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Al moves away.
Al lands the left hand.
Jones throws a hook but Al blocks it.
Al ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Al closes the distance and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Al throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Al misses with a hook to the body
and Jones counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jones.
Al lands a body shot.
Al scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Al keeps him there for the moment.
Jones letting Al take a breather here.
Al lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Al just leaning against Jones, taking a breather.
Al breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones tries to work over Al's front leg with a kick but Al checks it.
Jones avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Al throws a push kick but Jones slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Al tries a head kick but it misses.
Al lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
Al looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chocolate Al showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bubba Jones's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Al throws a quick inside leg kick.
A cross from Jones lands.
Jones throws a push kick but Al slaps the foot to one side.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Al moves away.
Al looks to land a body kick but Jones moved away.
Jones takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Al throws a front kick aimed at Jones's knee but Jones avoids it well.
Jones tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Al manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good work by Al as he checks the leg kick.
Al connects with a solid leg kick.
Al scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Al dips to his left and cracks Jones with an uppercut!
A lazy left from Al finds it's target.
Jones slips a straight right by Al.
Danga de danga de dang - Al scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Al.
Al looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Al attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Al tries a head kick but it misses.
Al misses the shot to the body.
Jones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Al lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bubba Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crunch! Al slams his shin into Jones's torso.
Chocolate Al is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head kick from Al lands but Jones takes it in his stride.
Al scores with a leg kick.
Al fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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!
Al scores with a push kick.
Al gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Al escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Al connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Al darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Al connects with an inside leg kick.
Al fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Al has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An inside leg kick lands from Al.
Al throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bubba Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A chopping leg kick lands by Al.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Al.
Al gets a clinch.
Al dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Al breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Al dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones. That did some damage!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones looks to land a body kick but Al moved away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Al darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chocolate Al comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Al has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Chocolate Al!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Chocolate Al!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Chocolate Al!
Chocolate Al wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Chocolate Al made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Armas Kuusisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Vasara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuusisto comes to the ring accompanied by System of a down - Chop Suey. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
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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
23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Armas Kuusisto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sami Vasara!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuusisto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vasara is looking to land body kicks.
Kuusisto tries to keep at a distance but Vasara has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vasara unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kuusisto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vasara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kuusisto misses with a low kick as Vasara jumps back.
Vasara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kuusisto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vasara blocks a low kick nicely.
Kuusisto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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!
Vasara misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vasara lands a nice shot that snaps Kuusisto's head back.
A head kick misses from Vasara.
Vasara forces Kuusisto back against the ropes and clinches.
Kuusisto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Vasara blocks an uppercut.
Kuusisto misses with a body punch.
Vasara cracks Kuusisto with a nice body shot.
Kuusisto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusisto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vasara connects with a knee to the head.
Kuusisto wants a takedown but no success here.
Vasara blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vasara with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vasara throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kuusisto blocks it with crossed arms.
Vasara pushes off an throws an elbow but Kuusisto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kuusisto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vasara throws an overhand right that lands on Kuusisto's shoulder, as Kuusisto tries to avoid the shot.
Kuusisto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sami Vasara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuusisto misses with a wild combination.
Vasara clinches up with Kuusisto and pushes him back against the ropes.
Vasara breaks the clinch.
Kuusisto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vasara.
Vasara drives through and clinches with Kuusisto against the ropes.
Kuusisto tries a body shot but Vasara blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kuusisto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vasara with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kuusisto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vasara looking to throw knees to the head but Kuusisto is blocking nicely.
Kuusisto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vasara misses with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vasara pushes Kuusisto back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuusisto working aggressively here.
Kuusisto tries to circle away but Vasara has him pinned against the ropes.
Kuusisto misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vasara.
Kuusisto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vasara's elbow.
A short right from Vasara.
Vasara blocks a body shot from Kuusisto.
Kuusisto struggles to land a body shot inside as Vasara controls his hands.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vasara tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kuusisto.
Vasara lands an elbow that stopped Kuusisto in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Armas Kuusisto has been cut.
Kuusisto lands a hook that snaps the head of Vasara backwards.
Vasara is trying to stall.
Vasara with a knee to the head.
Vasara landing knees to the head.
Vasara blocks an uppercut.
Vasara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kuusisto is defending well for now.
Vasara tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vasara tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kuusisto is trying to break free.
Vasara with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vasara with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kuusisto looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armas Kuusisto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vasara with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kuusisto is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Vasara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuusisto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuusisto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vasara blocks an uppercut.
Vasara is trying to break the clinch but Kuusisto has him pressed against the ropes.
Kuusisto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vasara lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vasara with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vasara misses with a body punch.
Kuusisto works on Vasara's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Kuusisto.
A short right from Vasara on the inside.
Kuusisto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kuusisto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vasara tries to land a knee to the head but Kuusisto blocks with his arms.
Vasara tries to break free but Kuusisto pushes him back against the ropes.
Vasara tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kuusisto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kuusisto cracks Vasara with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Vasara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Armas Kuusisto's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kuusisto throws a sloppy head kick and Vasara moves out of range easily.
Vasara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kuusisto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vasara fails in his attempt to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Vasara blocks the leg kick.
Kuusisto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vasara.
Vasara misses with a wild body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Vasara. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vasara.
Vasara lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kuusisto takes a step back to recover.
Kuusisto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vasara is out of range.
Vasara explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kuusisto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kuusisto loads up on a big right hand but Vasara slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Vasara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vasara lands a jab.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Vasara. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Vasara lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusisto tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vasara comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kuusisto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vasara throws out the jab.
Kuusisto keeps the fight on the outside.
Vasara takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kuusisto throws a low kick but Vasara moves out of range easily.
Sami Vasara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vasara digs a good body shot into Kuusisto's ribs.
Kuusisto has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Vasara.
Sami Vasara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kuusisto swings for the body but Vasara moves out of range.
Vasara throws a right and a left that Kuusisto avoids nicely.
Kuusisto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vasara.
Vasara connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vasara misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vasara tries to land a front kick but Kuusisto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Some bone on bone action there as Vasara checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kuusisto slips under a jab from Vasara.
Vasara swings for the body but Kuusisto moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusisto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kuusisto listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vasara doesn't manage to clinch there - Kuusisto circles away.
Vasara tries to clinch but Kuusisto moves away
and Kuusisto counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Vasara lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vasara takes one to the side of the head.
Kuusisto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slow jab from Vasara misses its intended target.
Vasara thumps Kuusisto with a low kick.
Vasara lands with a good body shot.
Kuusisto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kuusisto blocks the body kick.
Vasara tries to clinch there but Kuusisto circles away.
Vasara works Kuusisto's body with a nice hook.
Kuusisto throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Vasara.
It looks like Sami Vasara has been cut.
Vasara closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusisto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vasara moves in looking to clinch but Kuusisto pushes him off.
Good work by Vasara as he checks the leg kick.
Vasara moves into the clinch.
Kuusisto has a couple of punches blocked by Vasara.
Vasara with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Kuusisto.
Kuusisto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vasara pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Kuusisto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kuusisto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Vasara blocks a body shot from Kuusisto.
Vasara takes a shot to the head.
Kuusisto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vasara is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuusisto trying to control the position but instead, Vasara has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kuusisto into the ropes.
Vasara missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuusisto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vasara or not.
Vasara misses with a knee strike.
Vasara with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kuusisto can't find room to land a body shot as Vasara controls the action.
Kuusisto manages to break the clinch.
Vasara connects with a body shot.
Vasara throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kuusisto misses with a wild body shot.
Kuusisto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kuusisto wants to land a leg kick but Vasara is out of range.
Vasara wants to clinch up but Kuusisto keeps it at a distance.
Vasara slips a jab from Kuusisto.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuusisto avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vasara tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Kuusisto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vasara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vasara is looking to clinch but Kuusisto is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sami Vasara will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Kuusisto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kuusisto misses with a head kick.
Kuusisto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vasara throws a low kick, looking for Kuusisto's leg but Kuusisto calmly moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Vasara.
Kuusisto misses with the body kick
and Vasara counters with an outside leg kick.
Vasara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuusisto manages to avoid it.
Vasara moves in looking to clinch but Kuusisto pushes him off.
Vasara tries to clinch there but Kuusisto circles away.
A punch lands to the side of Vasara 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vasara tries to clinch there but Kuusisto circles away.
Kuusisto tries to score with a low kick but Vasara moves his leg out of the way.
Vasara blocks a leg kick.
Vasara tried to score with a low kick but Kuusisto checks it.
Vasara tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vasara wants to clinch up but Kuusisto keeps it at a distance.
Vasara is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuusisto. Vasara does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusisto swats away the attempt to clinch by Vasara.
Vasara tries to clinch but Kuusisto moves out of range.
Kuusisto looks to land a body kick but Vasara moved away.
Vasara thows a body shot but no joy.
Kuusisto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vasara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kuusisto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kuusisto swats away the attempt to clinch by Vasara.
Kuusisto throws a hook but Vasara blocks it.
Vasara scoring well with a low kick there.
Kuusisto misses with the combination.
Some bone on bone action there as Vasara checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kuusisto keeps the fight on the outside.
Kuusisto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vasara clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusisto jumps guard.
Vasara decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Vasara fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kuusisto checks it well.
Vasara scores with a hook.
Kuusisto lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuusisto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vasara looks for the body kick but Kuusisto saw that one coming.
Kuusisto connects with a leg kick. Vasara looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kuusisto lands a head kick!
Vasara throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Vasara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kuusisto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vasara lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kuusisto takes a step back to recover.
Vasara has closed the distance and engaged Kuusisto in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusisto has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Vasara after a bit of a struggle.
Kuusisto can't break the clinch.
Kuusisto breaks the clinch.
Vasara checks a leg kick nicely.
Vasara is looking to clinch.
Nice body kick from Vasara.
Vasara tries to clinch there but Kuusisto circles away.
Kuusisto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vasara.
Kuusisto moves out of range of the body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Vasara checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kuusisto tries a head kick but it misses.
Kuusisto throws a low kick but Vasara avoids it.
Kuusisto tries to score with a low kick but Vasara moves his leg out of the way.
Kuusisto throws a low kick but Vasara avoids it.
Vasara throws a leg kick which misses Kuusisto's front leg but catches the back leg as Kuusisto tries to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vasara tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasara listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vasara chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kuusisto loads up on a big right hand but Vasara slips the punch.
Kuusisto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vasara.
Kuusisto tries a head kick but it misses.
Vasara checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vasara throws a body kick that misses.
Kuusisto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kuusisto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kuusisto misses with a low kick.
Kuusisto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vasara is looking to clinch but Kuusisto is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vasara wants to clinch.
Donk. Vasara catches Kuusisto right on the button with a cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sami Vasara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vasara has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Sami Vasara!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Sami Vasara!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Sami Vasara!
Sami Vasara wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Sami Vasara made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rainer Varvaskoukku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atlas Kivi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kivi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Metallica - Ride the Lightning. Atlas Kivi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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147 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rainer Varvaskoukku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Atlas Kivi!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kivi connects with a body shot.
A jab from Kivi misses.
Kivi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Varvaskoukku manages to avoid it.
Varvaskoukku cracks Kivi with an open hand slap.
Kivi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Varvaskoukku sprawls well. Varvaskoukku wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kivi gets slowly back to his feet.
Good work by Varvaskoukku as he checks the leg kick.
A jab from Kivi misses.
Kivi throws a big shot that misses.
Varvaskoukku changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kivi looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Varvaskoukku misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Varvaskoukku trying to control the position but Kivi is working away.
Kivi is trying to improve his position.
Kivi is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kivi defending against the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivi parries the strikes from Varvaskoukku easily there. Varvaskoukku is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kivi to escape.
Varvaskoukku throwing strikes but Kivi manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Varvaskoukku might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Varvaskoukku is trying to get back to half guard.
Varvaskoukku gets back to half guard.
Varvaskoukku has a hand on Kivi's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Kivi takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Kivi lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Varvaskoukku has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Varvaskoukku is wriggling around trying to escape.
Varvaskoukku is squirming around, avoiding Kivi's attempts to control the action.
Kivi avoids the attempt from Varvaskoukku to control.
Varvaskoukku is looking to improve his position but Kivi isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Varvaskoukku is squirming around, avoiding Kivi's attempts to control the action.
Kivi breaks from Varvaskoukku's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kivi landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Varvaskoukku regains half guard.
Kivi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Varvaskoukku defending well though.
Kivi seems to be looking for submissions.
Kivi is looking to advance position but Varvaskoukku won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Varvaskoukku manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kivi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kivi landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Varvaskoukku controls Kivi momentarily but Kivi frees himself.
Kivi lands a couple of digs.
Varvaskoukku preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Varvaskoukku is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Varvaskoukku keeping moving, preventing Kivi from controlling successfully.
Kivi distracts Varvaskoukku with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kivi trying to control the position from guard on top but Varvaskoukku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kivi scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Varvaskoukku is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Varvaskoukku is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kivi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Varvaskoukku.
Varvaskoukku wants to take a breather but Kivi is having none of it.
Kivi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kivi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kivi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Varvaskoukku!
Varvaskoukku is looking to improve his position but Kivi isn't that keen on the idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rainer Varvaskoukku will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kivi works the jab nicely.
A shot to the liver by Varvaskoukku. Beautiful body shot.
Kivi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Varvaskoukku steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kivi.
Varvaskoukku tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kivi swivels and escapes.
Kivi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Varvaskoukku circles away.
Varvaskoukku swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kivi lands with a cross.
Kivi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Varvaskoukku tries to avoid it but Kivi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Varvaskoukku to the ground. Varvaskoukku escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kivi keeps the fight on the outside.
Varvaskoukku defending well as Kivi loads up on a big left hand.
Kivi doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Varvaskoukku counter with a right hand.
Rainer Varvaskoukku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Atlas Kivi.
Varvaskoukku slips under a jab.
Kivi is looking to score with low kicks.
Kivi fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivi scores with a three punch combo!
Kivi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kivi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kivi showed some decent athleticism there.
Varvaskoukku gets full guard.
Kivi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kivi trying to control but Varvaskoukku is working from the bottom.
Kivi throwing strikes from guard but Varvaskoukku blocks nicely.
Kivi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Varvaskoukku has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kivi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Varvaskoukku is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kivi is not content to let Varvaskoukku control the position.
Kivi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Varvaskoukku.
Varvaskoukku content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kivi gets back to full guard.
Varvaskoukku is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kivi keeping moving, preventing Varvaskoukku from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Varvaskoukku's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Varvaskoukku throws a strike but Kivi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kivi preventing the sweep.
Kivi throwing strikes from guard but Varvaskoukku blocks nicely.
Kivi wants to control from the top but Varvaskoukku keeps moving.
Kivi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Varvaskoukku looking to control but Kivi passes into half guard.
Varvaskoukku gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kivi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Varvaskoukku is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kivi defends well.
Kivi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Varvaskoukku tries to bench press Kivi off him but Kivi keeps the position.
Kivi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Varvaskoukku keeps working.
Varvaskoukku tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Varvaskoukku regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rainer Varvaskoukku will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Kivi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Varvaskoukku is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Varvaskoukku bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kivi takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Varvaskoukku is trying to ground and pound but Kivi uses the momentary lack of control by Varvaskoukku to regain half guard.
Varvaskoukku throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kivi to regain full guard.
Varvaskoukku postures up.
Varvaskoukku wants to control from the top but Kivi keeps moving.
Varvaskoukku throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kivi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Varvaskoukku stopping the sweep attempt from Kivi.
Kivi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kivi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Varvaskoukku in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Varvaskoukku throwing strikes but missing.
Varvaskoukku postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Varvaskoukku is looking to work some ground and pound but Kivi has wrist control.
Kivi has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Varvaskoukku is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Kivi.
Kivi wants to control but Varvaskoukku postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kivi is looking to regain half guard here but Varvaskoukku keeps moving and retains side control.
Kivi gets back to half guard.
Varvaskoukku is trying to control. Kivi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Varvaskoukku is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Varvaskoukku working the head and body with strikes.
Rainer Varvaskoukku overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kivi is controlling Varvaskoukku's trapped leg to prevent Varvaskoukku from advancing to side control.
Varvaskoukku is pressing down on Kivi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kivi is holding on for now.
Kivi is pressing down on Varvaskoukku's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Varvaskoukku throwing strikes but missing.
Kivi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Varvaskoukku throwing strikes from guard but Kivi blocks nicely.
Kivi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Varvaskoukku is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Varvaskoukku has hold of Kivi's hands but Kivi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Varvaskoukku is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Varvaskoukku taking some punishment here, with Kivi in his half guard.
Varvaskoukku has hold of Kivi's hands but Kivi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Varvaskoukku slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
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!
Varvaskoukku looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kivi puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kivi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Varvaskoukku's head.
Kivi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kivi wants to control but Varvaskoukku is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rainer Varvaskoukku.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Varvaskoukku, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Rainer Varvaskoukku!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Rainer Varvaskoukku!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Rainer Varvaskoukku!
Rainer Varvaskoukku wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Rainer Varvaskoukku thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Funk Jou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tolo Seia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Funk Jou has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Funk Jou seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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25
224 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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235 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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KO power |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Funk Jou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tolo Seia!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jou connects with a right hand. Seia shakes it off.
It looks like Tolo Seia has been cut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Seia.
Jou swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A good leg kick by Seia.
Funk Jou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seia connects with a right hand. Jou shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jou misses with a few strikes there.
A big left from Jou misses.
Jou lands a jab to the nose.
Jou ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jou throws a right hand that misses
and Seia counters with a good low kick that Jou was not able to check.
Jou takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Seia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jou.
Jou throws a series of punches but Seia avoids them all with ease.
Jou throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Seia cracks the inside of Jou's front leg.
A nice inside leg kick there by Seia. That's going to slow Jou down.
Seia misses with a head kick.
Seia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jou doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jou misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seia connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jou momentarily.
Seia thows a body kick. Jou tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jou is breathing heavily.
Jou misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab lands there for Seia.
Jou has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Seia.
Seia slips a jab from Jou.
Seia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Seia moves out of range as Jou strikes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Seia.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seia catches Jou with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jou misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Jou misses the target.
Seia closes the distance and pushes Jou back into the ropes.
Jou misses with the head strike.
Seia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Seia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seia lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Seia on the inside.
Jou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Seia is pushing Jou up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Seia drops Jou with a big knee straight up the middle! Jou is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Jou is rocked!
It looks like Funk Jou has been cut.
Seia darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Jou's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Seia before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tolo Seia!
An out of breath Tolo Seia thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solomon Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Wasted. Mark Kyle could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Solomon Gunn's chin.
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Kyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Solomon Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyle takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gunn misses with a body shot.
Kyle throws a looping overhand right but Gunn ducks down to avoid it.
Gunn tries a low kick but Kyle avoids it.
Gunn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kyle walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gunn.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kyle throws out a leg kick but Gunn moves out of range and Kyle only half commits.
Gunn throws a front kick aimed at Kyle's knee but Kyle avoids it well.
A shot to the liver by Kyle. Beautiful body shot.
Gunn connects with a nice looking jab.
Gunn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gunn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kyle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gunn misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kyle lands with some strikes.
Kyle dominating with strikes here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gunn is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kyle lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gunn hang on?
Gunn really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kyle loads up with a big shot that hurts Gunn! He's pulled Kyle in close but Kyle has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Gunn survive? More strikes from Kyle and Gunn is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mark Kyle!
Mark Kyle bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alvaro Salazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karri Vahti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salazar comes to the ring accompanied by Don Omar ft Tego Calderon - Bandolero. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Karri Vahti was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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201 lbs
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182 lbs
16 - 4 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alvaro Salazar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karri Vahti!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salazar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vahti as he jumps to the side.
Vahti lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice uppercut there from Vahti.
Karri Vahti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vahti just misses with a punch to the body.
Vahti cracks Salazar with a good jab.
Vahti defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Salazar.
Vahti closes the distance and pushes Salazar back into the ropes.
Vahti tries to work over Salazar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Salazar lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Salazar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vahti wants to improve his position but Salazar is controlling well.
Vahti is staying active underneath Salazar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Salazar is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Vahti doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Salazar.
Vahti slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar throwing strikes from guard but Vahti blocks nicely.
Salazar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Salazar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vahti works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Salazar engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Vahti is pulling down on Salazar's head. It's preventing any offense from Salazar, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazar is looking to work some ground and pound but Vahti has wrist control.
Salazar throws a strike but Vahti rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Salazar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Salazar manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Salazar thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Salazar with shots to the head and body - Vahti looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Vahti that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Salazar throws a strike there. Vahti manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Salazar seems to be looking for submissions.
Salazar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Salazar moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Vahti.
Salazar tries for a kimura but Vahti is defending well.
Salazar misses with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salazar taking a break here but Vahti is having none of it and regains half guard.
Vahti is trying to maintain the position but Salazar is very close to passing his half guard.
Vahti is staying active underneath Salazar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Salazar throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Vahti to regain full guard.
Salazar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Salazar distracts Vahti with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salazar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vahti working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Salazar.
Vahti keeping moving, preventing Salazar from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alvaro Salazar dominated that 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.
Salazar throws a hook but Vahti blocks it.
Vahti throws a right hand that Salazar ducks under and follows up with a left that Salazar also avoids with ease.
Salazar scores with a sloppy right hand. Vahti should have avoided that one.
Salazar closes the distance and clinches up with Vahti, looking for a takedown. Salazar pushes Vahti against the ropes but Vahti circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Salazar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Salazar misses with a looping right.
Salazar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vahti as he jumps to the side.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Salazar.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alvaro Salazar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vahti clobbers Salazar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Salazar shoots in looking for a takedown. Vahti tries to sprawl out of it but Salazar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Vahti manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Salazar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vahti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Salazar.
Vahti misses the shot to the body.
Nice cross by Vahti.
Vahti's corner calls for a 1-2. Vahti obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That kick from Vahti tenderised Salazar's leg. Salazar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vahti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Vahti gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vahti is pressed up against the ropes. Salazar has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vahti down to the mat. Vahti avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice body kick there by Vahti.
Salazar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vahti.
Vahti scores with a punch to the head.
Vahti lands a jab to the head.
Karri Vahti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Salazar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vahti lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Alvaro Salazar has been cut.
Vahti clinches with his opponent.
Vahti prevents a takedown attempt there.
Salazar takes a shot to the head.
Vahti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Vahti.
Vahti moves into the clinch successfully.
Vahti lands a hook that snaps the head of Salazar backwards.
Vahti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vahti lands with a left to the head.
Vahti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vahti lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Salazar.
Vahti lands an elbow that stopped Salazar in his tracks for a moment.
Vahti lands with a light punch inside.
Vahti just leaning against Salazar, taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Vahti as the two fighters clinch.
Vahti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Vahti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Vahti displaying some good clinch control by pressing Salazar up against the ropes.
Salazar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Vahti walks away with a smile on his face. Salazar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Salazar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vahti feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Salazar's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vahti gets a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Vahti.
Vahti misses with an elbow strike.
Vahti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Salazar.
A short body shot lands from Vahti as the two fighters clinch.
Salazar has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Vahti avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Vahti scores with a hook to the body.
Vahti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vahti lands with a short shot to the head.
Vahti is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Salazar is trying to pull guard but Vahti turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Karri Vahti seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vahti lands a left hand.
Vahti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vahti lands a right hand.
Vahti throws a head punch that misses.
Salazar jumps guard but Vahti turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Vahti lands with a left to the head.
Vahti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Salazar can't get the takedown.
Vahti stalling the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vahti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vahti avoiding damage.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Vahti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karri Vahti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alvaro Salazar's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice body kick there by Vahti.
Salazar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vahti.
Vahti scores with a jab to the body.
Vahti closes the distance and clinches.
Vahti throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vahti stalling in the clinch but Salazar improves position.
Vahti gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Vahti.
Vahti tries to work over Salazar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Salazar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Vahti walks away with a smile on his face. Salazar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Vahti thumps Salazar with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vahti moves into the clinch.
Vahti is trying to maintain a safe position but Salazar gets an underhook and turns Vahti into the ropes.
Salazar tries to pull guard but Vahti forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Vahti lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch on the inside from Vahti fails to land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Salazar blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vahti misses with the head strike.
Vahti works on Salazar's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Vahti.
Vahti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vahti lands a left hand.
Salazar is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alvaro Salazar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vahti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Salazar backwards.
Vahti taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Salazar as Vahti tries to tie him up.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Vahti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vahti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vahti is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Vahti lands an uppercut.
Vahti lands an uppercut.
Vahti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Salazar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Salazar is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vahti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oh Salazar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vahti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Salazar is trying to pull guard but Vahti turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Vahti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vahti feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Salazar's calf.
That kick from Vahti tenderised Salazar's leg. Salazar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Salazar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Alvaro Salazar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Salazar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Vahti drops Salazar with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Salazar looks back up at him and smiles so Vahti waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Vahti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vahti thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Salazar if he has to take too many more of those.
Vahti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vahti fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Salazar to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Salazar looks to clinch but Vahti throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Salazar taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Karri Vahti!
A relieved looking Karri Vahti thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaarlo Volkano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anselmi Hamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Volkano comes to the ring accompanied by Graveyard - Hisingen Blues. Hamara comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ruoska - Kiroan kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaarlo Volkano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anselmi Hamara!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkano avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Volkano checks a leg kick.
Hamara walks into a jab.
It looks like Anselmi Hamara has been cut.
Volkano stuffs the takedown.
Volkano takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volkano has a takedown stuffed.
Hamara cracks the inside of Volkano's front leg.
Anselmi Hamara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hamara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Volkano moves away.
Hamara misses with a shot to the body
and Volkano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hamara checks a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Hamara. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Volkano.
Hamara thuds a left hand into Volkano's body.
Volkano takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hamara drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hamara avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hamara sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hamara wants to control from the top but Volkano keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamara works over Volkano with some ground and pound from guard.
Hamara trying to control the position from guard on top but Volkano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hamara wanted to stand there but Volkano had control of the position.
Hamara stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Volkano has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Hamara manages to get his head free but now Volkano has transitioned to an armbar! Hamara grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Volkano! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kaarlo Volkano!
Kaarlo Volkano retains his super heavyweight title!
Kaarlo Volkano really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that BioLuvoil logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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