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CFH 1: New Dawn PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Burishkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Zimmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burishkov comes to the cage accompanied by Not a step back. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Viktor Burishkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hans Zimmer!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zimmer misses with a looping left.
Burishkov misses with an uppercut. Zimmer saw that one coming.
Zimmer throws a series of punches but Burishkov avoids them all with ease.
Burishkov tries to clinch but Zimmer is having none of it.
Burishkov lands a jab to the head.
Zimmer scores with a nice head shot.
A clash of legs there as Zimmer blocks the low kick.
Burishkov moves out of range of the strikes.
Burishkov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zimmer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burishkov moves into the clinch successfully.
Burishkov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burishkov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Viktor Burishkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burishkov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zimmer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burishkov takes one on the button.
Burishkov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Burishkov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burishkov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zimmer.
Burishkov is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burishkov moves away from the strike by Zimmer.
Some wild striking there from Zimmer.
Zimmer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zimmer scores with the left hand. Burishkov knows he should have avoided that one.
Burishkov throws a series of punches but Zimmer avoids them all with ease.
Burishkov misses with a wild body shot.
Nice jab there from Zimmer.
Zimmer lands a nice shot to the body.
Burishkov throws a looping overhand right but Zimmer ducks down to avoid it.
Burishkov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zimmer.
Zimmer looks to throw the jab but Burishkov is out of range.
Zimmer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burishkov.
Good shot there by Zimmer.
Zimmer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zimmer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zimmer lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Burishkov misses.
Burishkov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zimmer misses with an uppercut. Burishkov saw that one coming.
Zimmer jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Burishkov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Burishkov connects with a nice looking jab.
Burishkov throws a big shot that misses.
Zimmer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burishkov throws out the jab.
Burishkov scores with a hook.
Zimmer misses with a straight left.
Zimmer is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Burishkov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Burishkov moves out of range as Zimmer strikes.
Burishkov is looking to chop away at Zimmer's legs.
Zimmer misses with a straight right.
Burishkov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Burishkov throws a chopping leg kick but Zimmer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Zimmer looks to land a right hand but Burishkov moved out of range.
Burishkov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burishkov fails to land with a series of punches.
Burishkov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zimmer.
Burishkov throws a lazy right hand but Zimmer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zimmer throws a big shot that misses.
Zimmer might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Zimmer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zimmer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zimmer swings for the body but Burishkov moves out of range.
Zimmer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burishkov scores with the left hand. Zimmer knows he should have avoided that one.
Zimmer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Burishkov rushes Zimmer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zimmer working hard to break the clinch.
Burishkov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zimmer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Burishkov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Zimmer after a bit of a struggle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burishkov lands a shot to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Burishkov manages to break the clinch.
Burishkov lands the left hand.
Burishkov blocks a jab.
Zimmer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burishkov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burishkov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zimmer on the side of the head.
Zimmer misses with a hook. Burishkov ducked under it nicely.
Zimmer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burishkov scores with a jab.
Burishkov throws a body punch but Zimmer moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some bone on bone action there as Zimmer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Burishkov tries to clinch up.
Burishkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zimmer throws a jab but it's blocked by Burishkov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Burishkov dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A left lands for Zimmer.
Viktor Burishkov is winning the standup battle so far.
Burishkov ducks right into an uppercut from Zimmer.
Zimmer misses with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Burishkov misses.
Burishkov throws a shot from downtown. Zimmer moves away and avoids it.
Zimmer ducks under a wild hook from Burishkov.
Burishkov moves away from the strike by Zimmer.
Nice jab there from Burishkov.
Burishkov loads up on a big right hand but Zimmer slips the punch.
Burishkov throws a lazy right hand but Zimmer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burishkov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Zimmer swats away the attempt to clinch by Burishkov.
Burishkov throws a hook but Zimmer blocks it.
Zimmer throws a lazy right hand but Burishkov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burishkov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zimmer misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimmer misses with a looping left.
Burishkov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Zimmer misses with a hook
enabling Burishkov to counter with a crisp jab.
Zimmer moves out of range of the body kick.
Zimmer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burishkov scores with a nice right hand.
Burishkov throws an overhand right that lands on Zimmer's shoulder, as Zimmer tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Zimmer misses the target.
Zimmer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zimmer missing with a left hand there. Burishkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Burishkov misses its intended target.
Burishkov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zimmer gets tackled into the cage by Burishkov. Burishkov maintains the clinch.
Burishkov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Zimmer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Burishkov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burishkov breaks from the clinch.
Zimmer throws the left hand but Burishkov avoids the punch easily.
Zimmer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zimmer tries to bum rush Burishkov with a series of wild strikes but Burishkov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burishkov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zimmer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Burishkov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zimmer throws the left hand but Burishkov avoids the punch easily.
Burishkov moves out of range as Zimmer strikes.
Burishkov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zimmer slips under a jab.
Burishkov misses with a low kick as Zimmer jumps back.
Zimmer lands with a straight right. Burishkov didn't see that one coming.
Zimmer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Burishkov has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zimmer dips to his left and cracks Burishkov with an uppercut!
Burishkov slips a straight right by Zimmer.
Oooooh!!! Burishkov has knocked Zimmer down with a huge combo! Burishkov steps away and waves a wobbly Zimmer back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Zimmer is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burishkov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zimmer is still on wobbly legs! Can Burishkov finish him?
Zimmer misses with a straight left.
Zimmer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burishkov.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zimmer seems to have recovered his senses.
Zimmer throws a head punch that misses.
Burishkov breaks the clinch.
Zimmer moves away from the strike by Burishkov.
Burishkov moves away from the strike by Zimmer.
Zimmer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burishkov.
Zimmer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burishkov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zimmer looks to land a combination but Burishkov avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zimmer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Burishkov.
Zimmer works over Burishkov's head and body with a nice combination.
Burishkov tries to clinch there but Zimmer circles away.
Burishkov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Burishkov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Burishkov is looking to clinch but Zimmer is avoiding it.
Burishkov misses with a few strikes there.
Burishkov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zimmer tries to break the clinch but Burishkov is controlling the position.
Zimmer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burishkov breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burishkov lands with a straight right. Zimmer didn't see that one coming.
Zimmer loads up on a big right hand but Burishkov slips the punch.
Burishkov looks to land a left hand but Zimmer moved out of range nicely.
Burishkov misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Burishkov dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Burishkov clinches.
A short left from Burishkov.
Zimmer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zimmer swings wildly with an uppercut but Burishkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zimmer tries to break the clinch but Burishkov is controlling the position.
Burishkov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Zimmer.
Burishkov throws a shot from downtown. Zimmer moves away and avoids it.
Zimmer misses the jab.
Burishkov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zimmer.
Burishkov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Zimmer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burishkov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zimmer looks to land a left hand but Burishkov moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimmer lands with a good body shot.
Burishkov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zimmer.
Burishkov throws a hook but Zimmer blocks it.
Zimmer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burishkov throws out the jab.
A jab from Zimmer misses.
Zimmer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zimmer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Burishkov ducks under a wild hook from Zimmer.
A slow jab from Burishkov misses its intended target.
Burishkov blocks a jab.
Zimmer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burishkov.
Burishkov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zimmer under the eye.
Zimmer misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Burishkov misses the target.
Burishkov works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zimmer ducks straight into an uppercut from Burishkov and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Zimmer manages to regain guard straight away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimmer keeping moving, preventing Burishkov from controlling successfully.
Burishkov passes Zimmer's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Burishkov tries to stand but can't do so whilst Zimmer controls his leg.
Zimmer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Burishkov is working away from the top position though.
Burishkov is keen to just control but Zimmer is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burishkov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zimmer's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zimmer wants to control but Burishkov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Burishkov decides to return to a standing position.
Burishkov misses with an uppercut.
Zimmer throws a jab when Burishkov was well out of range.
A jab from Zimmer misses.
Burishkov takes one to the chin there.
Zimmer slips a jab from Burishkov.
Burishkov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zimmer.
Zimmer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice uppercut lands for Burishkov. That snapped Zimmer's head back.
Zimmer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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!
Zimmer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burishkov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zimmer throws out the jab.
Some wild striking there from Zimmer.
Zimmer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Burishkov walks into a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burishkov clinches with his opponent.
A hook to the body from Burishkov.
Zimmer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zimmer tries to circle away but Burishkov has him pinned against the cage.
Burishkov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zimmer blocks a head kick by Burishkov.
Burishkov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zimmer throws out the jab.
Burishkov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Decent striking displayed by Burishkov there.
Zimmer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Burishkov doesn't seem bothered though.
Burishkov slips a jab from Zimmer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burishkov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burishkov moves forwards but Zimmer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Burishkov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zimmer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hans Zimmer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zimmer throws a lazy right hand but Burishkov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Viktor Burishkov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Burishkov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viktor Burishkov!
An out of breath and clearly excited Viktor Burishkov thanked Sparta Fightware for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anton Helenius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Ronaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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220 lbs
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224 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Inexperienced |
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Excellent MT
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anton Helenius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Ronaldo!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronaldo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Helenius connects with a leg kick. Ronaldo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Helenius misses with an uppercut.
Ronaldo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Helenius.
Helenius avoids the head kick by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo 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.
Ronaldo avoids the head kick by Helenius.
Helenius lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ronaldo looks to land a body kick but Helenius moved away.
Helenius fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ronaldo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Helenius throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A clash of legs there as Helenius blocks the low kick.
Ronaldo avoids the head kick by Helenius.
Ronaldo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Helenius 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ronaldo sends Helenius crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Ronaldo is motioning to the referee to let Helenius up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Anton Helenius has been cut.
Ronaldo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ronaldo just misses with a punch to the body.
Ronaldo blocks a head kick by Helenius.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A low kick from Ronaldo is predictable there
and Helenius counters with a slapping leg kick.
Helenius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Helenius throws a sloppy head kick
and Ronaldo counters with a crisp right hand that drops Helenius! Ronaldo lets Helenius back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Helenius is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ronaldo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oh Helenius is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Helenius is breathing heavily.
Ronaldo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick by Ronaldo - that's a beauty! Helenius is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Ronaldo can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Antonio Ronaldo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Karlovsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pawel Karpinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karpinski has chosen Type O Negative "Christian Woman" as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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236 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonas Karlovsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pawel Karpinski!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karpinski gets a double leg takedown into Karlovsson's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Karlovsson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Karpinski is one step ahead there.
Karpinski looking to sit in guard and control but Karlovsson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Karpinski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Karlovsson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Karlovsson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Karlovsson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Karpinski is looking to stand up but Karlovsson isn't so interested in that idea.
Karlovsson won't allow Karpinski to sweep him here.
Karlovsson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Karlovsson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Karpinski wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlovsson wanted to stand there but Karpinski had control of the position.
Karlovsson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Karlovsson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Karlovsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Karpinski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jonas Karlovsson just wasn't active enough.
Karlovsson fails with the takedown
and Karpinski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Karlovsson blocks a body shot from Karpinski.
Karpinski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karpinski decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Karlovsson is staying active underneath Karpinski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Karlovsson trying to hold on to Karpinski's head to control him but Karpinski postures up.
Karpinski is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Karlovsson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Karpinski.
Karpinski wants to control but Karlovsson is keeping him busy.
Karlovsson is positioning himself well to prevent Karpinski advancing to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karpinski tries to stand but can't do so whilst Karlovsson controls his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlovsson tries to get to full guard but Karpinski has control of the leg.
Karpinski is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Karpinski seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Karpinski is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Karlovsson is looking for a sweep. Karpinski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Karlovsson is working hard here to advance position.
Karlovsson gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlovsson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Karpinski controls the pace.
Karlovsson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Karpinski postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Karlovsson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Karpinski, into his guard.
Karpinski looks winded!
Karlovsson stands up over Karpinski, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karlovsson postures up and lands a big shot to Karpinski's brow.
Karpinski can't keep his opponent in guard - Karlovsson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karpinski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Karlovsson is working away from the top position though.
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 Jonas Karlovsson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Karlovsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Karpinski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karlovsson.
Karlovsson looks for a takedown but Karpinski sprawls well.
Karlovsson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Karpinski but Karpinski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Karpinski looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Karlovsson manages to get to full guard.
Karpinski would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karpinski wants to stand and escape but instead Karlovsson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Karlovsson looking to pass the guard.
Karpinski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Karlovsson stopping the sweep attempt from Karpinski.
Karlovsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Karpinski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karpinski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlovsson is working Karpinski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jonas Karlovsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Karlovsson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Karlovsson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Karpinski is looking to stand up but Karlovsson isn't so interested in that idea.
Karpinski is breathing heavily.
Karlovsson pushes down on Karpinski's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Karpinski wants to control but Karlovsson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Karlovsson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Karpinski flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Karlovsson is trying to control the action in half guard but Karpinski is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Karpinski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Karlovsson pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlovsson is keen to just control but Karpinski is a slippery customer.
Karpinski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Karlovsson pulls his head out easily.
Karlovsson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Karpinski doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Karlovsson.
Karpinski looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Karpinski is refusing to be controlled, as Karlovsson sits in half guard.
Karlovsson wants to pass to mount but Karpinski is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlovsson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Karlovsson looking to control but Karpinski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Karpinski wants to get back to his feet.
Karlovsson lands a nice shot to the head.
Karlovsson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Karpinski's face.
Karlovsson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karpinski slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karlovsson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Karpinski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Karlovsson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonas Karlovsson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Karlovsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Karpinski closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Karlovsson to the mat! Karlovsson manages to get full guard.
Karpinski throws an elbow that misses. Karlovsson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Karpinski's guard. Nice move by Karlovsson!
Karlovsson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karpinski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karlovsson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Karpinski looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Karlovsson passes into side control.
Karpinski is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlovsson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Karpinski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Karlovsson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Karlovsson trying to control the position but Karpinski is working away.
Karpinski is trying to improve his position.
Check out the look on Karlovsson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Karlovsson is putting a hurting on Karpinski here, landing some big shots from side control.
Karlovsson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Karpinski can do anything to dispel that myth.
Karlovsson trying to control the position but Karpinski is working away.
Karlovsson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Karpinski is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karpinski is looking for a sweep.
Karlovsson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Karlovsson wants to stand but Karpinski has his arm trapped.
Karlovsson working the ground and pound.
Karpinski manages to work his way to half guard, despite Karlovsson's best efforts.
Karpinski wants to control but Karlovsson passes into side.
Karpinski is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Karlovsson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Karpinski can't do much from the bottom here.
Karlovsson working the head with strikes.
Karpinski takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Karlovsson is trying to get an arm triangle but Karpinski is defending well.
Karlovsson throws an elbow but Karpinski slips to the side and avoids it well.
Karpinski can't do much from the bottom here.
Karpinski has one of Karlovsson's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karpinski manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Karlovsson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Karlovsson working over Karpinski with some ground and pound. Karpinski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Karpinski tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Karpinski is staying active underneath Karlovsson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Karpinski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Karlovsson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karpinski trying to control but Karlovsson postures up.
Karlovsson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karpinski is refusing to be controlled, as Karlovsson sits in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonas Karlovsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Karlovsson, 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonas Karlovsson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thor Wasshammar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mino Svevo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wasshammar might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tystas ner - Stress ft. Sebbe Staxx.... Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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174 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thor Wasshammar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mino Svevo!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wasshammar misses the shot to the body.
Wasshammar closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Svevo tries to buck Wasshammar off but Wasshammar is having none of it.
Wasshammar looks up at the clock and then as Svevo takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Wasshammar smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Wasshammar lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Svevo taking punishment in the form of punches.
Wasshammar wants to control but Svevo is keeping him busy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Svevo sneaks back into half guard.
Wasshammar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Svevo defending well though.
Svevo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Svevo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wasshammar lands strikes from half guard.
Wasshammar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Wasshammar there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasshammar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wasshammar slips a nice elbow through Svevo's hands, connecting with Svevo's forehead.
Svevo is trying to maintain the position but Wasshammar is very close to passing his half guard.
Svevo looking for submissions off his back.
Wasshammar slips a nice elbow through Svevo's hands, connecting with Svevo's forehead.
Svevo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wasshammar scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wasshammar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wasshammar with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Wasshammar has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Wasshammar working the head and body with strikes.
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!
Wasshammar is pressing down on Svevo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Svevo is holding on for now.
Wasshammar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wasshammar content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wasshammar's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Wasshammar is pressing down on Svevo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Svevo is holding on for now.
Well, if Wasshammar is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Thor Wasshammar wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wasshammar lands with a cross.
Wasshammar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wasshammar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wasshammar scoring with punches to the head and body.
Svevo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wasshammar controls the pace.
Wasshammar stands up over Svevo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wasshammar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wasshammar wants to pass the guard but Svevo is keeping the position.
Svevo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wasshammar is one step ahead there.
Wasshammar wants to pass the guard but Svevo is keeping the position.
Svevo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wasshammar is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Svevo looks winded!
Svevo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wasshammar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wasshammar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wasshammar lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wasshammar preventing the sweep.
Wasshammar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Thor Wasshammar.
Wasshammar gets the takedown into side control.
Svevo takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Wasshammar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wasshammar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Svevo at a distance.
Wasshammar misses with a double jab.
Wasshammar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wasshammar lands a jab.
Wasshammar lands a left and a right that sends Svevo crashing to the canvas! Wasshammar dives into mount looking to finish!
Svevo is rocked!
It looks like Mino Svevo has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wasshammar unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Svevo wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Wasshammar celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thor Wasshammar!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zeke Valentino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Label (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Label has chosen Godsmak, I stand alone as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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195 lbs
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190 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zeke Valentino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Black Label!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentino moves into the clinch.
Label takes a knee to the side of the body.
Valentino working Label over with knees to the body.
Valentino throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Label blocks it with crossed arms.
Valentino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Valentino clinches with his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Label on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Valentino pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Valentino looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Label trying to control the position from guard on top but Valentino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Valentino clinches up with Label and pushes him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Label just misses with a elbow thrown towards Valentino's brow.
Valentino looking to throw knees to the head but Label is blocking nicely.
Valentino's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Label closes the distance and clinches.
Label just leaning against Valentino, taking a breather.
Valentino tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Label is trying to break the clinch but Valentino is controlling him.
Knees to the body from Valentino.
Valentino pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab from Label.
Label avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Label scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Label has closed the distance and engaged Valentino in a clinch.
Valentino displaying some good clinch control by pressing Label up against the cage.
Label is trying to break free.
Valentino misses with an elbow strike.
Valentino working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Label tries to circle away but Valentino has him pinned against the cage.
Label blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Valentino is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Label struggles to land a body shot inside as Valentino controls his hands.
Valentino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Label clinches up against the cage.
Label tries to pull guard but Valentino holds him up against the cage and eventually Label drops back down to his feet.
Valentino manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Label keeps the fight on the outside.
Label takes the fight into the clinch.
Label wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Label tries to pull guard but Valentino won't allow it.
Valentino misses with an elbow over the top.
Valentino is struggling to control the position.
Label tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Label tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Zeke Valentino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Black Label.
A head punch on the inside from Label fails to land.
Label has had enough of the clinch but Valentino keeps him there for the moment.
Valentino escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Label clinches.
Label using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Valentino has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentino misses with a knee strike.
Valentino looking to throw knees to the head but Label is blocking nicely.
Valentino is breathing heavily.
Label tries for a takedown. No joy.
Valentino escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Valentino has taken the fight to the clinch.
Label breaks the clinch.
A nice combination there by Label.
It looks like Zeke Valentino has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Label fails with a takedown attempt.
Label throws a head kick but Valentino moves out of range.
Label closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Label being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Valentino tries to circle away but Label has him pinned against the cage.
Label tries to pull guard but Valentino holds him up against the cage and eventually Label drops back down to his feet.
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 Zeke Valentino will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zeke Valentino's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Label rushes Valentino and presses him up against the cage.
Valentino escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Valentino fails with an attempt to clinch.
Label feints and then cracks Valentino's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Valentino down.
Valentino clinches.
Knees to the body from Valentino.
Label tries to break the clinch but Valentino is controlling the position.
Valentino scores with a knee to the head.
Valentino lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Label tries to break the clinch but Valentino is controlling the position.
Label tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Valentino takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Label is trying to pull guard but Valentino turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Label is trying to push Valentino away but Valentino has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Valentino tries to land knees in the clinch but Label avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentino is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Label is defending well for now.
Valentino escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Label rushes Valentino and presses him up against the cage.
Valentino on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Label tries to pull guard but Valentino won't allow it.
Zeke Valentino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Black Label.
Valentino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Valentino is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Valentino tries to keep at a distance but Label has taken the fight into the clinch.
Valentino tries to land knees in the clinch but Label avoids the damage to the body.
Valentino's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Label forces Valentino back against the cage and clinches.
Label is trying to break the clinch but Valentino is controlling him.
Label wants to break the clinch but can't.
Valentino is pushing Label up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Label tries to circle away but Valentino has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Label changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Valentino fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Label gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Valentino holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Valentino breaks from the clinch.
Label turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zeke Valentino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Label clinches up with Valentino and pushes him back against the cage.
Label creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Come on Valentino - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Valentino avoiding damage as Label throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentino wants to break free but Label has control.
Valentino looking to throw knees to the head but Label is blocking nicely.
Label has Valentino pressed against the cage, preventing Valentino from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Label tries to pull guard but Valentino forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Label wants to take the fight to the mat but Valentino manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Valentino manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Valentino working hard to break the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Label pulls Valentino into guard.
Label utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Valentino throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Label works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Label is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Valentino defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valentino got a little sloppy there for a moment and Label has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Valentino has managed to get both his arms back between Label's legs - danger averted.
Label striking off his back but it's not causing Valentino any problems.
Label avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Label is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Label controls Valentino momentarily but Valentino frees himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Label preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Valentino trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Black Label showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zeke Valentino'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Valentino takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A cross from Label lands.
Label shoots in for a takedown but Valentino shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Label throws a head kick that misses.
Label gets tackled into the cage by Valentino. Valentino maintains the clinch.
Label looking to throw knees to the head but Valentino is blocking nicely.
Valentino will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Label up against the cage.
Label wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Valentino has him pressed against the cage.
Valentino breaks the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Valentino. No joy for Label on that attempt.
Valentino tries to clinch there but Label circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Label tries to land a leg kick but Valentino saw it coming and moves away.
Nice sprawl there from Valentino as Label shoots in.
Zeke Valentino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Black Label.
Label takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head kick by Valentino misses
and Label counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Label. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Label.
Valentino is looking to clinch but Label is avoiding it.
Valentino closes the distance and pushes Label back into the cage.
Valentino breaks from the clinch.
Label misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Valentino fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Label, pushing him back against the cage.
Valentino missing with knees to the body.
Valentino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Label lands a high kick!
Label moves into the clinch successfully.
Valentino content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Valentino prevents Label from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentino fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Valentino misses with a knee strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Label has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Valentino is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Label drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Valentino gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Valentino turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Label manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Label throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Valentino not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Valentino throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Label actively working from the bottom here.
Label looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentino throwing shots but Label is blocking nicely.
Label is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Valentino is tapping! Great win for Label!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Black Label!
A relieved looking Black Label 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 Al Shaffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Vlee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaffer kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Midnight At The Oasis by Maria Muldaur. Ivan Vlee looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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245 lbs
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250 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Al Shaffer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Vlee!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Shaffer misses.
Vlee looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Vlee takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A combination from Vlee does no damage.
Shaffer misses with the combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shaffer.
Shaffer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vlee is defended easily by Shaffer.
Vlee throws a head kick that misses.
Shaffer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vlee, pushing him back against the cage.
Shaffer has hold of one of Vlee's legs. Vlee is fighting the takedown attempt but Shaffer gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Shaffer lands a couple of digs.
Shaffer cracks Vlee with a solid left hand.
Shaffer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vlee on the ground.
Shaffer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vlee's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaffer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vlee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shaffer working some strikes from top position.
Shaffer looking to pass the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Shaffer's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Shaffer cracks Vlee with a solid left hand.
Vlee is rocked!
Shaffer passes into half guard.
Vlee is still in real trouble! Can Shaffer finish him?
Shaffer frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Shaffer softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Vlee is out cold! Shaffer jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Al Shaffer!
A relieved looking Al Shaffer 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 Goku Kakaroto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhammad Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ali has chosen Bill Conti - Gonna Fly Now as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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204 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Goku Kakaroto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Muhammad Ali!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kakaroto looks to land a combination but Ali avoids it well.
Ali looks to land a combination but Kakaroto avoids it well.
Ali avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kakaroto swings for the body but Ali moves out of range.
Kakaroto has Ali up against the cage in a clinch.
Kakaroto lands with a light punch inside.
It looks like Muhammad Ali has been cut.
Kakaroto manages to break the clinch.
Kakaroto jabs Ali to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kakaroto displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kakaroto misses with a double jab.
Kakaroto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ali misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kakaroto instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ali tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ali misses with a punch on the inside.
Kakaroto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakaroto has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kakaroto trying to land knees to the body.
Kakaroto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kakaroto scores with a punch to the head.
Kakaroto throws a nice looking combination but Ali bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kakaroto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ali takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kakaroto takes the fight into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kakaroto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kakaroto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kakaroto throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ali counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ali on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kakaroto misses with a series of wild punches.
Kakaroto is breathing heavily.
Kakaroto has closed the distance and engaged Ali in a clinch.
Kakaroto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Goku Kakaroto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kakaroto scores with a nice right hand.
Kakaroto misses with a double jab.
Kakaroto just misses with a punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Kakaroto.
Ali fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kakaroto tries to clinch up
letting Ali counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kakaroto tries to clinch there but Ali circles away.
Kakaroto moves into the clinch.
Kakaroto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ali wants a takedown.
Kakaroto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kakaroto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kakaroto doesn't manage to clinch there - Ali circles away.
Kakaroto tries to clinch but Ali moves away
and Ali counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kakaroto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ali manages to avoid it.
Ali misses with a body kick.
Ali will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Goku Kakaroto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Muhammad Ali.
Kakaroto is looking to clinch.
Kakaroto tries to clinch but Ali is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakaroto is looking to clinch but Ali is avoiding it.
Kakaroto misses with an uppercut.
Kakaroto has closed the distance and engaged Ali in a clinch.
Kakaroto lands a left hand.
Ali tries for a takedown. No joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kakaroto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kakaroto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ali manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kakaroto has managed to clinch.
Kakaroto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kakaroto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ali paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ali punishes Kakaroto's body with a nice straight punch.
Ali fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kakaroto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Goku Kakaroto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Muhammad Ali's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kakaroto moves in looking to clinch but Ali pushes him off.
Kakaroto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ali counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kakaroto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kakaroto misses with a hook. Ali ducked under it nicely.
Kakaroto has Ali up against the cage in a clinch.
Kakaroto breaks the clinch.
Ali slips a jab and a cross from Kakaroto.
Kakaroto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kakaroto tries to clinch there but Ali circles away.
Kakaroto is looking to clinch.
Kakaroto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kakaroto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ali in his tracks.
Goku Kakaroto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakaroto tries to close the distance and clinch but Ali swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ali tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kakaroto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ali lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ali tries a head kick but it misses.
Ali moves into the clinch.
Kakaroto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kakaroto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kakaroto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kakaroto misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Ali.
Ali moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakaroto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ali paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kakaroto throws a sloppy body shot
and Ali counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kakaroto thinking.
Goku Kakaroto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ali keeps the fight on the outside.
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!
Kakaroto throws a nice looking combination but Ali bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ali tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kakaroto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kakaroto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kakaroto clinches up against the cage.
Kakaroto looking to throw knees to the head but Ali is blocking nicely.
Kakaroto breaks the clinch.
Goku Kakaroto is winning the standup battle so far.
Kakaroto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ali pushes Kakaroto up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kakaroto fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ali is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kakaroto to keep the fight standing.
Ali pulls guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ali pushes Kakaroto off and gets back to his feet.
Kakaroto defending well as Ali loads up on a big left hand.
Ali looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kakaroto tries to clinch up but Ali circles away and keeps his distance.
Kakaroto is looking to clinch but Ali is avoiding it.
Ali tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ali tries to close the distance and clinch but Kakaroto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakaroto tries to clinch but Ali moves out of range.
Ali lands with a shot to the body.
Ali avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kakaroto clinches up with Ali and pushes him back against the cage.
Kakaroto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kakaroto pushes Ali up against the cage in a clinch.
Kakaroto tries to land knees in the clinch but Ali avoids the damage to the body.
Ali has Kakaroto pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kakaroto manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Goku Kakaroto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Muhammad Ali.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kakaroto breaks from the clinch.
Kakaroto has Ali up against the cage in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ali wants a takedown.
Ali is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kakaroto is defending well.
A short left from Kakaroto.
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 Goku Kakaroto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Muhammad Ali'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. This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kakaroto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kakaroto lands a shot to the body.
Kakaroto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kakaroto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ali has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ali tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kakaroto breaks from the clinch.
Kakaroto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ali manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kakaroto moves into the clinch successfully.
Kakaroto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kakaroto throws a shot to the body.
Ali gets tackled into the cage by Kakaroto. Kakaroto maintains the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kakaroto breaks the clinch.
Kakaroto tries to close the distance and clinch but Ali swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakaroto instigates a clinch.
Ali is looking for a takedown.
Ali drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Goku Kakaroto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Muhammad Ali.
Ali misses with a punch on the inside.
Kakaroto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
Kakaroto breaks from the clinch.
Ali keeps the fight on the outside.
Ali is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kakaroto rather than just go for the knockout.
Kakaroto swings for the body but Ali moves out of range.
Kakaroto tries to clinch there but Ali circles away.
Kakaroto lands a lovely overhand right.
Kakaroto scores with a body shot.
Ali takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakaroto instigates a clinch.
Kakaroto missing with knees to the body.
Ali is trying to pull guard but Kakaroto turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Goku Kakaroto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kakaroto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kakaroto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kakaroto wants to clinch.
Kakaroto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ali manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kakaroto fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ali goes for a takedown attempt but Kakaroto pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakaroto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ali.
Ali avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ali shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kakaroto defends it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ali looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Muhammad Ali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ali tries to keep at a distance but Kakaroto has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kakaroto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kakaroto has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ali circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice shot lands for Kakaroto.
Ali takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kakaroto has closed the distance and engaged Ali in a clinch.
Ali tries to score a body lock takedown but Kakaroto shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ali blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kakaroto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ali avoids it.
Ali drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kakaroto manages to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Goku Kakaroto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kakaroto, 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Goku Kakaroto!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jean Claude Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Maverick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Damme comes into the arena with Fabulous-Bad Guy blaring out of the sound system. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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180 lbs
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171 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jean Claude Van Damme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Maverick!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Damme defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Maverick.
Van Damme gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Maverick is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Van Damme preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Van Damme working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Maverick doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Maverick manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Maverick working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maverick missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Maverick is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maverick trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maverick stays in close to Van Damme's body and controls the position.
Maverick loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Maverick is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Dan Maverick hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Van Damme tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Maverick manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Maverick throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maverick really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Van Damme. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Maverick controls from within his opponent's guard.
Van Damme utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maverick is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Van Damme trying to keep a closed guard but Maverick is proving a slippery customer.
Maverick is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maverick shoots in and drives through. Van Damme sprawls well.
Maverick closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dan Maverick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maverick looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jean Claude Van Damme has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Maverick.
Van Damme slaps away a takedown attempt from Maverick, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Van Damme digs a good body shot into Maverick's ribs.
Maverick drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Van Damme is trying to buck Maverick off.
Maverick sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Van Damme is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maverick throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Van Damme works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Maverick with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Van Damme blocking the ground and pound attempt from Maverick.
Van Damme is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Damme blocking the ground and pound attempt from Maverick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Maverick dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Maverick changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Van Damme looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Maverick with the ground and pound but Van Damme regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Maverick is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Van Damme is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Maverick sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maverick is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Maverick sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Van Damme trying to control from the bottom.
Maverick sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Maverick has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Dan Maverick hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Maverick fails with the takedown.
Maverick shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Maverick will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jean Claude Van Damme has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Maverick.
Van Damme connects with an inside leg kick.
Maverick shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Van Damme defends it nicely.
Van Damme pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maverick. That did some damage!
Van Damme gets caught flat footed, as Maverick shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Maverick sitting in guard here, content to control.
Van Damme is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Maverick defends well.
Maverick with a flurry of punches that miss.
Maverick's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dan Maverick wasn't active enough on the ground.
Maverick shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Van Damme's guard.
Maverick must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maverick stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Van Damme swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maverick lands a couple of digs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maverick controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Maverick with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Maverick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Van Damme slaps away a takedown attempt from Maverick, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Maverick closes this distance looking for a takedown but Van Damme circles away.
Van Damme throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Maverick.
Maverick tries to score a power double leg takedown but Van Damme sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Maverick somewhat.
Jean Claude Van Damme has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Maverick.
Maverick throws a low kick but Van Damme moves out of range easily.
Maverick shoots in and drives through. Van Damme sprawls well.
Maverick shoots for a takedown but Van Damme saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Van Damme keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Maverick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Horrible takedown by Maverick or perhaps it was just good defense by Van Damme which made him look bad.
Maverick fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Van Damme as Maverick shoots in.
Van Damme connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Van Damme bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Maverick takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Maverick throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Van Damme was covering up waiting for the punch and Maverick finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Maverick controls from within his opponent's guard.
Maverick throws a strike but Van Damme rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme drops back, looking for a kneebar! Maverick looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Maverick looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Maverick!
Van Damme being controlled for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Damme wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Dan Maverick is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme is letting Maverick control him for a moment.
The strikes coming from Maverick are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Maverick remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Dan Maverick hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Van Damme defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Maverick.
Van Damme moves out of range of the leg kick from Maverick.
Maverick has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Damme.
Van Damme defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Maverick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Maverick is defended easily by Van Damme.
Maverick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Damme.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Maverick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Maverick winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Maverick!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jani Reuhkala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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
4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafael Almeida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jani Reuhkala!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reuhkala will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reuhkala looks to land a right hand but Almeida moved out of range.
Almeida misses with a double jab
and Reuhkala counters with a straight right hand.
Reuhkala misses with a double jab.
Almeida takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Rafael Almeida has been cut.
Almeida fails with the takedown.
Almeida shoots in for a double leg but Reuhkala sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Reuhkala instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Almeida blocks a jab.
Reuhkala waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Almeida.
Reuhkala misses with a lunging right hand
and Almeida counters with a two punch combo.
Reuhkala swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Almeida counters with a big head kick but Reuhkala shrugs it off.
Reuhkala keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Almeida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Almeida.
Reuhkala throws a right hand that misses
and Almeida makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Reuhkala really felt that one!
Reuhkala just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Reuhkala misses.
Reuhkala takes a swing at Almeida's ribcage but misses.
Reuhkala throws a right hand that misses
and Almeida counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Almeida uses his free foot to push down on Reuhkala's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Reuhkala.
Reuhkala stops Almeida from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Reuhkala is looking to get to half guard.
Reuhkala just holding on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Reuhkala can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Almeida has control of Reuhkala's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Reuhkala regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Reuhkala looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Almeida biding his time, controlling Reuhkala.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reuhkala is in bad spot here.
Reuhkala defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Almeida's arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reuhkala is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reuhkala is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Reuhkala won't enjoy being in this position. Almeida looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Reuhkala is tapping - it's over boys! Almeida picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rafael Almeida!
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