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Vicious Welterweight GP QF PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Teuvo Teravainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Fayth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fayth has chosen Awry Decade - Aisle of Denial as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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181 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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172 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Intelligent |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teuvo Teravainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Fayth!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teravainen loads up on a big right hand but Fayth slips the punch.
Fayth fails to land the takedown.
Teravainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fayth was well out of range. Poor timing from Teravainen.
Teravainen gets caught flat footed, as Fayth shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fayth looking to pass the guard.
Fayth loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fayth wants to control from the top but Teravainen keeps moving.
Teravainen wants to stand and escape but Fayth is having none of it.
Teravainen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Teravainen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fayth on the ground.
Fayth throws a big right hand that misses.
Fayth forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fayth trying to advance position but Teravainen counters by regaining guard.
Fayth in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fayth wants to control from the top but Teravainen keeps moving.
Teravainen wants to stand but Fayth is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Teravainen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fayth accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fayth looking to sit in guard and control but Teravainen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fayth working for a triangle but Teravainen defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fayth bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Teravainen's guard.
Fayth tries to free his leg and advance position but Teravainen is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fayth passes into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teravainen is trying to maintain the position but Fayth is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fayth is trying to control the action in half guard but Teravainen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Teravainen is trying to control but can't.
Teravainen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fayth.
Fayth passes the guard and advances to mount!
Fayth has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Teravainen blocking the ground and pound.
Fayth thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Fayth thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Fayth there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Fayth postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Teravainen looks a forlorn figure.
Teravainen is squirming around, avoiding Fayth's attempts to control the action.
Fayth throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Teravainen because Fayth loaded up on that one.
Teravainen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fayth working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Teravainen avoids a series of strikes thrown by Fayth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Fayth dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fayth fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Teravainen avoids it really well and circles away.
Fayth slips a straight right by Teravainen.
Teravainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fayth was well out of range. Poor timing from Teravainen.
Teravainen looks to throw the jab but Fayth is out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fayth 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 Teravainen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Teravainen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fayth fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fayth tries a head kick but it misses.
Fayth shoots for a double leg takedown but Teravainen sprawls well. He's pushed Fayth's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Teuvo Teravainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Fayth.
Fayth throws a head kick that misses.
Teravainen throws a hook to the side of Fayth's head but Fayth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Teravainen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Teravainen misses.
Teravainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fayth takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Teravainen throws a hook but Fayth blocks it.
Fayth slips a jab from Teravainen.
Fayth gets the takedown into side control.
Teravainen is not content to let Fayth control the position.
Fayth is trying to get an arm triangle but Teravainen is defending well.
Teravainen is letting Fayth control him for a moment.
Ray Fayth has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fayth postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fayth is trying to ground and pound but Teravainen uses the momentary lack of control by Fayth to regain half guard.
Fayth is looking to take a break and control but Teravainen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fayth wants to advance to full mount but Teravainen doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Fayth wants to pass the guard but Teravainen is keeping the position.
Fayth passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fayth in particular looking to stall.
Fayth trying to mount his opponent but Teravainen defends it.
Fayth is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Teravainen controlling the position for now.
Teravainen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fayth not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teravainen is looking to improve his position.
Fayth is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fayth not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fayth has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fayth throws some wild stikes that Teravainen manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Fayth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice jab there from Teravainen.
Teravainen throws an overhand right that lands on Fayth's shoulder, as Fayth tries to avoid the shot.
Teravainen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fayth tries to score a power double leg takedown but Teravainen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fayth somewhat.
Fayth throws a head kick that misses.
Fayth looks to land a right hand but Teravainen moved out of range.
Teravainen is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Fayth's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Fayth dives in and scores a takedown into Teravainen's guard.
Fayth trying to control but Teravainen is working from the bottom.
Teravainen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Fayth trying to control the position from guard on top but Teravainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fayth stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Teravainen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Teravainen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ray Fayth hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Fayth misses with a takedown attempt - Teravainen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Teravainen misses with an uppercut.
Nice cross by Teravainen.
Teravainen loads up on a big right hand but Fayth slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fayth gets the takedown into side control.
Fayth wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Teravainen, who protects the arm well.
Fayth thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fayth wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Teravainen, who protects the arm well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fayth throws an elbow but Teravainen slips to the side and avoids it well.
Teuvo Teravainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teravainen stops Fayth from passing to mount.
Fayth is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Teravainen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Teravainen stops Fayth from passing to mount.
Teravainen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Fayth tries to advance to mount but Teravainen denies him.
Teravainen is trying to control Fayth's posture but Fayth avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fayth tries to move to full mount but Teravainen actually manages to regain half guard.
Fayth is nestled in close to Teravainen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fayth seems to be working for a kimura but Teravainen defends the submission attempt.
Teravainen is trying to get back to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fayth performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Fayth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fayth 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Fayth!
Ray Fayth 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Haukka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marc De Ertu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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163 lbs
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170 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Haukka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marc De Ertu!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Ertu drives through with a takedown into guard.
De Ertu wants to control from the top but Haukka keeps moving.
De Ertu stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Haukka clinches with his opponent.
The referee is keeping an eye on Haukka - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Haukka working De Ertu over with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Ertu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Haukka walks away with a smile on his face. De Ertu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Haukka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Haukka moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Haukka.
De Ertu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Haukka smiles and moves away.
De Ertu closes the distance and clinches.
Haukka landing knees to the body.
Haukka manages to break the clinch.
Daniel Haukka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haukka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haukka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Ertu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Ertu gets tackled into the cage by Haukka. Haukka maintains the clinch.
Haukka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Marc De Ertu has been cut.
Haukka breaks from the clinch.
Haukka stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Haukka wants it to stay on the feet.
Daniel Haukka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marc De Ertu.
De Ertu fails to land the takedown.
Haukka drives through and clinches with De Ertu against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haukka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Ertu closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Haukka has one foot on De Ertu's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Haukka has managed to clinch.
De Ertu wants to break free but Haukka has control.
Haukka throws a knee to the head but misses.
De Ertu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Haukka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Haukka misses with a knee to the head.
De Ertu is looking to take this one to the mat.
De Ertu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Haukka stops a takedown attempt from De Ertu.
De Ertu manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
De Ertu has an active guard here but Haukka has managed to pass into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haukka tries to stand and escape but De Ertu is controlling the position.
Haukka passes to side control.
De Ertu struggling a bit here.
De Ertu is looking to regain half guard here but Haukka keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Ertu is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Haukka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marc De Ertu's cut.
That's time! Haukka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Haukka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Ertu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Haukka fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Ertu is trying hard to land a takedown here. Haukka sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
De Ertu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Haukka instigates a clinch.
De Ertu wants to stall.
Haukka tries a knee to the head but De Ertu blocks it.
Haukka utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Haukka crunches a lovely knee into De Ertu's ribcage.
De Ertu looking to stall.
Haukka looking to throw knees to the head but De Ertu is blocking nicely.
Daniel Haukka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Haukka trying to land knees to the body.
Haukka stalling against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Ertu wants to break free but Haukka has control.
Haukka unloads a knee to the mid-section. De Ertu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
De Ertu tries to pull guard but Haukka won't allow it.
De Ertu is breathing heavily.
Haukka prevents the takedown attempt.
Daniel Haukka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marc De Ertu.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Haukka obliges.
Haukka dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Haukka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Haukka tries to clinch up but De Ertu circles away and keeps his distance.
Haukka moves into range and clinches up with De Ertu.
Haukka lands a knee to the head.
De Ertu tries to break the clinch but Haukka is controlling the position.
De Ertu is looking for a takedown.
Haukka slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Ertu avoiding damage as Haukka throws knees to the body.
Haukka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
De Ertu is looking for a takedown.
A short right from Haukka.
De Ertu gets control of Haukka's arms and successfully pulls guard. De Ertu will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Haukka has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Haukka content to stall in guard here.
De Ertu kicks Haukka off and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haukka tries to close the distance and clinch but De Ertu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Haukka tries to close the distance and clinch but De Ertu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Haukka forces De Ertu back against the cage and clinches.
Knees to the body from Haukka.
Haukka landing knees to the head.
Haukka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Haukka looking to stall.
Haukka pushes De Ertu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haukka trying to stall but De Ertu improves his position.
Haukka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Ertu blocks it with crossed arms.
De Ertu is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Haukka to keep the fight standing.
De Ertu tries to pull guard but Haukka forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Haukka leaning against his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haukka tries a knee to the head but De Ertu blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Ertu avoiding damage as Haukka throws knees to the body.
De Ertu avoiding damage as Haukka throws knees to the body.
Haukka looking to throw knees to the head but De Ertu is blocking nicely.
De Ertu has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Haukka is trying to keep an underhook but De Ertu manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Haukka is looking to escape.
De Ertu is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Haukka sees it coming and defends easily.
Haukka is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Ertu prevents Haukka from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Haukka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marc De Ertu's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
De Ertu fails with a takedown attempt.
Haukka closes the distance and pushes De Ertu back into the cage.
Haukka looking to throw knees to the head but De Ertu is blocking nicely.
Haukka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De Ertu misses with a punch to the body.
Haukka unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Haukka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Ertu tries to score a body lock takedown but Haukka shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
De Ertu is trying to break the clinch but Haukka has him pressed against the cage.
Haukka looking to throw knees to the head but De Ertu is blocking nicely.
Haukka creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through De Ertu's defenses.
De Ertu drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Haukka gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Daniel Haukka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marc De Ertu.
De Ertu takes a knee right on the jaw!
De Ertu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Ertu goes for a takedown in the clinch but Haukka prevents it.
Haukka scores a nice knee to the body.
De Ertu fails to pull guard.
Haukka putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has De Ertu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Haukka connects with a knee to the head.
Come on Haukka - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Haukka scores with a hook to the body.
Haukka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
De Ertu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Haukka pushes De Ertu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haukka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Haukka unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haukka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Haukka landing knees to the body.
Haukka lands a knee to the head.
Haukka landing knees to the head.
Haukka is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Haukka avoiding damage.
De Ertu takes a knee right on the jaw!
Haukka connects with a knee to the head.
Haukka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haukka wants to clinch.
Haukka tries to clinch there but De Ertu circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haukka tries to clinch up.
Haukka moves in looking to clinch but De Ertu pushes him off.
Haukka thows a body shot but no joy.
Daniel Haukka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from De Ertu.
De Ertu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Haukka.
Daniel Haukka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De Ertu fails with a takedown attempt.
Haukka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. De Ertu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Haukka tries to clinch there but De Ertu circles away.
De Ertu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haukka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haukka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haukka with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Haukka jabs De Ertu right on the nose. De Ertu blinks but takes it well.
Haukka tries to clinch up.
Haukka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick by De Ertu misses
and Haukka counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. De Ertu is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Haukka leaves De Ertu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Haukka tries to clinch but De Ertu is having none of it.
Haukka tries to clinch there but De Ertu circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haukka gets a clinch.
Knees to the body from Haukka.
Marc De Ertu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Ertu tries to throw a body punch but Haukka avoids it by throwing De Ertu back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Haukka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Haukka, 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Haukka!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Kukanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Out Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Pablo Out Iii enters the cage!
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155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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160 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Kukanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pablo Out Iii!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kukanov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Out Iii connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kukanov scrambles back to his feet.
Out Iii connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kukanov's hands.
Kukanov is rocked!
Out Iii weaves into range and cracks Kukanov right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Kukanov goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Out Iii is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pablo Out Iii!
Pablo Out Iii made sure to mention his sponsor, Hopkins Athletics in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Awmtea Sailo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Raisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kalle Raisi was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Awmtea Sailo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Raisi!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sailo misses with a takedown attempt
letting Raisi counter with a right hand.
Sailo misses with a takedown
enabling Raisi to counter with a crisp jab.
Raisi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sailo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Raisi counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Awmtea Sailo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sailo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Raisi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sailo is rocked!
Sailo is breathing heavily.
Sailo has his takedown stuffed
and Raisi counters with a crisp right that sends Sailo to the canvas! Raisi follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kalle Raisi!
Kalle Raisi spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Jokinen Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas Jokinen Jr struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Brian Williams has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brian Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thomas Jokinen Jr!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen Jr drives through with a takedown into Williams's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Williams wants to get back to his feet but Jokinen Jr is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Williams uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Jokinen Jr throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Williams tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jokinen Jr is in Williams's guard.
Jokinen Jr is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Williams is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Williams has escaped and now he's on top!
Williams trying to control but Jokinen Jr is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Williams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jokinen Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jokinen Jr seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Williams has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jokinen Jr is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jokinen Jr is trying hard to land a takedown here. Williams sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Jokinen Jr pushes him off.
Williams gets caught flat footed, as Jokinen Jr shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Williams is looking to stand up but Jokinen Jr isn't so interested in that idea.
Jokinen Jr drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Williams manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jokinen Jr has Williams in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen Jr wants to stand and escape but Williams is having none of it.
Williams is looking to stand up but Jokinen Jr won't let him.
Williams wants to control from the top but Jokinen Jr keeps moving.
Jokinen Jr 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.
Williams is looking to stand up but Jokinen Jr won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Jokinen Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Brian Williams wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Williams closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jokinen Jr counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Williams is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jokinen Jr is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jokinen Jr prevents Williams from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thomas Jokinen Jr will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Williams clinches up with Jokinen Jr and pushes him back against the cage.
Williams slows down the pace here.
Williams tries a knee to the head but Jokinen Jr blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams trying to land knees to the body.
Jokinen Jr creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Jokinen Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jokinen Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jokinen Jr.
Jokinen Jr has Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
Jokinen Jr blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen Jr turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Jokinen Jr manages to end up in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams can't do much from the bottom here.
Williams bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Williams tries to clinch
and Jokinen Jr counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jokinen Jr.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jokinen Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Williams is retaining full guard.
Williams wants to stand up but Jokinen Jr is controlling him.
Williams has his feet on Jokinen Jr's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Jokinen Jr closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Williams did well to prevent Jokinen Jr getting side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen Jr is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Williams is just riding it out for now. Jokinen Jr eventually gives up the hold.
Williams is trying to stand back up but Jokinen Jr is controlling him
Jokinen Jr is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Williams sees it coming and defends easily.
Williams trying to control from the bottom.
Williams is trying to stand back up but Jokinen Jr is controlling him
Jokinen Jr is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen Jr thows a huge punch but Williams dodges it nicely.
Williams wants to control but Jokinen Jr is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jokinen Jr lands strikes from half guard.
Thomas Jokinen Jr has got the better of the ground game so far.
Williams wants to get back to his feet.
Jokinen Jr wants to pass the guard but Williams is defending well.
Jokinen Jr stops Williams from getting back to his feet.
Jokinen Jr is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Williams sees it coming and defends easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams tries to kick Jokinen Jr off but Jokinen Jr keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Thomas Jokinen Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Williams darts in trying to clinch
and Jokinen Jr moves into the clinch.
Williams looking to slow down the pace here.
Jokinen Jr has Williams pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Williams manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jokinen Jr manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen Jr has a closed guard, preventing Williams from standing up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams is looking to advance position but Jokinen Jr has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Williams tries to lock up and control but Jokinen Jr gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jokinen Jr is working for a guillotine from mount but Williams frees his head quite easily.
Williams is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jokinen Jr avoids the attempt from Williams to control.
Jokinen Jr is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Williams has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Williams!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen Jr keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
We're going to have a standup here because Brian Williams wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jokinen Jr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jokinen Jr counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams has a closed guard, preventing Jokinen Jr from standing up.
Williams will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen Jr gets to his feet. Williams looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Jokinen Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williams wants to clinch but Jokinen Jr slips to the side
and Jokinen Jr counters with a nice double leg into side control. Williams won't be happy with that.
Williams wants to get back to his feet but Jokinen Jr drags him back down.
Jokinen Jr thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen Jr is looking for a kimura here.
Williams controlling the position for now.
Williams is trying to control but can't.
Brian Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams is trying to stand up here but Jokinen Jr is controlling him well.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Brian Williams wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jokinen Jr moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Jokinen Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jokinen Jr 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Jokinen Jr!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grettis Ghost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lange Angelus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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213 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grettis Ghost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lange Angelus!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angelus has a takedown stuffed.
Angelus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ghost rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Angelus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oooooh!!! Ghost has knocked Angelus down with a huge combo! Ghost steps away and waves a wobbly Angelus back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Lange Angelus has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Angelus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ghost can pounce on him.
Angelus shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ghost napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ghost tries to escape but Angelus is in control.
Angelus throws a strike aimed at the side of Ghost's head but Ghost avoids it well.
Ghost struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angelus looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ghost is avoiding damage well.
Angelus works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Angelus working the head with strikes.
Ghost managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Angelus.
Ghost manages to work his way to half guard, despite Angelus's best efforts.
Angelus is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ghost sees it coming and defends easily.
Angelus wants to control but Ghost is keeping him busy.
Angelus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ghost is trying to control but can't.
Angelus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghost is holding on to half guard well.
Angelus throwing shots but Ghost is blocking nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Angelus lands strikes from half guard.
Angelus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ghost's head.
Angelus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ghost tries to roll over but Angelus keeps him under control.
Angelus is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Angelus looks to land a strike but Ghost avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Angelus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ghost is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Angelus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ghost preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ghost avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Angelus postures up.
Angelus is looking to work some ground and pound but Ghost has wrist control.
Angelus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Angelus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Angelus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Angelus throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Angelus trying to control but Ghost is working from the bottom.
Angelus throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghost is adopting a defensive guard.
Angelus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ghost works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Angelus is looking to work some ground and pound but Ghost has wrist control.
Angelus connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Angelus is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ghost working a defensive guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Angelus is in close to Ghost's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lange Angelus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lange Angelus's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Angelus throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ghost's waist but Ghost gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Angelus off to one side.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Angelus.
Angelus trying to control the position but Ghost is working away.
Ghost sneaks back into half guard.
Ghost has hold of Angelus's hands but Angelus slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Angelus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ghost is trying to control but can't.
Ghost tries to kick Angelus off but Angelus keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ghost controlling the position well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghost has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Angelus is working away from the top position though.
Ghost is not content to let Angelus control the position.
Ghost wants to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Grettis Ghost wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Angelus shoots in for a takedown but Ghost shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Grettis Ghost is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ghost moves into the clinch successfully.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angelus avoids the elbow strike from Ghost, against the cage.
Angelus has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ghost is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Grettis Ghost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lange Angelus.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ghost just misses with a elbow thrown towards Angelus's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ghost throws an elbow but misses.
Ghost lands an elbow that stopped Angelus in his tracks for a moment.
Angelus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ghost tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Angelus avoids it.
Ghost throws an elbow but it misses.
Ghost throws an elbow but it misses.
Ghost is pressed up against the cage. Angelus has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ghost down to the mat. Ghost avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Ghost.
Ghost swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Angelus.
Ghost fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ghost rushes Angelus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ghost is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Angelus avoids a wild elbow strike from Ghost.
Angelus is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Angelus wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghost throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ghost misses with an elbow over the top.
Ghost keeps control of Angelus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ghost misses with an elbow over the top.
Angelus is trying to break the clinch but Ghost is controlling him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ghost misses with an elbow over the top.
Angelus is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ghost pulls him back up using the underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Angelus goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ghost prevents it.
Ghost tries to land knees in the clinch but Angelus avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grettis Ghost dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lange Angelus's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice shot by Ghost.
Ghost stuffs the takedown attempt from Angelus. Angelus gets slowly back to his feet.
Ghost moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ghost and Angelus are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Ghost throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Angelus into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Ghost knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Grettis Ghost!
A very excited looking Grettis Ghost 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Yamamoto Takiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Wazowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 2, fighting out of London, Yamamoto Takiyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Wazowski!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wazowski cracks Takiyama with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fighters circling - Wazowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wazowski looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wazowski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Takiyama looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Takiyama actively working from the bottom here.
Wazowski winds up and cracks Takiyama with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
It looks like Yamamoto Takiyama has been cut.
Wazowski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Takiyama keeps working.
Takiyama is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takiyama is trying to maintain the position but Wazowski is very close to passing his half guard.
Takiyama is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wazowski's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wazowski's back!
Wazowski is really stuck here.
Takiyama looking for the choke from the back.
Takiyama keeps control of the position as Wazowski tries to break free.
Takiyama is throwing strikes by Wazowski counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Wazowski regains half guard.
Wazowski is in trouble now - Takiyama has advanced to mount!
Wazowski tries to hold on but Takiyama postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takiyama looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Takiyama has control of Wazowski's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Wazowski regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wazowski is looking to improve his position but Takiyama isn't that keen on the idea.
Wazowski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Takiyama. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Takiyama has control of Wazowski's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Wazowski regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takiyama thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wazowski tries to hold on but Takiyama pushes him away.
Takiyama tries to control but Wazowski wriggling away.
Wazowski tries to hold on but Takiyama postures up.
Takiyama has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Wazowski is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yamamoto Takiyama!
A relieved looking Yamamoto Takiyama 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Ross Koscheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolfe Larson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koscheck kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Til I Collapse By Eminem ft Nate Dog. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 lbs
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ross Koscheck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wolfe Larson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larson slaps away a takedown attempt from Koscheck, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Larson throws the kick towards the body but Koscheck avoids it.
Koscheck is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Larson.
Larson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Larson wants to clinch.
Koscheck keeps the fight on the outside.
Larson lands with a good body shot.
Larson scores with a hook.
Koscheck tests Larson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Larson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Larson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koscheck.
Koscheck throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Larson counters with a good low kick that Koscheck was not able to check.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Larson.
Koscheck listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Larson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Koscheck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larson scoring well with a low kick there.
Koscheck takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Larson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Koscheck lands with a hook. Larson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Koscheck thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some wild striking there from Koscheck.
Larson tries to work over Koscheck's front leg with a kick but Koscheck checks it.
Larson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Koscheck's calf.
Koscheck lands with a hook. Larson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Larson feints and then cracks Koscheck's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Koscheck down.
Larson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wolfe Larson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Larson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sloppy strikes from Koscheck. Those never looked like landing.
Larson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Larson tries to close the distance and clinch but Koscheck swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Larson, right into the meat.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Larson. Koscheck shrugs it off though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larson tries a low kick but Koscheck avoids it.
Koscheck scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Larson tries to clinch but Koscheck moves out of range.
Larson connects with a leg kick. Koscheck looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Koscheck thows a body shot but no joy.
Larson is looking to clinch but Koscheck is avoiding it.
Larson thumps Koscheck with a low kick.
Koscheck has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Larson.
Nice body kick from Larson.
Koscheck misses with an uppercut. Larson saw that one coming.
Larson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Koscheck blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Larson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koscheck.
Koscheck tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Larson smiles and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck with a nice cross.
Nice defenses there by Larson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Larson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Larson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Larson gets a clinch.
Larson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Koscheck is defending well for now.
Larson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koscheck avoids it.
Larson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koscheck avoids it.
Larson pushes off an throws an elbow but Koscheck leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Koscheck ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Koscheck no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Larson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Koscheck is proving hard to escape from.
Koscheck working for a triangle but Larson defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Larson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larson is looking to clinch but Koscheck is avoiding it.
Koscheck misses with a hook
and Larson counters with a good low kick that Koscheck was not able to check.
Koscheck throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Koscheck does no damage.
Larson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larson is looking to chop away at Koscheck's legs.
Koscheck throws a nice looking combination but Larson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Larson tries to clinch but Koscheck is having none of it.
Larson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Koscheck lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfe Larson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Larson tries to clinch there but Koscheck circles away.
Larson cracks the inside of Koscheck's front leg.
Koscheck lands with an overhand left.
Koscheck misses with a two punch combination.
Koscheck misses with a body shot.
Wolfe Larson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Koscheck throws a series of punches but Larson moves out of range.
Larson closes the distance and clinches.
Koscheck takes an elbow to the forehead.
Koscheck managing to block the knees to the body from Larson.
Koscheck has clasped his hands together around Larson's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Koscheck wants to control for a moment but Larson uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Koscheck is thwarting Larson's attempts to control the position.
Larson gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koscheck wants to pass the guard but Larson is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koscheck sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Larson's guard.
Koscheck is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Larson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Koscheck.
Koscheck passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Larson!
Larson tries to reverse the position but Koscheck maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Koscheck wants to control but Larson has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Koscheck is working for a kimura but Larson is defending it quite comfortably.
Larson trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Koscheck seems to be working for a kimura but Larson defends the submission attempt.
Koscheck is trying to work for a kimura but Larson is defending well.
Koscheck is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Larson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Koscheck tries to pass the half guard into mount. Larson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Koscheck is working hard here to advance position.
Koscheck wants to work for an arm triangle but Larson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ross Koscheck overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Larson trying to control but Koscheck postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Koscheck dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Koscheck thows a body shot but no joy.
Ross Koscheck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Larson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koscheck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Larson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Larson 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 Koscheck has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Koscheck and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Koscheck moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheers as Koscheck lands an impressive looking overhand right. Larson doesn't seem phased though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Larson.
Larson moves in looking to clinch but Koscheck pushes him off.
Larson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Koscheck misses with a right hand
and Koscheck takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Larson tries to clinch up but Koscheck circles away and keeps his distance.
Koscheck is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Koscheck shoots in looking for a takedown but Larson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Koscheck's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Koscheck throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Larson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Larson forces Koscheck back against the cage and clinches.
Larson is pressed up against the cage. Koscheck has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Larson down to the mat. Larson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koscheck misses with a jab, cross combination.
Larson tries to close the distance and clinch but Koscheck swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Koscheck misses with a hook.
Larson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koscheck throws out the jab.
Koscheck swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koscheck rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Larson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Larson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Larson misses with an uppercut. Koscheck saw that one coming.
Koscheck connects with a crisp jab.
Koscheck jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koscheck works Larson's body with a nice hook.
Larson moves into range and clinches up with Koscheck.
Larson missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Larson.
Koscheck avoiding damage as Larson throws knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koscheck blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larson prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ross Koscheck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Larson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Larson landing knees to the body.
Larson misses with an elbow strike.
Larson lands an elbow inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Larson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Koscheck's brow.
Koscheck blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Larson tries to land knees in the clinch but Koscheck avoids the damage to the body.
Larson lands a good knee to the midsection. Koscheck won't want to take too many of those.
Koscheck takes an elbow to the temple.
Koscheck avoiding damage as Larson throws knees to the body.
Larson trying to land knees to the body.
Larson lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larson tries to land knees in the clinch but Koscheck avoids the damage to the body.
Koscheck on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Koscheck blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Larson throws an elbow but it misses.
Larson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koscheck avoids it.
Koscheck dodges an elbow strike from Larson.
Wolfe Larson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Larson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Larson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koscheck.
Larson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Koscheck avoiding damage as Larson throws knees to the body.
Larson missing with knees to the body.
Larson pushes off an throws an elbow but Koscheck leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Larson trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larson is fighting off a takedown attempt but Koscheck is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Larson to the mat. Larson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Larson keeping moving, preventing Koscheck from controlling successfully.
Koscheck pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Larson is keeping the position for now.
Larson keeping moving, preventing Koscheck from controlling successfully.
Koscheck sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Koscheck passes Larson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wolfe Larson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Larson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wolfe Larson!
Wolfe Larson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, [WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clubber Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Nyholm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clubber Lang could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fred Nyholm's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Clubber Lang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fred Nyholm!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang digs a good hook to Nyholm's body.
Lang slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Clubber Lang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lang. That's going to slow Nyholm down.
Lang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nyholm manages to avoid it.
Lang catches Nyholm with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nyholm moves into the clinch successfully.
Nyholm goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lang prevents it.
Lang is looking to break free of the clinch but Nyholm has double underhooks.
Lang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lang stalls.
Lang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang wants to land a leg kick but Nyholm is out of range.
Nyholm lands a body shot.
Lang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nyholm.
Lang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nyholm.
Lang cracks Nyholm with a good jab.
Lang scores with a jab. Nyholm acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nyholm takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nyholm moves away.
Lang feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nyholm's calf.
Nyholm misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nyholm 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.
A good leg kick by Lang.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang digs a good hook to Nyholm's body.
Lang tries to bum rush Nyholm with a series of wild strikes but Nyholm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nyholm ducks under a wild hook from Lang.
Lang lands a really nice looking cross but Nyholm seems unphased.
Lang connects with a leg kick. Nyholm looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nyholm closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lang did well to prevent Nyholm getting side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lang wants to get back to full guard.
Nyholm wants to pass the guard but Lang is defending well.
Nyholm is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lang trying to control but Nyholm postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nyholm tries to pass to full mount but Lang defends it.
Lang trying to control here.
Lang is not content to let Nyholm control the position.
Lang works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nyholm trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang wants to stand and escape but Nyholm is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lang working for a triangle but Nyholm defends it easily.
Lang is trying to control the position but Nyholm postures up.
Nyholm trying to control but Lang is working from the bottom.
Lang working a defensive guard here.
Nyholm looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lang has momentary wrist control but Nyholm slips an elbow through the middle.
Nyholm passes Lang's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clubber Lang dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lang lands a nice shot to the body.
Lang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Nyholm. Those never looked like landing.
Lang takes one on the button.
Nyholm misses the shot to the body.
Lang fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nyholm checks it well.
Fred Nyholm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nyholm's sensitive parts.
Nyholm has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nyholm there as he acknowledges the shot.
Good shot there by Lang.
Nice uppercut lands for Lang. That snapped Nyholm's head back.
Lang is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
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!
Lang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nyholm takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lang connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyholm moves into range and clinches up with Lang.
A body shot lands from Lang.
Nyholm is trying to force a seperation but Lang has the dominant position.
Lang manages to break the clinch.
Lang cracks Nyholm with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nyholm takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lang.
A good leg kick by Lang.
Lang clobbers Nyholm with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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!
Lang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nyholm moves away.
Lang lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nyholm takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nyholm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lang moves away.
Lang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Lang.
Nyholm looks for a takedown but Lang sprawls well.
Nyholm is breathing heavily.
Lang lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lang lands a glancing blow to the side of Nyholm's head.
Lang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nyholm at a distance.
Lang cracks Nyholm with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nyholm. That did some damage!
Lang slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nyholm's head backwards.
Lang scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nyholm in his tracks.
Lang scores with a sloppy right hand. Nyholm should have avoided that one.
Lang stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nyholm is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lang rather than just go for the knockout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nyholm.
Nyholm wants to clinch up but Lang keeps it at a distance.
Lang scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lang cracks Nyholm with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nyholm tries for a takedown but Lang sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Clubber Lang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred Nyholm.
Nyholm takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nyholm is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nyholm doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lang lands with a shot to the body.
Lang tries to bum rush Nyholm with a series of wild strikes but Nyholm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nyholm can do to turn this around?
Lang connects with a solid leg kick.
Lang lands a body shot.
Lang sizes up Nyholm with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice uppercut there from Lang.
Lang lands with a thumping leg kick.
Clubber Lang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lang with a jab.
Lang lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lang lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clubber Lang dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lang pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nyholm is out of range and Lang settles back down.
Lang connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Clubber Lang is winning the standup battle so far.
A shot to the liver by Lang. Beautiful body shot.
Lang chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nyholm looks to score with a jab to the body but Lang is just out of range.
Nyholm has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lang scores with a leg kick.
Lang lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Good leg kick by Lang there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nyholm gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lang throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nyholm takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Lang finds it's target.
Lang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lang moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That kick from Lang tenderised Nyholm's leg. Nyholm is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nyholm has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lang.
Lang cracks Nyholm with a good jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lang.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lang punishes Nyholm's body with a nice straight punch.
Nyholm takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lang scores with a sloppy right hand. Nyholm should have avoided that one.
Nyholm takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lang uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nyholm is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Lang catches Nyholm right on the button with a cross.
Nyholm is still on wobbly legs! Can Lang finish him?
Nyholm on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nyholm takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lang connects with a nice looking jab.
Lang connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lang fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Nyholm to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Nyholm looks to clinch but Lang throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Nyholm taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Clubber Lang!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mohammed Sissoko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Umbra Uxxarest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Umbra Uxxarest has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mohammed Sissoko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Umbra Uxxarest!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uxxarest pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sissoko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sissoko shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sissoko showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sissoko drops an elbow to the side of Uxxarest's head.
Sissoko is working for a kimura but Uxxarest is defending it quite comfortably.
Uxxarest gets full guard.
Sissoko makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Uxxarest is trying to keep Sissoko in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uxxarest is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sissoko defends well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sissoko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sissoko stays in close to Uxxarest's body and controls the position.
Uxxarest looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uxxarest has his foot on Sissoko's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sissoko works his way back into a safe position though.
Sissoko pushes down on Uxxarest's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sissoko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Uxxarest moves into full guard.
Sissoko landing some decent shots from guard.
Uxxarest is looking to sinch up a triangle. Sissoko throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Uxxarest's body to avoid the submission. Uxxarest has instead reached around Sissoko's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Uxxarest arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Umbra Uxxarest!
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