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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Kuusivirta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Stirling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
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181 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kuusivirta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Stirling!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stirling throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Stirling buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stirling digs a good hook to Kuusivirta's body.
Stirling throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kuusivirta stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kuusivirta tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stirling sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kuusivirta somewhat.
Stirling lands a head shot.
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!
Stirling connects with an inside leg kick.
Kuusivirta with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Stirling to counter with a crisp jab.
Kuusivirta is breathing heavily.
Stirling fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stirling throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stirling works the jab nicely.
Stirling darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stirling lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kuusivirta will feel that in the morning.
Stirling comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Stirling - that will leave a mark!
Kuusivirta get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Kuusivirta stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Stirling runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jack Stirling!
Jack Stirling decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jouni Rytkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axel Rotten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rotten has chosen Axe Murdered by SCAR SYMMETARY as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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278 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jouni Rytkonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Axel Rotten!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Rytkonen as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Axel Rotten has been cut.
Good leg kick by Rotten there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rytkonen throws a hook but Rotten avoids it easily.
Rotten feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rytkonens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rotten throws a nice looking combination but Rytkonen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rytkonen throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rotten feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rytkonen's calf.
Rotten throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rotten lands a nice looking body kick.
Rotten lands with a right hand.
Rytkonen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rotten.
Some wild striking there from Rotten.
Rotten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rotten lands with a nice combination. Rytkonen backs away looking to recover.
Rytkonen slips under a jab from Rotten.
Rotten throws a series of punches but Rytkonen avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rytkonen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rotten.
Rotten looks to land a body kick but Rytkonen moved away.
Rytkonen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rytkonen lands with a nice combination. Rotten backs away looking to recover.
A head kick from Rotten lands but Rytkonen takes it in his stride.
Rotten lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Some wild striking there from Rytkonen.
Rytkonen lands a right hook to the body.
A punch combination from Rytkonen misses.
Rotten throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rytkonen's head.
Rotten feints and then cracks Rytkonen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rytkonen down.
Rotten throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Rotten slams his shin into Rytkonen's torso.
Rytkonen is breathing heavily.
Rytkonen throws a nice looking combination but Rotten bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rotten throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rytkonen's head.
Rytkonen throws a right hand that Rotten ducks under and follows up with a left that Rotten also avoids with ease.
Rytkonen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Crunch! Rotten slams his shin into Rytkonen's torso.
Rotten takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rotten!
A right-left combo lands from Rotten.
Rotten throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rytkonen's head.
Rotten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rytkonen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rytkonen is rocked!
Rotten should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rotten.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Rytkonen. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Rytkonen misses.
Rotten lands a big head kick that sends Rytkonen tumbling to the mat! Rotten takes a step backwards and waves Rytkonen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Rytkonen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Rotten lands a brutal head kick. Rytkonen looks out on his feet and Rotten throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Axel Rotten!
Axel Rotten decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Pavement (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gianpiero Tassotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tassotti has chosen Alphazone - Stay as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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165 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Max Pavement!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gianpiero Tassotti!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pavement closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tassotti to the mat! Tassotti manages to get full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Pavement preventing the sweep.
Tassotti has control of Pavement's left arm, preventing Pavement from doing any damage.
Pavement thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pavement drops back looking for a leg! Tassotti is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tassotti manages to kick Pavement off! Pavement jumps back into Tassotti's guard.
Tassotti looking for a sweep. Not yet Tassotti, not yet.
Tassotti keeping moving, preventing Pavement from controlling successfully.
Tassotti really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pavement. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tassotti is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tassotti is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Tassotti wants to get back to his feet but Pavement is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pavement engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gianpiero Tassotti was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nice takedown defense from Tassotti. No joy for Pavement on that attempt.
Tassotti ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pavement shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tassotti pinned against the cage. Tassotti gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tassotti connects with a body shot.
Pavement ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tassotti moves away.
Pavement misses the shot to the body.
Pavement fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Pavement. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pavement misses the body punch
and Pavement takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pavement uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tassotti.
The fighters circling - Tassotti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tassotti misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pavement. Tassotti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pavement missing with a left hand there. Tassotti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tassotti slaps away a takedown attempt from Pavement, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavement misses with a kick to the body.
Tassotti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pavement moves away from the strike by Tassotti.
Tassotti's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pavement under the eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tassotti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pavement sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pavement is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tassotti's half guard.
Tassotti is looking to get back to full guard here but Pavement has managed to pass to side control instead.
Pavement prevents Tassotti from escaping the position.
Tassotti striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Pavement is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tassotti knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tassotti struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavement in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Tassotti is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Max Pavement!
Max Pavement thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Horatius Cocles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mika Rattijuoppoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cocles's entrance music is Hollywood Undead - I Don't Wanna Die (Borgore Remix) . A fine choice. This should be fireworks!
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179 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Horatius Cocles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mika Rattijuoppoo!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rattijuoppoo looking to score a takedown here. Cocles is defending well but Rattijuoppoo drives through and ends up in Cocles's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rattijuoppoo connects with a couple of short punches.
Cocles is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rattijuoppoo is aware though and is defending well.
Rattijuoppoo is working Cocles over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rattijuoppoo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rattijuoppoo chips away with some ground and pound.
Cocles is looking for a triangle but Rattijuoppoo pushes his legs off easily.
Cocles could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rattijuoppoo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rattijuoppoo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rattijuoppoo works over Cocles with some ground and pound from guard.
Cocles isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Rattijuoppoo stacks Cocles on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Rattijuoppoo!
Cocles is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Rattijuoppoo is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Rattijuoppoo dominating with strikes here.
Cocles is rocked!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Rattijuoppoo! Cocles is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mika Rattijuoppoo!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Hurricane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karri Koira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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304 lbs
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180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Floyd Hurricane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karri Koira!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koira throws a jab but it's blocked by Hurricane.
Hurricane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Koira misses its intended target.
Hurricane misses with a looping right.
Koira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hurricane.
Hurricane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koira dodges the punch combination from Hurricane.
Hurricane misses the shot to the body.
Hurricane jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Karri Koira has been cut.
Hurricane slips a jab from Koira.
Koira missing with a left hand there. Hurricane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hurricane tries to work over Koira's front leg with a kick but Koira checks it.
Koira misses with an uppercut. Hurricane saw that one coming.
Koira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Koira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hurricane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Koira circles away quickly and effectively.
Hurricane thuds his right hand into Koira's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Koira swings widly with a right hand
and Hurricane counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hurricane.
Koira misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koira stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hurricane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hurricane swinging wildly here.
Hurricane slips a straight right by Koira.
Hurricane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hurricane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koira.
Hurricane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koira manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Hurricane. Those never looked like landing.
A slow jab from Hurricane misses its intended target.
Hurricane misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Hurricane misses its intended target.
Hurricane misses with the combination.
Koira comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Koira misses with a hook.
Hurricane throws a jab when Koira was well out of range.
Koira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hurricane.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koira lands a head shot.
Hurricane misses with a looping right.
Koira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hurricane takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Karri Koira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hurricane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koira slips a straight right by Hurricane.
Koira lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Koira connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Floyd Hurricane has been cut.
Hurricane slips a straight right by Koira.
Koira throws a shot from downtown. Hurricane moves away and avoids it.
Hurricane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koira.
Koira wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sloppy strikes from Koira. Those never looked like landing.
Koira takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Koira fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hurricane on the side of the head.
Koira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hurricane moves away.
Koira connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hurricane defending well as Koira loads up on a big left hand.
Koira misses with an uppercut. Hurricane saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurricane walks into a straight right hand from Koira.
Koira doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Koira throws a jab but it's blocked by Hurricane.
Hurricane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koira.
Hurricane lands a jab to the head.
Hurricane takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Koira throws an off balance right hand
and Hurricane counters with a right hand to the body.
Koira lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Koira.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hurricane.
Koira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hurricane.
Koira lands a two punch combo.
Koira throws the left hand but Hurricane avoids the punch easily.
Hurricane throws a jab but it's blocked by Koira.
Koira scores with the left hand. Hurricane knows he should have avoided that one.
Hurricane throws the left hand but Koira avoids the punch easily.
Koira connects with a looping right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hurricane. Koira does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurricane blocks a jab.
Hurricane misses with a few strikes there.
Koira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koira is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hurricane had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hurricane loads up on a big right hand but Koira slips the punch.
Hurricane throws a jab when Koira was well out of range.
Hurricane misses with a looping left.
Hurricane takes a swing at Koira's ribcage but misses.
Jab, jab by Koira - just one landing.
Koira lands a jab to Hurricane's midsection.
Hurricane shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Floyd Hurricane's cut is getting worse.
Koira misses with a left hand
and Hurricane counters with a stiff right hand.
Koira takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hurricane misses with an uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Hurricane. Those never looked like landing.
Koira 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.
Hurricane is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hurricane avoids the body shot from Koira.
Koira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hurricane looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Koira getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karri Koira dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Koira paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Koira lands a really nice looking cross but Hurricane seems unphased.
A big left from Koira misses.
Hurricane staying out of range there.
Koira tests Hurricane's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Koira lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab from Hurricane misses.
Hurricane thows a body shot but no joy.
Koira misses with a looping left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koira connects with a single shot there.
Hurricane misses with a straight right.
Hurricane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Koira misses.
Hurricane takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Decent striking displayed by Koira there.
A jab from Hurricane does it's job there.
Hurricane lands with an uppercut that bounces Koira off the cage and back into range.
Hurricane misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koira missing with a left hand there. Hurricane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hurricane defending well as Koira loads up on a big left hand.
Hurricane ducks under a wild hook from Koira.
Koira moves out of range as Hurricane strikes.
A cross from Hurricane lands.
Hurricane takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Koira moves into range and connects with a jab.
Floyd Hurricane's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Koira digs a good body shot into Hurricane's ribs.
Koira connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hurricane's hands.
Hurricane looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sloppy strikes from Hurricane. Those never looked like landing.
Jab, jab by Koira - just one 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!
Koira lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A jab from Hurricane misses.
Koira ducks under a wild hook from Hurricane.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Koira. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Koira connects with a body shot.
Hurricane defending well as Koira loads up on a big left hand.
Koira thuds a left hand into Hurricane's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hurricane.
Koira fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hurricane looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Koira takes a swing at Hurricane's ribcage but misses.
Koira throws a hook but Hurricane blocks it.
Hurricane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koira throws out the jab.
Koira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koira scores with a jab to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Koira scores with a jab.
A big left from Koira misses.
Hurricane throws a right hand that Koira ducks under and follows up with a left that Koira also avoids with ease.
Karri Koira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hurricane takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jeez, Floyd Hurricane's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Hurricane looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Koira missing with a left hand there. Hurricane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hurricane moves away from the strike by Koira.
Koira ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hurricane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koira throws out the jab.
Koira jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Floyd Hurricane's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Karri Koira!
Karri Koira thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bee Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Isaacs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ronald Isaacs enters the cage!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bee Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ronald Isaacs!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Isaacss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Isaacs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Isaacs gets tackled into the cage by Benson. Benson maintains the clinch.
Benson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Isaacs is trying to pull guard but Benson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Benson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Benson instigates a clinch.
Isaacs tries to work over Benson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Isaacs fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Benson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benson lands with a right to the head.
Isaacs jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Benson walks away with a smile on his face. Isaacs gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bee Benson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronald Isaacs.
Isaacs wants to clinch.
Isaacs tries to clinch but Benson moves out of range.
Benson clinches up against the cage.
Benson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Isaacs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benson breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson has closed the distance and engaged Isaacs in a clinch.
Benson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Isaacs backwards.
Benson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Isaacs is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Benson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benson moves into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Benson.
Benson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Isaacs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Benson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Isaacs scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Bee Benson has been cut.
Benson gets in close and 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!
Isaacs tries to pull guard but Benson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Isaacs gets control of Benson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Isaacs will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Benson wants to stand but Isaacs is controlling his posture from full guard.
Isaacs is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Benson is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Isaacs is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Benson is aware though and is defending well.
Benson is looking to stand up but Isaacs won't let him.
Benson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Isaacs on the ground.
Isaacs is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Benson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Isaacs has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Benson has managed to get both his arms back between Isaacs's legs - danger averted.
Benson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Isaacs has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Benson has managed to get both his arms back between Isaacs's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Isaacs looking for a guillotine here but Benson defends easily.
Benson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Isaacs, up you get!
Benson rushes Isaacs and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson jumps guard.
Benson is looking to stand up but Isaacs isn't so interested in that idea.
Benson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Isaacs!
Isaacs tries to lock up and control but Benson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Isaacs is in all sorts of trouble here.
Benson is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Isaacs doesn't manage to clinch there - Benson circles away.
Isaacs gets tackled into the cage by Benson. Benson maintains the clinch.
Benson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Benson clinches up against the cage.
Benson lands a hook that snaps the head of Isaacs backwards.
Isaacs is trying to pull guard but Benson has him pressed against the cage.
Isaacs can't find room to land a body shot as Benson controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Benson scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Isaacs jumps guard but Benson stands there with Isaacs around his waist. Isaacs gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Isaacs jumps guard but Benson stands there with Isaacs around his waist. Isaacs gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Benson.
Benson breaks the clinch.
Benson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Benson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bee Benson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Isaacs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benson.
Isaacs lands with an overhand left.
Isaacs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Isaacs looks to land a right hand but Benson moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Isaacs.
Benson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Isaacs tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Benson smiles and moves away.
Isaacs wants to clinch
and Benson counters with a series of strikes. Isaacs will be more careful next time no doubt.
Isaacs misses with a lunging right hand
and Benson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bee Benson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bee Benson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Benson closes the distance and clinches.
Benson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Isaacs drops down looking for an ankle pick but Benson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Isaacs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Benson swats away the attempt to clinch by Isaacs.
Benson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Isaacs.
Benson swats away the attempt to clinch by Isaacs.
Benson clinches with his opponent.
Isaacs can't break the clinch.
Benson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Isaacs backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benson lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson breaks the clinch.
Benson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Isaacs misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bee Benson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronald Isaacs.
Isaacs misses with an uppercut. Benson saw that one coming.
Isaacs tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Isaacs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benson rushes Isaacs and presses him up against the cage.
Isaacs is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Benson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Benson has closed the distance and engaged Isaacs in a clinch.
Benson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benson swats away the attempt to clinch by Isaacs.
Benson moves into range and clinches up with Isaacs.
Benson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Isaacs uses from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benson keeping full guard, as Isaacs tries to pass.
Isaacs won't allow Benson to get back to his feet.
Isaacs tries to free his leg and advance position but Benson is retaining full guard.
Isaacs won't allow Benson to get back to his feet.
Isaacs is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Isaacs prevents Benson from getting back to his feet.
Benson wants to sweep but no luck.
Isaacs stops Benson from standing up.
Benson keeping full guard, as Isaacs tries to pass.
Isaacs thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Benson wriggles free and stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson blocks a jab.
Isaacs misses with a wild body shot.
Benson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benson instigates a clinch.
Benson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benson has Isaacs up against the cage in a clinch.
Benson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benson moves into the clinch.
Benson manages to break the clinch.
Isaacs throws a hook but Benson avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown by Isaacs or perhaps it was just good defense by Benson which made him look bad.
Benson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Isaacs, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Benson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Benson wants to stand up but Isaacs is controlling him.
Benson keeping moving, preventing Isaacs from controlling successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benson is adopting a defensive guard.
Benson wants to get back to his feet but Isaacs is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Isaacs drops back, looking for a kneebar! Benson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Benson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Benson!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benson tries to stand but Isaacs is controlling his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bee Benson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bee Benson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Isaacs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benson manages to avoid it.
Isaacs is trying hard to land a takedown here. Benson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Benson moves into the clinch.
Benson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Benson prevents Isaacs from breaking the clinch.
Benson manages to break the clinch.
Benson clinches with his opponent.
Benson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benson has managed to clinch.
Isaacs goes for a takedown in the clinch but Benson prevents it.
Benson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Benson as he connects with a hook.
Isaacs tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Benson swivels and escapes.
Bee Benson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronald Isaacs.
Isaacs tries to clinch up
and Benson counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Isaacs takes one to the chin there.
Benson closes the distance and pushes Isaacs back into the cage.
Isaacs tries to pull guard but Benson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Benson.
Benson breaks the clinch.
Benson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Benson lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Isaacs.
Benson lands with a right to the head.
Benson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Benson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Benson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benson takes the fight into the clinch.
Benson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Benson manages to break the clinch.
Bee Benson is winning the standup battle so far.
Isaacs shoots for a takedown but Benson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Benson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Isaacs, pushing him back against the cage.
Benson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benson has closed the distance and engaged Isaacs in a clinch.
Benson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Isaacs can do to turn this around?
A left lands for Benson.
Benson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Isaacs, pushing him back against the cage.
Benson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Isaacs on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Isaacs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Benson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Benson scores with a jab. Isaacs acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Isaacs throws a poor cross that misses
and Benson counters with a stiff right hand.
Benson moves into the clinch.
Benson breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Benson.
Isaacs manages to pull guard.
Isaacs is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Benson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Benson wants to get back to his feet but Isaacs is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Benson is adopting a defensive guard.
Isaacs trying to control the position from guard on top but Benson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Isaacs won't allow Benson to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Isaacs thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Isaacs wants to control from the top but Benson keeps moving.
Benson wants to get back to his feet but Isaacs is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Benson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Isaacs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Benson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Benson is looking to stand up but Isaacs isn't so interested in that idea.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Isaacs postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Benson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Isaacs, into his guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Isaacs looking for a guillotine here but Benson defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bee Benson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Benson 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bee Benson!
Bee Benson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toni Eerkilaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tamao Serizawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toni Eerkilaa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tamao Serizawa's chin.
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300 lbs
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208 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Toni Eerkilaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tamao Serizawa!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eerkilaa looks to land a left hand but Serizawa moved out of range nicely.
Toni Eerkilaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eerkilaa lands a big uppercut and Serizawa crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Serizawa looks OK. Eerkilaa waves Serizawa back to his feet!
It looks like Tamao Serizawa has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Serizawa drops his hands momentarily. Eerkilaa doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Serizawa staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Serizawa doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Toni Eerkilaa!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tero Elo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solomon Grundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tero Elo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Solomon Grundy!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grundy.
Elo avoids the body shot from Grundy.
Elo throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Grundy tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Elo is in Grundy's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Elo pushing down on Grundy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Elo trying to control the pace.
Elo is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elo is working for a kimura but Grundy is defending it quite comfortably.
Elo works his way into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Elo wants to control the pace but Grundy is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elo moves to the back.
Grundy is trying to defend against the choke here but Elo has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Elo Tightens the hold and Grundy taps out furiously! Elo displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tero Elo!
Tero Elo made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Let the big, bad, black motherfucker go!'.
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