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CFH 6: Caveman Style PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Voittaja Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mino Svevo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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170 lbs
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174 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
KO power |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Voittaja Winner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mino Svevo!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winner fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Svevo sprawls well initially but Winner persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Svevo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Winner sitting in guard here, content to control.
Svevo throws his legs up looking for a submission but Winner uses it to pass to side control.
Svevo struggling a bit here.
Svevo tries to buck Winner off but Winner is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Svevo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Svevo is looking to regain half guard here but Winner keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Svevo keeps working.
Winner looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Winner has an Americana. Svevo didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Winner is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Winner hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Voittaja Winner!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ka Bum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edmond Dantes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dantes has chosen The Four Seasons as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Edmond Dantes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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201 lbs
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190 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ka Bum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Edmond Dantes!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bum drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bum is stalling in the full guard.
Bum loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bum keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dantes's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bum accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bum showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bum throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bum throws a big right hand that misses.
Bum postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bum postures up in Dantes's guard and throws a big left but Dantes blocks it.
Bum throwing strikes but missing.
Bum with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bum engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bum with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bum throwing strikes from guard but Dantes blocks nicely.
Bum has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bum trying to control the position from guard on top but Dantes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bum works over Dantes with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bum's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dantes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bum.
Bum missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bum stays in close to Dantes's body and controls the position.
Bum trying to control the position from guard on top but Dantes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bum's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ka Bum wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bum closes the distance and clinches up with Dantes, looking for a takedown. Bum pushes Dantes against the cage but Dantes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bum.
Bum fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ka Bum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bum drives through with a takedown into Dantes's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bum with a flurry of punches that miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bum looking to sit in guard and control but Dantes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ka Bum dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bum shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dantes but Dantes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
No luck for Bum with that takedown attempt.
Bum closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dantes circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ka Bum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bum gets the takedown into side control.
Bum in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bum misses with the ground and pound.
Dantes looks to move to half guard but instead Bum has passed into mount! Damn!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dantes regains half guard.
Bum wants to control but Dantes is keeping him busy.
Ka Bum overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bum thows a huge punch but Dantes dodges it nicely.
Bum content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dantes is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bum sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dantes defending well though.
Bum not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bum not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bum content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bum working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bum sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dantes defending well though.
Bum seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dantes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bum thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bum not doing much here.
Dantes regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bum throwing strikes from guard but Dantes blocks nicely.
Bum wants to control from the top but Dantes keeps moving.
Ka Bum has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bum throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dantes's waist but Dantes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bum off to one side.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bum drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bum in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ka Bum dominated that second round.
That's time! Bum's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bum shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dantes pinned against the cage. Dantes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dantes tries to sprawl but Bum drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Dantes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dantes tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Bum wants to take a breather but Dantes is having none of it.
Bum misses with a head shot. Dantes uses the momentum to regain guard.
Dantes can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bum controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bum lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bum throws a big right hand that misses.
Bum with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bum stopping the sweep attempt from Dantes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bum postures up in Dantes's guard and throws a big left but Dantes blocks it.
Edmond Dantes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bum in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bum trying to control but Dantes is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bum not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ka Bum just wasn't active enough.
Bum misses with a takedown attempt - Dantes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bum closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bum taking a breather here.
Bum throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Dantes works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Bum is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bum is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dantes can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bum is looking to take a break and control but Dantes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bum thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dantes's head.
Bum throwing shots but Dantes is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bum trying to control from half guard but Dantes is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ka Bum showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bum 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ka Bum!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abbe Faria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Karlovsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faria's entrance music is Sadness. A fine choice. Abbe Faria could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jonas Karlovsson's chin.
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265 lbs
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270 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Abbe Faria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonas Karlovsson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faria cracks Karlovsson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Faria has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Karlovsson to stand back up!
Karlovsson is rocked!
It looks like Jonas Karlovsson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Faria throws out a loose jab but Karlovsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karlovsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Faria finish him?
A shot to the body from Karlovsson misses
and Faria counters with a big left hand that crumples Karlovsson! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Abbe Faria!
Our winner, Abbe Faria, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dez Damien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Redfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Redfield has chosen Resident Evil Movie Theme as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Dez Damien has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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280 lbs
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254 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dez Damien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Redfield!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damien avoids the head kick by Redfield.
Redfield checks a low kick from Damien.
Redfield blocks a head kick by Damien.
A head kick misses from Redfield.
Horrible takedown by Redfield or perhaps it was just good defense by Damien which made him look bad.
Redfield slips a jab and a cross from Damien.
A shot to the liver by Damien. Beautiful body shot.
Damien stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Damien wants it to stay on the feet.
Redfield tries to keep at a distance but Damien has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Damien.
Damien tries a body shot but Redfield blocks it.
Redfield tries to pull guard but Damien won't allow it.
Dez Damien has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Redfield.
Redfield being controlled against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redfield wants to break the clinch but can't.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Damien for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dez Damien.
Redfield throws a sloppy head kick and Damien moves out of range easily.
Damien misses with a wild combination.
Damien takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Damien slips a jab from Redfield.
Redfield connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Damien to the floor! Redfield dives in looking for the finish!
Damien is rocked!
It looks like Dez Damien has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Redfield not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Redfield is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Redfield tries to pass to full mount but Damien defends it.
Redfield is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Damien is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chris Redfield!
A relieved looking Chris Redfield thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mario Eibegger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Maverick (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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171 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mario Eibegger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Maverick!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eibegger loads up on a big right hand but Maverick slips the punch.
Maverick scores with a spinning back kick!
Maverick cracks the inside of Eibegger's front leg.
A telegraphed right hand from Eibegger misses the target.
Maverick shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Eibegger napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Maverick misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Maverick moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Maverick trying to control the position but Eibegger is working away.
You can see the frustration on Eibegger's face as Maverick controls the position.
Maverick working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maverick in side control, throwing shots but Eibegger defends.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maverick lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Eibegger on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Maverick postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Maverick has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Eibegger wants to control but Maverick postures up.
Maverick lands a few punches from side control.
Maverick controlling the position.
Maverick lands some shots froms side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maverick grinds an elbow into Eibegger's temple.
An elbow from Maverick crashes against the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eibegger takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Maverick misses with the ground and pound.
Eibegger is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Maverick working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Maverick creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Eibegger sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Eibegger parries the strikes from Maverick easily there. Maverick is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Eibegger to escape.
Eibegger is trying to control Maverick's posture but Maverick avoids it.
Eibegger is working to avoid the ground and pound but Maverick connects with a decent elbow.
Eibegger is rocked!
Maverick cracks Eibegger with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Maverick immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Eibegger is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Maverick!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Maverick!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Whisper Welker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Label (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Label is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Godsmak, I stand alone. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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190 lbs
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Counter fighter
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Whisper Welker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Black Label!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Welker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Label throws a hook to the side of Welker's head but Welker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Label throws a head kick that misses.
Label tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Welker counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Label pushes Welker off looking to stand but Welker dives back in and keeps control.
Welker frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Welker tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Label swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Welker tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welker with the ground and pound from mount.
Welker unloading with bombs!
Label tries to hold on but Welker postures up.
Welker has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Label's face.
Welker lands a heavy elbow.
Welker lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Welker is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Welker with shots to the head and body - Label looks very uncomfortable down there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Welker cracks Label with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Welker looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welker can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Label is looking to escape.
Label is desperately trying to improve his position but Welker has a good base and remains in mount.
Welker trying to control but Label is having none of it.
Welker with good strikes from the mount here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welker postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Label looks a forlorn figure.
Welker pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Welker with a couple of short strikes.
A nice elbow there by Welker.
Welker tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Welker lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Label throwing hammer fists to the chest of Welker. What's that going to do exactly?
Welker lands a big shot there that rocks Label but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Welker unloading with bombs!
Welker with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Label bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Welker looking for a sweep. Not yet Welker, not yet.
Label trying to control the position from guard on top but Welker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Welker has his hands on Label's head, controlling the position.
Welker has a closed guard, preventing Label from standing up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Welker has his hands on Label's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Whisper Welker dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Label tries to clinch
and Welker counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Welker is stalling in the full guard.
Welker passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Label taking a bit of punishment here - Welker scoring with strikes.
Label wants to control but Welker postures up.
Welker takes a little break here. Label wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Welker cracks Label with a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Welker wants to control but Label is keeping him busy.
Welker in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Welker connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Label some visible discomfort.
Label is trying to buck Welker off.
Welker remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Welker working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Label tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Welker wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welker lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Label down.
Welker is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Label's shoulder. That is not cool.
Label wants to get back to his feet.
Welker connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Label some visible discomfort.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Welker just content to control the position.
Whisper Welker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Welker working the ground and pound from side control.
Welker controls the position.
Label throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
A lull in the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welker working the body and head with strikes.
Welker cracks Label with a big right hand but Label just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Welker landing a few strikes.
Label tries to bench press Welker off him but Welker keeps the position.
Label is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Welker trying to control the position but Label is working away.
Label takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Label tries to buck Welker off but Welker is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Label is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Welker's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Still in half guard, Welker seems content to control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Welker looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Label with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Welker working the head and body with strikes.
Label is trying to escape back to his feet but Welker uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Welker in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Welker blocks the strikes from Label.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Label is being controlled here.
Welker lands a nice forearm strike.
Label is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Welker has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Whisper Welker dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Label takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Welker drives through with a takedown into guard.
Welker works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Welker wants to free his trapped foot but Label is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Label looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Welker looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Welker looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Label actively working from the bottom here.
Label takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Welker takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Welker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Label can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welker wants to control but Label is keeping him busy.
Welker scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Welker trying to mount his opponent but Label defends it.
Welker passes the guard and advances to mount!
Label in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Welker is landing with some decent strikes but Label is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Welker working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welker takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Label is trying desperately to improve position.
Welker landing strikes from the mount and Label is in trouble!
Welker controlling the pace for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Welker landing strikes from the mount.
Whisper Welker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Welker controlling the position easily from mount.
Welker has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Welker blocks Label's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Welker scoring with strikes but Label is staying in there.
Welker controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Label keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Welker scoring with strikes but Label is staying in there.
Welker raining down shots from the mount!
Welker controlling the position easily from mount.
Black Label has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Whisper Welker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Welker 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Whisper Welker!
A very excited looking Whisper Welker made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Biteyourcockov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikita Smoldarev (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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289 lbs
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265 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Biteyourcockov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikita Smoldarev!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Biteyourcockov.
Biteyourcockov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Biteyourcockov decides to stand back up.
Biteyourcockov misses with a few strikes there.
Smoldarev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Biteyourcockov doesn't seem bothered though.
Biteyourcockov digs a good hook to Smoldarev's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smoldarev slips a jab and a cross from Biteyourcockov.
Smoldarev has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Biteyourcockov finds it's way round the side to connect with Smoldarev's head.
Smoldarev misses with a takedown
and Biteyourcockov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Smoldarev's guard.
Biteyourcockov drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Biteyourcockov seems to have locked his on tight now - Smoldarev screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Biteyourcockov, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Sergei Biteyourcockov!
Sergei Biteyourcockov spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Shaffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kylla Ei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaffer comes to the cage accompanied by Midnight At The Oasis by Maria Muldaur. Kylla Ei will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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245 lbs
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281 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Al Shaffer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kylla Ei!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ei throws a series of punches but Shaffer moves out of range.
Shaffer throws a right and a left that Ei avoids nicely.
Ei looks to score with a jab to the body but Shaffer is just out of range.
Ei rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shaffer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shaffer shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Shaffer showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ei keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Shaffer connects with a nice short shot to Ei's temple.
Shaffer throwing shots but Ei is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shaffer passes to full mount!
Shaffer throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ei because Shaffer loaded up on that one.
Shaffer tries to control but Ei wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ei is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ei holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Shaffer tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Shaffer punching from mount but Ei doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ei is in a horrible position here. Shaffer smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Shaffer looking to ground and pound but Ei is blocking nicely.
Shaffer lands with some strikes.
Shaffer connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shaffer throws some wild stikes that Ei manages to avoid easily.
Shaffer with a couple of short strikes.
Ei blocking the ground and pound.
Shaffer punching from mount but Ei doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Shaffer postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ei looks a forlorn figure.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ei can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaffer throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Shaffer lands a nice shot to the head.
Ei is rocked!
Shaffer with shots to the head and body - Ei looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ei is still in real trouble! Can Shaffer finish him?
Shaffer loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Ei scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Shaffer land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Shaffer stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Al Shaffer!
A pretty intense looking Al Shaffer took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garviel Loken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Rafael Almeida has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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196 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafael Almeida!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Garviel Loken!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almeida decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Loken is pressing down on Almeida's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Loken wants to sweep here but Almeida controlling him for the moment.
Almeida trying to control the position from guard on top but Loken is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Almeida won't allow Loken to sweep him here.
Almeida trying to control but Loken is working from the bottom.
Almeida slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Almeida tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Almeida tries for a kimura but Loken is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida trying to control the action but Loken is working from the bottom.
Almeida working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Loken is trying to control Almeida's posture but Almeida avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Loken is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Almeida is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Loken has escaped the position, nice work there.
Almeida tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Almeida has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Loken is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loken can't do much from the bottom here.
Almeida looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Almeida goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Loken rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Almeida's guard! Nice work there by Loken!
Almeida keeping full guard, as Loken tries to pass.
Loken drops back, looking for a kneebar! Almeida looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Almeida looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Almeida!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loken gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Almeida is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Loken doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Almeida.
Almeida is breathing heavily.
Almeida looking for a submission but Loken manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loken has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Almeida dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Almeida is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Loken's half guard.
Almeida is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Loken is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rafael Almeida!
Rafael Almeida is the new middleweight champion!
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