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Infinity XVIII PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gigantus Maximus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Maximus might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Straight Fucking Mangled By MERCYFUL FATE. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gigantus Maximus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kevin Bryant!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maximus throws a series of punches but Bryant avoids them all with ease.
Bryant looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Maximus is looking to land body kicks.
A combination from Bryant does no damage.
Maximus lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Maximus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Maximus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maximus scores with a head kick.
Maximus thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bryant if he has to take too many more of those.
Maximus moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Maximus scores with a kick to the body.
Maximus throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Maximus works the jab nicely.
Maximus scores with a head kick. Bryant tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Maximus lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maximus lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bryant will feel that in the morning.
Bryant has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Maximus.
Bryant takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice body kick there by Maximus.
Maximus scores with a spinning back kick!
Bryant walks forward, straight into a front kick from Maximus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus lands with a slapping head kick.
Maximus uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bryant has time to react.
Maximus lands a front kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Maximus - that will leave a mark!
Maximus throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Maximus.
Jab, jab by Maximus - just one landing.
Maximus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bryant walks forward, straight into a front kick from Maximus.
Maximus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Maximus scores with a push kick.
Bryant takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Maximus throws a head kick that half lands.
Maximus explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Maximus.
Maximus lands a head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maximus throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bryant tries to move into range but Maximus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kevin Bryant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bryant takes one to the side of the head.
Bryant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maximus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maximus tries a head kick but it misses.
Bryant takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Maximus is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Maximus.
Maximus scores with a push kick.
Maximus looks to land a combination. Bryant sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Maximus.
Maximus swats away the attempt to clinch by Bryant.
Maximus throws a front kick that sends Bryant stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maximus keeps Bryant at a distance using the push kick.
A lazy body kick from Bryant
and Maximus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maximus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maximus lands with a slapping head kick.
Maximus lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bryant takes a step back to recover.
Nice body kick from Maximus.
Maximus lands a high kick!
Bryant throws a body kick that misses.
Bryant walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A solid body kick from Maximus.
Maximus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maximus throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Maximus bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Maximus listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Maximus stalks Bryant and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bryant's face. Bryant staggers backwards, shaken.
Maximus pushes Bryant away with a front kick.
Maximus throws a leg kick which misses Bryant's front leg but catches the back leg as Bryant tries to avoid it.
Maximus scores with a head kick. Bryant tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
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!
Maximus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Maximus. Bryant shrugs it off though.
Maximus is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Maximus - that will leave a mark!
Maximus lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bryant takes a step back to recover.
Maximus delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bryant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maximus scores with a spinning back kick!
Both fighters circling a little - Maximus finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gigantus Maximus dominated that round.
That's time! Maximus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bryant needs to keep his hands up - Maximus had a free shot at his head there.
Maximus fakes the leg kick and cracks Bryant in the body.
Maximus digs a good body shot into Bryant's ribs.
Gigantus Maximus is winning the standup battle so far.
Maximus goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Maximus scores with a nice body kick.
Bryant takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Maximus clobbers Bryant with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Maximus scores with a spinning back kick!
Bryant tries to clinch up but Maximus circles away and keeps his distance.
Maximus moves out of range of the body kick from Bryant.
Maximus keeps the fight on the outside.
Maximus moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Maximus scores with a kick to the midsection.
Maximus moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Maximus scores with a nice body kick.
Maximus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Maximus duly obliges.
Maximus connects with a high kick.
Maximus keeps Bryant at a distance using the push kick.
Maximus goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bryant misses with a series of wild punches.
Maximus throws a head kick but Bryant moves out of range.
Bryant takes the fight into the clinch.
Maximus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maximus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bryant keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maximus's efforts to push away.
Maximus wants to get back to striking at distance but Bryant won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant keeps control of Maximus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maximus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Maximus working hard to break the clinch.
Maximus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Maximus tries to circle away but Bryant has him pinned against the cage.
Maximus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bryant wants to get back to striking at distance but Maximus won't allow it.
Maximus is trying to force a seperation but Bryant has the dominant position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Maximus tries to break free but Bryant pushes him back against the cage.
Maximus throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bryant has Maximus pressed against the cage, preventing Maximus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maximus has had enough of the clinch but Bryant keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Maximus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Maximus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bryant can do to turn this around?
Maximus tries to break free but Bryant pushes him back against the cage.
Maximus is trying to break free.
Maximus working hard to break the clinch.
Bryant has Maximus pressed against the cage, preventing Maximus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bryant looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Maximus is trying to break the clinch but Bryant has him pressed against the cage.
Bryant manages to break the clinch.
Maximus scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bryant on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Maximus lands a nice looking body kick.
A solid body kick from Maximus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maximus connects with a solid leg kick.
Maximus jabs Bryant right on the nose. Bryant blinks but takes it well.
Maximus cracks Bryant with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Maximus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Maximus scores with a spinning back kick!
Bryant tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Maximus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bryant's calf.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Maximus.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Maximus!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bryant moves into the clinch successfully.
Bryant has Maximus pressed against the cage, preventing Maximus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bryant has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Maximus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Maximus is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gigantus Maximus dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Maximus looks to land a combination but Bryant avoids it well.
Maximus lands a front kick.
Maximus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bryant takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Maximus lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bryant takes a step back to recover.
Maximus cracks Bryant with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Maximus lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Maximus throws a push kick but Bryant slaps the foot to one side.
Bryant has taken the fight to the clinch.
Maximus wants to break free but Bryant has control.
Bryant keeps control of Maximus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bryant tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Maximus smiles and moves away.
Bryant on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Maximus lands with a kick to the ribs.
Maximus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bryant's calf.
Bryant has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Maximus lands a leg kick that knocks Bryant off balance momentarily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Maximus.
A combination from Bryant does no damage.
Maximus throws a head kick that Bryant semi-blocks.
Maximus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maximus lands with a kick to the ribs.
Maximus lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bryant backs up against the cage.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Maximus - that will leave a mark!
Bryant misses with a wild combination.
Maximus lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bryant takes a step back to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximus throws a head kick that half lands.
Bryant fails to land with a series of punches.
Maximus throws a head kick that misses.
Maximus throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bryant misses with a two punch combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maximus.
Maximus tries to keep at a distance but Bryant has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maximus wants to get back to striking at distance but Bryant won't allow it.
Maximus wants to break free but Bryant has control.
Maximus wants to break free but Bryant has control.
Maximus is trying to break the clinch but Bryant has him pressed against the cage.
Maximus is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maximus can't break the clinch.
Maximus tries to circle away but Bryant has him pinned against the cage.
Maximus working hard to break the clinch.
Maximus tries to break the clinch but Bryant is controlling the position.
Bryant's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bryant is trying to push Maximus away but Maximus has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Maximus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bryant's efforts to push away.
Bryant is trying to break the clinch but Maximus has him pressed against the cage.
Maximus is trying to push Bryant away but Bryant has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Maximus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Maximus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bryant pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maximus scores with a head kick.
Maximus lands a high kick!
Maximus scores with a jab.
Maximus throws a front kick that sends Bryant stumbling back into the cage.
Bryant takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Maximus connects with a high kick.
Maximus moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Maximus avoids a kick to the body.
Nice body kick there by Maximus.
Bryant takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bryant tries to clinch but Maximus moves out of range.
Maximus scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kevin Bryant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bryant looks to land a combination but Maximus avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gigantus Maximus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maximus has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gigantus Maximus!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Morozov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Macht Aua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Morozov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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158 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Morozov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Macht Aua!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morozov shoots for a takedown but Aua saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Morozov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Aua did well to prevent Morozov getting side control.
Aua has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Morozov is working away from the top position though.
Aua is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Morozov is staying active.
Aua gets back to full guard.
Aua trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morozov is looking to work some ground and pound but Aua has wrist control.
Morozov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morozov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Aua looking for a sweep. Not yet Aua, not yet.
Aua avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morozov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Aua avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morozov wants to pass the guard but Aua is keeping the position.
Aua looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morozov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Aua preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Morozov prevents Aua from getting back to his feet.
Morozov throwing strikes from guard but Aua blocks nicely.
Aua is trying to keep Morozov in close.
Morozov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morozov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morozov postures up in Aua's guard and throws a big left but Aua blocks it.
Morozov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morozov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morozov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morozov 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.
Aua has his foot on Morozov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Morozov works his way back into a safe position though.
Aua working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Morozov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Morozov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Morozov scoring with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morozov throwing strikes from guard but Aua blocks nicely.
Morozov postures up in Aua's guard and throws a big left but Aua blocks it.
Aua preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Aua preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aua is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Morozov postures up in Aua's guard and throws a big left but Aua blocks it.
Morozov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morozov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aua preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Morozov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morozov throws a strike but Aua rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Morozov keeping full guard, as Aua tries to pass.
Aua throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morozov will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Aua controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Aua sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Morozov's guard.
Morozov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Morozov is staying active underneath Aua, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Morozov is looking to improve his position.
Morozov is pressing down on Aua's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aua trying to control but Morozov is working from the bottom.
Morozov looking for a guillotine here but Aua defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Morozov dominated that round.
That's time! Morozov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Morozov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Morozov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Macht Aua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aua tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morozov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Aua.
Aua moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Morozov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Morozov postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Aua struggling a bit here.
Aua is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Morozov off and has taken his back!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morozov is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Morozov breaks Aua's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aua is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Aua is working for a submission of some sort.
Morozov looking for submissions off his back.
Morozov tries to roll over but Aua keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morozov is staying active underneath Aua, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Aua throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Aua trying to mount his opponent but Morozov defends it.
Morozov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Morozov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Aua thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morozov's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aua trying to control the action but Morozov is working from the bottom.
Aua tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Morozov.
Ivan Morozov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Morozov misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Morozov moves into full guard.
Morozov has his feet on Aua's thighs here. He's pushed Aua off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Aua screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ivan Morozov!
Post fight, an emotional Ivan Morozov said 'I want to express special thanks:
1) Fight Club Clothing est. 09
2) FinnFighter Nutrition (five 160Q supps!)'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michal Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cinder Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: HELLS INFERNO-By HEAVEN SHALL BURN. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michal Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cinder Burns!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nogueira is defended easily by Burns.
Nogueira fails to land the takedown.
No luck for Nogueira with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michal Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burns drops Nogueira with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Nogueira looks back up at him and smiles so Burns waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Nogueira is rocked!
It looks like Michal Nogueira has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nogueira backs away from a small jab... but Burns lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Nogueira crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Burns with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Cinder Burns!
A very excited looking Cinder Burns made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Halmeen Tony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Senior Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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299 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Halmeen Tony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Senior Santana!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tony scores with a jab.
It looks like Senior Santana has been cut.
Tony cracks Santana with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Tony has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Santana to stand back up!
Santana is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tony.
Santana is still on wobbly legs! Can Tony finish him?
Tony sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Santana's defenses. It connects perfectly with Santana's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Halmeen Tony!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terrence Sandford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Calaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Calaway is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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162 lbs
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300 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Terrence Sandford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Calaway!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandford looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sandford shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sandford shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Calaway counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terrence Sandford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sandford closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sandford will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Calaway up against the cage.
Sandford has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Calaway after a bit of a struggle.
Sandford is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Calaway scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Calaway gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sandford.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandford keeps control of Calaway as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sandford looking for a takedown.
Calaway is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Calaway wants to get back to striking at distance but Sandford won't allow it.
Sandford tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sandford breaks the clinch.
Sandford closes the distance looking to clinch
and Calaway counters with a crisp one two that drops Sandford! Calaway thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Sandford to his feet! Sandford is in big trouble!
Sandford is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Calaway knocks Sandford out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mark Calaway!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tamao Serizawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Schak Norro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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208 lbs
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263 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tamao Serizawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Schak Norro!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norro ducks under a wild hook from Serizawa.
Norro shoots in for a double leg but Serizawa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Norro checks the leg kick.
Norro has a takedown stuffed.
Schak Norro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norro looks winded!
Serizawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norro moves away.
Norro changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Serizawa tries to avoid it but Norro manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Serizawa to the ground. Serizawa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tamao Serizawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Schak Norro.
Norro shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Serizawa defends it nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Serizawa as Norro shoots in.
Serizawa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Serizawa takes a swing at Norro's ribcage but misses.
Serizawa takes a swing at Norro's ribcage but misses.
Serizawa takes a swing at Norro's ribcage but misses.
Norro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Serizawa.
Serizawa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Serizawa wants it to stay on the feet.
Norro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Serizawa looks to score with a jab to the body but Norro is just out of range.
Serizawa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Norro checks it well.
Serizawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norro was well out of range. Poor timing from Serizawa.
Serizawa is looking to wear down Norro with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Serizawa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Serizawa throws a lazy right hand but Norro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norro with a lazy takedown attempt
and Serizawa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice defenses there by Norro.
Norro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Serizawa.
Serizawa throws a shot from downtown. Norro moves away and avoids it.
Serizawa throws a hook to the side of Norro's head but Norro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Serizawa thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Serizawa. Norro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Norro checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tamao Serizawa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Serizawa leaves Norro with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Serizawa misses with a looping right.
Norro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Serizawa just misses with a punch to the body.
Serizawa throws an overhand right that lands on Norro's shoulder, as Norro tries to avoid the shot.
Norro ducks under a wild hook from Serizawa.
Serizawa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Serizawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Serizawa throws a big shot that misses.
Serizawa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Serizawa wants it to stay on the feet.
Serizawa swings for the body but Norro moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Serizawa.
Serizawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norro manages to avoid it.
Serizawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Serizawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Serizawa throws a hook but Norro blocks it.
Norro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Serizawa.
Norro looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Serizawa is fending him off so far but Norro persists. Nope, Serizawa circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Serizawa misses with a looping left.
Serizawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norro.
Serizawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norro.
Serizawa misses with a wild body shot.
Serizawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Serizawa misses.
Serizawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norro was well out of range. Poor timing from Serizawa.
Serizawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Serizawa leaves Norro with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Serizawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norro blocks a leg kick.
Norro avoids the body shot from Serizawa.
Serizawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Norro avoids the body shot from Serizawa.
Serizawa is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Norro's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Serizawa just misses with a punch to the body.
Serizawa misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Serizawa. Norro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Serizawa throws a hook to the side of Norro's head but Norro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
No luck for Norro with that takedown attempt.
Norro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Serizawa.
Norro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Serizawa.
Serizawa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Serizawa just misses with a punch to the body.
Serizawa misses with a low kick.
Norro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No luck for Norro with that takedown attempt.
Serizawa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serizawa misses with a low kick.
Norro slips under a jab.
Serizawa misses the shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Serizawa. No joy for Norro on that attempt.
Serizawa throws an overhand right that lands on Norro's shoulder, as Norro tries to avoid the shot.
Serizawa looks to land a right hand but Norro moved out of range.
Serizawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norro.
Norro ducks under a wild hook from Serizawa.
Serizawa misses with a wild body shot.
Serizawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Serizawa looks to score with a jab to the body but Norro is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Serizawa looks to score with a jab to the body but Norro is just out of range.
Serizawa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Norro shoots in for a takedown but Serizawa shows good takedown defense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Serizawa tried to score with a low kick but Norro checks it.
Serizawa misses the shot to the body.
Norro is trying hard to land a takedown here. Serizawa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Norro moves out of range of the leg kick from Serizawa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tamao Serizawa dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Norro avoids the body shot from Serizawa.
Serizawa looks to land a left hand but Norro moved out of range nicely.
Serizawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Serizawa throws a leg kick but Norro checks it.
Serizawa throws a jab but it's blocked by Norro.
Norro misses with a takedown attempt - Serizawa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Serizawa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Good work by Norro as he checks the leg kick.
Norro shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Serizawa defends it nicely.
Serizawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norro was well out of range. Poor timing from Serizawa.
A looping hook to the body misses from Serizawa. Norro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Serizawa throws a body punch but Norro moves out of range.
Serizawa misses with a wild body shot.
Norro is breathing heavily.
Serizawa misses with a leg kick.
Serizawa takes a swing at Norro's ribcage but misses.
Serizawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serizawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norro was well out of range. Poor timing from Serizawa.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Norro.
Tamao Serizawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Schak Norro.
Serizawa throws a leg kick but Norro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Serizawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norro was well out of range. Poor timing from Serizawa.
Serizawa thows a body shot but no joy.
Tamao Serizawa is winning the standup battle so far.
Serizawa misses with a wild body shot.
Norro staying out of range there.
Norro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Norro is trying desperately to land a takedown but Serizawa is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Norro.
Norro avoids the body shot from Serizawa.
Serizawa misses with a body shot.
Serizawa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Serizawa wants it to stay on the feet.
Serizawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norro was well out of range. Poor timing from Serizawa.
Serizawa misses the shot to the body.
Serizawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norro manages to avoid it.
Norro dives in and grabs Serizawa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Serizawa pushes down on Norro's head and hops out.
Norro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Serizawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Serizawa misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serizawa slaps away a takedown attempt from Norro, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Serizawa misses the shot to the body.
Norro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Serizawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norro.
Serizawa throws a body punch but Norro moves out of range.
Schak Norro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Norro ducks under a wild hook from Serizawa.
Serizawa throws a body punch but Norro moves out of range.
Serizawa looks to score with a jab to the body but Norro is just out of range.
Norro shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Serizawa as he avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Serizawa wants to slow Norro down by chopping away at his legs.
Serizawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Serizawa.
Norro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Serizawa.
Serizawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norro.
Norro shoots in for a double leg but Serizawa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Serizawa is looking to chop away at Norro's legs.
Serizawa misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serizawa misses with a body shot.
Serizawa just misses with a punch to the body.
Serizawa misses with a body shot.
Serizawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Norro avoids the body shot from Serizawa.
Serizawa swings for the body but Norro moves out of range.
Norro shoots for a double leg takedown but Serizawa sprawls well. He's pushed Norro's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Serizawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Serizawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Norro avoids the body shot from Serizawa.
Norro looks for a takedown but Serizawa sprawls well.
Serizawa throws the left hand but Norro avoids the punch easily.
Serizawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Serizawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norro moves away.
Serizawa misses the shot to the body.
Serizawa misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serizawa takes a swing at Norro's ribcage but misses.
Norro with a poor takedown
and Serizawa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Norro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Serizawa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Serizawa looks to throw the jab but Norro is out of range.
Serizawa takes a swing at Norro's ribcage but misses.
No luck for Norro with that takedown attempt.
Serizawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Serizawa throws a body punch but Norro moves out of range.
Norro misses with a takedown
and Serizawa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Norro's knee momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norro avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Serizawa throws a body punch but Norro moves out of range.
Serizawa throws a body punch but Norro moves out of range.
Norro throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Serizawa's waist but Serizawa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Norro off to one side.
Norro checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tamao Serizawa dominated that second round.
That's time! Serizawa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Norro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Serizawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norro.
Serizawa wants to slow Norro down by chopping away at his legs.
Serizawa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Norro.
Norro checks a leg kick nicely.
Norro shoots for a double leg takedown but Serizawa sprawls well. He's pushed Norro's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Serizawa misses the shot to the body.
Serizawa thows a body shot but no joy.
Serizawa throws a body punch but Norro moves out of range.
Norro checks a low kick from Serizawa.
Norro avoids the body shot from Serizawa.
A looping hook to the body misses from Serizawa. Norro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Norro checks a leg kick.
Norro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fighters circling - Serizawa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Serizawa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Serizawa wants it to stay on the feet.
Serizawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Serizawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Serizawa. Norro does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serizawa misses the shot to the body.
Norro shoots in for a double leg but Serizawa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tamao Serizawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Schak Norro.
Serizawa swings for the body but Norro moves out of range.
Norro tries for a takedown but Serizawa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Serizawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norro.
Norro avoids the body shot from Serizawa.
Norro keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Norro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Norro avoids the body shot from Serizawa.
Serizawa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Norro can do to turn this around?
Norro avoids the body shot from Serizawa.
Serizawa stuffs the takedown.
Serizawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Serizawa misses.
Norro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Serizawa throws a shot from downtown. Norro moves away and avoids it.
Serizawa takes a swing at Norro's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serizawa just misses with a punch to the body.
Serizawa throws out a loose jab but Norro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norro shoots in for a takedown but Serizawa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Norro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Serizawa.
Serizawa throws a body punch but Norro moves out of range.
Serizawa misses with a leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Norro.
Norro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Serizawa misses the shot to the body.
Serizawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norro moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Serizawa.
Serizawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norro manages to avoid it.
Serizawa takes a swing at Norro's ribcage but misses.
Norro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Serizawa throws a leg kick but Norro moved away.
Norro ducks under a wild hook from Serizawa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Serizawa. Norro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Norro shoots in for a takedown but Serizawa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Serizawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norro moves away.
Serizawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice takedown defense from Serizawa. No joy for Norro on that attempt.
Serizawa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Serizawa throws a hook but Norro blocks it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Norro.
Serizawa tries to land a leg kick but Norro saw it coming and moves away.
Serizawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norro.
Serizawa tries to score with a low kick but Norro moves his leg out of the way.
Serizawa throws a leg kick but Norro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Serizawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norro was well out of range. Poor timing from Serizawa.
Serizawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norro was well out of range. Poor timing from Serizawa.
Serizawa has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Norro shoots in for a takedown but Serizawa shows good takedown defense.
A big left from Serizawa misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serizawa throws a hook but Norro avoids it easily.
Serizawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norro.
Serizawa misses with a hook. Norro ducked under it nicely.
Serizawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Norro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Serizawa throws a body punch but Norro moves out of range.
Serizawa throws a looping overhand right but Norro ducks down to avoid it.
Norro shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Serizawa defends it nicely.
Serizawa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Serizawa thows a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Norro dives in and grabs Serizawa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Serizawa pushes down on Norro's head and hops out.
Serizawa swings for the body but Norro moves out of range.
Serizawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norro.
Schak Norro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tamao Serizawa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Serizawa misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tamao Serizawa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Serizawa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tamao Serizawa!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Haukka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tero Korkkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Daniel Haukka has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Daniel Haukka seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Haukka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tero Korkkanen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haukka swats away the attempt to clinch by Korkkanen.
Korkkanen tries for a takedown but Haukka sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Korkkanen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haukka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Haukka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Korkkanen avoids it.
Haukka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Korkkanen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Korkkanen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Haukka is defending well for now.
Korkkanen lands with a short shot to the head.
Korkkanen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Korkkanen misses with a punch to the body.
Haukka trying to land knees to the body.
Korkkanen is trying to force a seperation but Haukka has the dominant position.
Haukka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Korkkanen.
Haukka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Haukka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Haukka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Korkkanen is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haukka tries a knee to the head but Korkkanen blocks it.
Haukka is looking to control Korkkanen's arms but Korkkanen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Haukka has his back to the cage.
Haukka keeps control of Korkkanen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Korkkanen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haukka misses with a body punch.
Haukka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Korkkanen.
Haukka struggles to land a body shot inside as Korkkanen controls his hands.
Haukka connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Tero Korkkanen has been cut.
Haukka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Korkkanen is defending well for now.
Korkkanen is trying to drag Haukka to the mat but Haukka just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Korkkanen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Haukka has him pressed against the cage.
Haukka looking to throw knees to the head but Korkkanen is blocking nicely.
Korkkanen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Korkkanen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Haukka has Korkkanen pressed against the cage, preventing Korkkanen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Haukka trying to stall but Korkkanen improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korkkanen is trying to force a seperation but Haukka has the dominant position.
Haukka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Haukka tries to land a knee to the head but Korkkanen blocks with his arms.
Korkkanen tries a body shot but Haukka blocks it.
Korkkanen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Haukka backwards.
Haukka just leaning against Korkkanen, taking a breather.
Korkkanen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Haukka scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Korkkanen managing to block the knees to the body from Haukka.
Still in the clinch, Korkkanen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Haukka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Korkkanen.
Haukka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Korkkanen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Korkkanen throws a head punch that misses.
Haukka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Korkkanen lands with a short shot to the head.
Korkkanen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Korkkanen misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haukka tries to close the distance and clinch but Korkkanen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Korkkanen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haukka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Korkkanen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Haukka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Korkkanen.
Korkkanen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Haukka missing with knees to the body.
Haukka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Korkkanen.
Korkkanen wants to get back to striking at distance but Haukka won't allow it.
Haukka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Korkkanen is trying to break the clinch but Haukka is controlling him.
Haukka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Korkkanen.
Korkkanen misses with some punches.
A knee to the head by Haukka.
Korkkanen pushes Haukka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Korkkanen lands with a left to the head.
Haukka tries to land a knee to the head but Korkkanen blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Korkkanen.
Haukka is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Korkkanen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Haukka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Korkkanen avoids it.
Haukka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Korkkanen blocks it with crossed arms.
Korkkanen pushes Haukka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Korkkanen misses with a punch to the body.
Korkkanen is trying to break free.
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!
Korkkanen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Haukka throws a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haukka connects with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Korkkanen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Haukka landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Korkkanen avoiding damage as Haukka throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Daniel Haukka will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tero Korkkanen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Korkkanen closes the distance and clinches.
Korkkanen managing to block the knees to the body from Haukka.
Korkkanen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Haukka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Haukka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Korkkanen digs a right hand underneath Haukka's ribcage. Haukka let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Haukka misses with a knee to the head.
Haukka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Korkkanen.
Korkkanen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Daniel Haukka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Haukka landing knees to the head.
Haukka is trying to break the clinch but Korkkanen is controlling him.
Korkkanen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Korkkanen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Haukka lands a nice knee to the body.
Haukka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Korkkanen is defending well for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haukka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Korkkanen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haukka unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Haukka manages to break the clinch.
Korkkanen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tero Korkkanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Korkkanen tries to close the distance and clinch but Haukka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Korkkanen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Korkkanen stalks Haukka and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Haukka's face. Haukka staggers backwards, shaken.
Korkkanen misses with a two punch combination.
Korkkanen looks to land a left hand but Haukka moved out of range nicely.
Daniel Haukka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haukka tries to clinch up.
Haukka slips a jab from Korkkanen.
Korkkanen loads up on a big right hand but Haukka slips the punch.
Korkkanen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Haukka keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haukka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Korkkanen is looking to clinch.
Haukka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Korkkanen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Korkkanen throws a series of punches but Haukka moves out of range.
Korkkanen tries to close the distance and clinch but Haukka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Haukka has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Korkkanen throws a looping overhand right but Haukka ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Korkkanen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Haukka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Korkkanen throws a shot from downtown. Haukka moves away and avoids it.
Haukka gets tackled into the cage by Korkkanen. Korkkanen maintains the clinch.
Haukka lands a nice knee to the body.
Haukka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Korkkanen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haukka connects with a knee to the head.
Haukka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Korkkanen.
Haukka pushes off an throws an elbow but Korkkanen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Korkkanen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Haukka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Haukka misses with a knee strike.
Haukka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Korkkanen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Korkkanen has a couple of punches blocked by Haukka.
Haukka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Korkkanen.
Korkkanen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haukka missing with knees to the body.
Haukka missing with knees to the body.
Haukka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Korkkanen avoids it.
Korkkanen lands with a left to the head.
Korkkanen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Haukka backwards.
Haukka misses with a knee strike.
Haukka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Korkkanen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korkkanen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Haukka has him pressed against the cage.
Korkkanen breaks from the clinch.
Korkkanen darts in and clinches Haukka up against the cage.
Korkkanen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Haukka letting Korkkanen take a breather here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haukka tries to land a knee to the head but Korkkanen blocks with his arms.
Haukka tries a body shot but Korkkanen blocks it.
Korkkanen lands a shoulder strike.
Korkkanen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Korkkanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Haukka is just out of range.
Korkkanen takes the fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Korkkanen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Korkkanen lands a shot to the body.
Haukka tries to land knees in the clinch but Korkkanen avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tero Korkkanen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tero Korkkanen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Korkkanen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Haukka tries to land knees in the clinch but Korkkanen avoids the damage to the body.
Haukka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Korkkanen's efforts to push away.
Haukka is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Korkkanen is keeping busy.
Haukka tries to land knees in the clinch but Korkkanen avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Haukka.
Haukka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Korkkanen avoiding damage as Haukka throws knees to the body.
Haukka trying to land knees to the body.
Korkkanen avoiding damage as Haukka throws knees to the body.
Haukka tries to land knees in the clinch but Korkkanen avoids the damage to the body.
Korkkanen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Korkkanen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haukka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Haukka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Korkkanen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Korkkanen lands with a short shot to the head.
Haukka prevents Korkkanen from breaking the clinch.
Korkkanen has Haukka pressed against the cage, preventing Haukka from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Korkkanen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Haukka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Korkkanen avoids it.
Korkkanen tries to circle away but Haukka has him pinned against the cage.
Haukka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Haukka tries to land a knee to the head but Korkkanen blocks with his arms.
Korkkanen lands with a right to the head.
Korkkanen stalls.
Haukka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Korkkanen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korkkanen is trying to push Haukka away but Haukka has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Haukka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Korkkanen managing to block the knees to the body from Haukka.
A short uppercut from Korkkanen.
A shot in the inside from Korkkanen.
Haukka lands a knee to the head.
Haukka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Korkkanen avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haukka keeps control of Korkkanen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Haukka tries a knee to the head but Korkkanen blocks it.
Korkkanen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Korkkanen wants to break free but Haukka has control.
Korkkanen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Korkkanen is trying to break the clinch but Haukka has him pressed against the cage.
Haukka has Korkkanen pressed against the cage, preventing Korkkanen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A left hand lands to the body for Korkkanen.
Korkkanen lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korkkanen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Korkkanen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Haukka is rocked!
Korkkanen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Haukka backwards.
Oh Haukka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Korkkanen pushes Haukka against the cage. Korkkanen is working some dirty boxing. Korkkanen pushes off with a quick right hook! Haukka goes down! Haukka tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Korkkanen moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tero Korkkanen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luana Peroba Filgueiras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Adinolfi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adinolfi has chosen Avenged Sevenfold - Dear God as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
140 lbs
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176 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luana Peroba Filgueiras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fabio Adinolfi!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adinolfi slips under a jab.
Filgueiras looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Adinolfi is fending him off so far but Filgueiras persists. Nope, Adinolfi circles away and we're back to standing.
Adinolfi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Filgueiras to the mat! Filgueiras manages to get full guard.
Adinolfi trying to control the position from guard on top but Filgueiras is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Filgueiras manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Adinolfi manages to get himself to full guard.
Adinolfi keeping full guard, as Filgueiras tries to pass.
Adinolfi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Filgueiras preventing the sweep.
Filgueiras stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Adinolfi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Adinolfi wants to control but Filgueiras passes easily into half guard.
Filgueiras prevents Adinolfi from improving his position.
Filgueiras working Adinolfi over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filgueiras is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Adinolfi is trying to control but can't.
Filgueiras is working for a kimura but Adinolfi is defending it quite comfortably.
Adinolfi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Filgueiras wants to control from the top but Adinolfi keeps moving.
Adinolfi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Filgueiras. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Adinolfi wants to stand and escape but Filgueiras is having none of it.
Filgueiras throwing strikes but missing.
Filgueiras postures up in Adinolfi's guard and throws a big left but Adinolfi blocks it.
Adinolfi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Filgueiras 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adinolfi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Filgueiras's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Adinolfi working a defensive guard here.
Filgueiras stands up over Adinolfi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adinolfi controls Filgueiras momentarily but Filgueiras frees himself.
Filgueiras works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Still in half guard, Filgueiras seems content to control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Adinolfi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Filgueiras is working away from the top position though.
Filgueiras missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Filgueiras is working for a submission of some sort.
Adinolfi is trying to stand up here but Filgueiras is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adinolfi trying to control but Filgueiras postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Filgueiras connects with a nice short shot to Adinolfi's temple.
Adinolfi is looking to control Filgueiras's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Adinolfi avoid being mounted?
Adinolfi taking some punishment here, with Filgueiras in his half guard.
Filgueiras working over Adinolfi with some ground and pound. Adinolfi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Adinolfi is looking to improve his position.
Filgueiras is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Adinolfi defends it well.
Filgueiras seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Adinolfi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adinolfi wants to control but Filgueiras is keeping busy.
Adinolfi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Filgueiras pulls his head out easily.
Adinolfi scores with a few weak punches.
Adinolfi controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Ground and pound from Filgueiras.
Adinolfi trying to control but Filgueiras postures up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adinolfi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Filgueiras.
Filgueiras drops an elbow to the side of Adinolfi's head.
Adinolfi is refusing to be controlled, as Filgueiras sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luana Peroba Filgueiras dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Adinolfi connects with a crisp jab.
Filgueiras fails with a takedown attempt.
Filgueiras shoots in and gets a takedown into Adinolfi's guard.
Filgueiras trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Filgueiras trying to control the position from guard on top but Adinolfi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Filgueiras is stalling in the full guard.
Filgueiras drops back looking for a leg! Adinolfi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Adinolfi manages to kick Filgueiras off! Filgueiras jumps back into Adinolfi's guard.
Adinolfi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filgueiras throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Adinolfi trying to control the position.
Adinolfi will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Filgueiras throwing strikes from guard but Adinolfi blocks nicely.
Filgueiras throws a big right hand that misses.
Adinolfi is trying to keep Filgueiras in close.
Filgueiras wants to control from the top but Adinolfi keeps moving.
Adinolfi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Filgueiras postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Fabio Adinolfi wasn't active enough on the ground.
Filgueiras looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Adinolfi is fending him off so far but Filgueiras persists. Nope, Adinolfi circles away and we're back to standing.
Adinolfi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Filgueirass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice jab there from Adinolfi.
Adinolfi clinches up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Adinolfi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adinolfi lands a takedown into guard.
Filgueiras kicks Adinolfi off and gets to his feet.
Adinolfi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adinolfi stuns Filgueiras with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Adinolfi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Filgueiras is trying hard to land a takedown here. Adinolfi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luana Peroba Filgueiras. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adinolfi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Filgueiras in his tracks.
Nice body punch from Adinolfi.
Filgueiras shoots in for a double leg but Adinolfi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Filgueiras takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Luana Peroba Filgueiras is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adinolfi scores with the left hand. Filgueiras knows he should have avoided that one.
Adinolfi lands with an uppercut that bounces Filgueiras off the cage and back into range.
Filgueiras takes one on the button.
Adinolfi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Adinolfi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Adinolfi scores with a body shot.
Adinolfi scores with a jab to the head.
Filgueiras doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Adinolfi darts in and clinches Filgueiras up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adinolfi breaks from the clinch.
Adinolfi lands a lovely overhand right.
Filgueiras shoots in for a takedown but Adinolfi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Adinolfi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Filgueiras shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Adinolfi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filgueiras takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Filgueiras gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Adinolfi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Adinolfi lands with a shot to the body.
Adinolfi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Adinolfi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Luana Peroba Filgueiras seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Adinolfi.
Filgueiras is rocked!
Adinolfi rushes Filgueiras and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Filgueiras is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Filgueiras is trying to pull guard but Adinolfi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Adinolfi gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Filgueiras seems to have got his legs back now.
Adinolfi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Luana Peroba Filgueiras overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Filgueiras avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Adinolfi.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adinolfi is trying to control the action in half guard but Filgueiras is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabio Adinolfi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Adinolfi has Filgueiras up against the cage in a clinch.
Adinolfi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Filgueiras takes one to the side of the head.
Filgueiras shoots in but no luck this time.
Filgueiras takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Filgueiras walks into a jab.
Adinolfi stuffs the takedown attempt from Filgueiras. Filgueiras gets slowly back to his feet.
Adinolfi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Adinolfi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Adinolfi is looking to take a break and control but Filgueiras is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filgueiras is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Adinolfi off and has taken his back!
Adinolfi trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Filgueiras scores with punches to the body.
Filgueiras is not going to allow Adinolfi to sit and survive in this position.
Filgueiras is trying to stick to Adinolfi's back but Adinolfi is turning into Filgueiras. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Filgueiras's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Adinolfi.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Filgueiras tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adinolfi trying to control the position from guard on top but Filgueiras is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adinolfi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Adinolfi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Filgueiras swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Adinolfi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Adinolfi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Filgueiras is keeping the position for now.
Filgueiras has his feet on Adinolfi's thighs here. He's pushed Adinolfi off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Adinolfi screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luana Peroba Filgueiras!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ari Kantola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mika Rattijuoppoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ari Kantola could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mika Rattijuoppoo's chin.
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ari Kantola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mika Rattijuoppoo!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rattijuoppoo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kantola is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rattijuoppoo off and has taken his back!
Rattijuoppoo wants to get back to his feet.
Kantola throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Rattijuoppoo!
Kantola has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Rattijuoppoo has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Rattijuoppoo controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kantola scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Rattijuoppoo is looking for a way out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rattijuoppoo is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Rattijuoppoo is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kantola lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Kantola.
Kantola gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Rattijuoppoo is rocked!
Rattijuoppoo covering up well and avoiding damage.
Rattijuoppoo is still in real trouble! Can Kantola finish him?
Rattijuoppoo wants to get back to his feet.
Kantola lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
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!
Kantola connects with a couple of big shots that have Rattijuoppoo covering up! Oh, this looks bad for Rattijuoppoo! Kantola fires away with several more unanswered shots and the referee has no choice but to step in! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ari Kantola!
Ari Kantola spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hullu Harri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Carneiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carneiro is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Rasmus - In the Shadows. Daniel Carneiro has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hullu Harri's chin.
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221 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hullu Harri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Carneiro!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harri throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harri rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carneiro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harri throws a big shot that misses.
Hullu Harri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harri swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harri.
Carneiro looks for a takedown but Harri sprawls well.
Carneiro fails with a takedown attempt.
Harri scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Daniel Carneiro has been cut.
Carneiro fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Harri avoids it really well and circles away.
Hullu Harri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Carneiro.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harri is looking to clinch but Carneiro is avoiding it.
Harri clinches up against the cage.
Harri misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harri throws a head punch that misses.
Harri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harri misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harri lands with a left to the head.
Harri tries to throw a body punch but Carneiro avoids it by throwing Harri back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carneiro.
Harri gets through Carneiro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harri wants to get back to striking at distance but Carneiro won't allow it.
Harri tries a body shot but Carneiro blocks it.
Harri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carneiro's elbow.
Harri tries to break the clinch but Carneiro is controlling the position.
Harri misses with a punch to the body.
Harri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carneiro's elbow.
Carneiro blocks a body shot from Harri.
Carneiro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carneiro can't break the clinch.
Harri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harri tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carneiro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harri blocks it with crossed arms.
Carneiro is working for takedown but Harri is calmly controlling the position for now.
Harri throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harri.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harri creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harri throws a punch but it's blocked by Carneiro.
Carneiro wants a takedown but no success here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carneiro blocks a body shot from Harri.
Carneiro has Harri pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Harri manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Harri misses with a punch to the body.
Carneiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harri with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carneiro scores with a knee to the head.
Carneiro jumps guard but Harri turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harri lands a body shot.
Carneiro looks winded!
Carneiro is looking to break free of the clinch but Harri has double underhooks.
Carneiro fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Harri trying to land knees to the body.
Carneiro blocks an uppercut.
Harri lands a left hand.
Harri lands with a short shot to the head.
Harri tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carneiro avoids it.
Harri lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left hand lands to the body for Harri.
Harri pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harri takes the fight into the clinch.
Harri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carneiro takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carneiro wants to clinch.
Harri throws a shot from downtown. Carneiro moves away and avoids it.
Harri throws a chopping leg kick but Carneiro manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice body punch from Harri.
Carneiro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harri finds it's way round the side to connect with Carneiro's head.
Harri wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Carneiro fails with the takedown.
Carneiro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Carneiro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Carneiro shoots in but Harri avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carneiro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harri scores with a hook to the body. Carneiro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Harri bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Carneiro's head backwards.
Harri lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hullu Harri dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Carneiro'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.
Harri scores with a nice strike.
Harri throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Harri scores with a shot to the body.
Carneiro dives in and grabs Harri's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harri pushes down on Carneiro's head and hops out.
Carneiro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harri scores with a shot to the body.
Carneiro on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Carneiro is rocked!
Harri is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carneiro can do to turn this around?
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!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Harri engages and cracks Carneiro with a massive lead left hook - Carneiro tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Harri is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hullu Harri!
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