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Holmgang: LW & MW GP Rnd 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alessandro Maximilian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ha Satan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ha Satan acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alessandro Maximilian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ha Satan!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satan tries to close the distance and clinch but Maximilian swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Satan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Satan there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Ha Satan has been cut.
Maximilian scores with a hook.
Maximilian lands with a shot to the body.
Satan tries to clinch up but Maximilian circles away and keeps his distance.
Satan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Maximilian lands a slapping body shot.
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!
Maximilian lands a nice leg kick that just misses Satan's sensitive parts.
Satan wants to clinch.
Maximilian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good leg kick by Satan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Satan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Satan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short left from Maximilian.
Maximilian blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Satan missing with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Maximilian.
Maximilian blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximilian digs a right hand underneath Satan's ribcage. Satan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Maximilian on the inside.
Maximilian blocks an elbow strike from Satan.
Satan trying to land knees to the body.
Maximilian lands a left hand that snaps the head of Satan backwards.
Satan misses with a knee to the head.
Maximilian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Maximilian.
Maximilian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maximilian lands with a right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Maximilian.
Satan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maximilian connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Satan is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maximilian is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Satan hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alessandro Maximilian!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yunus Abshir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Comeback (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abshir's entrance music is On Fire. A fine choice. Comeback has chosen 2PAC - Changes as his entrance music. Kid Comeback has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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190 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yunus Abshir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kid Comeback!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Comeback.
Comeback throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abshir sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abshir misses with a straight left.
Comeback takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Abshir throws a lazy uppercut
and Comeback counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Comeback looks to throw the jab but Abshir is out of range.
Comeback fails with the takedown
and Abshir counters with a three punch combo that has Comeback backing up. Comeback nods at Abshir to acknowledge the strikes.
Abshir throws an off balance right hand
enabling Comeback to counter with a crisp jab.
Abshir thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Comeback.
A jab from Abshir does it's job there.
Comeback rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Abshir moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Comeback with a poor takedown
and Abshir counters with a straight right hand.
Yunus Abshir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kid Comeback.
Comeback uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abshir.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abshir throws a looping overhand right but Comeback ducks down to avoid it.
Abshir throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Comeback on the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Comeback.
Abshir shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Comeback looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Abshir controlling the action here.
Abshir working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abshir passes to full mount!
Comeback is in a horrible position here. Abshir smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abshir scores with a couple of good head shots there.
It looks like Kid Comeback has been cut.
Abshir sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Comeback keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Abshir controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Comeback working to try and regain half guard.
Comeback slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Abshir is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Abshir is looking for a kimura but Comeback is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Abshir to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abshir seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Abshir's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Abshir winds up and cracks Comeback with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Abshir moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Comeback.
Abshir lands a decent elbow from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abshir gets to mount! Comeback was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Abshir takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yunus Abshir dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kid Comeback's cut.
That's time! Abshir's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Abshir misses with a series of wild punches.
Comeback has his takedown stuffed
and Abshir counters with a takedown into side control.
Abshir in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Abshir lands a nice forearm strike.
Comeback is trying to get back to half guard.
Comeback manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Comeback is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Abshir defends it well.
Comeback is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Abshir sees it coming and defends easily.
Comeback is breathing heavily.
Abshir is concentrating on defense, preventing Comeback from advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abshir has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Abshir moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Comeback stopping the sweep attempt from Abshir.
Comeback drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Abshir dives on top into guard.
Abshir passes Comeback's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abshir working Comeback over with strikes.
Abshir sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Comeback tries to roll over but Abshir keeps him under control.
Abshir controlling the action here.
Abshir seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Comeback for as long as he can get away with.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Comeback has a hand on Abshir's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Abshir takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abshir sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Comeback is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Yunus Abshir overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Comeback in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abshir content just to control the position here.
Abshir pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Abshir cracks Comeback with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abshir unloading with bombs!
That has opened up Kid Comeback's cut even more.
Abshir connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Abshir looking to control and managing it successfully.
Comeback is trying desperately to improve position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abshir working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yunus Abshir dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kid Comeback'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. This is the final round!
Comeback moves to clinch but Abshir breaks away
and Abshir counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Comeback thinking.
Nice takedown defense from Abshir. No joy for Comeback on that attempt.
Abshir lands a nice looking body shot.
Comeback ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Comeback fails with a takedown attempt.
Abshir scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Abshir happy to just control the position for now.
Abshir works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Comeback takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Comeback manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Abshir passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Comeback!
Abshir is landing with some decent strikes but Comeback is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Abshir controlling his opponent.
Abshir in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The cut above Kid Comeback's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Abshir scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Comeback?
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kid Comeback's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Yunus Abshir!
Yunus Abshir decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sheng Chung Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny McBride (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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198 lbs
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195 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sheng Chung Lin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny McBride!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBride tries a head kick but it misses.
Good exchange - Lin coming out on top.
McBride takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fighters circling - McBride throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McBride tries to clinch but Lin moves away
and Lin counters with a stiff right hand.
McBride tries for a takedown but Lin circles away easily
and Lin counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Lin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lin lands a nice knee to the body.
McBride takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Lin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin lands a nice knee to the body.
Lin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lin lands a knee to the body.
McBride looks winded!
Lin scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lin lands a knee to the head.
Lin landing knees to the body.
Lin connects with a nasty looking knee right to McBride's face.
Lin lands a nice knee to the body.
Lin unloads a knee to the mid-section. McBride lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lin lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBride takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lin obliges.
Lin connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Lin.
Lin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McBride in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lin lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBride takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lin crunches a lovely knee into McBride's ribcage.
Lin scores a nice knee to the body.
Lin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lin lands a good knee to the midsection. McBride won't want to take too many of those.
Lin connects with a nasty looking knee right to McBride's face.
Lin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McBride in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lin with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lin scores with a knee to the head.
Lin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Lin.
Knees to the body from Lin.
Lin scores with a knee to the head.
McBride takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lin obliges.
Lin working McBride over with knees to the body.
Lin with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Lin.
Lin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lin effectively controlling the action here.
Lin lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sheng Chung Lin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lin scores with a punch to the head.
Lin sends McBride crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Lin is motioning to the referee to let McBride up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
McBride is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McBride drops his hands momentarily. Lin doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. McBride staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. McBride doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sheng Chung Lin!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brock Jennings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Punchd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Punchd has chosen For a Reason by Joe Budden as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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188 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brock Jennings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juan Punchd!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jennings shoots in for a takedown but Punchd shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Punchd swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Punchd cracks the inside of Jennings's front leg.
Jennings leaves Punchd with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Punchd is defended easily by Jennings.
Punchd leaves Jennings with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Punchd closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jennings to the mat! Jennings manages to get full guard.
Jennings is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jennings looking for a sweep. Not yet Jennings, not yet.
Punchd trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jennings looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Punchd passes into side control.
Punchd is trying to get an arm triangle but Jennings is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Punchd misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jennings is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Punchd's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Punchd missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jennings flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Nice strikes from Punchd there.
Punchd not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from Punchd.
Jennings tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Jennings missing with punches from the bottom.
Jennings keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Punchd working over Jennings with some ground and pound. Jennings looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Punchd passes the guard and advances to mount!
Punchd has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Punchd scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jennings?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Punchd with shots to the head and body - Jennings looks very uncomfortable down there.
Punchd working the ground and pound effectively.
Jennings is rocked!
Punchd looking to secure an arm triangle but Jennings defends it well.
Oh Jennings is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Punchd postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jennings looks a forlorn figure.
Jennings is working to get back to half guard.
Jennings seems to have got his legs back now.
Punchd lands a nice shot to the head.
It looks like Brock Jennings has been cut.
Punchd postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Jennings out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Punchd goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Juan Punchd!
A relieved looking Juan Punchd 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Hatemorning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Metin Eroglu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Eroglu's choice of entrance music: No Worries. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lorenzo Hatemorning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Metin Eroglu!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatemorning shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hatemorning was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hatemorning can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Eroglu is looking to escape.
Eroglu is desperately trying to improve his position but Hatemorning has a good base and remains in mount.
Hatemorning wants to control the pace but Eroglu is squirming around nicely.
Hatemorning is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Eroglu has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Hatemorning throws some wild stikes that Eroglu manages to avoid easily.
Hatemorning lands a nice shot to the head.
Eroglu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hatemorning. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hatemorning has hold of Eroglu's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Eroglu manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eroglu tries to reverse the position but Hatemorning maintains control.
Hatemorning wants to get back to his feet but Eroglu is holding on tight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hatemorning looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Eroglu tries to reverse the position but Hatemorning maintains control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eroglu reaches up and holds on to Hatemorning to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatemorning looking to control but Eroglu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Eroglu keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hatemorning with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Eroglu wants to control but Hatemorning is having none of it.
Eroglu can't escape the position.
Hatemorning thowing shots but they're missing.
Hatemorning trying to control but Eroglu is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eroglu regains half guard.
Eroglu is trying is best to control the position here.
Eroglu tries to roll over but Hatemorning keeps him under control.
Eroglu gets full guard.
Hatemorning trying to control the position from guard on top but Eroglu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hatemorning preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatemorning wants to control from the top but Eroglu keeps moving.
Hatemorning preventing the sweep.
Eroglu controlling Hatemorning's posture.
Hatemorning trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lorenzo Hatemorning has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hatemorning shoots and misses
and Eroglu counters with a leg kick.
Hatemorning takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hatemorning is breathing heavily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Eroglu.
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.
Hatemorning with a poor takedown
and Eroglu counters with an outside leg kick.
Hatemorning takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Eroglu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Eroglu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Metin Eroglu will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Eroglu shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hatemorning's guard.
Eroglu trying to control but Hatemorning is working from the bottom.
Eroglu landing with the ground and pound.
Hatemorning pulls Eroglu in close to prevent any damage.
Hatemorning working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Eroglu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Eroglu manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hatemorning looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Eroglu wants to pass the guard but Hatemorning is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eroglu is stalling in the full guard.
Eroglu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hatemorning is keeping the position for now.
Hatemorning looking to hit a scissor sweep but Eroglu is one step ahead there.
Hatemorning is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Eroglu sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Eroglu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Eroglu looks for the body kick but Hatemorning saw that one coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Eroglu, right into the meat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Eroglu, right into the meat.
Hatemorning shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Eroglu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Eroglu lands a leg kick that knocks Hatemorning off balance momentarily.
Hatemorning has his takedown stuffed
and Eroglu counters with an outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Eroglu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eroglu throws a leg kick which misses Hatemorning's front leg but catches the back leg as Hatemorning tries to avoid it.
Eroglu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hatemorning has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Eroglu is looking to slow Hatemorning down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Eroglu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Eroglu lands with a kick to the ribs.
Eroglu lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hatemorning will feel that in the morning.
Lorenzo Hatemorning is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eroglu throws a leg kick which misses Hatemorning's front leg but catches the back leg as Hatemorning tries to avoid it.
Eroglu closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hatemorning to the mat! Hatemorning manages to get full guard.
Eroglu tries to free his leg and advance position but Hatemorning is retaining full guard.
Eroglu distracts Hatemorning with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Eroglu is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Metin Eroglu.
Eroglu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hatemorning tries for a takedown but Eroglu circles away easily
and Eroglu counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lorenzo Hatemorning. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eroglu controlling the action here.
Eroglu's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hatemorning is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Eroglu scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Metin Eroglu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hatemorning shoots and misses
and Eroglu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Eroglu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hatemorning gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Eroglu counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Eroglu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Eroglu distracts Hatemorning with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Eroglu is working Hatemorning over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Eroglu postures up.
Hatemorning being controlled here, momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eroglu looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eroglu is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Eroglu.
Eroglu is looking to land body kicks.
Eroglu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hatemorning has his takedown stuffed
and Eroglu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hatemorning's knee momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lorenzo Hatemorning. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eroglu closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Eroglu is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Hatemorning's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eroglu looks up at the clock and then as Hatemorning takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Eroglu smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Eroglu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hatemorning is being controlled here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hatemorning prevents Eroglu from moving into mount.
Eroglu remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Metin Eroglu wasn't active enough on the ground.
Eroglu moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Eroglu keeps Hatemorning at a distance using the push kick.
Eroglu lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hatemorning takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hatemorning walks forward, straight into a front kick from Eroglu.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Eroglu.
Eroglu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hatemorning has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hatemorning steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Eroglu. That one must have hurt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Eroglu.
Hatemorning is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Eroglu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hatemorning blocks a head kick by Eroglu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eroglu is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hatemorning's half guard.
Eroglu is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Eroglu scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Eroglu seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lorenzo Hatemorning has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eroglu scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Metin Eroglu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Eroglu 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Metin Eroglu!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Metin Eroglu!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Metin Eroglu!
Metin Eroglu wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Metin Eroglu 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Crabby Iron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crabby Iron has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Crabby Iron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trent Allen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iron swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Iron defending well as Allen loads up on a big left hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Allen as he connects with a hook.
Iron swings for the body but Allen moves out of range.
Iron throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Iron uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Allen.
Iron throws a jab when Allen was well out of range.
Allen throws a jab when Iron was well out of range.
Allen avoids the body shot from Iron.
Iron uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Allen.
Iron just misses with a punch to the body.
Iron throws a shot to the body.
Allen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Iron sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Iron cracks Allen with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Allen.
Allen blocks a jab.
Crabby Iron is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Allen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Allen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Iron.
The fighters circle momentarily. Iron darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Allen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Iron fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Allen manages to avoid it.
Allen throws a jab when Iron was well out of range.
Allen misses with a left hand
and Iron counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Iron scores with a punch to the head.
Jab, jab by Iron - just one landing.
Allen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Allen misses.
Allen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Iron.
Allen misses with a straight left.
Iron with a nice cross.
Iron scores with a jab.
Iron connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Allen is rocked!
Allen misses the jab.
Allen is still on wobbly legs! Can Iron finish him?
Iron cracks a nice hook into Allen's ribs.
Allen seems to have recovered his senses.
Iron misses with a low kick.
Allen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Iron fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Allen manages to avoid it.
Iron dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron thows a body shot but no joy.
Iron swings for the body but Allen moves out of range.
Iron throws a body punch but Allen moves out of range.
Iron is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Allen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Iron.
Allen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Allen throws a shot from downtown. Iron moves away and avoids it.
Allen connects with a body shot that sends Iron's belly button to the back.
Iron jabs at Allen's body.
Allen shoots for a double leg takedown but Iron sprawls well. He's pushed Allen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Iron.
Iron punishes Allen's body with a nice straight punch.
A big left from Iron misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Allen shoots in for a double leg but Iron sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Crabby Iron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Iron throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Iron keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Iron dips to his left and cracks Allen with an uppercut!
Iron lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Allen.
Allen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Allen moves away from the strike by Iron.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Allen checks a leg kick nicely.
Iron throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Allen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crabby Iron dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Iron throws a right hand that misses
and Allen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Iron misses with a shot to the body
and Allen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Allen.
Allen looking to pass the guard.
Iron wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Allen postures up in Iron's guard and throws a big left but Iron blocks it.
Allen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Iron works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Allen controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen trying to control the position from guard on top but Iron is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Crabby Iron.
Allen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Iron to score with a decent uppercut.
Iron throws a leg kick but Allen checks it.
Allen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Iron stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Allen throws a lazy right hand but Iron sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Iron gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Allen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Allen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Allen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Iron keeping moving, preventing Allen from controlling successfully.
Iron wants to stand up but Allen is controlling him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Allen throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen throwing strikes from guard but Iron blocks nicely.
Allen chips away with some ground and pound.
Allen won't allow Iron to get back to his feet.
Allen throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen wants to control from the top but Iron keeps moving.
Allen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Allen lands a couple of digs.
Iron working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Allen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Allen pushes down on Iron's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Iron wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Allen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Iron just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Allen misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Iron. Allen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Allen misses the jab.
Allen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Iron throws a sloppy body shot
and Allen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Iron throws a shot from downtown. Allen moves away and avoids it.
Iron misses with a looping left.
Allen misses the shot to the body.
Iron tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Iron misses with a straight left.
No joy there for Allen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Iron misses.
Iron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Allen was well out of range. Poor timing from Iron.
Allen throws a shot from downtown. Iron moves away and avoids it.
Iron lands with a straight right. Allen didn't see that one coming.
Allen misses with a body shot
and Iron connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Allen misses.
Allen takes a swing at Iron's ribcage but misses.
Iron looks to throw the jab but Allen is out of range.
Iron misses with an uppercut. Allen saw that one coming.
Iron bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron jabs at Allen's body.
Iron ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Iron throws a big shot that misses.
Iron slaps away a takedown attempt from Allen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Allen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Iron missing with a left hand there. Allen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Iron as he avoids it easily.
Iron works Allen's body with a nice hook.
Iron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Iron waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Allen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen staying out of range there.
Crabby Iron is winning the standup battle so far.
Allen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Crabby Iron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trent Allen.
Iron lands the left hand.
Iron misses with a body shot.
Iron lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Allen throws a big shot that misses.
Iron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Allen gets a takedown into half guard.
Iron is refusing to be controlled, as Allen sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron wants to get back to his feet.
Iron controlling the position well.
Trent Allen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Crabby Iron.
Iron tries a low kick but Allen avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Crabby Iron showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Iron has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Crabby Iron!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Crabby Iron!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Crabby Iron!
Crabby Iron wins by unanimous decision!
Crabby Iron tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Masa Munakas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rizvan Abdulmuslimov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Munakas's entrance music is John Cafferty - Hearts On Fire . A fine choice. Masa Munakas could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rizvan Abdulmuslimov's 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Masa Munakas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rizvan Abdulmuslimov!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdulmuslimov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Munakas is fending him off so far but Abdulmuslimov persists. Nope, Munakas circles away and we're back to standing.
Munakas avoids the body shot from Abdulmuslimov.
Munakas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Abdulmuslimov is out of range.
Masa Munakas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abdulmuslimov checks a leg kick.
Munakas misses with an uppercut. Abdulmuslimov saw that one coming.
Abdulmuslimov looking to score a takedown here. Munakas is defending well but Abdulmuslimov drives through and ends up in Munakas's guard.
Abdulmuslimov wants to pass the guard but Munakas is keeping the position.
Munakas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Abdulmuslimov defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abdulmuslimov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Abdulmuslimov should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Abdulmuslimov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Munakas wants to control but Abdulmuslimov passes easily into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdulmuslimov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Abdulmuslimov decides to stand up.
Abdulmuslimov checks a low kick from Munakas.
Munakas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Abdulmuslimov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Abdulmuslimov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Munakas sizes up Abdulmuslimov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdulmuslimov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abdulmuslimov instigates a clinch.
Munakas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Munakas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abdulmuslimov trying to land knees to the body.
Munakas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abdulmuslimov has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Munakas is trying to keep an underhook but Abdulmuslimov manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abdulmuslimov is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Munakas!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abdulmuslimov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Munakas tries to reverse the position but Abdulmuslimov maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdulmuslimov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Abdulmuslimov working Munakas over with strikes here.
Abdulmuslimov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Munakas is trying to stand up.
Abdulmuslimov unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abdulmuslimov connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Abdulmuslimov controlling the pace for now.
Abdulmuslimov with the ground and pound from mount.
Abdulmuslimov breaks from Munakas's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Munakas is rocked!
Abdulmuslimov postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Munakas badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Abdulmuslimov around the waist but Abdulmuslimov pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Abdulmuslimov is the winner by TKO! Abdulmuslimov jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rizvan Abdulmuslimov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Pagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Fuller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Pagan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric Fuller!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pagan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fuller fails to land the takedown.
Fuller tries for a takedown but Pagan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fuller shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pagan but Pagan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brian Pagan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Fuller.
Pagan lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Eric Fuller has been cut.
Pagan connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pagan slaps away a takedown attempt from Fuller, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fuller shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pagan sprawls well. Pagan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fuller gets slowly back to his feet.
Pagan plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Fuller to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Fuller just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Brian Pagan!
After winning the bout, Brian Pagan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Atlister The Demon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Voitto Vekkiotsamo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Demon comes to the cage accompanied by Demon. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
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209 lbs
25 - 16 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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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
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Atlister The Demon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Voitto Vekkiotsamo!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Demon shoots in for a double leg but Vekkiotsamo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The Demon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The Demon takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Vekkiotsamo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The Demon lands a high kick!
Voitto Vekkiotsamo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vekkiotsamo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Demon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A shot to the liver by Vekkiotsamo. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vekkiotsamo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vekkiotsamo connects with a high kick.
Vekkiotsamo misses with a head kick.
Vekkiotsamo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vekkiotsamo feints and then cracks The Demon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Demon down.
The Demon moves out of range as Vekkiotsamo strikes.
Vekkiotsamo works The Demon's body with a nice hook.
Vekkiotsamo cracks the inside of The Demon's front leg.
The Demon jabs Vekkiotsamo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The Demon throws a hook but Vekkiotsamo avoids it easily.
Vekkiotsamo throws an overhand right that lands on The Demon's shoulder, as The Demon tries to avoid the shot.
Vekkiotsamo takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vekkiotsamo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vekkiotsamo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vekkiotsamo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vekkiotsamo checks a leg kick nicely.
The Demon checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vekkiotsamo with a jab.
Vekkiotsamo slips a jab from The Demon.
The Demon finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The Demon throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Demon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vekkiotsamo's head.
Vekkiotsamo is rocked!
Vekkiotsamo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Demon.
The Demon fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Vekkiotsamo to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Vekkiotsamo looks to clinch but The Demon throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Vekkiotsamo taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Atlister The Demon!
Atlister The Demon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Lipponen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomi Koski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lipponen's entrance music is Rainbow - Man on the Silver Mountain. A fine choice. Koski has chosen Catatonic Overload - Heavyweight as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29
272 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
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234 lbs
30 - 14 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Lipponen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomi Koski!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lipponen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lipponen shoots in and bounces Koski off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lipponen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Koski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Koski is on top in guard.
Koski trying to control but Lipponen is working from the bottom.
Lipponen is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Koski frees his head nicely. Oh but Lipponen has switched to an armbar! Koski is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Pekka Lipponen!
Pekka Lipponen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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