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HERO Fight Night 8 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Iverson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taisto Rahapussi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rahapussi has chosen Caged in A Rage as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dave Iverson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taisto Rahapussi!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Rahapussi.
Iverson scores with a jab to the body.
Iverson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rahapussi throws a sloppy head kick and Iverson moves out of range easily.
Rahapussi just misses with a punch to the body.
Rahapussi throws a shot from downtown. Iverson moves away and avoids it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Iverson works the jab nicely.
Rahapussi scores with a leg kick.
Rahapussi gets tackled into the cage by Iverson. Iverson maintains the clinch.
Rahapussi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Iverson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rahapussi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rahapussi trying to land knees to the body.
Rahapussi misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Iverson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Iverson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Iverson working Rahapussi over with strikes.
Iverson throwing shots but Rahapussi is blocking nicely.
Iverson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rahapussi defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iverson is thwarting Rahapussi's attempts to control the position.
Iverson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Iverson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Iverson has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Rahapussi works to full guard.
Rahapussi has his foot on Iverson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Iverson works his way back into a safe position though.
Rahapussi working for a triangle but Iverson defends it easily.
Iverson works over Rahapussi with some ground and pound from guard.
Iverson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Iverson trying to control but Rahapussi is working from the bottom.
Rahapussi looking for a sweep. Not yet Rahapussi, not yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iverson landing with the ground and pound.
Iverson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rahapussi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Iverson is aware though and is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rahapussi has his foot on Iverson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Iverson works his way back into a safe position though.
Rahapussi has momentary wrist control but Iverson slips an elbow through the middle.
Rahapussi looking to control.
Iverson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Iverson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Iverson looking to sit in guard and control but Rahapussi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rahapussi is stalling in the full guard.
Iverson working for a triangle but Rahapussi defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iverson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rahapussi's guard.
Rahapussi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Iverson manages to get himself to full guard.
Iverson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iverson wants to stand but Rahapussi is controlling the position.
Rahapussi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rahapussi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Iverson is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rahapussi trying to control but Iverson is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dave Iverson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Iverson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rahapussi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rahapussi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Iverson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rahapussi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Iverson shoots in and drives through. Rahapussi sprawls well.
Rahapussi stuffs the takedown attempt from Iverson. Iverson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Iverson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rahapussi throws a series of punches but Iverson avoids them all with ease.
Iverson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Iverson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Iverson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Iverson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rahapussi is trying to defend but Iverson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rahapussi is trying to control but can't.
Iverson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Iverson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rahapussi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iverson tries to stand and escape but Rahapussi is controlling the position.
Rahapussi has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Iverson. Oh but Rahapussi has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Iverson goes limp - he's gone! Rahapussi jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Taisto Rahapussi!
An out of breath Taisto Rahapussi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ieuan Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Warmonger Sion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ieuan Williams has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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253 lbs
5 - 8 - 0 |
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265 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ieuan Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Warmonger Sion!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sion swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Williams counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Williams.
Sion has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Williams after a bit of a struggle.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams throws a nice head kick!
Sion fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams dips to his left and cracks Sion with an uppercut!
Williams's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Williams duly obliges.
It looks like Warmonger Sion has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Williams avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Williams avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sion looking for a guillotine here but Williams defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sion swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sion is looking for a triangle but Williams pushes his legs off easily.
Sion looking for subs off his back but Williams has passed one foot through into half guard.
Sion looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Williams throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sion has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Williams. Oh but Sion has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Williams goes limp - he's gone! Sion jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Warmonger Sion!
Warmonger Sion took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Key Clothing LLC for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grover Dowiyogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaarko Hahlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dowiyogo comes to the cage accompanied by another life - kano. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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212 lbs
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205 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grover Dowiyogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaarko Hahlund!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Hahlund throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dowiyogo blocks an elbow strike.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hahlund is defending well for now.
Good body shot from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hahlund.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the head but Hahlund blocks with his arms.
Hahlund using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dowiyogo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hahlund misses with an elbow strike.
A knee to the head by Hahlund.
Hahlund misses with a knee to the head.
Hahlund with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hahlund misses with an elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hahlund blocks a body shot from Dowiyogo.
Hahlund with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hahlund tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hahlund throws an elbow that misses.
Hahlund blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hahlund looks winded!
Dowiyogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo avoiding damage as Hahlund throws knees to the body.
Hahlund tries to land a knee to the head but Dowiyogo blocks with his arms.
Hahlund throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dowiyogo is trying to stall.
The referee calls for Dowiyogo to work.
Hahlund managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hahlund avoids it.
Hahlund with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hahlund takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Jaarko Hahlund has been cut.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hahlund lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hahlund.
Hahlund on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hahlund takes a knee to the side of the body.
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!
Dowiyogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dowiyogo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hahlund in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hahlund creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a good knee to the midsection. Hahlund won't want to take too many of those.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dowiyogo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dowiyogo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a nice knee to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the head.
Hahlund throws an elbow but it misses.
Dowiyogo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dowiyogo misses with a knee to the head.
Hahlund lands a damaging elbow.
Dowiyogo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hahlund's face.
Hahlund tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dowiyogo blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hahlund on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hahlund pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hahlund avoids it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hahlund avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Hahlund avoids the damage to the body.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dowiyogo trying to stall but Hahlund improves his position.
Dowiyogo avoids a wild elbow strike from Hahlund.
Dowiyogo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo lands a good knee to the midsection. Hahlund won't want to take too many of those.
Hahlund blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dowiyogo works on Hahlund's body with a couple of short punches.
Hahlund on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hahlund tries to land a knee to the head but Dowiyogo blocks with his arms.
Hahlund managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Hahlund creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo avoiding damage as Hahlund throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a good knee to the midsection. Hahlund won't want to take too many of those.
Dowiyogo lands a nice knee to the body.
Dowiyogo scores a nice knee to the body.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hahlund.
Dowiyogo is stalling here.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hahlund.
Hahlund pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hahlund misses with a knee to the head.
Hahlund avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Hahlund takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dowiyogo lands a good knee to the midsection. Hahlund won't want to take too many of those.
Dowiyogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dowiyogo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hahlund avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grover Dowiyogo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaarko Hahlund's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dowiyogo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hahlund throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dowiyogo avoids the head kick by Hahlund.
Hahlund on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dowiyogo instigates a clinch.
Hahlund tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hahlund throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dowiyogo blocks it with crossed arms.
Hahlund avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dowiyogo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dowiyogo looking to throw knees to the head but Hahlund is blocking nicely.
Hahlund misses with an elbow strike.
Hahlund avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Hahlund looking to throw knees to the head but Dowiyogo is blocking nicely.
Hahlund pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hahlund on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dowiyogo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the body.
Hahlund is breathing heavily.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hahlund is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hahlund blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dowiyogo.
Hahlund avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dowiyogo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hahlund avoids it.
Dowiyogo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hahlund can do to turn this around?
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hahlund avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dowiyogo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hahlund's elbow.
Hahlund managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hahlund on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hahlund throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hahlund misses with an elbow over the top.
Dowiyogo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dowiyogo.
Hahlund gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hahlund blocks a body shot from Dowiyogo.
Hahlund throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dowiyogo blocks it with crossed arms.
Dowiyogo scores a nice knee to the body.
Dowiyogo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dowiyogo crunches a lovely knee into Hahlund's ribcage.
Dowiyogo tries to stall but Hahlund uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dowiyogo working Hahlund over with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dowiyogo presses Hahlund against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hahlund takes a shot to the head.
Grover Dowiyogo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hahlund managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Hahlund avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hahlund just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dowiyogo's brow.
Hahlund tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hahlund landing knees to the head.
Dowiyogo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hahlund pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dowiyogo lands a nice knee to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hahlund avoids it.
Hahlund avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hahlund is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo looking to stall.
Hahlund creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hahlund looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hahlund with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hahlund with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hahlund avoids it.
Hahlund tries to land a knee to the head but Dowiyogo blocks with his arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hahlund on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo blocks an elbow strike from Hahlund.
Dowiyogo working Hahlund over with knees to the body.
Hahlund creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hahlund managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo lands a shot to the body.
Dowiyogo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hahlund has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dowiyogo lands a good knee to the midsection. Hahlund won't want to take too many of those.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hahlund avoids it.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hahlund avoids it.
Dowiyogo blocks an elbow strike from Hahlund.
Hahlund blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Hahlund avoids the damage to the body.
Hahlund landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hahlund using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dowiyogo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hahlund.
Dowiyogo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hahlund throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grover Dowiyogo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jaarko Hahlund's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dowiyogo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hahlund avoids the head kick by Dowiyogo.
Hahlund lands a nice looking body kick.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch but Hahlund moves out of range.
Dowiyogo pushes Hahlund away with a front kick.
Hahlund moves out of range of the body kick from Dowiyogo.
Hahlund throws a sloppy head kick and Dowiyogo moves out of range easily.
Dowiyogo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dowiyogo tries to land a front kick but Hahlund steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hahlund takes a swing at Dowiyogo's ribcage but misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dowiyogo.
Hahlund blocks a head kick by Dowiyogo.
Grover Dowiyogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dowiyogo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hahlund keeps Dowiyogo at a distance using the push kick.
Hahlund misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Hahlund.
Hahlund avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dowiyogo tries a low kick but Hahlund avoids it.
Dowiyogo throws a low kick but Hahlund moves out of range easily.
Hahlund thows a body kick. Dowiyogo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dowiyogo 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 Hahlund has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hahlund and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dowiyogo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hahlund is able to avoid easily.
Hahlund thows a body kick. Dowiyogo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses.
Dowiyogo blocks a head kick by Hahlund.
Hahlund motions for Dowiyogo to come forward. Hahlund throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hahlund misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hahlund takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hahlund throws a body kick that misses.
Dowiyogo scores with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hahlund throws an overhand right that lands on Dowiyogo's shoulder, as Dowiyogo tries to avoid the shot.
Dowiyogo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hahlund with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice elbow from Dowiyogo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hahlund throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dowiyogo avoids the elbow strike from Hahlund, against the cage.
Hahlund with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hahlund throws an elbow but misses.
Hahlund lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Hahlund avoids the damage to the body.
Hahlund misses with an elbow over the top.
A short body shot lands from Dowiyogo as the two fighters clinch.
Hahlund creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hahlund tries to land a knee to the head but Dowiyogo blocks with his arms.
Dowiyogo avoiding damage as Hahlund throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Hahlund avoids the damage to the body.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Hahlund comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hahlund throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dowiyogo is trying to maintain a safe position but Hahlund gets an underhook and turns Dowiyogo into the cage.
Dowiyogo misses with a knee to the head.
Hahlund using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dowiyogo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dowiyogo with a knee to the head.
Hahlund missing with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo working Hahlund over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Dowiyogo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hahlund tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dowiyogo avoids it.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hahlund.
Hahlund managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo avoiding damage as Hahlund throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hahlund using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dowiyogo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dowiyogo scores a nice knee to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a nice knee to the body.
Hahlund takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dowiyogo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hahlund looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hahlund looking to throw knees to the head but Dowiyogo is blocking nicely.
Hahlund on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dowiyogo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hahlund misses with a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the body.
Hahlund tries to land a knee to the head but Dowiyogo blocks with his arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dowiyogo blocks the elbow strike.
Dowiyogo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dowiyogo lands a good knee to the midsection. Hahlund won't want to take too many of those.
Jaarko Hahlund has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dowiyogo lands a good knee to the midsection. Hahlund won't want to take too many of those.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grover Dowiyogo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dowiyogo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grover Dowiyogo!
Grover Dowiyogo decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ah Puch Nacon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nacon might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Death. Randy West will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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19
168 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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24
166 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ah Puch Nacon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randy West!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West lands a right hook to the body.
Nacon throws a chopping leg kick but West manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
West lands with a thumping leg kick.
West throws a front kick aimed at Nacon's knee but Nacon avoids it well.
West throws a shot to the body.
West throws a shot from downtown. Nacon moves away and avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from West.
Nacon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nacon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before West can pounce on him.
West pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
West lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nacon at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nacon.
West looks to throw the jab but Nacon is out of range.
Nacon wants to land a leg kick but West is out of range.
West cracks the inside of Nacon's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nacon slips a straight right by West.
Nacon steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from West. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West throws a leg kick but Nacon sees it coming and checks it nicely.
West lands a leg kick that knocks Nacon off balance momentarily.
West scores with a hook.
West moves out of range of the body kick.
Randy West is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
West motions for Nacon to come forward. West throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nacon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. West defends it nicely.
West connects with a jab.
West slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from West. Nacon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nacon manages to get an easy takedown there - catching West on his heels. He'll look to pass West's guard now, I'm sure.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Nacon wants to control from the top but West keeps moving.
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!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nacon sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nacon looking to sit in guard and control but West gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
West pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nacon is keeping the position for now.
Nacon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nacon controls West momentarily but West frees himself.
Nacon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. West is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nacon is trying to control the position but West postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
West pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nacon is keeping the position for now.
Nacon is looking for a triangle but West pushes his legs off easily.
West must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nacon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nacon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. West is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nacon working a defensive guard but West manages to pass into side control anyway.
West has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
A head kick misses from Nacon.
West attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
West uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nacon has time to react.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
West throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nacon on the side of the head.
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!
West ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nacon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
West throws a leg kick which misses Nacon's front leg but catches the back leg as Nacon tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy West dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nacon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nacon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and West counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nacon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
West works over Nacon's head and body with a nice combination.
Good shot there by West.
Randy West seems to be getting the better of the standup.
West uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nacon has time to react.
Nacon is rocked!
A big left from Nacon misses.
Oh Nacon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
West uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
West lands a body shot.
West thumps Nacon with a low kick.
Nacon tries to work over West's front leg with a kick but West checks it.
Nice uppercut there from West.
West fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
West is looking to slow Nacon down with leg kicks.
Nacon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but West avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
West misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by West. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of West.
Nacon seems to have got his legs back now.
Nacon walks into a straight right hand from West.
West moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
West lands a nice shot to the body.
West scoring well with a low kick there.
West throws out a powerful jab.
West throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
West feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nacon's calf.
Ah Puch Nacon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nacon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from West finds it's way round the side to connect with Nacon's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nacon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
West throws a low kick, looking for Nacon's leg but Nacon calmly moves out of range.
West jabs Nacon right on the nose. Nacon blinks but takes it well.
Nacon avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nacon slips a straight right by West.
West lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nacon's sensitive parts.
West lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
West throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nacon.
Nacon walks into a left hand.
West thows a body shot but no joy.
Nacon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
An inside leg kick lands from West.
Nacon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
West cracks Nacon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nacon 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.
Nacon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
West throws a body punch but Nacon moves out of range.
West moves out of range of the body kick.
West throws a body punch but Nacon moves out of range.
Nacon throws a leg kick but West moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West lands a right hook to the body.
Nacon misses with a kick to the body.
Nacon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
West has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nacon throws an overhand right that lands on West's shoulder, as West tries to avoid the shot.
Nacon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nacon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nacon throws a quick head kick that skims the top of West's head.
Nacon throws a series of punches but West moves out of range.
Nacon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nacon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nacon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ah Puch Nacon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nacon shoots for a double leg takedown but West sprawls well. He's pushed Nacon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
West blocks a head kick by Nacon.
Nacon checks the leg kick.
Nacon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nacon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from West.
West tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nacon was well out of range. Poor timing from West.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
West scores with a jab to the body.
West clobbers Nacon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
West thumps Nacon with a low kick.
West thumps Nacon with a low kick.
Nacon walks into a stiff left hand from West.
A bone on bone clash there as Nacon blocks the leg kick.
West lands a head shot.
Nacon throws the kick towards the body but West avoids it.
West lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nacon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
West's corner calls for a 1-2. West obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That kick from West tenderised Nacon's leg. Nacon is trying to keep his angry face on.
West lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy West showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
West connects with a body shot.
West avoids the head kick by Nacon.
West jabs Nacon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice shot by West.
West scores with a jab to the jaw.
West cracks Nacon with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Nacon falls to his knees and West doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy West!
A victorious Randy West thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Harrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tarmo Uusivirta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tarmo Uusivirta will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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19
152 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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26
154 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Desmond Harrington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tarmo Uusivirta!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uusivirta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harrington paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Uusivirta wants to clinch up but Harrington keeps it at a distance.
Harrington blocks the body kick.
Uusivirta slips a straight right by Harrington.
Uusivirta getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Uusivirta lands an overhand right.
Harrington swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Uusivirta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harrington drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Uusivirta can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Harrington controls the pace.
Uusivirta tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harrington is pushing down on Uusivirta's leg trying to pass to half guard. Uusivirta is fighting to maintain full guard but Harrington has managed to sneak the leg through.
Harrington seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Harrington not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Harrington working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrington content to control rather than advance.
Uusivirta really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harrington. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Harrington has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We're going to have a standup here because Desmond Harrington wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Harrington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Uusivirta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uusivirta throws a shot to the body.
Harrington gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Uusivirta fails to land.
Uusivirta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harrington stalls.
A short right from Uusivirta.
Harrington blocking some punches.
Harrington blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uusivirta tries to throw a body punch but Harrington avoids it by throwing Uusivirta back against the cage.
Harrington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Uusivirta is trying to maintain a safe position but Harrington gets an underhook and turns Uusivirta into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uusivirta has a couple of punches blocked by Harrington.
Uusivirta throws a punch but it's blocked by Harrington.
Uusivirta is trying to maintain a safe position but Harrington gets an underhook and turns Uusivirta into the cage.
Harrington blocking some punches.
Uusivirta throws a punch but it's blocked by Harrington.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Harrington turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Harrington manages to end up in side control.
Uusivirta taking a bit of punishment here - Harrington scoring with strikes.
Harrington misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Uusivirta is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Uusivirta can't do much from the bottom here.
Uusivirta tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Harrington wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uusivirta managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Harrington.
Uusivirta is trying to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uusivirta trying his best to control but Harrington has mounted him.
Harrington looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Harrington has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Harrington controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Uusivirta is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrington controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Desmond Harrington dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Uusivirta misses with a looping right.
Harrington bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Uusivirta throws a nice looking combination but Harrington bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harrington ducks under a wild hook from Uusivirta.
Harrington throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Uusivirta works the jab nicely.
Uusivirta staying out of range there.
Uusivirta is looking to clinch but Harrington is avoiding it.
Uusivirta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Uusivirta moves out of range of the strikes.
Harrington tries to clinch there but Uusivirta circles away.
Harrington manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Uusivirta on his heels. He'll look to pass Uusivirta's guard now, I'm sure.
Uusivirta trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uusivirta pulls Harrington in close to his closed guard and prevents Harrington from doing any damage or advancing position.
Uusivirta preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harrington in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harrington prevents Uusivirta from getting back to his feet.
Harrington drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Uusivirta dives on top into guard.
Harrington tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tarmo Uusivirta.
Harrington shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Uusivirta sprawls well. Uusivirta wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harrington gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uusivirta tries to clinch but Harrington is having none of it.
Harrington moves in looking to clinch but Uusivirta pushes him off.
Uusivirta rushes Harrington and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Uusivirta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harrington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harrington blocks an uppercut.
Uusivirta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Uusivirta is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Uusivirta misses with some punches.
Uusivirta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Uusivirta misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Uusivirta.
Uusivirta misses with a punch to the body.
Uusivirta trying to stall but Harrington improves his position.
Uusivirta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Uusivirta throws a punch but it's blocked by Harrington.
Harrington has Uusivirta pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Uusivirta manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Desmond Harrington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Uusivirta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harrington blocks an uppercut.
Uusivirta tries to circle away but Harrington has him pinned against the cage.
Uusivirta stalling in the clinch but Harrington improves position.
Uusivirta working aggressively here.
Uusivirta can't find room to land a body shot as Harrington controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Uusivirta.
Harrington dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Uusivirta misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Uusivirta.
Uusivirta throws a punch but it's blocked by Harrington.
Uusivirta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Uusivirta misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Uusivirta as Harrington tries to tie him up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uusivirta lands with a right to the head.
Uusivirta working aggressively here.
Uusivirta struggles to land a body shot inside as Harrington controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarmo Uusivirta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Uusivirta scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harrington doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice defenses there by Uusivirta.
Tarmo Uusivirta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uusivirta scores with a crisp jab that stopped Harrington in his tracks.
Uusivirta lands a jab to the head.
Uusivirta tries to clinch but Harrington moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Uusivirta there.
Uusivirta closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Uusivirta tries a body shot but Harrington blocks it.
Harrington is working for takedown but Uusivirta is calmly controlling the position for now.
Harrington wants a takedown but no success here.
Harrington avoiding damage.
Harrington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Uusivirta misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uusivirta wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harrington has him pressed against the cage.
Uusivirta has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tarmo Uusivirta seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Uusivirta lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harrington backwards.
Harrington blocking some punches.
Uusivirta makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harrington.
A head punch on the inside from Uusivirta fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harrington.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Harrington.
A head punch on the inside from Uusivirta fails to land.
Uusivirta throws a head punch that misses.
Uusivirta lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uusivirta scores with a hook to the body.
Uusivirta manages to break the clinch.
Uusivirta ducks under a wild hook from Harrington.
Harrington avoids the body shot from Uusivirta.
Harrington throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Uusivirta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harrington.
Harrington uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Uusivirta.
Harrington throws a leg kick but Uusivirta moved away.
Uusivirta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Uusivirta connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Uusivirta throws out a loose jab but Harrington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harrington tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harrington steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Uusivirta.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uusivirta stuffs the takedown attempt from Harrington. Harrington gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Desmond Harrington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrington takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Uusivirta's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harrington under the eye.
Uusivirta tries to clinch but Harrington moves out of range.
Harrington looks to throw the jab but Uusivirta is out of range.
Uusivirta wants to clinch up but Harrington keeps it at a distance.
Harrington has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Uusivirta finds it's way round the side to connect with Harrington's head.
Uusivirta lands a jab to the nose.
Uusivirta closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Harrington blocking some punches.
Uusivirta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harrington slowing the pace effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uusivirta scores with a shoulder strike.
Uusivirta is looking to control Harrington's arms but Harrington gets an underhook and turns him. Now Uusivirta has his back to the cage.
Uusivirta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harrington is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Uusivirta gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harrington.
Uusivirta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Uusivirta lands a hook that snaps the head of Harrington backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harrington.
Uusivirta gets through Harrington's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harrington wants a takedown.
Harrington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tarmo Uusivirta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Uusivirta 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tarmo Uusivirta!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hazuka Oyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dougie Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hazuka Oyama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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200 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hazuka Oyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dougie Silva!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva moves away from the strike by Oyama.
Oyama throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oyama throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Oyama drops Silva with a right and a left! Oyama comes rushing in but Silva regains his composure and manages to keep Oyama in guard.
Silva is rocked!
It looks like Dougie Silva has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Oyama gets to his feet - Silva follows without any prompting.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Oyama finish him?
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Hazuka Oyama has been cut.
Oyama misses with a double jab.
Oyama lands with a good body shot.
Oyama fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Silva to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Silva looks to clinch but Oyama throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Silva taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Hazuka Oyama!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Hazuka Oyama made sure he mentioned CEC Nutrition Q160, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hakuma Hariyuoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustav Tedvik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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210 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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220 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hakuma Hariyuoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gustav Tedvik!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hariyuoki clinches.
Hariyuoki lands a nice shot to the body.
Hariyuoki tries a body shot but Tedvik blocks it.
Hariyuoki lands with a right to the head.
Hariyuoki can't find room to land a body shot as Tedvik controls the action.
Hariyuoki lands an elbow that stopped Tedvik in his tracks for a moment.
Hariyuoki breaks from the clinch.
A shot to the body from Hariyuoki misses
and Tedvik counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tedvik slips under a jab from Hariyuoki.
Hariyuoki rushes Tedvik and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tedvik digs a right hand into Hariyuoki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hariyuoki's gas tank.
Tedvik blocks an elbow strike from Hariyuoki.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hariyuoki.
Tedvik trying to stall but Hariyuoki improves his position.
Hariyuoki working hard to break the clinch.
Hariyuoki is looking to break free of the clinch but Tedvik has double underhooks.
Hariyuoki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hariyuoki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tedvik's elbow.
Hariyuoki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tedvik or not.
Tedvik looks winded!
Tedvik is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tedvik breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hariyuoki scores with the left hand. Tedvik knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Gustav Tedvik has been cut.
Hariyuoki lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Tedvik head around and knocks him out cold! Hariyuoki hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hakuma Hariyuoki!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Fantastic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thunder Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Fantastic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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183 lbs
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World class boxer
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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, Johnny Fantastic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thunder Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a head kick but Fantastic moves out of range.
Fantastic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fantastic is looking to land body kicks.
Fantastic throws a leg kick which misses Jackson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jackson tries to avoid it.
Fantastic misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Jackson clinches up with Fantastic and pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Fantastic is blocking nicely.
Jackson connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastic lands a right hand.
It looks like Thunder Jackson has been cut.
Fantastic swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fantastic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic lands a left hand.
Fantastic lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fantastic.
Jackson is rocked!
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Fantastic finish him?
Fantastic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fantastic.
Fantastic misses with an elbow over the top.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Fantastic is blocking nicely.
Jackson seems to have recovered his senses.
Jackson looks winded!
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Fantastic blocks with his arms.
A right handed body shot lands from Fantastic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantastic is leaning against Jackson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Fantastic.
Fantastic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jackson or not.
Fantastic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic gets through Jackson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Jackson with a big uppercut! Jackson tries to clinch up but Fantastic pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Jackson to the mat! Jackson covers up and Fantastic unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Johnny Fantastic!
Johnny Fantastic 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ollilan Jorma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gracie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bodies/Drowning pool. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29
177 lbs
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173 lbs
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Basic striking
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Great elbows
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kirk Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ollilan Jorma!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jorma scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Kirk Gracie has been cut.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Jorma sprawls well.
Jorma pushes Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Jorma lands a knee to the head.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Jorma holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Jorma comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirk Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Jorma forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jorma putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gracie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gracie letting Jorma take a breather here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jorma.
Jorma creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracie's defenses.
Jorma using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jorma landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jorma.
Jorma lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jorma is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jorma obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorma lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye.
Jorma scores with a knee to the head.
Jorma avoiding damage.
Jorma lands a damaging elbow.
Jorma scores a nice knee to the body.
Jorma is pushing Gracie up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Jorma forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jorma scores a nice knee to the body.
Gracie takes an elbow to the temple.
Jorma lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jorma.
Kirk Gracie's cut is getting worse.
Jorma lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jorma lands a good knee to the midsection. Gracie won't want to take too many of those.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jorma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jorma - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gracie takes an elbow to the temple.
Kirk Gracie's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorma crunches a lovely knee into Gracie's ribcage.
Gracie takes an elbow to the temple.
Jorma lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
Jorma pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jorma gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jeez, Kirk Gracie's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Jorma scores a nice knee to the body.
Jorma is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jorma.
Jorma stalls.
Jorma lands a damaging elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kirk Gracie's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ollilan Jorma!
A very excited looking Ollilan Jorma 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christian Olson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Torrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eddie Torrez will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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22
198 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
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194 lbs
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Counter striker
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Christian Olson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eddie Torrez!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torrez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Olsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Christian Olson has been cut.
Torrez drops Olson with a beautiful combination! Olson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Torrez is looking for the KO!
Olson is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torrez digs a good hook to Olson's body.
Torrez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Torrez misses with a body shot.
Olson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Torrez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Olson at a distance.
Torrez scoring well with a low kick there.
Torrez throws a shot to the body.
Olson is breathing heavily.
Torrez feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Olson sprawling to the canvas! Olson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Torrez finish him?!
Oh Olson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Torrez is stalking Olson. Olson circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Torrez, and it's lights out! Olson really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eddie Torrez!
Eddie Torrez is the new middleweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Eddie Torrez made sure he mentioned Go 2 Sleep Fight Gear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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