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Holmgang Challengers 12 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Epping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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169 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Freddy Powers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jake Epping!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powers motions for Epping to come forward. Powers throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Powers throws a series of punches but Epping moves out of range.
Epping scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Powers doesn't seem bothered though.
Epping tries to bum rush Powers with a series of wild strikes but Powers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Epping on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Epping connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Freddy Powers has been cut.
Epping steps in with a hook that catches Powers right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Epping follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Powers looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Epping!
During a confident post fight interview, Jake Epping thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randolph Turpin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sherif Fathy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Randolph Turpin has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Randolph Turpin seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randolph Turpin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sherif Fathy!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fathy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turpin throws a lazy head kick
and Fathy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turpin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turpin misses with a hook. Fathy ducked under it nicely.
Fathy throws a right and a left that Turpin avoids nicely.
Fathy misses with a body kick.
Turpin walks into a left hand.
Turpin looks to land a combination. Fathy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Sherif Fathy has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fathy looks to land a right hand but Turpin moved out of range.
Turpin tries to keep at a distance but Fathy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fathy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fathy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpin connects with a knee to the head.
Turpin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Turpin tries to land a knee to the head but Fathy blocks with his arms.
Turpin looking to throw knees to the head but Fathy is blocking nicely.
Turpin tries to land a knee to the head but Fathy blocks with his arms.
Fathy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fathy looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fathy avoiding damage as Turpin throws knees to the body.
Turpin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fathy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Turpin.
Fathy trying to control the position but instead, Turpin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fathy into the cage.
Fathy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Turpin is looking to control Fathy's arms but Fathy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Turpin has his back to the cage.
Turpin can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Turpin tries to land a knee to the head but Fathy blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fathy misses with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Turpin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fathy.
Fathy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fathy tries to land a knee to the head but Turpin blocks with his arms.
Turpin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fathy avoids it.
Turpin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Turpin tries to land a knee to the head but Fathy blocks with his arms.
Fathy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Turpin letting Fathy take a breather here.
Turpin tries to land a knee to the head but Fathy blocks with his arms.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fathy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fathy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fathy misses with a knee strike.
Turpin avoiding damage as Fathy throws knees to the body.
Fathy looking to throw knees to the head but Turpin is blocking nicely.
Turpin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fathy missing with knees to the body.
Fathy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Turpin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fathy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fathy misses with a knee strike.
Turpin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Turpin looking to throw knees to the head but Fathy is blocking nicely.
Fathy looking to throw knees to the head but Turpin is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fathy slows down the pace here.
Fathy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fathy throws out a loose jab but Turpin uses good head movement to avoid it.
No joy there for Turpin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fathy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Turpin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fathy blocks it with crossed arms.
Turpin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fathy is defending well for now.
Good body shot from Turpin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turpin trying to land knees to the body.
Turpin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fathy avoiding damage as Turpin throws knees to the body.
Fathy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randolph Turpin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sherif Fathy'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.
Fathy throws a push kick but Turpin slaps the foot to one side.
Fathy throws a shot from downtown. Turpin moves away and avoids it.
Fathy throws a sloppy head kick and Turpin moves out of range easily.
Turpin throws a push kick but Fathy slaps the foot to one side.
Turpin scores with a decent looking hook.
Turpin throws a low kick but Fathy avoids it.
Fathy misses the shot to the body.
Turpin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fathy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Turpin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fathy moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fathy blocks it with crossed arms.
Fathy misses with a knee strike.
Turpin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fathy is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Fathy.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Fathy in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fathy just leaning against Turpin, taking a breather.
A knee to the head by Fathy.
A bit of stalling here from Fathy.
Fathy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Turpin blocks it with crossed arms.
Turpin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fathy's elbow.
Fathy tries to land a knee to the head but Turpin blocks with his arms.
Fathy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turpin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fathy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fathy pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fathy avoiding damage as Turpin throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fathy.
Fathy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fathy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A knee to the head by Fathy.
It looks like Randolph Turpin has been cut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fathy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fathy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Fathy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fathy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fathy tries to land a knee to the head but Turpin blocks with his arms.
Fathy slows down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fathy tries a knee to the head but Turpin blocks it.
Turpin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fathy is defending well for now.
Turpin is trying to force a seperation but Fathy has the dominant position.
Turpin tries to stall but Fathy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fathy is pushing Turpin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Turpin missing with knees to the body.
Turpin lands a left hand.
Turpin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fathy avoids it.
Fathy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Turpin is defending well for now.
Fathy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fathy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sherif Fathy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fathy looking to throw knees to the head but Turpin is blocking nicely.
Turpin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fathy stalling the fight.
Turpin looking to throw knees to the head but Fathy is blocking nicely.
Fathy tries to land a knee to the head but Turpin blocks with his arms.
Turpin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Turpin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Turpin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fathy avoids it.
Fathy managing to block the knees to the body from Turpin.
Fathy looking to throw knees to the head but Turpin is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fathy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Turpin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Turpin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sherif Fathy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Turpin misses with the body kick
and Fathy counters with a thumping low kick.
Turpin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fathy closes the distance and pushes Turpin back into the cage.
Fathy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fathy avoiding damage.
Fathy continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fathy misses with a knee strike.
Turpin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Turpin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Turpin closes the distance and clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Turpin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Turpin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fathy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fathy looking to throw knees to the head but Turpin is blocking nicely.
Fathy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Turpin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fathy slowing the pace effectively.
Turpin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fathy landing knees to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fathy scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fathy manages to break the clinch.
Fathy scores with a punch to the head.
Fathy moves into the clinch.
Turpin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Turpin misses with a knee to the head.
Fathy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Turpin is defending well for now.
Turpin misses with a knee to the head.
Turpin misses with a knee to the head.
Turpin tries a knee to the head but Fathy blocks it.
Fathy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Turpin throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turpin letting Fathy take a breather here.
The crowd are getting on Fathy's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Fathy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Turpin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fathy tries to land a knee to the head but Turpin blocks with his arms.
Turpin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Turpin wants to break free but Fathy has control.
Fathy looking to throw knees to the head but Turpin is blocking nicely.
Turpin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fathy blocks it with crossed arms.
Turpin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fathy blocks it with crossed arms.
Fathy lands a knee to the head.
Fathy landing knees to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fathy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Turpin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fathy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Turpin blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turpin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fathy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Turpin is defending well for now.
Fathy landing knees to the head.
Turpin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fathy blocks it with crossed arms.
Fathy misses with a knee to the head.
Fathy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fathy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fathy obliges.
Turpin looking to throw knees to the head but Fathy is blocking nicely.
Fathy stalls.
Fathy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Turpin's efforts to push away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turpin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sherif Fathy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fathy 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sherif Fathy!
An out of breath Sherif Fathy 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Samu Sand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikko Shamaani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shamaani has chosen You're the Best as his entrance music. Mikko Shamaani has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
KO power |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Samu Sand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikko Shamaani!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sand gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shamaani wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sand stalling against the cage.
Shamaani jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sand walks away with a smile on his face. Shamaani gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sand moves into the clinch.
Sand blocks an uppercut.
Shamaani jumps guard but Sand stands there with Shamaani around his waist. Shamaani gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sand pulls guard successfully.
Shamaani pushing down on Sand's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sand blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shamaani.
Sand is trying to stand back up but Shamaani is controlling him
Sand keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Shamaani is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamaani is trying to control. Sand wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sand on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sand tries to get out of the position.
Sand wants to stand back up but Shamaani manages to pass into side control.
Sand struggling a bit here.
Shamaani trying to control the position but Sand is working away.
Sand is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamaani prevents Sand from escaping the position.
Shamaani trying to control the position but Sand is working away.
Sand regains half guard, as Shamaani was trying to land strikes.
Sand wants to get back to his feet.
Shamaani wants to free his trapped foot but Sand is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Shamaani trying to control from half guard but Sand is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamaani missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shamaani slows the pace down in half guard.
Sand avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shamaani.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shamaani is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Shamaani moves nicely into side control.
Sand wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sand is trying to improve his position.
Sand knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shamaani on the ground.
Sand pushes Shamaani away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Shamaani gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Shamaani trying to control the position but Sand is working away.
Sand managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Shamaani.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sand takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sand isn't going anywhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikko Shamaani dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shamaani shoots for a double leg takedown but Sand sprawls well. He's pushed Shamaani's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sand closes the distance and clinches.
Sand manages to break the clinch.
Sand stuffs the takedown.
Sand tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Shamaani manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shamaani gets tackled into the cage by Sand. Sand maintains the clinch.
Shamaani tries to pull guard but Sand won't allow it.
Samu Sand has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikko Shamaani.
Sand landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sand with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sand using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sand taking a breather.
Shamaani is breathing heavily.
Sand scores with a shoulder strike.
Sand lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sand with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sand connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shamaani's face.
Sand connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shamaani's face.
Sand is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Shamaani misses with a punch to the body.
Sand taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sand lands a nice knee to the body.
Sand is stalling here.
Sand crunches a lovely knee into Shamaani's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Sand pulls guard.
Sand has his feet on Shamaani's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Sand tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shamaani paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sand looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sand tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shamaani swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sand fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shamaani, pushing him back against the cage.
Sand lands a knee to the head.
Sand connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shamaani's face.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sand scores a nice knee to the body.
Sand is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamaani takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shamaani is rocked!
Sand pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shamaani is still on wobbly legs! Can Sand finish him?
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shamaani jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sand walks away with a smile on his face. Shamaani gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sand rushes Shamaani and presses him up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sand.
Sand is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A knee to the head by Sand.
Sand pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Shamaani! Sand unloads with more strikes and Shamaani sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samu Sand!
A relieved looking Samu Sand thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vort Under (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerard Link (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Link has chosen Mr. Trololo as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Gerard Link has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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206 lbs
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210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vort Under!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gerard Link!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Link darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Link keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Under shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Under was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Under in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Link holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Under tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Under takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Under trying to control but Link is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Under looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Link really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Under. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Under is working for a guillotine from mount but Link frees his head quite easily.
Under landing strikes from the mount and Link is in trouble!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Link is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Under controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Under tries to control but Link wriggling away.
Under lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Under thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Under unloading with bombs!
Under wants to finish this one by submission but Link is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Under.
Under looking to control but Link is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Under throws some wild stikes that Link manages to avoid easily.
Under thowing shots but they're missing.
Link tries to buck Under off but he can't manage it.
Under working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Link turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Under off and cradles Link's limp body as Under celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Vort Under!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stone Hand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drakaath Yelgersmold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yelgersmold has chosen Pursuit of vikings as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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285 lbs
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21
280 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stone Hand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Drakaath Yelgersmold!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yelgersmold, as that shot connected.
It looks like Stone Hand has been cut.
Hand misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yelgersmold.
Yelgersmold lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yelgersmold jabbing away but nothing is landing.
No joy there for Hand, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hand drops Yelgersmold with a beautiful combination! Yelgersmold stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hand is looking for the KO!
It looks like Drakaath Yelgersmold has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yelgersmold thuds his right hand into Hand's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yelgersmold throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hand.
Yelgersmold is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hand swinging wildly here.
Yelgersmold throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hand takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hand will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hand falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yelgersmold counters with a crisp right hand that drops Hand! Yelgersmold lets Hand back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hand throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hand uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yelgersmold.
Yelgersmold drops Hand with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Hand looks back up at him and smiles so Yelgersmold waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Stone Hand's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yelgersmold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hand moves away.
A nice combination there by Hand.
Hand swinging wildly here.
Hand swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yelgersmold counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Hand to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Yelgersmold!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Drakaath Yelgersmold!
Post fight, Drakaath Yelgersmold stared into the camera and said 'I come from the land of frost giants and will not be pushed around by mere mortals ever again!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Sikkila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Project XxX (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sikkila comes to the cage accompanied by Choke by Kittie. XxX has chosen Thomas Silversteins Words as his entrance music. Mark Sikkila has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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147 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Sikkila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Project XxX!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Sikkila with that takedown attempt.
XxX misses with a kick to the body.
Sikkila throws a nice looking combination but XxX bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
XxX slips under a jab.
XxX scores with a one two! Sikkila had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
XxX is looking to clinch but Sikkila is avoiding it.
XxX lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sikkila takes an elbow to the forehead.
XxX gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as XxX takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
XxX lands an elbow inside.
Sikkila tries to circle away but XxX has him pinned against the cage.
Sikkila is looking for a takedown up against the cage. XxX gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sikkila wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Sikkila. That's going to take a lot out of him.
XxX prevents Sikkila from breaking the clinch.
XxX lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
XxX comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sikkila takes an elbow to the temple.
XxX lands a nice elbow.
XxX prevents Sikkila from breaking the clinch.
XxX lands an elbow just above Sikkila 's eye.
XxX with a knee to the head.
XxX lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
XxX displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sikkila up against the cage.
Sikkila takes a knee to the side of the body.
XxX landing knees to the body.
XxX landing knees to the body.
Sikkila is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sikkila tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sikkila is breathing heavily.
Sikkila takes a knee right on the jaw!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
XxX displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sikkila up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
XxX unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for XxX.
Nice elbow from XxX.
A nice glancing elbow lands by XxX.
XxX gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
XxX connects with a knee to the head.
Sikkila can't break the clinch.
Sikkila takes an elbow to the temple.
Sikkila wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
XxX lands an elbow inside.
Knees to the body from XxX.
Sikkila takes an elbow to the forehead.
XxX lands an elbow inside that Sikkila shrugs off.
XxX lands a good knee to the midsection. Sikkila won't want to take too many of those.
XxX utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
XxX lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
XxX with a knee to the head.
XxX connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sikkila's face.
Sikkila is rocked!
XxX is struggling to control the position.
Oh Sikkila is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
XxX lands a big knee to the head and Sikkila goes down! XxX pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Project XxX!
Project XxX thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larson Merkuao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lev Tolstoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolstoy has chosen AWOLNATION - SAIL as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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26
220 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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20
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Larson Merkuao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lev Tolstoy!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tolstoy tries to sprawl but Merkuao drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Merkuao seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tolstoy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tolstoy trying to hold on to Merkuao's head to control him but Merkuao postures up.
Merkuao is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tolstoy defends it well.
Merkuao looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merkuao missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tolstoy works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tolstoy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Merkuao throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tolstoy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tolstoy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tolstoy is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Merkuao sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tolstoy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Merkuao defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolstoy prevents Merkuao from improving his position.
Tolstoy looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are battling for position here. Merkuao manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Merkuao looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Merkuao has his foot on Tolstoy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tolstoy works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tolstoy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Merkuao keeping moving, preventing Tolstoy from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolstoy drops back, looking for a kneebar! Merkuao looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Merkuao looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Merkuao!
Merkuao in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Merkuao is looking to take a break and control but Tolstoy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tolstoy is trying to escape the position but Merkuao is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Merkuao throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tolstoy regains half guard there - taking advantage of Merkuao's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Merkuao content to control rather than advance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Merkuao is trying to work for a kimura but Tolstoy is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larson Merkuao dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tolstoy misses with a double jab
and Merkuao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Merkuao shoots in for a takedown but Tolstoy shows good takedown defense.
A combination from Tolstoy does no damage.
Tolstoy misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Merkuao tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tolstoy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Merkuao somewhat.
Tolstoy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Merkuao sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tolstoy somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolstoy instigates a clinch.
Tolstoy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Merkuao avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tolstoy is looking to take this one to the mat.
Larson Merkuao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lev Tolstoy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merkuao fails to pull guard.
Merkuao stops a takedown attempt from Tolstoy.
Merkuao has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tolstoy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tolstoy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Merkuao gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tolstoy.
Tolstoy has Merkuao pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Tolstoy pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Merkuao tumbling to the mat - Tolstoy dives into Merkuao's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merkuao is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tolstoy defends well.
Merkuao throwing short punches from the bottom.
Merkuao wants to sweep here but Tolstoy controlling him for the moment.
Merkuao wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Tolstoy is now in half guard.
Merkuao has his hands clasped together around Tolstoy's back. He's all about the action.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Merkuao is looking for a sweep. Tolstoy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Merkuao misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Tolstoy lands strikes from half guard.
Tolstoy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Merkuao defends it well.
Tolstoy is looking to take a break and control but Merkuao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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!
Merkuao is looking to improve his position.
Tolstoy wants to free his trapped foot but Merkuao is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tolstoy is trying to control the action in half guard but Merkuao is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tolstoy wants to work for an arm triangle but Merkuao is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Merkuao flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Larson Merkuao overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tolstoy working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Merkuao's thigh. Merkuao counters though and makes it back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lev Tolstoy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Merkuao shoots and misses
and Tolstoy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Merkuao.
Merkuao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tolstoy.
Merkuao shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tolstoy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Merkuao trying to control the position from guard on top but Tolstoy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merkuao in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Merkuao with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tolstoy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merkuao blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tolstoy.
Tolstoy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Merkuao defends it well.
Merkuao has hold of Tolstoy's hands but Tolstoy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Merkuao tries to get to full guard but Tolstoy has control of the leg.
Tolstoy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Merkuao doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tolstoy.
Merkuao trying to control here.
Merkuao wants to improve his position but Tolstoy is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolstoy wants to free his trapped foot but Merkuao is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Merkuao gets back to full guard.
Merkuao looking for a triangle here. Tolstoy is fighting it but it looks tight! Merkuao pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Tolstoy is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Larson Merkuao!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juhani Kontiovaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pacman Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes has chosen Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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34
267 lbs
18 - 18 - 1 |
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34
210 lbs
28 - 23 - 2 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Juhani Kontiovaara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Pacman Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Barnes scoring well with a low kick there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barnes.
Barnes cracks the inside of Kontiovaara's front leg.
Some wild striking there from Barnes.
Kontiovaara throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barnes counters with an outside leg kick.
Barnes lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes misses with a double jab.
Barnes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kontiovaara scores with a decent looking hook.
Barnes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kontiovaara.
Barnes connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Juhani Kontiovaara has been cut.
Barnes scores with a punch to the head.
Barnes works over Kontiovaara's head and body with a nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch but Kontiovaara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kontiovaara changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barnes tries to avoid it but Kontiovaara manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barnes to the ground. Barnes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kontiovaara has a takedown stuffed.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barnes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kontiovaara misses the shot to the body.
Barnes scores with a jab to the head.
Barnes wants to clinch up but Kontiovaara keeps it at a distance.
Good shot there by Barnes.
Kontiovaara takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kontiovaara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes's corner calls for a 1-2. Barnes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Barnes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barnes moves in looking to clinch but Kontiovaara pushes him off.
Kontiovaara just misses with a punch to the body.
Kontiovaara throws a right hand that Barnes ducks under and follows up with a left that Barnes also avoids with ease.
Kontiovaara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barnes fails in his attempt to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Barnes. Beautiful body shot.
Barnes catches Kontiovaara with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Barnes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pacman Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kontiovaara stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barnes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kontiovaara stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pacman Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kontiovaara walks into a jab.
Kontiovaara fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juhani Kontiovaara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kontiovaara is breathing heavily.
Barnes is looking to clinch but Kontiovaara is avoiding it.
Barnes lands a head kick. Kontiovaara smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Barnes scores with a jab to the head.
Juhani Kontiovaara's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Barnes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kontiovaara. That did some damage!
Barnes scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barnes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kontiovaara throws a combination that misses
and Barnes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barnes throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Kontiovaara does no damage.
Barnes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kontiovaara ducks straight into an uppercut from Barnes and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Kontiovaara manages to regain guard straight away.
Barnes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Barnes throwing strikes but missing.
Barnes wants to stand but Kontiovaara has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnes decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kontiovaara, up you get!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pacman Barnes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juhani Kontiovaara's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kontiovaara takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Barnes lands a jab to the nose.
Barnes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kontiovaara finds it's way round the side to connect with Barnes's head.
Kontiovaara shoots in for a double leg but Barnes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Barnes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barnes stuns Kontiovaara with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barnes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kontiovaara has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barnes.
Barnes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Barnes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Barnes scores with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barnes, right into the meat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kontiovaara throws a combination that misses
and Barnes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kontiovaara on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kontiovaara is rocked!
Juhani Kontiovaara's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes drops Kontiovaara with a naaaaasty hook - Kontiovaara is in real trouble here! Barnes dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pacman Barnes!
Pacman Barnes 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 Crabby Iron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorenzo Hatemorning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crabby Iron could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lorenzo Hatemorning's chin.
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162 lbs
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150 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Crabby Iron!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lorenzo Hatemorning!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatemorning looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Iron is fending him off so far but Hatemorning persists. Nope, Iron circles away and we're back to standing.
Iron stuffs the takedown attempt from Hatemorning. Hatemorning gets slowly back to his feet.
Lorenzo Hatemorning seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hatemorning shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Iron as he avoids it easily.
Crabby Iron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lorenzo Hatemorning.
A decent looking cross lands there for Iron.
Iron bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Iron feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hatemorning sprawling to the canvas! Hatemorning rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Iron finish him?!
Hatemorning is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A good leg kick by Iron.
Hatemorning is still on wobbly legs! Can Iron finish him?
Hatemorning tries for a takedown but Iron circles away easily
and Iron makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hatemorning looks winded!
Iron keeps Hatemorning at a distance using the push kick.
Hatemorning takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Iron lands a nice shot to the body.
Iron throws an uppercut from hell that sends Hatemorning clean off his feet! He's out cold! Iron stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Crabby Iron!
Crabby Iron retains his lightweight title!
Crabby Iron was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomi Koski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Lipponen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koski comes to the cage accompanied by Catatonic Overload - Heavyweight . Lipponen has chosen Rainbow - Man on the Silver Mountain as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomi Koski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Lipponen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Koski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lipponen tries to land a front kick but Koski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Koski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lipponen throws a leg kick which misses Koski's front leg but catches the back leg as Koski tries to avoid it.
Lipponen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lipponen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Koski scores with a decent looking hook.
Lipponen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lipponen misses with a low kick as Koski jumps back.
Lipponen throws a jab when Koski was well out of range.
Koski throws a good cross that connects.
Koski digs a good body shot into Lipponen's ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Lipponen misses the target.
The crowd cheers as Koski lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lipponen doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Pekka Lipponen has been cut.
Koski motions for Lipponen to come forward. Koski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lipponen connects with a body shot that sends Koski's belly button to the back.
Lipponen throws a hook but Koski avoids it easily.
Lipponen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Koski finds it's way round the side to connect with Lipponen's head.
Lipponen slips a jab from Koski.
Lipponen throws a solid leg kick but Koski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lipponen.
Lipponen throws a right and a left that Koski avoids nicely.
Lipponen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koski was well out of range. Poor timing from Lipponen.
Koski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Koski scores with a shot to the body.
Koski lands with a shot to the body.
Lipponen looks winded!
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!
Lipponen with a jab.
Koski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lipponen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Koski throws a head kick but Lipponen moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lipponen takes a swing at Koski's ribcage but misses.
Koski throws a sloppy head kick and Lipponen moves out of range easily.
Koski blocks a head kick by Lipponen.
Koski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lipponen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Koski counters with a body kick that stops Lipponen in his tracks momentarily.
Koski scores with a jab. Lipponen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Koski misses with a head kick.
Lipponen avoids the head kick by Koski.
Koski misses with a wild combination.
Lipponen misses with a body kick.
Good work by Lipponen as he checks the leg kick.
Koski throws a chopping leg kick but Lipponen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski tries to keep at a distance but Lipponen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Koski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Koski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lipponen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Koski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lipponen looking to throw knees to the head but Koski is blocking nicely.
Lipponen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Koski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Koski avoiding damage as Lipponen throws knees to the body.
Lipponen tries a body shot but Koski blocks it.
Lipponen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Koski or not.
Lipponen tries to pull guard but Koski holds him up against the cage and eventually Lipponen drops back down to his feet.
Tomi Koski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pekka Lipponen.
Lipponen trying to stall but Koski improves his position.
Lipponen misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lipponen tries to pull guard but Koski forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Koski tries to work over Lipponen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Lipponen on the inside.
Lipponen scores with a shot to the side of Koski's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lipponen digs a right hand into Koski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Koski's gas tank.
Lipponen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Koski is defending well for now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Koski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Koski tries to throw a body punch but Lipponen avoids it by throwing Koski back against the cage.
Lipponen throws a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Koski digs a right hand underneath Lipponen's ribcage. Lipponen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koski scores with a shot to the side of Lipponen's head.
Koski can't find room to land a body shot as Lipponen controls the action.
Lipponen is trying to maintain a safe position but Koski gets an underhook and turns Lipponen into the cage.
Lipponen seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomi Koski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pekka Lipponen's cut.
That's time! Koski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lipponen tries for a takedown but Koski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Koski misses with a hook. Lipponen ducked under it nicely.
Koski misses with a series of wild punches.
Koski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Koski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koski misses with a kick to the body.
Koski looks to land a body kick but Lipponen moved away.
Lipponen avoids the head kick by Koski.
Lipponen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lipponen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Koski connects with an inside leg kick.
Koski lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lipponen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tomi Koski is winning the standup battle so far.
Koski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lipponen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Koski rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lipponen throws a leg kick
and Koski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lipponen is breathing heavily.
Lipponen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lipponen walks into a stiff left hand from Koski.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Koski.
Lipponen thows a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koski scores with a three punch combo!
That has opened up Pekka Lipponen's cut even more.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Koski tries to work over Lipponen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Koski tries to work over Lipponen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Koski can't find room to land a body shot as Lipponen controls the action.
Koski tries to work over Lipponen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koski.
Koski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Lipponen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lipponen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koski.
Lipponen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Koski throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lipponen tries to clinch but Koski moves out of range.
Koski bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lipponen's head backwards.
The cut above Pekka Lipponen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Koski lands a body shot.
Koski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Koski misses with a looping right.
Koski lands with a shot to the body.
Lipponen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koski.
That kick from Koski tenderised Lipponen's leg. Lipponen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Koski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lipponen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circle, before Koski throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Lipponen's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Koski lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Tomi Koski!
Our winner, Tomi Koski, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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