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HBG: ALL 5 ROUNDS PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alfons Aberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Freese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freese has chosen I'm Sexy And I Know It 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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12 - 13 - 0 |
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199 lbs
19 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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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
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alfons Aberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Craig Freese!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aberg rushes Freese and presses him up against the cage.
Aberg dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Freese leaning against his opponent.
Aberg misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aberg creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Freese blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aberg prevents Freese from breaking the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aberg.
A nice left hand lands by Aberg.
Freese is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aberg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Freese has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aberg lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Freese or not.
Aberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Freese ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aberg moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Freese misses with an uppercut
and Aberg counters with a takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Aberg tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Aberg is working Freese over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aberg creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Freese sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Freese tries to buck Aberg off but Aberg is having none of it.
Aberg sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Freese is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Aberg working the body and head with strikes.
Freese takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Freese struggling a bit here.
Aberg thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Aberg working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Freese tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Aberg wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Aberg.
Freese takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes there by Aberg.
Aberg working the head with strikes.
Aberg working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Aberg will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Freese manages to work his way to half guard, despite Aberg's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aberg thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Freese tries to get to full guard but Aberg has control of the leg.
Aberg throwing shots but Freese is blocking nicely.
Freese is defending against the submission attempts here by Aberg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Freese is looking to escape.
Aberg looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aberg blocks the strikes from Freese.
Freese wants to get back to full guard but Aberg has passed into side control.
Aberg in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Freese defending against the ground and pound.
Aberg postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Aberg is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Freese knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Freese 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.
Alfons Aberg dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A cross from Aberg lands.
It looks like Craig Freese has been cut.
Freese misses with a body shot.
Aberg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Freese moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Freese thows a body shot but no joy.
Aberg misses with a leg kick
and Freese counters with a leg kick.
Freese moves out of range as Aberg strikes.
Aberg scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Aberg bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Freese's head.
Aberg is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A good leg kick by Freese.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Freese throws a half hearted mid kick.
Aberg lands a nice hook to Freese's body. Freese takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Alfons Aberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Freese throws a looping overhand right but Aberg ducks down to avoid it.
Freese is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aberg.
Aberg tries to clinch but Freese moves out of range.
Aberg takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Freese stuns Aberg with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Freese throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freese lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aberg has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Aberg gets a clinch.
Aberg looking to throw knees to the head but Freese is blocking nicely.
Aberg has a couple of punches blocked by Freese.
Freese tries to break free but Aberg pushes him back against the cage.
Freese breaks from the clinch.
Aberg misses with a two punch combination.
Aberg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aberg moves away from the strike by Freese.
Freese throws a shot from downtown. Aberg moves away and avoids it.
Freese slips a jab and a cross from Aberg.
A right-left combo lands from Aberg.
Aberg tries to clinch there but Freese circles away.
Aberg is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aberg doesn't manage to clinch there - Freese circles away.
Aberg misses with a hook.
Alfons Aberg is winning the standup battle so far.
Freese connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freese lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aberg's sensitive parts.
Freese blocks the body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Freese pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aberg tries to close the distance and clinch but Freese swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Freese throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Freese thows a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick lands from Freese.
Freese keeps the fight on the outside.
Aberg tries to clinch but Freese is having none of it.
Freese lands a slapping body shot.
Aberg moves in looking to clinch but Freese pushes him off.
Aberg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Freese paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aberg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aberg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Freese tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Freese.
Aberg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Freese stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Aberg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Freese clobbers Aberg with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Aberg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Freese paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Freese scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aberg walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Aberg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Freese manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aberg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aberg tries to clinch there but Freese circles away.
Alfons Aberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aberg misses the shot to the body.
Aberg misses with a leg kick
and Freese moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aberg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Aberg lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Freese is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Freese wants to break free but Aberg has control.
Freese is looking to break free of the clinch but Aberg has double underhooks.
Come on Freese - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A nice right hand lands inside from Freese.
Freese blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Aberg.
Freese looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Freese wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right from Aberg on the inside.
Freese missing with knees to the body.
Freese breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Craig Freese will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Craig Freese's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Freese with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Aberg is looking to clinch but Freese is avoiding it.
Aberg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Freese manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aberg takes one to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Freese.
Freese misses with a looping right.
Aberg tries to clinch but Freese moves away
and Freese counters with an outside leg kick.
Freese throws a hook but Aberg avoids it easily.
Freese defending well as Aberg loads up on a big left hand.
Aberg forces Freese back against the cage and clinches.
Freese is trying to break free.
Aberg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Freese's efforts to push away.
Freese is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aberg tries to land a knee to the head but Freese blocks with his arms.
Freese wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aberg can't find room to land a body shot as Freese controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Freese fails to land.
Freese goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aberg misses with a punch on the inside.
Freese trying to stall but Aberg improves his position.
Aberg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Freese lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Aberg fails to land.
Freese wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aberg has him pressed against the cage.
Aberg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aberg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Freese tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aberg's elbow.
Aberg missing with knees to the body.
Freese tries to circle away but Aberg has him pinned against the cage.
Freese is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Freese manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Freese misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aberg wants to clinch
enabling Freese to counter with a crisp jab.
Aberg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aberg tries to clinch there but Freese circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Freese. Aberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Freese lands a jab.
Freese connects with a body shot that sends Aberg's belly button to the back.
Aberg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Freese paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aberg takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Aberg is rocked!
It looks like Alfons Aberg has been cut.
Aberg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Freese lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Oh Aberg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Freese is stalking Aberg. Aberg circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Freese, and it's lights out! Aberg really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Craig Freese!
A very excited looking Craig Freese rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ship Enter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murray Esson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Enter's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal . Esson has chosen Amy MacDonald - This Is The Life as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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170 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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156 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ship Enter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Murray Esson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Enter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Enter lands a slapping body shot.
Enter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A punch combination from Enter misses.
Esson lands with a straight right. Enter didn't see that one coming.
Esson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Enter.
Jab by Esson.
Enter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Enter throws a body punch but Esson moves out of range.
Enter misses with a jab to the body
and Esson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Enter cracks Esson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Esson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Enter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Esson lands a right hook to the body.
Enter throws a jab when Esson was well out of range.
Enter looks to score with a jab to the body but Esson is just out of range.
Enter scores with a jab. Esson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ship Enter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Esson looks to score with a jab to the body but Enter is just out of range.
Enter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Esson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Esson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Enter is rocked!
Enter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Esson counters with a thumping low kick.
Enter is breathing heavily.
Esson connects with a body shot that sends Enter's belly button to the back.
Esson cracks Enter on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Enter falls backwards against the cage. Esson follows up with more strikes that drop Enter to his knees. Esson keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Enter! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Murray Esson!
In his post fight interview, Murray Esson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larppa Lurppa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarmo Puustinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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4 - 7 - 0 |
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207 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Larppa Lurppa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarmo Puustinen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lurppa throws a lazy uppercut
and Puustinen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Puustinen connects with a single shot there.
Lurppa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lurppa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Puustinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lurppa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lurppa throws a hook but Puustinen avoids it easily.
Puustinen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lurppa throws a poor cross that misses
and Puustinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Lurppa looks to land a right hand but Puustinen moved out of range.
Lurppa misses with a left hand
and Lurppa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puustinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lurppa.
Puustinen lands a glancing blow to the side of Lurppa's head.
Lurppa is rocked!
Lurppa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Puustinen counters with a right hand to the body.
Oh Lurppa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Puustinen catches Lurppa with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Lurppa forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jarmo Puustinen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mago Tenorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roope Latvala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Latvala is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Children of Bodom - Tie my rope. Roope Latvala has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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212 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mago Tenorio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roope Latvala!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Latvala's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Latvala duly obliges.
It looks like Mago Tenorio has been cut.
A big left from Latvala misses.
Latvala lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tenorio at a distance.
Latvala closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Latvala working the ground and pound from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Latvala working the head with strikes.
Tenorio tries to buck Latvala off but Latvala is having none of it.
Tenorio taking a bit of punishment here - Latvala scoring with strikes.
Latvala works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Tenorio taking a bit of punishment here - Latvala scoring with strikes.
Tenorio is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tenorio taking punishment in the form of punches.
Latvala landing strikes.
Latvala landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Latvala working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Latvala working the ground and pound from side control.
Tenorio is rocked!
Tenorio tries to buck Latvala off but Latvala is having none of it.
Tenorio is working hard here to advance position.
Tenorio taking a bit of punishment here - Latvala scoring with strikes.
Latvala creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Latvala in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Oh Tenorio is still in real trouble! 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!
Latvala slows the pace down.
Latvala scores with a couple of short elbows.
Latvala is looking to take a break and control but Tenorio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tenorio seems to have got his legs back now.
Tenorio is letting Latvala control him for a moment.
Tenorio is trying to work for a sweep but Latvala has mounted him!
Latvala lands with some strikes.
Latvala in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Latvala controlling the pace for now.
Latvala connects with a bit shot that sees Tenorio covering up! More strikes from Latvala and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Latvala is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roope Latvala!
Roope Latvala thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donovan Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Act A Fool (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Collins comes into the arena with Never Give Up blaring out of the sound system. 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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275 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donovan Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Act A Fool!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A Fool takes a swing at Collins's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by A Fool.
A Fool lands a big uppercut and Collins crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Collins looks OK. A Fool waves Collins back to his feet!
Collins is rocked!
It looks like Donovan Collins has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A Fool lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Collins head around and knocks him out cold! A Fool hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Act A Fool!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hardy Hatecore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henri Eskola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hardy Hatecore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henri Eskola!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatecore lands with a nice combination. Eskola backs away looking to recover.
Eskola tries to keep at a distance but Hatecore has taken the fight into the clinch.
Eskola is trying to pull guard but Hatecore turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hatecore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Hatecore.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hatecore.
Eskola shoots in for a takedown but Hatecore shows good takedown defense.
Eskola shoots in for a takedown but Hatecore shows good takedown defense.
Hardy Hatecore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henri Eskola.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hatecore moves into range and clinches up with Eskola.
Eskola manages to pull guard.
Hatecore is looking to stand up but Eskola won't let him.
Eskola looking for a guillotine here but Hatecore defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatecore wants to control from the top but Eskola keeps moving.
Hatecore wants to get up but he can't break Eskola's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hatecore controlling from the top position.
We're going to have a standup here because Hardy Hatecore wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Eskola misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatecore throws a sloppy head kick
so Eskola counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Eskola pushing down on Hatecore's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hatecore is refusing to be controlled, as Eskola sits in half guard.
Eskola wants to pass to mount but Hatecore is defending the position.
Eskola is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eskola tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Eskola is trying to control the action in half guard but Hatecore is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eskola passes to full mount!
Hatecore is controlling an arm, preventing Eskola from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Eskola can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hatecore is looking to escape.
Eskola with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Eskola sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hatecore tries to hold on but Eskola pushes him away.
Hatecore in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Eskola sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eskola looking to control but Hatecore is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Eskola thowing shots but they're missing.
Eskola tries to take his opponent's back but Hatecore turns with him and manages to move into guard on the top. Nice work.
Hatecore looking to sit in guard and control but Eskola gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eskola seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henri Eskola dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hatecore lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Eskola backs up against the cage.
Eskola shoots for a double leg takedown but Hatecore sprawls well. He's pushed Eskola's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Eskola keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Eskola wants to clinch.
Eskola misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hatecore throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatecore fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hatecore throws a low kick but Eskola moves out of range easily.
Hatecore fails with an attempt to clinch.
Eskola keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice takedown defense from Hatecore. No joy for Eskola on that attempt.
Hardy Hatecore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henri Eskola.
Hatecore looks for a takedown but Eskola sprawls well.
Hatecore keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Eskola scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Eskola is looking to take a break and control but Hatecore is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Hatecore's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatecore is not content to let Eskola control the position.
Hatecore knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Eskola on the ground.
Eskola thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hatecore tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eskola decides to stand back up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hatecore has a takedown stuffed.
Hatecore shoots in but Eskola avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatecore fails with the takedown
and Eskola moves into the clinch.
Eskola turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Eskola manages to end up in side control.
Eskola throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hatecore wants to control but Eskola postures up.
Hatecore is letting Eskola control him for a moment.
Eskola tries for a kimura but Hatecore is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eskola advances to mount.
Hatecore prevents Eskola from taking his back.
Eskola looking to finish Hatecore with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hatecore!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eskola has hold of Hatecore's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Hatecore manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Eskola goes for an armbar but Hatecore turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Hatecore.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eskola keeping full guard, as Hatecore tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henri Eskola 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!
A head kick misses from Hatecore.
Eskola shoots for a double leg takedown but Hatecore sprawls well. He's pushed Eskola's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hatecore throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Eskola.
Hatecore throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Eskola fails with the takedown.
Eskola tries for a takedown but Hatecore sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hardy Hatecore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henri Eskola.
Eskola gets a clinch.
Hatecore is pressed up against the cage. Eskola has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hatecore down to the mat. Hatecore avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Eskola shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Eskola prevents Hatecore from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatecore holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Eskola seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Eskola is keen to just control but Hatecore is a slippery customer.
Eskola controlling the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Henri Eskola.
Eskola closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Hatecore counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eskola looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Eskola moves into full mount! Hatecore won't be happy about that!
Hatecore stops Eskola from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Eskola throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Henri Eskola has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hatecore blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eskola content just to control the position here.
Eskola raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatecore is looking to get to half guard.
Eskola controlling the position easily from mount.
Eskola wants to take his opponent's back but Hatecore doesn't allow it.
Eskola has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hatecore's face.
Eskola trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Eskola looking to isolate an arm here. Hatecore doesn't see it coming and as Eskola extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Eskola!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Henri Eskola!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crash Dummy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Hogan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Crash Dummy's chin.
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216 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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216 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Crash Dummy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bruce Hogan!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dummy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hogan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hogan misses with a two punch combination.
Hogan misses with a body shot.
Hogan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hogan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
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!
Nice uppercut lands for Hogan. That snapped Dummy's head back.
Bruce Hogan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hogan tries a head kick but it misses.
Dummy's corner calls for a 1-2. Dummy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dummy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dummy cracks Hogan on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Hogan falls backwards against the cage. Dummy follows up with more strikes that drop Hogan to his knees. Dummy keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Hogan! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Crash Dummy!
During a confident post fight interview, Crash Dummy thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Pein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zevran Arishok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zevran Arishok told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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168 lbs
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176 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Max Pein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zevran Arishok!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arishok fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Arishok thuds his right hand into Pein's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pein throws a big shot that misses.
Pein misses with an uppercut. Arishok saw that one coming.
Arishok lands a glancing blow to the side of Pein's head.
Arishok pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pein lands with a shot to the body.
Arishok lands with a hook. Pein tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arishok cracks Pein with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Pein tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Arishok pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Pein is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zevran Arishok!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafal Kozak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfred E Neuman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kozak comes into the arena with Kazik 12 groszy blaring out of the sound system. Alfred E Neuman told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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277 lbs
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafal Kozak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alfred E Neuman!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
E Neuman tries to sprawl but Kozak drives through with a takedown into half guard.
E Neuman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kozak looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kozak frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kozak is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, E Neuman has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kozak connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozak is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, E Neuman has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Kozak is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. E Neuman is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. E Neuman flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Kozak anticipates the leg and manages to get behind E Neuman and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Kozak slips an arm under E Neuman chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Kozak has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Kozak is squeezing on E Neuman like an anaconda would it's prey. E Neuman fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rafal Kozak!
Rafal Kozak gave a mention to $300 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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