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VFN 44: Margera Vs Capoeira PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jaska Raatikainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ori Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raatikainen comes to the cage accompanied by Children of Bodom - Are you dead yet. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaska Raatikainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ori Jokinen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raatikainen misses with a kick to the body.
Jokinen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jokinen throws out a loose jab but Raatikainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raatikainen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jokinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raatikainen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jokinen's calf.
Raatikainen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jokinen throws a series of punches but Raatikainen moves out of range.
Raatikainen tries a head kick but it misses.
Jokinen just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick by Raatikainen misses
and Jokinen counters with a two punch combo.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jokinen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jokinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Raatikainen tries a head kick but it misses.
Jokinen takes a swing at Raatikainen's ribcage but misses.
Jaska Raatikainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raatikainen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jokinen loads up on a big right hand but Raatikainen slips the punch.
Raatikainen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Raatikainen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jokinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jokinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raatikainen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jokinen connects with a body shot.
Jokinen throws a hook to the side of Raatikainen's head but Raatikainen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raatikainen misses the shot to the body.
Raatikainen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jokinen.
Raatikainen slips a straight right by Jokinen.
Jokinen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jokinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raatikainen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jokinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raatikainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jokinen manages to avoid it.
Raatikainen tries to clinch there but Jokinen circles away.
Raatikainen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Raatikainen throws a head kick that misses.
Jokinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jokinen throws a body punch but Raatikainen moves out of range.
Jokinen misses with an uppercut. Raatikainen saw that one coming.
Jokinen takes a swing at Raatikainen's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from Raatikainen.
Jokinen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Raatikainen rather than just go for the knockout.
Jokinen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jokinen scores with a body shot.
Raatikainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jokinen blocks a jab.
Raatikainen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Raatikainen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Raatikainen tries a low kick but Jokinen avoids it.
Jokinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raatikainen.
Raatikainen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jokinen, pushing him back against the cage.
Jokinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Raatikainens head.
Jokinen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Raatikainen throws a sloppy head kick and Jokinen moves out of range easily.
Jokinen tests Raatikainen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jokinen. Raatikainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raatikainen misses with a right hand
and Jokinen counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raatikainen misses with a body kick.
Jokinen throws a hook but Raatikainen blocks it.
Jokinen misses with an uppercut
and Raatikainen counters with a body kick that stops Jokinen in his tracks momentarily.
Raatikainen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jokinen misses with a wild body shot.
Raatikainen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jokinen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Raatikainen lands a nice hook to Jokinen's body. Jokinen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jokinen. Raatikainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jokinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Jokinen misses.
Jokinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raatikainen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ori Jokinen dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jokinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raatikainen.
Raatikainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raatikainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jokinen moves away.
Jokinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raatikainen.
Jokinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raatikainen.
A slow jab from Jokinen misses its intended target.
Raatikainen throws a sloppy head kick and Jokinen moves out of range easily.
Raatikainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jokinen moves away.
Ori Jokinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jokinen looks to land a combination but Raatikainen avoids it well.
Jokinen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Raatikainen at a distance.
Jokinen throws a lazy right hand but Raatikainen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Raatikainen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Raatikainen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jokinen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Jokinen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Raatikainen lands with a kick to the temple. Jokinen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jokinen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jokinen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Raatikainen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jokinen lands with a cross.
Raatikainen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jokinen. Jokinen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jokinen lands with a good body shot.
Jokinen swings for the body but Raatikainen moves out of range.
Jokinen moves out of range of the leg kick from Raatikainen.
Jokinen throws a lazy right hand but Raatikainen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Raatikainen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raatikainen tries to clinch there but Jokinen circles away.
Jokinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raatikainen.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raatikainen working aggressively here.
Jokinen is trying to force a seperation but Raatikainen has the dominant position.
Jokinen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jokinen manages to break the clinch.
Jokinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raatikainen moves away.
Raatikainen misses with a low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Jokinen as he connects with a hook.
Raatikainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raatikainen ducks under a wild hook from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raatikainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Raatikainen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Raatikainen misses with a double jab.
Raatikainen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jokinen connects with a right hand. Raatikainen shakes it off.
Raatikainen is rocked!
Jokinen moves out of range of the body kick.
Oh Raatikainen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Raatikainen leaves his chin hanging out and Jokinen seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Raatikainen crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ori Jokinen!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sap De Aardwortel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sap De Aardwortel has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sap De Aardwortel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Luiz Silva!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a low kick.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Aardwortel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows De Aardwortel to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Aardwortel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Aardwortel not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
De Aardwortel pushes down on Silva's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to roll over but De Aardwortel keeps him under control.
De Aardwortel prevents Silva from standing back up.
De Aardwortel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
De Aardwortel prevents Silva from improving his position.
De Aardwortel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
De Aardwortel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from De Aardwortel.
De Aardwortel scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
De Aardwortel performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Aardwortel trying to pass the guard but Silva defending well.
Silva tries to get to full guard but De Aardwortel has control of the leg.
Silva 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.
De Aardwortel sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Aardwortel is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
De Aardwortel stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
De Aardwortel prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sap De Aardwortel.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva throws a right and a left that De Aardwortel avoids nicely.
Silva throws a series of punches but De Aardwortel moves out of range.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from De Aardwortel, before circling back to the center of the mat.
De Aardwortel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Luiz Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Aardwortel shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
De Aardwortel closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. De Aardwortel pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sap De Aardwortel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Aardwortel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing De Aardwortel off to one side.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva throws a body punch but De Aardwortel moves out of range.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sap De Aardwortel dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Silva throws a series of punches but De Aardwortel moves out of range.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Silva cracks De Aardwortel with a good jab.
De Aardwortel darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silva tries to roll over but De Aardwortel keeps him under control.
De Aardwortel seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from De Aardwortel there.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
De Aardwortel with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Silva tries to roll over but De Aardwortel keeps him under control.
De Aardwortel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control but De Aardwortel is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Luiz Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
De Aardwortel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Aardwortel has his takedown stuffed
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
De Aardwortel misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
De Aardwortel misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sap De Aardwortel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Aardwortel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
De Aardwortel avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Aardwortel is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Silva's half guard.
De Aardwortel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
De Aardwortel prevents Silva from improving his position.
De Aardwortel keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Silva tries to get to full guard but De Aardwortel has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sap De Aardwortel dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good work by De Aardwortel as he checks the leg kick.
Silva jabs at De Aardwortel's body.
De Aardwortel tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten De Aardwortel somewhat.
Silva throws a body punch but De Aardwortel moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but De Aardwortel is just out of range.
A leg kick checked by De Aardwortel.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva throws a series of punches but De Aardwortel avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but De Aardwortel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
De Aardwortel dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva throws a series of punches but De Aardwortel avoids them all with ease.
De Aardwortel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva takes a swing at De Aardwortel's ribcage but misses.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva misses with a low kick as De Aardwortel jumps back.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from De Aardwortel is defended easily by Silva.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sap De Aardwortel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Luiz Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down De Aardwortel rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Aardwortel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
De Aardwortel dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
De Aardwortel dodges the punch combination from Silva.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luiz Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think De Aardwortel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sap De Aardwortel!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Aleksandrenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Zarkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aleksandrenko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Linkin Park - BURN IT DOWN. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maxim Aleksandrenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erik Zarkov!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zarkov has Aleksandrenko up against the cage in a clinch.
Aleksandrenko trying to land knees to the body.
Zarkov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zarkov lands a right hand.
Aleksandrenko is trying to stall.
Zarkov blocks the elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Aleksandrenko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zarkov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zarkov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zarkov has a couple of punches blocked by Aleksandrenko.
Aleksandrenko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zarkov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zarkov swings wildly with an uppercut but Aleksandrenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zarkov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aleksandrenko lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Erik Zarkov has been cut.
Zarkov pushes Aleksandrenko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aleksandrenko.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zarkov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aleksandrenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zarkov misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zarkov.
Zarkov blocks the elbow strike.
Aleksandrenko lands an elbow inside that Zarkov shrugs off.
Aleksandrenko is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zarkov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aleksandrenko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zarkov swings wildly with an uppercut but Aleksandrenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zarkov swings wildly with an uppercut but Aleksandrenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice elbow from Aleksandrenko.
Aleksandrenko could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Aleksandrenko lands an elbow just above Zarkov 's eye.
Aleksandrenko lands an elbow just above Zarkov 's eye.
That has opened up Erik Zarkov's cut even more.
Zarkov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aleksandrenko misses with an elbow over the top.
Aleksandrenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aleksandrenko takes a shot to the head.
Aleksandrenko misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Zarkov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zarkov.
Zarkov lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zarkov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zarkov throws a punch but it's blocked by Aleksandrenko.
Aleksandrenko lands a knee to the head.
Aleksandrenko is looking to control Zarkov's arms but Zarkov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Aleksandrenko has his back to the cage.
Zarkov lands a nice uppercut.
Aleksandrenko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zarkov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Zarkov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zarkov takes an elbow to the temple.
Zarkov avoids a wild elbow strike from Aleksandrenko.
Zarkov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aleksandrenko backwards.
Zarkov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Aleksandrenko is rocked!
Aleksandrenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zarkov working aggressively here.
Zarkov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zarkov lands with a right to the head.
Zarkov swings wildly with an uppercut but Aleksandrenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zarkov working aggressively here.
Aleksandrenko throws an elbow that misses.
Zarkov pushes Aleksandrenko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aleksandrenko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zarkov throws a punch but it's blocked by Aleksandrenko.
A head punch on the inside from Zarkov fails to land.
Zarkov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aleksandrenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zarkov.
Aleksandrenko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oh Aleksandrenko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head punch on the inside from Zarkov fails to land.
Aleksandrenko seems to have got his legs back now.
Zarkov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zarkov blocks an elbow strike from Aleksandrenko.
Aleksandrenko throws an elbow but it misses.
Zarkov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zarkov takes an elbow to the temple.
Aleksandrenko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zarkov misses with some punches.
Aleksandrenko missing with knees to the body.
Aleksandrenko breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aleksandrenko moves into the clinch.
Aleksandrenko tries to land knees in the clinch but Zarkov avoids the damage to 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!
Zarkov misses with some punches.
Zarkov scores with a shot to the side of Aleksandrenko's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aleksandrenko.
Zarkov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zarkov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aleksandrenko lands a nice elbow.
Zarkov misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aleksandrenko.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zarkov.
Zarkov swings wildly with an uppercut but Aleksandrenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Zarkov on the inside.
Zarkov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zarkov lands an uppercut.
Aleksandrenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zarkov.
Zarkov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aleksandrenko backwards.
Aleksandrenko blocking some punches.
Aleksandrenko wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Zarkov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Erik Zarkov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Aleksandrenko gets a clinch.
Zarkov misses with a punch on the inside.
Zarkov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aleksandrenko looking to stall.
Zarkov scores with a shot to the side of Aleksandrenko's head.
A head punch on the inside from Zarkov fails to land.
Zarkov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aleksandrenko stalling in the clinch but Zarkov improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Zarkov fails to land.
Zarkov misses with the head strike.
Aleksandrenko tries to break free but Zarkov pushes him back against the cage.
Zarkov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zarkov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zarkov working aggressively here.
Zarkov lands with a short shot to the head.
Zarkov misses with a punch on the inside.
Aleksandrenko misses with an elbow over the top.
Zarkov has a couple of punches blocked by Aleksandrenko.
Zarkov misses with the head strike.
Zarkov misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zarkov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aleksandrenko blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Zarkov keeps control of Aleksandrenko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zarkov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zarkov dips a shoulder and cracks Aleksandrenko with a mighty uppercut! Aleksandrenko falls back against the cage and Zarkov unloads with a barrage of strikes! Aleksandrenko is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Zarkov screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erik Zarkov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joni Hirvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Wolfe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wolfe has chosen Lights Out as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. On his way into the cage it seems that Joni Hirvi has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Joni Hirvi seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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220 lbs
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210 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joni Hirvi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Wolfe!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hirvi moves into the clinch.
Wolfe takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Scott Wolfe has been cut.
Hirvi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wolfe gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hirvi.
Hirvi tries for a takedown but Wolfe manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joni Hirvi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hirvi has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Wolfe uses from the top position.
Wolfe must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hirvi controlling Wolfe's posture.
Hirvi keeping full guard, as Wolfe tries to pass.
Hirvi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wolfe is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe wants to get up but he can't break Hirvi's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hirvi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hirvi keeping full guard, as Wolfe tries to pass.
We're going to have a standup here because Joni Hirvi wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hirvi drives through and clinches with Wolfe against the cage.
Hirvi has Wolfe pressed against the cage, preventing Wolfe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hirvi is working for takedown but Wolfe is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirvi pulls guard.
Hirvi is looking for a triangle but Wolfe pushes his legs off easily.
Wolfe trying to control the position from guard on top but Hirvi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hirvi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wolfe is one step ahead there.
Wolfe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hirvi is keeping the position for now.
Hirvi tries to strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe wants to get up but he can't break Hirvi's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hirvi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wolfe is pushing down on Hirvi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hirvi is fighting to maintain full guard but Wolfe has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wolfe passes to full mount!
Wolfe trying to control but Hirvi is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hirvi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hirvi tries to hold on but Wolfe pushes him away.
Hirvi is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hirvi is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joni Hirvi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Wolfe's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hirvi shoots in looking for a takedown but Wolfe manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hirvi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hirvi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wolfe. Wolfe obviously looking to wear him down.
Wolfe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hirvi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wolfe counters with a stiff right hand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hirvi. Wolfe shrugs it off though.
Hirvi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wolfe is not content to let Hirvi control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wolfe is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirvi lands a nice forearm strike.
Wolfe is looking for a sweep.
Hirvi misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hirvi goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Wolfe has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hirvi but great work by Wolfe.
Wolfe tries to advance to mount but can't.
You can see the frustration on Hirvi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Joni Hirvi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirvi is looking to reverse the position.
Wolfe trying to control the action but Hirvi is working from the bottom.
Hirvi manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirvi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wolfe pushes Hirvi off looking to stand but Hirvi dives back in and keeps control.
Hirvi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wolfe sees it coming and defends easily.
Hirvi wants to pass the guard but Wolfe is defending well.
Hirvi passes to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirvi has hold of Wolfe's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Wolfe seems comfortable defending it but Hirvi has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Wolfe is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Wolfe is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Hirvi couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joni Hirvi!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Cassidy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barret The Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Turk has chosen Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Al Cassidy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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215 lbs
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222 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Al Cassidy!
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, Barret The Turk!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cassidy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cassidy misses with a two punch combination.
Cassidy tries to bum rush The Turk with a series of wild strikes but The Turk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cassidy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Turk.
The Turk throws a hook but Cassidy avoids it easily.
The Turk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cassidy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The Turk throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cassidy's head.
Cassidy scores with a one two! The Turk had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Barret The Turk has been cut.
A nice combination there by The Turk.
It looks like Al Cassidy has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cassidy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but The Turk swivels and escapes.
Cassidy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by The Turk.
The Turk scores with a hook to the body. Cassidy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The Turk fakes the leg kick and cracks Cassidy in the body.
The Turk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cassidy shoots in and gets a takedown into The Turk's guard.
Cassidy is breathing heavily.
Cassidy stopping the sweep attempt from The Turk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now The Turk is on top in guard.
The Turk wants to control from the top but Cassidy keeps moving.
Cassidy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The Turk sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Turk trying to control but Cassidy is working from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Barret The Turk hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
The Turk bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The Turk throws a nice head kick!
The Turk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
An inside leg kick lands from The Turk.
Cassidy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Turk lands with a kick to the temple. Cassidy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cassidy avoids the head kick by The Turk.
The Turk misses with a body kick.
The Turk cracks the inside of Cassidy's front leg.
The Turk throws a head kick that Cassidy semi-blocks.
The Turk connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Turk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cassidy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cassidy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. The Turk tries to avoid it but Cassidy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag The Turk to the ground. The Turk escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The Turk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cassidy moves away.
Cassidy shoots in but The Turk avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Al Cassidy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A lazy left from The Turk finds it's target.
The Turk scores with a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by The Turk.
Cassidy fails with a takedown attempt.
The Turk connects with a solid leg kick.
The Turk looks to land a combination but Cassidy avoids it well.
The Turk goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from The Turk tenderised Cassidy's leg. Cassidy is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Turk scores with a nice body kick.
A head kick from The Turk lands but Cassidy takes it in his stride.
The Turk plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The Turk throws a leg kick which misses Cassidy's front leg but catches the back leg as Cassidy tries to avoid it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for The Turk.
The Turk Rushes Cassidy and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Cassidy is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. The Turk Piles on the pressure and Cassidy crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barret The Turk!
Barret The Turk thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Haukka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Matlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
163 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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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
7 - 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ben Matlock!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matlock avoids the head kick by Haukka.
Matlock with a hook.
Haukka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Haukka bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Matlock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haukka manages to avoid it.
Matlock throws a right hand that misses
and Haukka counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Haukka is looking to clinch.
Haukka wants to clinch
and Matlock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matlock circles away from the clinch attempt
and Matlock counters with a straight right hand.
Haukka blocks a leg kick.
Matlock wants to land a leg kick but Haukka is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matlock scores with a jab. Haukka acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Haukka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matlock.
Matlock stuffs the takedown attempt from Haukka. Haukka gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haukka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matlock connects with the punch.
Nice body punch from Matlock.
Matlock lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Haukka backs up against the cage.
Haukka doesn't manage to clinch there - Matlock circles away.
Matlock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Haukka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Haukka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice shot lands for Matlock.
Matlock throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Matlock misses with a straight right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matlock clobbers Haukka with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haukka tries to clinch up but Matlock circles away and keeps his distance.
Matlock dips to his left and cracks Haukka with an uppercut!
Haukka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Haukka has managed to clinch.
Haukka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Matlock.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Haukka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Matlock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Haukka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matlock avoids it.
Haukka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Haukka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Haukka is breathing heavily.
Matlock taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Matlock lands a body shot.
Haukka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matlock smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Matlock is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Haukka had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Haukka takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matlock connects with a body shot.
Matlock cracks Haukka with a good jab.
Haukka closes the distance looking to clinch
and Matlock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matlock lands a really nice looking cross but Haukka seems unphased.
The fight stays on the outside here - Haukka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Matlock digs a good body shot into Haukka's ribs.
Matlock lands with a nice body punch.
Matlock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Daniel Haukka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haukka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Matlock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Haukka moves in looking to clinch but Matlock pushes him off.
Matlock slips a jab and a cross from Haukka.
Matlock fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haukka shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Matlock darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Haukka wants to clinch but Matlock slips to the side
enabling Matlock to counter with a crisp jab.
Haukka is rocked!
Haukka takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice body punch from Matlock.
Matlock thuds a left hand into Haukka's body.
Haukka closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Oh Haukka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matlock closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Haukka! Matlock dives in looking to finish! Haukka is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Matlock!
Ben Matlock opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brandon mm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerry Van Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
190 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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28
190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brandon mm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gerry Van Berry!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Berry shoots in and drives through. mm sprawls well.
A jab from mm misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Berry. mm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Berry shoots in and drives through. mm sprawls well.
mm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Berry circles away quickly and effectively.
Van Berry throws a head kick but mm moves out of range.
Van Berry has his takedown stuffed
letting mm counter with a right hand.
Brandon mm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerry Van Berry.
Van Berry fails with a takedown attempt.
Van Berry fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mm just misses with a punch to the body.
mm dips to his left and cracks Van Berry with an uppercut!
Van Berry shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Van Berry showed some decent athleticism there.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Van Berry looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
mm keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Van Berry trying to pass the guard but mm defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Berry is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Van Berry thows a huge punch but mm dodges it nicely.
Van Berry is trying to control. mm wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Van Berry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Van Berry stops mm from getting back to his feet.
Van Berry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ground and pound from Van Berry.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Berry is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and mm reverses the position - he's now on top in Van Berry's guard.
Van Berry lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for mm!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Berry has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of mm's face.
Van Berry thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Van Berry thowing shots but they're missing.
Van Berry throwing strikes here but mm is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Van Berry sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Van Berry putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Van Berry.
Van Berry working away from the top, dropping strikes.
mm is rocked!
It looks like Brandon mm 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!
Oooh a big shot lands for Van Berry! mm is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gerry Van Berry!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Gerry Van Berry made sure he mentioned Punishment Nutrition - All 159Q products now $75, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Artur Banas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gianpaolo Cassano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artur Banas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gianpaolo Cassano!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cassano has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Banas.
Banas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cassano manages to avoid it.
Cassano looks to land a combination. Banas sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Banas shoots in and gets a takedown into Cassano's guard.
Cassano wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Banas manages to pass to side control.
Banas working Cassano over with strikes.
Banas works his way into full mount!
Cassano taking shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cassano is trying to stand.
Banas lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Banas scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cassano?
Cassano tries to buck Banas off but he can't manage it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banas looking to finish Cassano with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cassano!
Cassano taking shots to the head.
Banas postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Cassano in real trouble here! The ref calls for Cassano to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Artur Banas!
Artur Banas thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulus Herzog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kruger might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tnt. Paulus Herzog has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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197 lbs
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196 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Kruger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paulus Herzog!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herzog lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Herzog misses with a body shot.
Kruger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Herzog.
Herzog digs a good hook to Kruger's body.
Herzog is looking to land body kicks.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Herzog, as that shot connected.
Kruger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Herzog feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kruger's calf.
Herzog gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kruger to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kruger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Herzog is keeping the position for now.
Kruger postures up in Herzog's guard and throws a big left but Herzog blocks it.
Herzog is looking for a triangle but Kruger pushes his legs off easily.
Kruger trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Herzog manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herzog won't allow Kruger to sweep him here.
Kruger doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Herzog wants to pass the guard but Kruger is keeping the position.
Kruger tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Herzog trying to control the position from guard on top but Kruger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kruger is adopting a defensive guard.
Herzog trying to control but Kruger is working from the bottom.
Herzog must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kruger dives in and scores a takedown into Herzog's guard.
Herzog looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Kruger has picked Herzog up and slammed him! Herzog can't keep hold of the triangle and Kruger manages to pass to side control!
Kruger is working Herzog over with some ground and pound from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kruger tries to move into full mount but can't pass Herzog's legs.
Kruger scoring with punches and elbows.
Kruger tries to move to full mount but Herzog actually manages to regain half guard.
Herzog avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kruger.
Kruger landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herzog is refusing to be controlled, as Kruger sits in half guard.
Kruger wants to pass to mount but Herzog is defending the position.
Herzog trying to get back to full guard but Kruger takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Herzog is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kruger is landing with some decent strikes but Herzog is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kruger lands a big elbow.
Herzog is working to get back to half guard.
Kruger with shots to the head and body - Herzog looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kruger working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
You get the feeling that Herzog really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Herzog is in a horrible position here. Kruger smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kruger trying to control but Herzog is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kruger cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kruger looking to finish Herzog with some ground and pound. This is bad for Herzog!
Herzog is rocked!
Kruger postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Herzog out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Kruger goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). John Kruger!
John Kruger retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking John Kruger 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bam Margera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafinha Capoeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Margera comes to the cage accompanied by Clutch - The Regulator. This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bam Margera!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rafinha Capoeira!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Capoeira is looking to clinch.
Margera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Capoeira manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Capoeira.
Margera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Capoeira slips under a jab.
Capoeira wants to clinch up but Margera keeps it at a distance.
Margera throws a right and a left that Capoeira avoids nicely.
Margera misses with a head kick.
Capoeira takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Rafinha Capoeira has been cut.
Capoeira doesn't manage to clinch there - Margera circles away.
Margera misses with a low kick.
Margera shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Margera, right into the meat.
Margera misses with a looping left.
Capoeira is looking to clinch but Margera is avoiding it.
Margera is looking to chop away at Capoeira's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Margera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Margera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Capoeira moves to clinch but Margera breaks away
and Margera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Capoeira misses with a knee to the head.
Capoeira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Margera misses with an elbow strike.
Capoeira is trying to maintain a safe position but Margera gets an underhook and turns Capoeira into the cage.
Margera unloads a knee to the mid-section. Capoeira lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Capoeira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Capoeira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Margera avoids it.
Capoeira tries a knee to the head but Margera blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Margera creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Capoeira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Capoeira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Margera working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Margera.
Capoeira looking to slow down the pace here.
Capoeira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Margera is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Capoeira.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Capoeira scores with a knee to the head.
Margera dodges an elbow strike from Capoeira.
Capoeira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Margera is defending well for now.
Capoeira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Capoeira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Margera.
Margera blocks a body shot from Capoeira.
Capoeira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Margera is defending well for now.
Capoeira blocks a body shot from Margera.
Capoeira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Capoeira takes a shot to the head.
Capoeira pushes off an throws an elbow but Margera leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Margera lands with a light punch inside.
Margera lands an elbow just above Capoeira 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margera managing to block the knees to the body from Capoeira.
Margera swings wildly with an uppercut but Capoeira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Margera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Capoeira looks winded!
Margera throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Margera misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Capoeira.
Capoeira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Margera is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Margera throws an elbow but misses.
Margera lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Margera throws an elbow but it misses.
Capoeira can't find room to land a body shot as Margera controls the action.
Capoeira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Margera landing knees to the body.
Capoeira misses with a knee to the head.
Margera pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Margera softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Margera.
Margera lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Margera.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capoeira avoids the elbow strike from Margera, against the cage.
Capoeira is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Margera is keeping busy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Capoeira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Margera blocks it with crossed arms.
Margera lands an uppercut.
Capoeira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Margera.
That has opened up Rafinha Capoeira's cut even more.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Margera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Capoeira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Capoeira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Margera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Margera working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Margera throws a punch but it's blocked by Capoeira.
Margera gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Capoeira is rocked!
Capoeira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Margera is defending well for now.
Capoeira is still on wobbly legs! Can Margera finish him?
Margera lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Margera lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Capoeira backwards.
The cut above Rafinha Capoeira's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Margera pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Capoeira! Margera unloads with more strikes and Capoeira sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bam Margera!
Bam Margera retains his lightweight title!
Bam Margera 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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