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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Espinosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Butterfly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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174 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jesus Espinosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brett Butterfly!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butterfly misses with a body kick.
Butterfly scores with a push kick.
Espinosa throws out a powerful jab.
Butterfly drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Butterfly throws a strike but Espinosa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Butterfly is trying to keep Espinosa in close.
Butterfly is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Espinosa is aware though and is defending well.
Espinosa slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Espinosa is looking to work some ground and pound but Butterfly has wrist control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Butterfly has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Espinosa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Espinosa advances to half guard.
Butterfly is trying to maintain the position but Espinosa is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Espinosa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ground and pound from Espinosa.
Butterfly gets full guard.
Butterfly looking to hit a scissor sweep but Espinosa is one step ahead there.
Espinosa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Butterfly has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Espinosa has managed to get both his arms back between Butterfly's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Espinosa pushes down on Butterfly's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Espinosa is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Butterfly!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Espinosa trying to control but Butterfly is having none of it.
Espinosa is really struggling to control Butterfly but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A nice elbow there by Espinosa.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Butterfly really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Espinosa with a couple of short strikes.
Espinosa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Espinosa postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Butterfly looks a forlorn figure.
Espinosa looking to control but Butterfly is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Espinosa is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Butterfly to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Butterfly shrugs it off.
Butterfly gets back to half guard.
Butterfly looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Espinosa seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are battling for position here. Butterfly manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Espinosa wants to control from the top but Butterfly keeps moving.
Espinosa cracks Butterfly with a solid left hand.
Espinosa throws a big elbow that misses.
Espinosa trying to control but Butterfly is working from the bottom.
Butterfly looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Espinosa is looking to advance position but Butterfly has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Espinosa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Butterfly pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butterfly scoring with strikes but Espinosa is staying in there.
Espinosa is looking to get to half guard.
Butterfly trying to control but Espinosa is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Butterfly lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jesus Espinosa will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Espinosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Butterfly shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Butterfly was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Butterfly connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Espinosa some visible discomfort.
Butterfly tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Espinosa manages to get back to half guard.
Butterfly trying to control the pace.
Butterfly is looking to pass Espinosa's guard but actually Espinosa recovers to full guard.
Brett Butterfly has got the better of the ground game so far.
Butterfly passes Espinosa's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Butterfly trying to control from half guard but Espinosa is working away.
Espinosa wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Espinosa gets full guard.
Butterfly postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Butterfly stands up over Espinosa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Butterfly has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Butterfly missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Butterfly preventing the sweep.
Butterfly throwing strikes from guard but Espinosa blocks nicely.
Espinosa keeping moving, preventing Butterfly from controlling successfully.
Butterfly working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Espinosa's head.
Butterfly controls from within his opponent's guard.
Butterfly throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butterfly throwing strikes but missing.
Espinosa has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Butterfly doesn't defend quickly enough and Espinosa has managed to lock this one up! Can Butterfly escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Espinosa on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jesus Espinosa!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jesus Espinosa waved his t-shirt featuring Hardcore Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Money Ruiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niko Langfors (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Langfors comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Amaranthe - Hunger kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Niko Langfors is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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160 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Money Ruiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niko Langfors!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Langfors slips a straight right by Ruiz.
Langfors lands a jab to Ruiz's midsection.
Langfors lands a body shot.
Langfors jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ruiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Niko Langfors seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Langfors scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Money Ruiz has been cut.
Langfors lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Langfors misses with a hook. Ruiz ducked under it nicely.
Ruiz throws a big shot that misses.
Langfors scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ruiz in his tracks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Langfors cracks Ruiz with a good jab.
Ruiz is rocked!
Langfors tests Ruiz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oh Ruiz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ruiz switches off momentarily and Langfors cracks him with a monster right hand! Ruiz topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Langfors dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Langfors!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Niko Langfors!
A victorious Niko Langfors thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Skyler Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Lankari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, One. Lankari is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: AC/DC - Thunderstruck. Skyler Nelson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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33
145 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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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
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Skyler Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hans Lankari!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lankari clinches up against the cage.
Lankari decides to pull guard.
Nelson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nelson won't allow Lankari to sweep him here.
Lankari is looking to stand up but Nelson isn't so interested in that idea.
Nelson has gone for a leg lock! Lankari slips out almost immediately though and dives into Nelson's guard.
Nelson looking for a sweep. Not yet Nelson, not yet.
Nelson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lankari defends it easily.
Lankari gets to his feet. Nelson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Lankari drives through with a takedown into Nelson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lankari slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lankari wants to control but Nelson is keeping him busy.
Lankari is working Nelson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Nelson is looking to reverse the position.
Nelson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lankari working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lankari advances nicely into full mount.
Nelson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lankari working the ground and pound effectively.
Lankari wants to control the pace but Nelson is squirming around nicely.
Nelson working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lankari controlling from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lankari is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Nelson is surviving well by controlling Lankari's body position as best he can.
Lankari postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nelson looks a forlorn figure.
Lankari breaks from Nelson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lankari lands a big shot there that rocks Nelson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lankari prevents Nelson from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lankari scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lankari cracks Nelson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Nelson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lankari raining down shots from the mount!
Nelson is rocked!
Nelson is trying to escape the mount.
Lankari landing punches.
Oh Nelson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lankari postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nelson looks a forlorn figure.
Nelson takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Lankari's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hans Lankari!
A relieved looking Hans Lankari 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Patch Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasha Hulskan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patch Thomas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Patch Thomas!
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, Sasha Hulskan!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hulskan shoots in but Thomas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hulskan tries to keep at a distance but Thomas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thomas breaks the clinch.
Hulskan dives in and grabs Thomas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thomas pushes down on Hulskan's head and hops out.
Thomas lands a left and a right that send Hulskan crashing to the mat, dazed. Thomas thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
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!
Hulskan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thomas as he avoids it easily.
Patch Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sasha Hulskan.
Thomas closes the distance and pushes Hulskan back into the cage.
Thomas scores with a hook to the body.
Thomas gets underhooks to prevent Hulskan's takedown attempt.
Thomas works on Hulskan's body with a couple of short punches.
Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thomas lands a big right hand that sends Hulskan crashing to the mat! Thomas stays standing though and waves Hulskan back to his feet!
Hulskan is rocked!
Thomas has closed the distance and engaged Hulskan in a clinch.
Hulskan is still on wobbly legs! Can Thomas finish him?
Hulskan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thomas scores with a hook to the body.
Hulskan looks winded!
Thomas breaks from the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Thomas slaps away a takedown attempt from Hulskan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Thomas connects with a nice cross there... Hulskan is looking wobbly and Thomas recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Hulskan to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Thomas jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Patch Thomas!
An out of breath Patch Thomas 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lilly Lillan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Nut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Nut will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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197 lbs
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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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lilly Lillan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sam Nut!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lillan throws a poor cross that misses
and Nut counters with an outside leg kick.
Lillan moves forwards but Nut connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nut digs a good body shot into Lillan's ribs.
Lillan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lillan.
Nut lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lillan will feel that in the morning.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fighters circling - Lillan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nut scores with a spinning back kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lillan throws a hook but Nut blocks it.
No luck for Lillan with that takedown attempt.
Nut lands with a slapping head kick.
Nut scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nut scores with a nice right hand.
Nut throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nut throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lillan scores with a jab to the head.
Nut is looking to slow Lillan down with leg kicks.
Nut doesn't manage to clinch there - Lillan circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nut scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nut leaves Lillan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lillan. Nut does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nut pushes Lillan away with a front kick.
Nut lands a really nice looking cross but Lillan seems unphased.
Nut throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nut throws a front kick that sends Lillan stumbling back into the cage.
Lillan is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nut cracks the inside of Lillan's front leg.
Nut rushes Lillan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Nut.
Nut connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lillan's face.
It looks like Lilly Lillan has been cut.
Nut breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nut scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice body kick from Nut.
Nut moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nut fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lillan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Nut.
Nut scores with a kick to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nut. Lillan shrugs it off though.
Lillan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nut.
Nut scoring well with a low kick there.
Nut moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lillan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nut.
Lillan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nut throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lillan's head.
Sam Nut is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lillan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nut throws a leg kick which misses Lillan's front leg but catches the back leg as Lillan tries to avoid it.
Nut moves into the clinch.
Lillan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lillan is trying to push Nut away but Nut has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nut lands an uppercut.
Nut lands a nice elbow.
Nut breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nut has closed the distance and engaged Lillan in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nut just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lillan's brow.
Nut misses with an elbow strike.
Nut with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nut just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lillan's brow.
Lillan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lillan blocks an elbow strike.
Nut lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nut lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lillan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nut breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lillan looks to land a right hand but Nut moved out of range.
Lillan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lillan shoots in but Nut avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lilly Lillan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lillan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nut as he avoids it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lillan.
Lillan closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Nut's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lillan preventing the sweep.
Nut is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nut not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lillan preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nut is on top in guard.
Lillan controlling Nut's posture.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lillan wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Nut dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lilly Lillan's cut.
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.
Nut rushes Lillan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nut lands a nice elbow.
Nut throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A knee to the head by Nut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nut obliges.
Nut tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lillan blocks the elbow strike.
Nut pushes off an throws an elbow but Lillan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lillan.
Lillan blocks an elbow strike.
Nut breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nut.
Nut lands a leg kick that knocks Lillan off balance momentarily.
Nut lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nut thows a body kick. Lillan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nut scores with a nice body kick.
Nut has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nut throws a good cross that connects.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lillan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nut fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lillan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nut, right into the meat.
Lillan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nut can pounce on him.
Nut lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lillan takes a step back to recover.
Lillan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lillan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice body kick there by Nut.
Lillan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nut can pounce on him.
Nut feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lillan's calf.
Nut jabs at Lillan's body.
Lillan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lillan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nut throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A solid body kick from Nut.
Nut takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Nut.
Nut lands an elbow that stopped Lillan in his tracks for a moment.
Lillan is trying to drag Nut to the mat but Nut just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nut has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nut misses with an elbow strike.
Nut creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lillan's defenses.
Lillan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nut lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lillan goes for a takedown attempt but Nut pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lilly Lillan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nut scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nut lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nut looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lillan takes one on the button.
Lillan misses with a body shot.
Nut thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lillan if he has to take too many more of those.
Lillan has a takedown stuffed.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nut - that will leave a mark!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nut lands a leg kick that knocks Lillan off balance momentarily.
Nut scores with a push kick.
Nut drops Lillan with a beautiful combination! Lillan stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Nut is looking for the KO!
Lillan is rocked!
Lilly Lillan's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nut throws a nice outside leg kick.
Oh Lillan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
BOOM! Nut lands a beautiful left hook that drops Lillan. Lillan tries to recover but Nut is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Lillan lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Nut!
Sam Nut seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kazuki Yasuda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veli Pirinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kazuki Yasuda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Veli Pirinen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pirinen 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.
Pirinen thows a leg kick but Yasuda checks it
and Yasuda counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Yasuda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pirinen.
A head punch on the inside from Pirinen fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Pirinen.
Yasuda lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pirinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Yasuda uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pirinen.
Yasuda lands a shoulder strike.
Pirinen misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yasuda.
Yasuda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pirinen avoids it.
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!
Pirinen manages to break the clinch.
Yasuda misses with a body shot.
Pirinen misses with a few strikes there.
Yasuda clinches up against the cage.
Pirinen lands an uppercut.
Yasuda scores with a shot to the side of Pirinen's head.
Pirinen is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yasuda working aggressively here.
Pirinen lands a left hand.
Pirinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Come on Pirinen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pirinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yasuda misses with some punches.
Pirinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pirinen wants a takedown but no success here.
Pirinen blocks an uppercut.
Yasuda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Yasuda.
Yasuda lands an elbow just above Pirinen 's eye.
Pirinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yasuda slowing the pace effectively.
Yasuda is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Yasuda lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yasuda lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pirinen blocks an elbow strike.
Pirinen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yasuda landing knees to the body.
Pirinen looks winded!
Yasuda lands a nice elbow.
Yasuda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pirinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pirinen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yasuda displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pirinen up against the cage.
Yasuda keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pirinen's efforts to push away.
Pirinen takes a shot to the head.
Pirinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Pirinen.
Pirinen is trying to stall.
Pirinen tries to throw a body punch but Yasuda avoids it by throwing Pirinen back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pirinen as Yasuda tries to tie him up.
Pirinen misses with an elbow over the top.
Pirinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yasuda connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pirinen's face.
Yasuda tries to throw a body punch but Pirinen avoids it by throwing Yasuda back against the cage.
Pirinen lands an uppercut.
Yasuda tries to land a knee to the head but Pirinen blocks with his arms.
Yasuda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yasuda misses with a punch on the inside.
Yasuda holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short left from Yasuda.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yasuda.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yasuda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yasuda throws a punch but it's blocked by Pirinen.
Yasuda swings wildly with an uppercut but Pirinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pirinen is trying to break the clinch but Yasuda has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Pirinen fails to land.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pirinen.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pirinen goes for a takedown attempt but Yasuda pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pirinen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A jab from Yasuda finds it's way through Pirinen's defenses.
Yasuda walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pirinen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yasuda throws a body punch but Pirinen moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yasuda scoring well with a low kick there.
Yasuda ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kazuki Yasuda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pirinen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yasuda can pounce on him.
Yasuda clinches up with Pirinen and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuki Yasuda dominated that round.
That's time! Yasuda's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yasuda throws a sloppy head kick and Pirinen moves out of range easily.
Yasuda attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yasuda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pirinen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pirinen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Pirinen as he connects with a hook.
Yasuda pushes Pirinen up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Yasuda fails to land.
Yasuda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yasuda lands a left hand.
Pirinen tries a body shot but Yasuda blocks it.
Yasuda tries to throw a body punch but Pirinen avoids it by throwing Yasuda back against the cage.
Pirinen wants to get back to striking at distance but Yasuda won't allow it.
Pirinen tries to pull guard but Yasuda forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pirinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pirinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yasuda lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pirinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yasuda lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yasuda blocks an uppercut.
Kazuki Yasuda has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Yasuda.
Pirinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Yasuda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pirinen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pirinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yasuda's elbow.
Yasuda lands a body shot.
Yasuda looking to throw knees to the head but Pirinen is blocking nicely.
Yasuda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yasuda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pirinen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yasuda fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pirinen checks it well.
Yasuda tries to clinch but Pirinen is having none of it.
Pirinen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Yasuda can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pirinen misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Yasuda tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pirinen throws a strike aimed at the side of Yasuda's head but Yasuda avoids it well.
Yasuda tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Pirinen presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Yasuda tries to reverse the position but Pirinen maintains control.
Yasuda avoids a series of strikes thrown by Pirinen.
Yasuda is trying to escape the mount.
Pirinen thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda regains half guard.
Pirinen is trying to control the action in half guard but Yasuda is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Yasuda might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Yasuda is looking for a sweep. Pirinen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pirinen trying to mount his opponent but Yasuda defends it.
Yasuda wants to control but Pirinen is keeping busy.
Yasuda is staying active underneath Pirinen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pirinen is pressing down on Yasuda's thigh, looking to free his foot. Yasuda is holding on for now.
Pirinen thows a huge punch but Yasuda dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda is refusing to be controlled, as Pirinen sits in half guard.
Pirinen content to control rather than advance.
Pirinen is looking to stall here but Yasuda recovers full guard.
Pirinen passes into half guard.
Pirinen wants to control but Yasuda is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yasuda moves into full guard.
Pirinen preventing the sweep.
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!
Pirinen stays in close to Yasuda's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kazuki Yasuda will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Yasuda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pirinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pirinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yasuda feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pirinen's calf.
Pirinen moves out of range as Yasuda strikes.
Pirinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yasuda tries to clinch up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yasuda.
Yasuda throws a lazy uppercut
and Pirinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Pirinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Yasuda checks a low kick from Pirinen.
Pirinen scores with the left hand. Yasuda knows he should have avoided that one.
Pirinen checks a leg kick.
Yasuda throws a big shot that misses.
Pirinen misses with a body shot.
Pirinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Yasuda.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pirinen staying out of range there.
Pirinen checks the leg kick.
Yasuda connects with an inside leg kick.
Pirinen lands a leg kick that knocks Yasuda off balance momentarily.
Yasuda changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pirinen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Yasuda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good work by Pirinen as he checks the leg kick.
Pirinen checks a leg kick.
Yasuda fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pirinen, pushing him back against the cage.
Yasuda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pirinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yasuda backwards.
Yasuda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pirinen scores with a shoulder strike.
Yasuda misses with a punch to the body.
Veli Pirinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pirinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Yasuda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yasuda wants to stall.
Yasuda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yasuda throws an elbow that misses.
Yasuda tries a body shot but Pirinen blocks it.
Yasuda lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pirinen blocks an elbow strike.
Pirinen blocks a body shot from Yasuda.
Kazuki Yasuda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pirinen wants a takedown.
Pirinen working aggressively here.
Yasuda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pirinen just leaning against Yasuda, taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pirinen looking for a takedown.
Pirinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yasuda blocks an uppercut.
Pirinen leaning against his opponent.
Yasuda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pirinen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pirinen is pushing Yasuda up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pirinen wants to break free but Yasuda has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Pirinen.
Yasuda lands a shoulder strike.
Pirinen misses with a body punch.
Yasuda stalling the fight.
Yasuda blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yasuda.
Pirinen breaks from the clinch.
Yasuda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pirinen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pirinen is looking to chop away at Yasuda's legs.
Pirinen swings widly with a right hand
and Yasuda counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yasuda.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pirinen throws a head punch that misses.
Pirinen throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kazuki Yasuda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yasuda, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazuki Yasuda!
A relieved looking Kazuki Yasuda 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Costanza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arne Riseman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Costanza kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Jacco- När mörkret faller . George Costanza has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Costanza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Arne Riseman!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riseman scores with a hook.
Riseman shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Costanza eats them both and turns towards Riseman to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Arne Riseman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riseman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riseman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Riseman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Costanza is looking to clinch but Riseman is avoiding it.
Riseman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Costanza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Riseman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A good leg kick by Riseman.
Costanza shoots in but no luck this time.
Costanza shoots in and drives through. Riseman sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Costanza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riseman lands a leg kick that knocks Costanza off balance momentarily.
Good shot there by Riseman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costanza on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A combination from Riseman does no damage.
Costanza takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Costanza checks a leg kick.
Riseman throws a low kick but Costanza avoids it.
Riseman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Costanza scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Costanza working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Costanza prevents Riseman from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riseman defending against the ground and pound.
Riseman bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Riseman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Costanza is out of range.
Costanza takes the fight into the clinch.
Riseman manages to break the clinch.
Riseman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Costanza.
Riseman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Riseman lands with a nice combination. Costanza backs away looking to recover.
Riseman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Costanza. That did some damage!
Riseman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Costanza holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riseman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Riseman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Riseman throws a right hand that Costanza ducks under and follows up with a left that Costanza also avoids with ease.
Riseman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Costanza counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Riseman is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A low kick from Riseman misses
and Costanza counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Costanza is working for a submission of some sort.
Costanza in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Riseman tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Costanza!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). George Costanza!
George Costanza took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, KAISER for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tiger Mask (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sten Biller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mask comes to the cage accompanied by Could it be? OH MY GOD YES, IT'S TIGER!!!. The crowd seem to be enjoying Biller's choice of entrance music: Lützenkirchen- Nutcracker. Sten Biller told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tiger Mask!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sten Biller!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mask tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Biller was well out of range. Poor timing from Mask.
Mask keeps the fight on the outside.
Mask tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Biller fails with the takedown.
Mask with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Mask. That snapped Biller's head back.
Biller fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Biller feints and then cracks Mask's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mask down.
Mask fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Biller manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mask misses with an attempted mid kick.
Biller closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mask quickly recovers to half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Biller is working for a submission of some sort.
Biller throwing shots but Mask is blocking nicely.
Mask tries to get to full guard but Biller has control of the leg.
Biller tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mask knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Biller is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Mask is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sten Biller!
Sten Biller is the new welterweight champion!
Sten Biller managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, KAISER, into his post fight interview.
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