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HERO 54: Kummola v Yakovchenko PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Toast Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrell Suggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man comes to the cage accompanied by POWDERED... TOAST... MAAAAAAAAANN!!!. Terrell Suggs has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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154 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Toast Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Terrell Suggs!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Man scores with a leg kick.
A combination from Suggs does no damage.
Man misses with a hook.
Man scores with a punch to the head.
Man misses with a looping left.
Suggs looks to land a combination but Man avoids it well.
Man swings for the body but Suggs moves out of range.
Suggs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Suggs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Man.
Suggs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Man throws out the jab.
Suggs throws a right and a left that both miss.
Suggs is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Suggs throws a series of punches but Man avoids them all with ease.
Man misses with a straight right.
Suggs slips a jab from Man.
Man waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Suggs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man throws a leg kick but Suggs sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Suggs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Suggs misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man. Suggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Suggs walks into a left hand.
Man thows a body shot but no joy.
Toast Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Suggs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Suggs misses with a combination
and Man counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Man misses with a wild body shot.
Man pivots, looking for a leg kick but Suggs is out of range and Man settles back down.
Man feints and then cracks Suggs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Suggs down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suggs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Man scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Man connects with a nice looking jab.
Man dodges the punch combination from Suggs.
Suggs throws the left hand but Man avoids the punch easily.
Man throws a hook to the side of Suggs's head but Suggs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Man throws a wild body kick that Suggs sees coming a mile off.
Suggs throws a big shot that misses.
Nice body punch from Man.
A swing and a miss from Man.
Man misses with a body shot.
Man misses with a low kick.
Man steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Suggs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Suggs throws a looping overhand right but Man ducks down to avoid it.
Man uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Suggs.
Man scoring well with a low kick there.
Suggs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Man bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Suggs's head.
Suggs with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Man to score with a decent uppercut.
Man connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Man misses with a low kick.
Suggs on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Suggs defending well as Man loads up on a big left hand.
Man avoids a punch combination nicely.
Man throws a hook to the side of Suggs's head but Suggs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man looks to land a right hand but Suggs moved out of range.
A slow jab from Man misses its intended target.
Suggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Suggs misses with a straight right.
Suggs moves out of range of the leg kick from Man.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Suggs is just out of range.
Suggs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Suggs checks a low kick from Man.
Man looks to land a right hand but Suggs moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Man misses.
Suggs scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suggs misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toast Man dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Man wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A punch combination from Suggs misses.
Suggs misses with the combination.
Suggs slips under a jab.
Man misses with a low kick as Suggs jumps back.
Sloppy strikes from Suggs. Those never looked like landing.
Man throws a jab but it's blocked by Suggs.
Man takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Suggs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Man.
Sloppy strikes from Man. Those never looked like landing.
A cross from Suggs lands.
No joy there for Suggs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Suggs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Suggs does no damage.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Suggs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Suggs fails to land with a series of punches.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suggs moves away.
Suggs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Suggs shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Terrell Suggs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Man throws a leg kick but Suggs checks it.
Suggs moves out of range of the strikes.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Man tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suggs throws out a loose jab but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man thows a body shot but no joy.
Man waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Suggs.
Man showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Suggs.
Suggs misses with a double jab
and Man counters with a series of strikes. Suggs will be more careful next time no doubt.
Suggs throws a combination that misses
and Man counters with a nice leg kick.
Toast Man is winning the standup battle so far.
Suggs looks to land a combination but Man avoids it well.
Suggs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Man.
Suggs takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Man misses the jab.
Suggs looks to land a right hand but Man moved out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man swings for the body but Suggs moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suggs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice shot by Man.
Man dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Suggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
Suggs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Man thows a body shot but no joy.
Man jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Man.
Suggs tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Suggs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Man.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suggs moves away.
Suggs closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Suggs on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Suggs checks it well.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Man, right into the meat.
Suggs misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Suggs. Those never looked like landing.
A left lands for Suggs.
Man dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Suggs. That did some damage!
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!
A punch combination from Suggs misses.
Suggs throws a right and a left that both miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suggs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Man can pounce on him.
Sloppy strikes from Suggs. Those never looked like landing.
Suggs looks to land a right hand but Man moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toast Man dominated that second round.
That's time! Man's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Man throws a body punch but Suggs moves out of range.
Man throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Suggs stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Man throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Suggs's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Man swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Suggs counters with a two punch combo.
Suggs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Man.
Suggs looks to land a combination but Man avoids it well.
Suggs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice jab there from Man.
Suggs might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Man digs a good body shot into Suggs's ribs.
Suggs swinging wildly here.
Man throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Man fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Suggs on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man throws an overhand right that lands on Suggs's shoulder, as Suggs tries to avoid the shot.
Jab by Man.
Suggs goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Suggs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Suggs misses with a wild combination.
Man misses with a double jab
and Suggs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Suggs looks to land a left hand but Man moved out of range nicely.
Suggs misses with the combination.
Jab, jab by Man - just one landing.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Suggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
Man slips a straight right by Suggs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Man.
Man will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jab from Man.
Suggs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Suggs looks to land a combination but Man avoids it well.
Nice shot by Man.
Suggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Man thows a left - swing and a miss!
Suggs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suggs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Suggs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Man misses with an uppercut. Suggs saw that one coming.
Suggs misses with an uppercut.
Man lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suggs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Man moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Man ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Man fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Suggs on the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Man there.
Suggs swinging wildly here.
Man waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Suggs.
Man misses with a low kick.
Suggs throws a series of punches but Man avoids them all with ease.
Man jabs at Suggs's body.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suggs manages to avoid it.
Man dodges the punch combination from Suggs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suggs takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Suggs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Man can pounce on him.
Suggs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Man dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Man throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Suggs counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Man cracks the inside of Suggs's front leg.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suggs moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man jabs at Suggs's body.
Terrell Suggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Man throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toast Man showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Man 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toast Man!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Lau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Miles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miles has chosen AWOLNATION - SAIL as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ian Miles enters the cage!
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185 lbs
2 - 7 - 0 |
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198 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class MT
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Lau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ian Miles!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miles is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lau throws a head kick that misses.
Lau forces Miles back against the cage and clinches.
Miles avoids a wild elbow strike from Lau.
Miles stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lau throws an elbow but misses.
Lau throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Miles blocks it with crossed arms.
Miles lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Miles lands a shoulder strike.
Lau tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miles avoids it.
Miles blocks an elbow strike from Lau.
Miles lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lau backwards.
Miles avoiding damage as Lau throws knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lau trying to land knees to the body.
Lau pushes off an throws an elbow but Miles leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lau throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lau pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short right from Miles on the inside.
Miles softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Miles blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miles tries a knee to the head but Lau blocks it.
Miles avoids the elbow strike from Lau, against the cage.
Lau trying to stall but Miles improves his position.
Miles tries a knee to the head but Lau blocks it.
Miles will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lau up against the cage.
Miles softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lau just misses with a elbow thrown towards Miles's brow.
Nice body punch from Miles.
Lau with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lau throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lau misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miles.
Miles throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Laus head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lau just misses with a elbow thrown towards Miles's brow.
Miles lands with a left to the head.
Lau looking to throw knees to the head but Miles is blocking nicely.
Miles avoiding damage as Lau throws knees to the body.
Lau's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lau is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miles scores with a knee to the head.
Oh Lau is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Miles pushes Lau back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miles blocks the elbow strike.
Lau creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lau is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Miles is defending well for now.
Lau tries to land a knee to the head but Miles blocks with his arms.
A nice left hand lands by Miles.
Miles just leaning against Lau, taking a breather.
Miles looking to throw knees to the head but Lau is blocking nicely.
Miles jerks Lau's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Lau drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Miles goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Miles because Lau was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Ian Miles!
Ian Miles gave a mention to Go 2 Sleep Fight Gear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jacky Ler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommi Talentti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ler might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rise of the fallen. Talentti has chosen Metallica - Ecstasy Of Gold as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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155 lbs
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153 lbs
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Decent wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jacky Ler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Talentti!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talentti tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Talentti shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ler defends it nicely.
Ler clinches with his opponent.
Ler displaying some good clinch control by pressing Talentti up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Talentti being controlled against the cage.
Ler comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Talentti prevents a body shot from Ler.
Ler gets through Talentti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ler lands an uppercut.
Ler tries a body shot but Talentti blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ler.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ler.
Talentti has clasped his hands together around Ler's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Talentti is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ler is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Talentti is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ler has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ler wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Ler explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ler tries to clinch but Talentti moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Ler. No joy for Talentti on that attempt.
Ler moves in looking to clinch but Talentti pushes him off.
Ler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Talentti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Talentti takes one on the button.
Ler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Talentti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Talentti keeps the fight on the outside.
Ler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Talentti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Talentti fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jacky Ler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommi Talentti.
Ler closes the distance and clinches.
Ler tries to land a knee to the head but Talentti blocks with his arms.
Ler misses with a knee strike.
Talentti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ler stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ler lands a right hand.
Ler lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Talentti.
Talentti is trying to drag Ler to the mat but Ler just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Talentti drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ler gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Talentti blocking some punches.
Talentti looking for a takedown.
Ler lands with a right to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ler.
It looks like Tommi Talentti has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ler landing knees to the head.
Ler crunches a lovely knee into Talentti's ribcage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ler.
Talentti drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ler slowing the pace effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ler misses with some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ler takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ler throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Talentti blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacky Ler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommi Talentti's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Talentti shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ler as he avoids it easily.
Talentti will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Talentti fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jacky Ler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommi Talentti.
Ler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ler is looking to clinch but Talentti is avoiding it.
Ler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Talentti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ler closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ler.
Ler just leaning against Talentti, taking a breather.
Ler stops a takedown attempt from Talentti.
Ler swings wildly with an uppercut but Talentti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Talentti is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ler gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ler tries to work over Talentti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Talentti backwards.
Ler content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ler lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ler has a couple of punches blocked by Talentti.
Talentti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ler slows down the pace here.
Ler scores with a shot to the side of Talentti's head.
Ler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Talentti tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ler lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Talentti backwards.
Ler displaying some good clinch control by pressing Talentti up against the cage.
Ler works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Talenttis head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ler.
Talentti is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ler lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Talentti is still on wobbly legs! Can Ler finish him?
Ler lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Talentti being controlled against the cage.
Talentti blocks an uppercut.
Ler dips a shoulder and cracks Talentti with a mighty uppercut! Talentti falls back against the cage and Ler unloads with a barrage of strikes! Talentti is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Ler screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacky Ler!
After the fight, Jacky Ler was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henderson Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Lock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Henderson Braga has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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281 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henderson Braga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kurt Lock!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lock defending well as Braga loads up on a big left hand.
Lock looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Braga manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lock wants to control but Braga is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Braga controlling his opponent.
Braga has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lock's face.
Lock working to try and regain half guard.
Braga 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.
Lock is squirming around, avoiding Braga's attempts to control the action.
BOOM! Braga connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lock is squirming around, avoiding Braga's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braga unloading with bombs!
Lock is rocked!
Braga lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Lock! Braga sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Lock and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Henderson Braga!
A very excited looking Henderson Braga rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Censor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Stan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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195 lbs
7 - 4 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stevie Censor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Greg Stan!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Censor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stan shoots in and bounces Censor off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Stan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Censor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Stan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Stan drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Stan seems to have locked his on tight now - Censor screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Stan, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Greg Stan!
An out of breath Greg Stan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pyry Perkele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lennart Stahlhandske (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perkele kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Perkele . Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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241 lbs
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25
228 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pyry Perkele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lennart Stahlhandske!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkele moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Perkele looks to score with a jab to the body but Stahlhandske is just out of range.
Stahlhandske moves out of range as Perkele throws a body kick.
Perkele takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Perkele misses with a looping right.
Stahlhandske lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Perkele drops his hands momentarily and Stahlhandske takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stahlhandske steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Perkele. That one must have hurt.
Perkele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stahlhandske.
Perkele moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stahlhandske staying out of range there.
Stahlhandske throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Perkele misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perkele looks to land a body kick but Stahlhandske moved away.
Stahlhandske lands a jab to the nose.
Stahlhandske misses with a lunging right hand
and Perkele counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Perkele.
Stahlhandske drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stahlhandske tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele gets underhooks to prevent Stahlhandske's takedown attempt.
Pyry Perkele has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lennart Stahlhandske.
Perkele stops a takedown attempt from Stahlhandske.
Stahlhandske drops down looking for an ankle pick but Perkele pulls his leg out and moves away.
Stahlhandske throws a body punch but Perkele moves out of range.
Stahlhandske looks to throw the jab but Perkele is out of range.
Perkele ducks under a wild hook from Stahlhandske.
Perkele throws a leg kick that misses.
Perkele is looking to land body kicks.
Stahlhandske lands a really nice looking cross but Perkele seems unphased.
Stahlhandske ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stahlhandske connects with a body shot.
Stahlhandske shoots for a double leg takedown but Perkele sprawls well. He's pushed Stahlhandske's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Good leg kick by Perkele there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Perkele motions for Stahlhandske to come forward. Perkele throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice uppercut lands for Stahlhandske. That snapped Perkele's head back.
A low kick from Stahlhandske misses
and Perkele counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perkele clinches.
Stahlhandske tries to score a body lock takedown but Perkele shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Stahlhandske blocks the elbow strike.
Perkele lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stahlhandske backwards.
Nice elbow from Perkele.
It looks like Lennart Stahlhandske has been cut.
Stahlhandske has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Perkele comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stahlhandske tries to score a body lock takedown but Perkele shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Perkele displaying some good clinch control by pressing Stahlhandske up against the cage.
Perkele prevents the takedown attempt.
Perkele stalling in the clinch.
Stahlhandske is trying to drag Perkele to the mat but Perkele just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stahlhandske is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Perkele is defending well.
Stahlhandske escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stahlhandske throws out a powerful jab.
Stahlhandske throws a sloppy head kick
and Perkele holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stahlhandske tries to pull guard but Perkele won't allow it.
Stahlhandske is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Perkele gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Perkele lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Perkele lands a hook that snaps the head of Stahlhandske backwards.
Perkele throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Perkele scores with a nice hook to the head.
Perkele keeps control of Stahlhandske as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stahlhandske changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Perkele fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Perkele tries to clinch but Stahlhandske is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stahlhandske moves out of range as Perkele strikes.
Perkele with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stahlhandske walks into a left hand.
Lennart Stahlhandske seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stahlhandske scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Perkele doesn't seem bothered though.
Perkele tries to land a front kick but Stahlhandske steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stahlhandske misses with a straight left.
Stahlhandske misses with a body shot.
Stahlhandske is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Perkele had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Perkele takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Perkele lands with a straight right. Stahlhandske didn't see that one coming.
Perkele looks for the body kick but Stahlhandske saw that one coming.
Perkele swinging wildly here.
Stahlhandske throws a lazy uppercut
and Perkele connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Perkele. Stahlhandske does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stahlhandske throws a combination that misses
and Perkele counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Perkele.
Perkele lands an elbow inside that Stahlhandske shrugs off.
Perkele prevents Stahlhandske from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pyry Perkele dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lennart Stahlhandske'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.
Perkele takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Perkele rushes Stahlhandske and presses him up against the cage.
Stahlhandske is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stahlhandske tries for a takedown but Perkele manages to get underhooks.
Perkele holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Stahlhandske tries to score a body lock takedown but Perkele shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Stahlhandske blocks the elbow strike.
Perkele prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pyry Perkele has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lennart Stahlhandske.
Stahlhandske is looking to take this one to the mat.
Perkele holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Perkele lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stahlhandske takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Perkele on the inside.
Stahlhandske drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Perkele.
Perkele lands an elbow that stopped Stahlhandske in his tracks for a moment.
Still in the clinch, Perkele scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stahlhandske is rocked!
Perkele leaning against his opponent.
Stahlhandske is still on wobbly legs! Can Perkele finish him?
Perkele lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Perkele throws an elbow that misses.
Perkele has Stahlhandske pressed against the cage. He pushes Stahlhandske back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Perkele throws a beautiful elbow that sends Stahlhandske crashing to the floor! Perkele piles on the pressure with more strikes! Stahlhandske is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pyry Perkele!
A less than humble Pyry Perkele misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taneli Hauki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hauki's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kyuss - Green Machine. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
197 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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22
197 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Taneli Hauki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hauki feints and then cracks Morgan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Morgan down.
Morgan avoids the head kick by Hauki.
Morgan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hauki is fending him off so far but Morgan persists. Nope, Hauki circles away and we're back to standing.
Eric Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hauki on his heels. He'll look to pass Hauki's guard now, I'm sure.
Morgan postures up in Hauki's guard and throws a big left but Hauki blocks it.
Morgan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morgan throwing strikes but missing.
Hauki keeping moving, preventing Morgan from controlling successfully.
Hauki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hauki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Morgan stopping the sweep attempt from Hauki.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Hauki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan throws a big right hand that misses.
Morgan looking to pass the guard.
Morgan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Morgan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Morgan wants to control from the top but Hauki keeps moving.
Morgan wants to pass the guard but Hauki is keeping the position.
Morgan landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hauki working a defensive guard here.
Morgan trying to control but Hauki is working from the bottom.
Hauki working a defensive guard here.
Morgan throws a strike but Hauki rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Morgan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hauki prevents Morgan from getting back to his feet.
Morgan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hauki!
Hauki is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Morgan punching from mount but Hauki doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Morgan with good strikes from the mount here!
Hauki takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Morgan working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Morgan looking for a guillotine from mount but Hauki is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan looking to finish Hauki with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hauki!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Morgan looking to control but Hauki is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Morgan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hauki is trying desperately to improve position.
Morgan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hauki tries to lock up and control but Morgan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Morgan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Morgan shoots in for a takedown but Hauki shows good takedown defense.
Hauki lands a glancing blow to the side of Morgan's head.
Morgan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hauki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hauki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hauki slaps away a takedown attempt from Morgan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Morgan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hauki tries to avoid it but Morgan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hauki to the ground. Hauki escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Taneli Hauki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Morgan.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Morgan is defended easily by Hauki.
Hauki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hauki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morgan shoots in looking for a takedown. Hauki tries to sprawl out of it but Morgan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hauki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Morgan dives in and grabs Hauki's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hauki pushes down on Morgan's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hauki scores with a hook to the body. Morgan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Morgan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Morgan fails in his attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by Hauki.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Morgan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hauki avoids it really well and circles away.
Morgan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hauki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Morgan scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Eric Morgan has been cut.
Morgan wants to clinch
and Hauki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hauki connects with a leg kick. Morgan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Morgan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Morgan shoots in and drives through. Hauki sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan dives in and grabs Hauki's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hauki pushes down on Morgan's head and hops out.
Morgan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hauki. Hauki obviously looking to wear him down.
Hauki lands a brutal head kick. Morgan looks out on his feet and Hauki throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Taneli Hauki!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Emerlong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atli Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fernando Emerlong could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Atli Thor's chin.
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29
252 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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234 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fernando Emerlong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Atli Thor!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thor walks into a stiff left hand from Emerlong.
It looks like Atli Thor has been cut.
Thor is looking to chop away at Emerlong's legs.
Emerlong lands a left and a right that send Thor crashing to the mat, dazed. Emerlong thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thor is aggressively charging in as Emerlong backs up avoiding any damage. Emerlong tosses out a jab and Thor runs right into it face first! Thor is out cold! Emerlong dropped down on all fours and is barking in Thor's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fernando Emerlong!
Fernando Emerlong really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that DJs Locker logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kale Kummola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Yakovchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kummola might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kale doesn't like YOU!. Yakovchenko has chosen Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kale Kummola!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Igor Yakovchenko!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yakovchenko throws a sloppy head kick and Kummola moves out of range easily.
Yakovchenko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kummola scores with a jab.
Kummola scores with a hook to the body. Yakovchenko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kummola avoids the body shot from Yakovchenko.
Kummola throws a front kick aimed at Yakovchenko's knee but Yakovchenko avoids it well.
Yakovchenko staying out of range there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Yakovchenko!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kummola misses with a looping right.
Kummola misses with an uppercut
and Yakovchenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kummola throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yakovchenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kummola.
Kummola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yakovchenko moves away.
A cross from Kummola lands.
Kummola misses the jab.
Kummola lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yakovchenko.
Kummola circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kummola, right into the meat.
Kummola misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kummola swats away the attempt to clinch by Yakovchenko.
Jab from Kummola.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kummola.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yakovchenko - that will leave a mark!
Yakovchenko misses the jab.
Kummola throws the kick towards the body but Yakovchenko avoids it.
Nice shot lands for Yakovchenko.
Kummola scores with a hook to the body. Yakovchenko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yakovchenko throws a leg kick but Kummola sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kummola is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
Kummola throws a head kick but Yakovchenko moves out of range.
Yakovchenko slips under a jab from Kummola.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kummola, right into the meat.
Yakovchenko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yakovchenko cracks Kummola with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yakovchenko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yakovchenko connects with an inside leg kick.
Yakovchenko checks a low kick from Kummola.
Kummola throws out a loose jab but Yakovchenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yakovchenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kummola.
Yakovchenko ducks under a wild hook from Kummola.
Kummola tries a head kick but it misses.
Yakovchenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kummola was well out of range. Poor timing from Yakovchenko.
Kummola works the jab nicely.
Kummola shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yakovchenko defends it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yakovchenko. Kummola does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kummola throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yakovchenko counters with a straight right hand.
Kummola throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Yakovchenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yakovchenko misses with a body kick.
Kummola lands with a slapping head kick.
Kummola throws a chopping leg kick but Yakovchenko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kummola connects with a right hand. Yakovchenko shakes it off.
Yakovchenko is looking to score with low kicks.
Yakovchenko looks to land a body kick but Kummola moved away.
Yakovchenko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kummola feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Yakovchenko is pulling down on Kummola's head. It's preventing any offense from Kummola, at least for the moment.
Kummola is working Yakovchenko over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yakovchenko looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kummola is looking to work some ground and pound but Yakovchenko has wrist control.
Yakovchenko is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Yakovchenko looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Yakovchenko is trying to control the position but Kummola postures up.
Yakovchenko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kummola is one step ahead there.
Kummola working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kummola trying to control but Yakovchenko is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kummola lands a couple of digs.
Yakovchenko is trying to control the position but Kummola postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kummola cracks Yakovchenko with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Yakovchenko dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Yakovchenko fakes the leg kick and cracks Kummola in the body.
Kummola dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yakovchenko has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Yakovchenko cracks Kummola with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yakovchenko takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yakovchenko tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kummola throws a sloppy head kick
and Yakovchenko counters with a nice body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yakovchenko - that will leave a mark!
Yakovchenko tries a low kick but Kummola avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Kummola checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yakovchenko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yakovchenko ducks under a wild hook from Kummola.
Yakovchenko looks to throw the jab but Kummola is out of range.
Yakovchenko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kummola tries to land a leg kick but Yakovchenko saw it coming and moves away.
Kummola misses with a hook.
Kummola connects with a body shot that sends Yakovchenko's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Yakovchenko. Beautiful body shot.
Yakovchenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Kummola.
Yakovchenko lands a nice shot that snaps Kummola's head back.
Kummola looks to land a left hand but Yakovchenko moved out of range nicely.
Kummola misses the shot to the body.
Yakovchenko moves in looking to clinch but Kummola pushes him off.
Kummola cracks Yakovchenko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yakovchenko misses with a looping left.
Kummola walks into a jab.
Kummola fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yakovchenko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yakovchenko throws the kick towards the body but Kummola avoids it.
Donk. Yakovchenko catches Kummola right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kummola throws a head kick that misses.
Yakovchenko tried to score with a low kick but Kummola checks it.
Kummola has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kummola there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kummola scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yakovchenko 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.
Yakovchenko throws a looping overhand right but Kummola ducks down to avoid it.
Igor Yakovchenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yakovchenko blocks a head kick by Kummola.
Kummola misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kummola wants to slow Yakovchenko down by chopping away at his legs.
Kummola shoots for a takedown but Yakovchenko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kummola checks a leg kick.
Yakovchenko lands with a hook. Kummola tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yakovchenko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yakovchenko keeps Kummola at a distance using the push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kummola misses the jab.
Yakovchenko lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kummola takes a step back to recover.
Nice uppercut there from Kummola.
Yakovchenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yakovchenko thuds his shin into the meat of Kummola's side.
Yakovchenko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kummola tries a low kick but Yakovchenko avoids it.
Kummola will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kummola scoring well with a low kick there.
Yakovchenko misses with an uppercut.
Yakovchenko misses with a hook.
Yakovchenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yakovchenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Kummola is just out of range.
Kummola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yakovchenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Kummola.
Kummola throws out a loose jab but Yakovchenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kummola moves out of range as Yakovchenko throws a body kick.
Kummola tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kummola fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yakovchenko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yakovchenko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yakovchenko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yakovchenko lands a lovely overhand right.
Kummola scores with a body shot.
Yakovchenko stuns Kummola with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice shot by Yakovchenko.
Kummola takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kummola keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kummola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yakovchenko moves away.
Kummola takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yakovchenko loads up on a big right hand but Kummola slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Yakovchenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kummola slips under a jab.
Yakovchenko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yakovchenko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kummola pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yakovchenko is out of range and Kummola settles back down.
Yakovchenko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kummola momentarily.
Kummola connects with a nice looking jab.
Kummola moves out of range as Yakovchenko throws a body kick.
Kummola avoids the body shot from Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yakovchenko wants to land a leg kick but Kummola is out of range.
Kummola ducks under a wild hook from Yakovchenko.
Kummola looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yakovchenko swinging wildly here.
Kummola goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yakovchenko.
Kummola scores with a jab to the head.
Kummola tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yakovchenko swivels and escapes.
Kummola scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yakovchenko lands a glancing blow to the side of Kummola's head.
Yakovchenko scores with a nice body kick.
A jab from Kummola misses.
Kummola will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yakovchenko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kummola's calf.
Kummola missing with a left hand there. Yakovchenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kummola throws the left hand but Yakovchenko avoids the punch easily.
Yakovchenko thuds his shin into the meat of Kummola's side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yakovchenko connects with a nice looking jab.
Yakovchenko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Yakovchenko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yakovchenko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yakovchenko misses with a body shot.
Yakovchenko throws a nice outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yakovchenko. Kummola does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kummola is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kummola has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yakovchenko finds it's way round the side to connect with Kummola's head.
Good work by Yakovchenko as he checks the leg kick.
Yakovchenko attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kummola throws a head kick that misses.
Igor Yakovchenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kummola fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yakovchenko is out of range.
Yakovchenko slips a straight right by Kummola.
Kummola takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kummola shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Yakovchenko is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kummola not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kummola looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yakovchenko with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kummola trying to control from half guard but Yakovchenko is working away.
Yakovchenko wants to control but Kummola is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Yakovchenko is looking to improve his position.
Yakovchenko is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Yakovchenko is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kummola pulls his head out easily.
Kummola passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko wants to hold on but Kummola pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kummola looking to control but Yakovchenko is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kummola cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Yakovchenko wants to control but Kummola is having none of it.
Yakovchenko takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kummola is landing with some decent strikes but Yakovchenko is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kummola takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Yakovchenko can't escape the position.
Kummola lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Igor Yakovchenko just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yakovchenko attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kummola blocks a low kick nicely.
Kummola takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yakovchenko digs a good body shot into Kummola's ribs.
Kummola throws a head kick that misses.
Kummola throws a body kick that misses.
Kummola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yakovchenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Kummola.
Kummola shoots in but no luck this time.
Yakovchenko checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kummola walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yakovchenko.
Kummola moves out of range of the body kick.
Yakovchenko misses with a body kick.
Kummola slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yakovchenko.
Kummola throws a leg kick but Yakovchenko checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakovchenko cracks a nice hook into Kummola's ribs.
A punch lands to the side of Kummola 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kummola comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kummola throws a lazy head kick
and Yakovchenko makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kummola really felt that one!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A big left from Yakovchenko misses.
Kummola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yakovchenko manages to avoid it.
Yakovchenko throws a right hand that misses
so Kummola counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kummola won't allow Yakovchenko to sweep him here.
Yakovchenko escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kummola gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kummola wants to pass the guard but Yakovchenko is keeping the position.
Yakovchenko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kummola is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Yakovchenko might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kummola haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kummola throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yakovchenko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kummola slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yakovchenko preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Kummola lands strikes from half guard.
Kummola is looking to take a break and control but Yakovchenko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kummola tries to pass to full mount but Yakovchenko defends it.
Kummola is keen to just control but Yakovchenko is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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. Kummola connects with a nice short shot to Yakovchenko's temple.
Kummola slips a nice elbow through Yakovchenko's hands, connecting with Yakovchenko's forehead.
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. Kummola connects with a nice short shot to Yakovchenko's temple.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kummola not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yakovchenko makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Yakovchenko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Yakovchenko holds on and takes a little breather.
Yakovchenko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kummola.
Kummola scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko keeping full guard, as Kummola tries to pass.
Yakovchenko can't keep his opponent in guard - Kummola advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yakovchenko is refusing to be controlled, as Kummola sits in half guard.
Yakovchenko wants to improve his position but Kummola is controlling well.
Kummola working over Yakovchenko with some ground and pound. Yakovchenko looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kummola wants to take a breather but Yakovchenko is having none of it.
Yakovchenko gets back to full guard.
Yakovchenko lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kummola!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Kale Kummola will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kummola lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kummola lands a leg kick that knocks Yakovchenko off balance momentarily.
Yakovchenko moves out of range of the body kick from Kummola.
Kummola scores with a nice head shot.
Kummola looks to land a left hand but Yakovchenko moved out of range nicely.
No luck for Kummola with that takedown attempt.
Kummola thumps Yakovchenko with a low kick.
Kummola fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yakovchenko avoids it really well and circles away.
Kummola on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yakovchenko lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakovchenko cracks Kummola with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kummola fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yakovchenko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kummola misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yakovchenko throws out a loose jab but Kummola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yakovchenko wants to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kummola takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Yakovchenko lands with a straight right. Kummola didn't see that one coming.
Kummola fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kale Kummola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yakovchenko tries to score with a low kick but Kummola moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko misses with a double jab.
Kummola misses with a low kick.
Yakovchenko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yakovchenko takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kummola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kummola missing with a left hand there. Yakovchenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Yakovchenko.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kummola misses with an uppercut.
Yakovchenko on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kummola is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Yakovchenko.
Kummola throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick from Yakovchenko misses.
Yakovchenko clobbers Kummola with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kummola staying out of range there.
Kummola scores with a jab to the head.
Kale Kummola has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yakovchenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kummola moves away from the strike by Yakovchenko.
Kummola takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Yakovchenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kummola looks to land a combination. Yakovchenko sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yakovchenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kummola bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yakovchenko's head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yakovchenko.
Kummola connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kummola buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yakovchenko tries to land a front kick but Kummola steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Yakovchenko lands a jab to Kummola's midsection.
Kummola fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yakovchenko is out of range.
Yakovchenko feints and then cracks Kummola's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kummola down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yakovchenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Kummola is just out of range.
Yakovchenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kummola with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yakovchenko to score with a decent uppercut.
A good leg kick by Yakovchenko.
Kummola takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kummola just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice defenses there by Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko throws a jab when Kummola was well out of range.
Igor Yakovchenko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kummola stuns Yakovchenko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Yakovchenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yakovchenko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Yakovchenko!
Igor Yakovchenko is the new lightweight champion!
Igor Yakovchenko seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jyrki Jyytti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tobias Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jyytti's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mass Destruction (Reincarnation). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jyrki Jyytti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tobias Larsson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsson closes the distance and clinches.
Jyytti prevents a takedown attempt there.
Larsson leaning against his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Larsson fails to land.
Jyytti is trying to break the clinch but Larsson is controlling him.
Larsson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jyytti is defending well.
Larsson goes for a takedown attempt but Jyytti pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jyrki Jyytti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tobias Larsson.
Larsson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jyytti did well to prevent Larsson getting side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Larsson is working for a submission of some sort.
Larsson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jyytti looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jyytti manages to get to full guard.
Jyytti has his foot on Larsson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Larsson works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jyytti is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Larsson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jyytti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Larsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Jyytti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jyytti avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Larsson postures up and lands a big shot to Jyytti's brow.
Larsson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jyytti swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jyytti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Larsson wants to control from the top but Jyytti keeps moving.
Jyytti has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Larsson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Larsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jyytti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jyytti has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Larsson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Larsson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Larsson is looking to work some ground and pound but Jyytti has wrist control.
Larsson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jyytti is looking for a triangle but Larsson pushes his legs off easily.
Jyytti keeping moving, preventing Larsson from controlling successfully.
Jyytti working a defensive guard but Larsson manages to pass into side control anyway.
Larsson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Larsson is looking to take a break and control but Jyytti is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jyytti is trying to control Larsson's posture but Larsson avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson working the body and head with strikes.
Jyytti is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jyytti is staying active underneath Larsson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Larsson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jyytti trying to control from the bottom.
Larsson is looking to take a break and control but Jyytti is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Larsson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jyytti doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Larsson.
Larsson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jyytti is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Larsson pulls his head out easily.
Larsson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jyytti actively working from the bottom here.
Jyytti is refusing to be controlled, as Larsson sits in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larsson misses with a head shot. Jyytti uses the momentum to regain guard.
Larsson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tobias Larsson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Larsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Tobias Larsson has been cut.
Jyytti with a hook.
Jyytti loads up on a big right hand but Larsson slips the punch.
Larsson loads up on a big right hand but Jyytti slips the punch.
Larsson cracks Jyytti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The fighters circling - Larsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Larsson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Larsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jyytti at a distance.
Jyytti throws a predictable looking body shot
and Larsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jyytti thinking.
Larsson misses with an uppercut
and Jyytti counters with a stiff right hand.
Jyytti closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Larsson struggling a bit here.
Larsson is looking for a sweep.
Larsson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jyytti's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson won't allow Jyytti to pass to mount.
Jyytti trying to control from half guard but Larsson is working away.
Tobias Larsson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Larsson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jyytti won't allow Larsson to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jyytti trying to control the position from guard on top but Larsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Larsson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jyytti doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jyytti manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Larsson keeping full guard, as Jyytti tries to pass.
Jyytti makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jyytti trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jyytti loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Larsson trying to keep a closed guard but Jyytti is proving a slippery customer.
Larsson keeping full guard, as Jyytti tries to pass.
Jyytti working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Larsson's head.
Larsson has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Jyytti should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Larsson has tightened it up now! Jyytti should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tobias Larsson!
Tobias Larsson very nearly forgot to thank BioPharm Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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