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Holmgang Challengers 25 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pahani Julmu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcello Cobretti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cobretti's choice of entrance music: White Zombie - Black Sunshine . This should be a great matchup!
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181 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good kicks
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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 Helsinki, Pahani Julmu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcello Cobretti!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Julmu throws a series of strikes that have Cobretti backpedaling.
It looks like Marcello Cobretti has been cut.
Cobretti ducks under a wild hook from Julmu.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Julmu!
Julmu slips a jab from Cobretti.
Cobretti gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Julmu misses with a wild combination.
Cobretti listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Julmu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Julmu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cobretti moves away.
Cobretti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Julmu moves away.
Cobretti walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Julmu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Julmu lands with a right hand.
Julmu throws a series of punches but Cobretti avoids them all with ease.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cobretti.
Cobretti takes a kick to the side of the head.
Julmu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cobretti.
Cobretti throws a low kick but Julmu moves out of range easily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Julmu enables Cobretti to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Julmu manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Julmu keeping moving, preventing Cobretti from controlling successfully.
Cobretti slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobretti is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Julmu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cobretti.
Cobretti is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Julmu is just riding it out for now. Cobretti eventually gives up the hold.
Cobretti lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Julmu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cobretti.
Cobretti trying to control from half guard but Julmu is working away.
Julmu wants to get back to his feet.
Julmu is looking for a sweep. Cobretti is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Cobretti there.
Cobretti prevents Julmu from improving his position.
Julmu is trying to stand back up but Cobretti is controlling him
Cobretti sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Julmu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cobretti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobretti controlling the pace.
Cobretti is nestled in close to Julmu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Julmu is trying to stand back up but Cobretti is controlling him
Julmu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cobretti.
Cobretti perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Cobretti wants to take a breather but Julmu is having none of it.
Julmu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cobretti.
Cobretti is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Marcello Cobretti hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Cobretti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cobretti thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Cobretti.
Cobretti connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cobretti throws a leg kick which misses Julmu's front leg but catches the back leg as Julmu tries to avoid it.
Cobretti avoids the head kick by Julmu.
Pahani Julmu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Julmu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pahani Julmu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Julmu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cobretti. Cobretti circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cobretti stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cobretti throws a nice looking combination but Julmu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cobretti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Cobretti misses the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Julmu lands a really nice looking cross but Cobretti seems unphased.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cobretti lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Julmu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Julmu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cobretti lands a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Julmu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcello Cobretti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcello Cobretti's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Julmu blocks a jab.
Cobretti scores with a nice strike.
Julmu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cobretti on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cobretti throws a hook but Julmu blocks it.
Julmu with a jab.
Pahani Julmu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cobretti shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Julmu sprawls well. Julmu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cobretti gets slowly back to his feet.
Julmu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cobretti moves out of range as Julmu strikes.
Cobretti has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Julmu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Julmu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pahani Julmu is winning the standup battle so far.
Julmu throws out a loose jab but Cobretti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Julmu misses with a two punch combination.
Cobretti misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Cobretti misses its intended target.
Cobretti closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Julmu quickly recovers to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cobretti not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobretti throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cobretti moves nicely into side control.
You can see the frustration on Julmu's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cobretti throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Cobretti has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Julmu is not content to let Cobretti control the position.
Cobretti in side control, throwing shots but Julmu defends.
Cobretti landing a few strikes.
Cobretti thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobretti tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Cobretti takes a little break here. Julmu wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Cobretti in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Cobretti is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Julmu has escaped the position, nice work there.
Julmu is not content to let Cobretti control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobretti lands a decent elbow from side control.
Julmu is trying to buck Cobretti off.
Cobretti lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Check out the look on Cobretti's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Julmu is trying to get back to half guard.
Cobretti fails to land a wild elbow strike.
You can see the frustration on Julmu's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cobretti working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobretti creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Julmu takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cobretti landing strikes.
Cobretti cracks Julmu with a big right hand but Julmu just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Julmu is looking to reverse the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Julmu taking a bit of punishment here - Cobretti scoring with strikes.
Julmu prevents Cobretti from moving into mount.
Cobretti throws an elbow but Julmu slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcello Cobretti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcello Cobretti's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Julmu misses with a double jab.
Cobretti lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cobretti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cobretti misses with a few strikes there.
Cobretti tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Julmu swivels and escapes.
Julmu feints and then cracks Cobretti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cobretti down.
Julmu stuffs the takedown.
A head kick from Julmu lands but Cobretti takes it in his stride.
Julmu takes one to the chin there.
Cobretti checks the leg kick.
Julmu slips a jab from Cobretti.
Julmu cracks Cobretti with a good jab.
Julmu looks to land a combination but Cobretti avoids it well.
Cobretti misses the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cobretti closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cobretti lands in his opponent's guard.
Cobretti loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobretti pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Julmu is keeping the position for now.
Cobretti landing with the ground and pound.
Julmu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cobretti is one step ahead there.
Julmu keeping moving, preventing Cobretti from controlling successfully.
Julmu looking for a sweep. Not yet Julmu, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobretti showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cobretti stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Julmu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Marcello Cobretti.
Cobretti lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Julmu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Julmu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cobretti scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Julmu throws a head kick that misses.
Julmu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cobretti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Cobretti.
Cobretti lands with a slapping head kick.
Julmu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cobretti scores with a hook to the body. Julmu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cobretti throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Julmu tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cobretti is in Julmu's guard.
Julmu wants to control but Cobretti passes easily into half guard.
Cobretti has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cobretti controlling his opponent.
Pahani Julmu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marcello Cobretti has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cobretti dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobretti fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cobretti looking to control and managing it successfully.
Julmu can't escape the position.
Cobretti raining down shots from the mount!
Cobretti avoids the attempt from Julmu to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cobretti fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcello Cobretti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cobretti has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcello Cobretti!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Marcello Cobretti waved his t-shirt featuring HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny McBride (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Morimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee Morimoto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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172 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny McBride!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lee Morimoto!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morimoto decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
McBride moves into full guard.
McBride working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Morimoto doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but McBride is tightening it up a little... Morimoto has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Morimoto reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Morimoto taps out! Nice BJJ there by McBride!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Johnny McBride!
Our winner, Johnny McBride, 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 Evil Muno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derka Derka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evil Muno has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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234 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Evil Muno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derka Derka!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Derka checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Muno lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Derka Derka has been cut.
Muno is looking to land body kicks.
Muno tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Muno cracks Derka with a right hand to the side of the head.
Derka swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Muno misses with a low kick.
Derka staying out of range there.
Muno tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Derka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Muno tries to close the distance and clinch but Derka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Derka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Muno lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Derka misses with a looping right.
Muno misses the shot to the body.
Muno pivots, looking for a leg kick but Derka is out of range and Muno settles back down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Muno.
Muno loads up on a big right hand but Derka slips the punch.
A head kick misses from Muno.
Derka takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muno throws a jab when Derka was well out of range.
Derka blocks the body kick.
Muno is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
An inside leg kick from Muno misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muno feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Derka's calf.
Derka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Muno scores with a hook.
Muno misses with a low kick.
Derka lets loose with a powerful body kick. Muno will feel that in the morning.
Muno clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derka changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Muno fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Muno blocks a head kick by Derka.
Muno gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Derka goes for a takedown in the clinch but Muno prevents it.
Muno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Muno misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derka has Muno pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Muno manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Evil Muno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derka Derka.
Muno working aggressively here.
Muno has a couple of punches blocked by Derka.
Muno's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Muno gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Muno scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evil Muno dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Derka Derka's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Muno connects with a solid leg kick.
Muno has managed to clinch.
Muno is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Muno stops a takedown attempt from Derka.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Derka.
Derka tries for a takedown but Muno manages to get underhooks.
Muno scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Muno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Muno stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Muno throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Derkas head.
That has opened up Derka Derka's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muno tries a body shot but Derka blocks it.
Muno lands a hook that snaps the head of Derka backwards.
Derka goes for a takedown in the clinch but Muno prevents it.
Evil Muno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derka Derka.
Muno gets through Derka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Derka tries for a takedown but Muno manages to get underhooks.
Derka goes for a takedown attempt but Muno pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Derka checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Muno.
Derka throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A low kick from Muno is predictable there
and Derka counters with a slapping leg kick.
A shot to the body from Muno misses
and Derka counters with a slapping leg kick.
Muno feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Derka's calf.
Derka finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Muno attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muno throws out a leg kick but Derka moves out of range and Muno only half commits.
Muno fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Derka is out of range.
Muno doesn't manage to clinch there - Derka circles away.
Muno pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Muno lands a left and a right that send Derka crashing to the mat, dazed. Muno thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Derka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Muno can pounce on him.
Derka is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Derka is rocked!
The cut above Derka Derka's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Muno comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Derka is still on wobbly legs! Can Muno finish him?
Muno throws a monster overhand right that drops Derka! Muno follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evil Muno!
A relieved looking Evil Muno 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 Kanuu Ricard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Sams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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172 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kanuu Ricard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Raymond Sams!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sams shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ricard manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ricard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ricard has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Sams doesn't defend quickly enough and Ricard has managed to lock this one up! Can Sams escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Ricard on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kanuu Ricard!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sylvester Snell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Sikkila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sikkila has chosen Choke by Kittie as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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27
165 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sylvester Snell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Sikkila!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Snell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Snell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sylvester Snell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snell tries to keep at a distance but Sikkila has taken the fight into the clinch.
Snell scores a nice knee to the body.
Snell tries to land a knee to the head but Sikkila blocks with his arms.
Snell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Snell prevents Sikkila from breaking the clinch.
Snell landing knees to the head.
Snell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sikkila has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Snell avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sikkila blocks an elbow strike.
Sikkila looking for a takedown.
Sikkila is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sikkila pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sikkila has taken the fight to the clinch.
Snell connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sikkila swats away the attempt to clinch by Snell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sikkila closes this distance looking for a takedown but Snell circles away.
Sylvester Snell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Sikkila.
Snell tries to sprawl but Sikkila drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sikkila stops Snell from getting back to his feet.
Sikkila tries to pass the half guard into mount. Snell knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sikkila missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sikkila is trying to control the action in half guard but Snell is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sikkila has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Snell defend it? Sikkila steps over the head and cranks it - Snell is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Sikkila!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mark Sikkila!
Mark Sikkila decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Lipponen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juhani Kontiovaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lipponen's entrance music is Rainbow - Man on the Silver Mountain. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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31
272 lbs
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36
267 lbs
19 - 19 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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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
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Lipponen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Juhani Kontiovaara!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kontiovaara looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lipponen is fending him off so far but Kontiovaara persists. Nope, Lipponen circles away and we're back to standing.
Lipponen misses with a shot to the body
and Kontiovaara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Decent striking displayed by Lipponen there.
A solid body kick from Lipponen.
Kontiovaara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kontiovaara misses with a hook
and Lipponen makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kontiovaara really felt that one!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lipponen slips a jab and a cross from Kontiovaara.
Lipponen has managed to clinch.
Lipponen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lipponen manages to break the clinch.
Lipponen scores with a jab.
It looks like Juhani Kontiovaara has been cut.
Pekka Lipponen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lipponen swings for the body but Kontiovaara moves out of range.
Lipponen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kontiovaara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Kontiovaara misses.
Lipponen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kontiovaara's sensitive parts.
A good leg kick by Lipponen.
Kontiovaara throws a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Lipponen misses.
Lipponen scores with a spinning back kick!
Kontiovaara looks winded!
Lipponen thumps Kontiovaara with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kontiovaara gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lipponen lands a body shot.
Lipponen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kontiovaara under the eye.
Kontiovaara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lipponen.
Lipponen cracks a nice hook into Kontiovaara's ribs.
Lipponen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kontiovaara's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lipponen lands a nice hook to Kontiovaara's body. Kontiovaara takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lipponen scores with a jab to the head.
Kontiovaara takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lipponen throws a leg kick which misses Kontiovaara's front leg but catches the back leg as Kontiovaara tries to avoid it.
Lipponen drops Kontiovaara with a left right combo! Lipponen follows him down to the ground into side control.
Lipponen tries to advance to mount but can't.
Lipponen in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Kontiovaara takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lipponen trying to control the action but Kontiovaara is working from the bottom.
Lipponen misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Lipponen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Lipponen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kontiovaara has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lipponen lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kontiovaara down.
That has opened up Juhani Kontiovaara's cut even more.
Lipponen tries to move into full mount but can't pass Kontiovaara's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lipponen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kontiovaara, who protects the arm well.
Lipponen sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kontiovaara is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kontiovaara can't do much from the bottom here.
Lipponen wants to control but Kontiovaara is keeping him busy.
Lipponen 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.
Lipponen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kontiovaara knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lipponen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Lipponen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juhani Kontiovaara's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kontiovaara needs to keep his hands up - Lipponen had a free shot at his head there.
Lipponen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kontiovaara can do to turn this around?
Lipponen defending well as Kontiovaara loads up on a big left hand.
Lipponen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kontiovaaras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A nice inside leg kick there by Lipponen. That's going to slow Kontiovaara down.
Lipponen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pekka Lipponen is winning the standup battle so far.
Lipponen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kontiovaara's half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kontiovaara wants to get back to full guard.
Lipponen is pressing down on Kontiovaara's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kontiovaara is holding on for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kontiovaara is looking to control Lipponen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kontiovaara avoid being mounted?
Lipponen drops an elbow to the side of Kontiovaara's head.
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.
Lipponen is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kontiovaara!
Lipponen thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Lipponen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The cut above Juhani Kontiovaara's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lipponen is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kontiovaara can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Lipponen cracks Kontiovaara with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Juhani Kontiovaara's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Lipponen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kontiovaara is looking to escape.
Kontiovaara tries to lock up and control but Lipponen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lipponen lands a heavy elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Juhani Kontiovaara's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pekka Lipponen!
After the big win, Pekka Lipponen made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Perkele! and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Kingsley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seifer Almasy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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21
222 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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25
215 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Kingsley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seifer Almasy!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingsley throws a body punch but Almasy moves out of range.
Almasy tries to clinch up.
Kingsley looks to throw the jab but Almasy is out of range.
Kingsley tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kingsley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Almasy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kingsley circles away quickly and effectively.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kingsley.
Kingsley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Almasy has Kingsley up against the cage in a clinch.
Almasy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kingsley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Almasy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kingsley blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almasy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A knee to the head by Almasy.
It looks like James Kingsley has been cut.
Almasy missing with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Almasy tries to land a knee to the head but Kingsley blocks with his arms.
Kingsley letting Almasy take a breather here.
Almasy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kingsley avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingsley managing to block the knees to the body from Almasy.
Kingsley can't break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Almasy.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Almasy prevents Kingsley from breaking the clinch.
Almasy keeps control of Kingsley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Almasy trying to land knees to the body.
Almasy tries a knee to the head but Kingsley blocks it.
Almasy tries a knee to the head but Kingsley blocks it.
Kingsley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almasy tries to land knees in the clinch but Kingsley avoids the damage to the body.
Almasy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kingsley being controlled against the cage.
Almasy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Almasy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kingsley is defending well for now.
Almasy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Almasy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kingsley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kingsley looking to slow down the pace here.
Kingsley takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingsley avoiding damage as Almasy throws knees to the body.
Almasy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kingsley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Almasy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Almasy misses with a knee to the head.
Almasy misses with a knee strike.
Almasy with a knee to the head.
Almasy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Almasy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kingsley avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Almasy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Almasy scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seifer Almasy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Kingsley's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Almasy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kingsley throws a looping overhand right but Almasy ducks down to avoid it.
Almasy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Almasy doesn't manage to clinch there - Kingsley circles away.
Kingsley just misses with a punch to the body.
Kingsley fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Almasy to the ground. Kingsley is now in Almasy's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kingsley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Almasy is trying to keep Kingsley in close.
Kingsley 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.
Almasy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingsley wants to pass the guard but Almasy is keeping the position.
Kingsley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kingsley not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kingsley trying to control the position from guard on top but Almasy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Almasy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kingsley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kingsley tries to free his leg and advance position but Almasy is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kingsley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almasy trying to keep a closed guard but Kingsley is proving a slippery customer.
Kingsley trying to control the position from guard on top but Almasy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kingsley wants to pass the guard but Almasy is keeping the position.
Kingsley is working Almasy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Almasy pulls Kingsley in close to his closed guard and prevents Kingsley from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kingsley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kingsley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kingsley trying to control the position from guard on top but Almasy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Almasy tries to clinch up.
Almasy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Almasy is looking to land body kicks.
Almasy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kingsley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Almasy throws a solid leg kick but Kingsley takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Almasy.
Almasy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Almasy misses with a knee strike.
Almasy trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almasy tries a knee to the head but Kingsley blocks it.
Almasy is trying to stall.
Almasy is pushing Kingsley up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kingsley has Almasy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Almasy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kingsley takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kingsley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Kingsley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Kingsley's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A slow jab from Kingsley misses its intended target.
Almasy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kingsley.
Almasy tries to clinch there but Kingsley circles away.
Almasy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kingsley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kingsley slips a jab and a cross from Almasy.
Kingsley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Almasy.
Almasy tries to clinch there but Kingsley circles away.
Almasy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Almasy tries to land knees in the clinch but Kingsley avoids the damage to the body.
Almasy avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingsley goes for a takedown attempt but Almasy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kingsley swats away the attempt to clinch by Almasy.
Kingsley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Almasy was well out of range. Poor timing from Kingsley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Almasy has Kingsley up against the cage in a clinch.
Almasy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kingsley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kingsley tries to stall but Almasy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Almasy prevents Kingsley from breaking the clinch.
Almasy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kingsley takes a knee right on the jaw!
Almasy is trying to maintain a safe position but Kingsley gets an underhook and turns Almasy into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almasy tries to land knees in the clinch but Kingsley avoids the damage to the body.
Almasy misses with a knee to the head.
Almasy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Almasy can't find room to land a body shot as Kingsley controls the action.
Almasy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Almasy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Almasy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kingsley looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almasy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kingsley's face.
Kingsley drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Almasy obliges.
Almasy is trying to stall.
Almasy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Almasy just leaning against Kingsley, taking a breather.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seifer Almasy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Almasy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seifer Almasy!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luta Livre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Allen (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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27
158 lbs
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20
168 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luta Livre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trent Allen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen misses with a wild body shot.
Allen ducks under a wild hook from Livre.
Allen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Livre on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Allen. Allen obviously looking to wear him down.
Livre fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Allen, pushing him back against the cage.
Livre goes for a takedown in the clinch but Allen prevents it.
Allen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Allen is leaning against Livre and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Livre misses with a hook from the clinch.
Allen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Allen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Livre's efforts to push away.
Allen lands a nice shot to the body.
Livre tries a body shot but Allen blocks it.
Allen presses Livre against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Allen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Livre has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Allen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Livre jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Allen walks away with a smile on his face. Livre gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luta Livre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Allen with a hook.
Allen's corner calls for a 1-2. Allen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Allen.
Allen slips a jab and a cross from Livre.
Good exchange - Allen coming out on top.
Allen slips a jab and a cross from Livre.
Allen has Livre up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Allen.
Livre is trying to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Allen.
Nice body punch from Allen - that landed with a thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Livre struggles to land a body shot inside as Allen controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Livre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Allen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Allen - that landed with a thud.
Allen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Allen tries to work over Livre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Allen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Allen misses with a punch to the body.
Livre is looking to control Allen's arms but Allen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Livre has his back to the cage.
Allen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Livre prevents a body shot from Allen.
Allen blocks a body shot from Livre.
Livre tries to pull guard but Allen won't allow it.
Livre has had enough of the clinch but Allen keeps him there for the moment.
Allen scores with a hook to the body.
Livre is breathing heavily.
A short body shot lands from Allen as the two fighters clinch.
Livre wants to break the clinch but can't.
Allen lands a shoulder strike.
Allen leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Livre tries to pull guard but Allen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Allen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Livre drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Allen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Livre up against the cage.
A short left from Allen.
Livre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Allen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Livre jumps guard but Allen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A left hand lands to the body for Allen.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Allen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Livre misses with the head strike.
Allen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Allen scores with a hook to the body.
Allen lands a hook that snaps the head of Livre backwards.
Allen dodges an elbow strike from Livre.
Allen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Allen misses with a body punch.
Livre blocks a body shot from Allen.
Come on Allen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Allen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Livre tries to pull guard but Allen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Allen tries to throw a body punch but Livre avoids it by throwing Allen back against the cage.
Livre misses with a punch on the inside.
Allen lands an uppercut.
Livre decides to pull guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Allen cracks Livre with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Allen 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.
Livre checks a leg kick.
Allen gets tackled into the cage by Livre. Livre maintains the clinch.
Allen digs a right hand underneath Livre's ribcage. Livre let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Livre lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Allen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Livre's elbow.
Come on Allen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A body shot lands from Allen.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Allen lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Livre.
Allen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Livre up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Livre jumps guard but Allen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Livre is trying to force a seperation but Allen has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Livre's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Allen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Livre misses with a hook to the ribs.
Livre wants a takedown.
A frustrated look appears on Livre's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Allen struggles to land a body shot inside as Livre controls his hands.
Allen drags the fight down to the ground.
Livre throws a big right hand that misses.
Livre wants to control from the top but Allen keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Allen is controlling Livre's posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Livre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Livre wants to control from the top but Allen keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Allen throws a front kick aimed at Livre's knee but Livre avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Livre. Those never looked like landing.
Allen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Livre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Livre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Allen.
Allen throws a series of strikes that have Livre backpedaling.
It looks like Luta Livre has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Allen closes the distance and clinches.
Livre is trying to break the clinch but Allen has him pressed against the cage.
Allen scores with a hook to the body.
Allen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Livre misses with a hook from the clinch.
Livre lands a hook to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Allen tries a body shot but Livre blocks it.
Livre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trent Allen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Livre tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Allen just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luta Livre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Allen struggles to land a body shot inside as Livre controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Allen.
Allen misses with a punch to the body.
Allen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Allen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Livre working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen lands a body shot in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Allen.
Livre throws a head punch that misses.
Allen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Livre up against the cage.
Livre tries for a takedown but Allen manages to get underhooks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Livre can't break the clinch.
Allen lands a nice uppercut.
Allen can't find room to land a body shot as Livre controls the action.
Allen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Allen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Allen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Livre's elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Livre jumps guard but Allen stands there with Livre around his waist. Livre gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Livre tries to throw a body punch but Allen avoids it by throwing Livre back against the cage.
Livre has a couple of punches blocked by Allen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Allen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luta Livre's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Allen scores with a jab.
A big left from Livre misses.
Livre misses with a series of wild punches.
Allen gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Livre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Livre is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Allen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Still in half guard, Allen seems content to control.
Livre flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Livre makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Livre.
Allen stopping the sweep attempt from Livre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen working some strikes from top position.
Allen works over Livre with some ground and pound from guard.
Allen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Allen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Allen 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.
Allen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Livre's head.
Luta Livre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Allen's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Livre working for submissions but it's allowed Allen to get to half guard.
Livre wants to control but Allen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Allen lands a nice short elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Allen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Allen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Allen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Allen working Livre over with strikes.
Livre has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Allen is working away from the top position though.
Allen passes to side control.
Livre manages to get back to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen lands strikes from half guard.
Allen prevents Livre from improving his position.
Livre taking some punishment here, with Allen in his half guard.
Trent Allen has got the better of the ground game so far.
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!
Livre is trying to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Allen seems content to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Livre tries to get to full guard but Allen has control of the leg.
Allen works his foot free and advances to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trent Allen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Allen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trent Allen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yrjoe Velmu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sheng Chung Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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200 lbs
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198 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yrjoe Velmu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sheng Chung Lin!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velmu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Velmu checks a leg kick.
Velmu scores with a leg kick.
Lin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Velmu misses with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Velmu.
Velmu misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Velmu.
Velmu misses with a body shot.
Lin throws a low kick but Velmu avoids it.
Lin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Velmu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
An inside leg kick lands from Lin.
Lin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Velmu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin connects with an inside leg kick.
Lin throws a leg kick which misses Velmu's front leg but catches the back leg as Velmu tries to avoid it.
Velmu ducks under a wild hook from Lin.
Velmu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lin.
Velmu moves out of range of the strikes.
Velmu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lin's hands.
Lin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lin throws a body punch but Velmu moves out of range.
Velmu throws a sloppy head kick and Lin moves out of range easily.
Lin throws a hook but Velmu blocks it.
Lin lands a lovely overhand right.
Velmu just misses with a punch to the body.
Velmu throws a jab but it's blocked by Lin.
Lin is looking to score with low kicks.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velmu misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Velmu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Velmu or not.
Velmu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Velmu letting Lin take a breather here.
Lin digs a right hand into Velmu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Velmu's gas tank.
Velmu misses with a knee strike.
Still in the clinch, Lin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Velmu is trying to maintain a safe position but Lin gets an underhook and turns Velmu into the cage.
Velmu misses with a punch on the inside.
Lin lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Yrjoe Velmu has been cut.
Lin slows down the pace here.
Velmu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lin trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lin just leaning against Velmu, taking a breather.
Lin avoiding damage as Velmu throws knees to the body.
Velmu looking to stall.
Velmu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Velmu throws a head punch that misses.
Lin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Velmu is breathing heavily.
Velmu tries to work over Lin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Velmu has a couple of punches blocked by Lin.
Lin can't find room to land a body shot as Velmu controls the action.
Lin with a knee to the head.
Lin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lin stalling against the cage.
Lin misses with some punches.
Lin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Velmu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lin throws a shot from downtown. Velmu moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velmu throws out a loose jab but Lin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Velmu.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sheng Chung Lin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lin is looking to land body kicks.
Velmu tries to close the distance and clinch but Lin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lin throws a jab when Velmu was well out of range.
Velmu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lin scores with the left hand. Velmu knows he should have avoided that one.
Velmu looks to score with a jab to the body but Lin is just out of range.
A big right from Lin misses.
Lin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lin scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Velmu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Velmu is out of range and Lin settles back down.
A big right from Velmu misses.
Velmu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sheng Chung Lin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yrjoe Velmu's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lin lands with an overhand left.
Lin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Velmu takes a jab right on the kisser.
Velmu misses with a left hand
and Lin counters with a low kick, right behind Velmu 's knee.
Lin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sheng Chung Lin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Velmu misses with a leg kick.
Lin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lin throws a nice outside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lin.
Lin misses with an uppercut. Velmu saw that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velmu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Velmu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Velmu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lin.
Nice straight punches there by Lin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lin.
Lin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Velmu's sensitive parts.
Lin feints and then cracks Velmu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Velmu down.
Lin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lin, as that shot connected.
A jab from Velmu misses.
Lin thuds his right hand into Velmu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Velmu's head backwards.
Lin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Velmu stuns Lin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lin lands with a right hand.
Lin misses with a head kick.
Velmu lands an overhand right.
Lin misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lin throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lin misses with a wild combination.
Velmu ducks under a wild hook from Lin.
Velmu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lin takes a swing at Velmu's ribcage but misses.
Lin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lin dips to his left and cracks Velmu with an uppercut!
Lin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Velmu's head.
Lin moves out of range of the strikes.
Lin misses with a head kick.
Velmu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lin lands a jab to the head.
Lin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lin throws a body punch but Velmu moves out of range.
Lin throws a shot to the body.
Velmu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lin is looking to land body kicks.
Velmu ducks under a wild hook from Lin.
Lin misses with a hook
and Velmu moves into the clinch.
Velmu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lin trying to stall but Velmu improves his position.
Velmu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Velmu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lin misses with a knee to the head.
Lin can't find room to land a body shot as Velmu controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velmu wants to stall.
Velmu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Velmu blocks it with crossed arms.
Lin scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lin has a couple of punches blocked by Velmu.
Velmu tries a knee to the head but Lin blocks it.
A knee to the head by Velmu.
Velmu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Velmu missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Velmu on the inside.
Velmu is trying to maintain a safe position but Lin gets an underhook and turns Velmu into the cage.
Velmu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Velmu misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sheng Chung Lin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yrjoe Velmu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lin scores with a kick to the body.
Velmu tries to clinch up but Lin circles away and keeps his distance.
Lin looks to land a left hand but Velmu moved out of range nicely.
Velmu walks into a straight right hand from Lin.
Nice body punch from Lin.
Lin just misses with a punch to the body.
Lin connects with a leg kick. Velmu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lin scores with a nice strike.
Lin misses the shot to the body.
Lin moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Lin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lin blocks the body kick.
Lin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Lin.
Lin misses with a looping left.
Lin scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Velmu.
Some wild striking there from Lin.
Velmu misses the jab.
Lin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Velmu.
Lin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Velmu.
Lin scoring well with a low kick there.
A clash of legs there as Lin blocks the low kick.
Velmu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab from Lin misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lin staying out of range there.
Lin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Velmu on the side of the head.
Lin throws the left hand but Velmu avoids the punch easily.
Velmu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Velmu. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velmu misses with a wild body shot.
Lin missing with a left hand there. Velmu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lin throws out a powerful jab.
Lin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Velmu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Decent striking displayed by Lin there.
Velmu avoids the body shot from Lin.
Lin avoids a kick to the body.
Velmu connects with a leg kick. Lin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velmu misses with a shot to the body
and Lin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Velmu lands a slapping body shot.
Nice defenses there by Velmu.
Velmu slips under a jab from Lin.
Velmu thumps Lin with a low kick.
Lin scores with a leg kick.
Lin throws a series of punches but Velmu moves out of range.
Lin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Velmu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lin throws a body kick that misses
and Velmu counters with a good low kick that Lin was not able to check.
Velmu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Velmu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lin throws out the jab.
Velmu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Velmu tries to clinch but Lin moves out of range.
Lin misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velmu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lin misses with a head kick.
A combination from Lin does no damage.
Lin throws an off balance right hand
and Velmu counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Velmu slips under a jab.
Lin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Velmu checks it well.
Lin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Velmu.
Lin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Velmu checks it well.
Lin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Velmu.
Lin misses with a looping right.
Velmu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lin is looking to land body kicks.
Lin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Velmu.
Velmu connects with an inside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Velmu, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sheng Chung Lin really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yrjoe Velmu's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice uppercut there from Velmu.
Lin misses with a hook
and Velmu counters with a good low kick that Lin was not able to check.
Velmu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Velmu throws a sloppy head kick and Lin moves out of range easily.
Velmu takes a jab right on the kisser.
A good leg kick by Velmu.
Lin moves out of range of the leg kick from Velmu.
Velmu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Both fighters circling a little - Lin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lin, right into the meat.
Velmu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Lin.
A solid leg kick lands there for Velmu.
Lin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin tries to move into range but Velmu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jab from Lin.
Velmu moves out of range as Lin strikes.
Velmu is looking to chop away at Lin's legs.
Velmu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lin.
Decent striking displayed by Lin there.
Lin misses with a looping left.
Donk. Lin catches Velmu right on the button with a cross.
Velmu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lin is out of range.
Lin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Velmu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lin throws out the jab.
Lin misses with a body kick.
Nice shot by Velmu.
Velmu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lin throws a hook but Velmu blocks it.
Lin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Velmu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Lin.
Lin moves out of range of the strikes.
Velmu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Velmu. That did some damage!
Lin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lin. Velmu shrugs it off though.
A low kick from Lin is predictable there
and Velmu counters by clinching up.
Velmu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Velmu.
Velmu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Velmu is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lin takes a shot to the head.
Lin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Velmu tries to clinch up.
Lin misses with a kick to the body.
Lin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lin scores with a body shot.
Lin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Velmu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lin lands with a shot to the body.
Lin throws a hook but Velmu avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Lin.
Lin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Velmu is out of range and Lin settles back down.
Velmu will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Velmu throws a head kick but Lin moves out of range.
A big right from Velmu misses.
A jab lands there for Lin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Velmu tries to work over Lin's front leg with a kick but Lin checks it.
Lin misses with a wild body shot.
Lin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lin throws a shot from downtown. Velmu moves away and avoids it.
Lin tries to close the distance and clinch but Velmu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lin throws a shot to the body.
Velmu throws a wild body kick that Lin sees coming a mile off.
Velmu lands a jab to the nose.
Decent striking displayed by Velmu there.
Velmu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Velmu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lin clobbers Velmu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Sheng Chung Lin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Yrjoe Velmu's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Velmu avoids the body shot from Lin.
Velmu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A nice leg kick lands there from Velmu.
Velmu throws a leg kick which misses Lin's front leg but catches the back leg as Lin tries to avoid it.
Velmu defending well as Lin loads up on a big left hand.
Velmu throws a front kick aimed at Lin's knee but Lin avoids it well.
Lin looks to land a right hand but Velmu moved out of range.
Velmu keeps the fight on the outside.
Velmu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lin misses with a body kick.
Velmu blocks a jab.
Lin misses the jab.
Lin lands a jab-cross combination.
Lin connects with a looping right hand.
Velmu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velmu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lin is out of range.
Lin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Velmu slips under a jab.
Velmu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lin is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Velmu tries to clinch but Lin is having none of it.
Lin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lin connects with a looping right hand.
Lin misses with a straight right.
Lin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Velmu misses with an uppercut
and Lin counters with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Velmu.
Velmu avoids a kick to the body.
Velmu doesn't manage to clinch there - Lin circles away.
Velmu throws a sloppy head kick and Lin moves out of range easily.
Lin connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lin throws a body punch but Velmu moves out of range.
Lin ducks right into an uppercut from Velmu.
Velmu throws a wild body kick that Lin sees coming a mile off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Velmu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Velmu blocks a head kick by Lin.
Lin forces Velmu back against the cage and clinches.
Knees to the body from Velmu.
Velmu misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Lin on the inside.
Yrjoe Velmu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Velmu landing knees to the body.
Velmu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A right hand to the body from Velmu.
Sheng Chung Lin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Velmu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lin wants to stall.
Velmu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lin tries to land a knee to the head but Velmu blocks with his arms.
Lin tries to throw a body punch but Velmu avoids it by throwing Lin back against the cage.
Velmu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Velmu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lin is trying to break the clinch but Velmu is controlling him.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the head but Lin blocks with his arms.
Lin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Velmu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Velmu swings wildly with an uppercut but Lin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Velmu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lin blocks it with crossed arms.
Velmu looking to throw knees to the head but Lin is blocking nicely.
Velmu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lin connects with an inside leg kick.
Velmu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lin cracks Velmu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lin digs a good body shot into Velmu's ribs.
Lin connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Lin.
Lin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Velmu's calf.
Nice straight punches there by Lin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lin.
Velmu is looking to slow Lin down with leg kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crunch! Lin slams his shin into Velmu's torso.
Decent striking displayed by Lin there.
Lin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sheng Chung Lin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Velmu throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sheng Chung Lin.
I've got Lin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 45:50
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sheng Chung Lin! Sheng Chung Lin retains his middleweight title!
Sheng Chung Lin really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Convicted Trap House logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clive Churchill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stres Fleshou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Churchill comes to the cage accompanied by Australian National Anthem . Stres Fleshou has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Clive Churchill's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clive Churchill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stres Fleshou!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fleshou misses the jab.
Churchill stuffs the takedown attempt from Fleshou. Fleshou gets slowly back to his feet.
Churchill misses with an attempted mid kick.
Churchill throws the kick towards the body but Fleshou avoids it.
Churchill dodges the punch combination from Fleshou.
Fleshou throws a looping overhand right but Churchill ducks down to avoid it.
Churchill walks into a straight right hand from Fleshou.
A jab lands there for Fleshou.
Churchill slips a jab and a cross from Fleshou.
Churchill keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fleshou.
Fleshou throws a shot from downtown. Churchill moves away and avoids it.
Churchill takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Churchill misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleshou throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Churchill was covering up waiting for the punch and Fleshou finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fleshou throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Churchill works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Churchill looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fleshou looking to pass the guard.
Fleshou drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fleshou jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fleshou drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fleshou jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fleshou 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.
Churchill is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleshou 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.
Fleshou stops Churchill from standing up.
Fleshou drops back looking for a leg! Churchill is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Churchill manages to kick Fleshou off! Fleshou jumps back into Churchill's guard.
Fleshou drops back looking for a leg! Churchill is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Churchill manages to kick Fleshou off! Fleshou jumps back into Churchill's guard.
Churchill tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Churchill is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fleshou 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.
Fleshou 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. Fleshou seems to have locked his on tight now - Churchill screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Fleshou, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Stres Fleshou!
An out of breath and clearly excited Stres Fleshou thanked CEC Nutrition Q160 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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