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Infinity 34: Melee PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Very Magnum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinto Vjadenek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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250 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Good kicks
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Very Magnum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Quinto Vjadenek!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vjadenek misses with a head kick.
Magnum shoots in but Vjadenek avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A head kick from Vjadenek lands but Magnum takes it in his stride.
Magnum avoids the head kick by Vjadenek.
Vjadenek misses with a head kick.
Vjadenek throws a series of punches but Magnum moves out of range.
Vjadenek throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Vjadenek!
Vjadenek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vjadenek throws a sloppy head kick and Magnum moves out of range easily.
Vjadenek misses with a head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Magnum lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Vjadenek has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vjadenek and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Magnum swings for the body but Vjadenek moves out of range.
Magnum moves into the clinch.
Vjadenek tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Magnum tries to land a knee to the head but Vjadenek blocks with his arms.
Magnum keeps control of Vjadenek as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Magnum tries to score a body lock takedown but Vjadenek shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vjadenek blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vjadenek tries to pull guard but Magnum forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Magnum misses with a punch to the body.
Magnum has Vjadenek pressed against the cage, preventing Vjadenek from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vjadenek is trying to break the clinch but Magnum is controlling him.
Magnum decides to pull guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Magnum keeping moving, preventing Vjadenek from controlling successfully.
Magnum is adopting a defensive guard.
Magnum's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Magnum keeping moving, preventing Vjadenek from controlling successfully.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Quinto Vjadenek wasn't active enough on the ground.
Vjadenek throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnum finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Magnum shoots in looking for a takedown but Vjadenek manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Magnum's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Very Magnum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vjadenek lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Vjadenek lands with a shot to the body.
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!
Vjadenek looks to land a combination. Magnum sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Vjadenek looks winded!
Magnum avoids the head kick by Vjadenek.
Magnum closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Magnum decides to stand up, so the ref orders Vjadenek to his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Magnum changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vjadenek fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Magnum misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnum clinches.
Magnum keeps control of Vjadenek as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vjadenek tries to score a body lock takedown but Magnum shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vjadenek tries to land a knee to the head but Magnum blocks with his arms.
Vjadenek tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vjadenek fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Magnum lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Magnum uses his free foot to push down on Vjadenek's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Vjadenek.
Magnum controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vjadenek tries to buck Magnum off but he can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vjadenek has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vjadenek wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good control from Magnum.
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 Very Magnum will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vjadenek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Quinto Vjadenek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Vjadenek.
Magnum misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Magnum shoots in but Vjadenek avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vjadenek throws a head kick but Magnum moves out of range.
Magnum looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vjadenek is fending him off so far but Magnum persists. Nope, Vjadenek circles away and we're back to standing.
Magnum blocks a head kick by Vjadenek.
Vjadenek lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Very Magnum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Magnum tries to clinch up but Vjadenek circles away and keeps his distance.
Vjadenek lands with a slapping head kick.
Vjadenek tries to keep at a distance but Magnum has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vjadenek is breathing heavily.
Vjadenek throws an elbow that misses.
Vjadenek has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Magnum avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Vjadenek gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Magnum.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Very Magnum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vjadenek tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Magnum just stands there and leans against the cage.
Magnum has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vjadenek is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Magnum pulls guard successfully.
Vjadenek being controlled here momentarily.
Vjadenek stopping the sweep attempt from Magnum.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vjadenek trying to control the position from guard on top but Magnum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vjadenek wants to stand but Magnum has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Quinto Vjadenek was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Magnum avoids the head kick by Vjadenek.
Magnum is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Vjadenek's half guard.
Vjadenek pushes Magnum off looking to stand but Magnum dives back in and keeps control.
Magnum seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Vjadenek looks like he's trying to stand up.
Magnum passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnum with good strikes from the mount here!
Magnum controlling the position easily from mount.
Vjadenek trying desperately to get to his feet.
Magnum tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Magnum scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Magnum takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magnum landing strikes from the mount and Vjadenek is in trouble!
Magnum looking to control and managing it successfully.
Vjadenek should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Vjadenek is trying to stand but he's just given Magnum his back.
Vjadenek holding both Magnum 's hands and preventing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magnum has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Vjadenek is defending well but eventually Magnum manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Vjadenek has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Very Magnum!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Livem Moom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Miranda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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265 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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224 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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Counter fighter
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Livem Moom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafael Miranda!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Horrible takedown by Moom or perhaps it was just good defense by Miranda which made him look bad.
Moom shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Moom showed some decent athleticism there.
Miranda wants to get back to his feet.
Miranda wants to get back to full guard.
Miranda moves into full guard.
Moom looking to pass the guard.
Miranda is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Moom is concentrating on defense, preventing Miranda from advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miranda tries to pass to full mount but Moom defends it.
Moom tries to get to full guard but Miranda has control of the leg.
Moom keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Miranda is trying to work for a kimura but Moom is defending well.
Miranda prevents Moom from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moom is looking to control Miranda's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Moom avoid being mounted?
The fighters are battling for position here. Moom manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Moom wants to sweep here but Miranda controlling him for the moment.
Miranda's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Miranda tries to free his leg and advance position but Moom is retaining full guard.
Miranda is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Moom tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Miranda looking to sit in guard and control but Moom gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miranda keeping moving, preventing Moom from controlling successfully.
Moom tries to free his leg and advance position but Miranda is retaining full guard.
Miranda throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Miranda looking to control.
Moom trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Miranda can't keep his opponent in guard - Moom advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Miranda trying to control but Moom postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miranda is looking for a sweep. Moom is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Moom stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Horrible takedown by Moom or perhaps it was just good defense by Miranda which made him look bad.
Moom has managed to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moom drags the fight down to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moom not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Miranda is pushing down on Moom's leg trying to pass to half guard. Moom is fighting to maintain full guard but Miranda has managed to sneak the leg through.
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 Livem Moom will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Moom pushes Miranda up against the cage in a clinch.
Moom has hold of one of Miranda's legs. Miranda is fighting the takedown attempt but Moom gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Miranda working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moom wants to pass the guard but Miranda is keeping the position.
Moom slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Miranda tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Moom's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Livem Moom has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Moom shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Miranda looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moom trying to control the pace.
Miranda is pressing down on Moom's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Miranda is trying to control the position but Moom postures up.
Moom throwing strikes but missing.
Moom stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Livem Moom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moom tries for a takedown but Miranda sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Miranda fails to land the takedown.
Livem Moom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Moom does no damage.
Moom fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Miranda changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Moom tries to avoid it but Miranda manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Moom to the ground. Moom escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Moom throws a head kick but Miranda moves out of range.
Miranda gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Moom to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miranda escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Moom gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Moom content to stall in guard here.
Miranda isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Moom stacks Miranda on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Moom!
A lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miranda regains half guard.
Miranda is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Moom pulls his head out easily.
Moom is trying to control. Miranda wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Miranda on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Miranda is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Moom pulls his head out easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miranda is refusing to be controlled, as Moom sits in half guard.
Moom keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Livem Moom dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.
Moom looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Miranda is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Moom scores with a couple of nice shots.
Moom wants to stand but Miranda has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Miranda trying to control but Moom postures up.
Moom controlling the action here.
Miranda is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Miranda is refusing to be controlled, as Moom sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Moom is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Livem Moom has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Moom closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Miranda's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moom looking to sit in guard and control but Miranda gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Moom has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Miranda off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Miranda.
Miranda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miranda trying to control the action but Moom is working from the bottom.
Miranda tries for a kimura but Moom is defending well.
Moom on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Moom tries to get out of the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moom is trying to control Miranda's posture but Miranda avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moom is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Miranda is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Miranda is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Moom has escaped the position, nice work there.
Moom struggling a bit here.
Livem Moom overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Miranda is looking to take a break and control but Moom is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Moom is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miranda trying to control the action but Moom is working from the bottom.
Moom sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Miranda is thwarting Moom's attempts to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miranda controlling the action here.
Rafael Miranda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Livem Moom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Moom tries to roll over but Miranda keeps him under control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Livem Moom showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Moom 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Livem Moom!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimi Hendrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kess Oro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kess Oro is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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134 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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305 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Intelligent |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jimi Hendrix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kess Oro!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oro throws a right and a left that Hendrix avoids nicely.
Hendrix definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hendrix ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oro misses with a wild body shot.
Oro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A swing and a miss from Oro.
Oro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hendrix was well out of range. Poor timing from Oro.
Hendrix takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Oro throws a shot from downtown. Hendrix moves away and avoids it.
Hendrix displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oro throws out the jab.
Oro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hendrix walks into a left hand.
Hendrix is rocked!
It looks like Jimi Hendrix has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hendrix bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Oro comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Hendrix falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Hendrix was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kess Oro!
A victorious Kess Oro thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Jimi Hendrix stepped up to the mic, saying 'when the power of love overcomes the love of power then the world will know peace'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pork Chop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Calaway (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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250 lbs
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300 lbs
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Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pork Chop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Calaway!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calaway swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chop gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Calaway throws a right hand that Chop ducks under and follows up with a left that Chop also avoids with ease.
Chop lands an overhand right.
Chop 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.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Calaway working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chop.
Calaway avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chop trying to control but Calaway is working from the bottom.
Calaway working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chop.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calaway keeping moving, preventing Chop from controlling successfully.
Calaway avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chop wants to pass the guard but Calaway is keeping the position.
Calaway manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chop manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Calaway wants to stand but Chop is controlling his posture from full guard.
Chop looking for a sweep. Not yet Chop, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calaway gets to his feet. Chop looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Chop looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Calaway is trying to maintain the position but Chop is very close to passing his half guard.
Chop thows a huge punch but Calaway dodges it nicely.
Calaway on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chop looks to land a strike but Calaway avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calaway pulls Chop in close to prevent any damage.
Chop sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Chop looking to sit in guard and control but Calaway gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chop keeping full guard, as Calaway tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chop is trying to keep Calaway in close.
Chop working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Calaway.
Chop had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Calaway defends it easily.
Calaway gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Chop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Calaway moves away.
Some wild striking there from Chop.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chop takes a swing at Calaway's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pork Chop dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Calaway. Chop does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Calaway avoids the body shot from Chop.
Chop throws an off balance right hand
and Calaway counters with a nice body shot.
Chop misses with a hook to the body
and Calaway counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Calaway.
Chop is looking to wear down Calaway with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Calaway throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chop throws a hook to the side of Calaway's head but Calaway sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chop shoots in but no luck this time.
Calaway getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chop throws a looping overhand right but Calaway ducks down to avoid it.
Donk. Calaway catches Chop right on the button with a cross.
Chop throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chop throws a hook but Calaway avoids it easily.
Chop just misses with a punch to the body.
Mark Calaway is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chop misses with an uppercut
and Calaway counters with a crisp one two that drops Chop! Calaway thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Chop to his feet! Chop is in big trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calaway misses with a double jab
and Chop counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Calaway thinking.
Chop misses with a wild body shot.
Chop throws a hook to the side of Calaway's head but Calaway sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calaway defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chop.
Chop shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Calaway but Calaway pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pork Chop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chop gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Calaway.
Chop takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A big right from Chop misses.
Calaway on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Calaway has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Calaway feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Chop sprawling to the canvas! Chop rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Calaway finish him?!
Chop is rocked!
Calaway ducks under a wild hook from Chop.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chop misses with a wild body shot.
Chop is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Calaway.
Chop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Calaway.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chop. Calaway does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chop looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Calaway is fending him off so far but Chop persists. Nope, Calaway circles away and we're back to standing.
Mark Calaway is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chop misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Calaway counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chop takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chop misses with a left hand
and Calaway counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Chop off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Calaway follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Chop was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mark Calaway!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slim BodyBag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aapo Ik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aapo Ik has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Slim BodyBag's chin.
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188 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Slim BodyBag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aapo Ik!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BodyBag throws a series of punches but Ik avoids them all with ease.
BodyBag misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ik counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ik has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Chaos MMA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
BodyBag will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
BodyBag looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ik is one step ahead there.
BodyBag trying to control the position.
BodyBag seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ik working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of BodyBag's head.
BodyBag keeping moving, preventing Ik from controlling successfully.
BodyBag tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ik throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ik lands a couple of digs.
Ik throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as BodyBag works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
BodyBag utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ik makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ik postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ik trying to control the position from guard on top but BodyBag is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ik accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ik is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ik's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Ik has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ik is working BodyBag over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ik is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
BodyBag wants to sweep here but Ik controlling him for the moment.
BodyBag is working hard here to advance position.
Ik with a flurry of punches that miss.
BodyBag is trying to control the position but Ik postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ik will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ik fails with a takedown attempt.
Ik cracks BodyBag with an open hand slap.
Slim BodyBag seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
BodyBag throws a leg kick
and Ik counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in BodyBag's guard now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
BodyBag controls Ik momentarily but Ik frees himself.
Ik controls from within his opponent's guard.
BodyBag knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ik on the ground.
Ik lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
BodyBag is trying to keep Ik in close.
BodyBag avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BodyBag keeping moving, preventing Ik from controlling successfully.
BodyBag has momentary wrist control but Ik slips an elbow through the middle.
Ik scoring with some ground and pound.
Ik trying to control but BodyBag is working from the bottom.
BodyBag trying to control the position.
BodyBag keeping moving, preventing Ik from controlling successfully.
Ik makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
BodyBag controls Ik momentarily but Ik frees himself.
BodyBag working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ik.
BodyBag 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.
BodyBag controls Ik momentarily but Ik frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ik is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
BodyBag working a defensive guard here.
Ik with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ik works over BodyBag with some ground and pound from guard.
BodyBag not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ik pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. BodyBag is keeping the position for now.
Ik scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ik is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ik sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed BodyBag's guard.
Ik scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
BodyBag is looking for a sweep. Ik is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ik slips a nice elbow through BodyBag's hands, connecting with BodyBag's forehead.
BodyBag is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ground and pound from Ik.
Oh BodyBag is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ik lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt BodyBag quite badly. BodyBag pulls Ik in close trying to recover. Ik postures up and lands two really hard shots that put BodyBag on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but BodyBag doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aapo Ik!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre LeLaurant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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192 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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jim Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pierre LeLaurant!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jones misses with a right hand
and LeLaurant counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
LeLaurant gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jones.
Jones seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
LeLaurant lands a really nice looking cross but Jones seems unphased.
It looks like Jim Jones has been cut.
LeLaurant throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
LeLaurant avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
LeLaurant scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jones throws a right hand that misses
and LeLaurant counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones misses with a takedown
letting LeLaurant counter with a right hand.
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 nice combination there by LeLaurant.
LeLaurant lands a two punch combo.
Jones throws a series of punches but LeLaurant avoids them all with ease.
LeLaurant fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
LeLaurant with a jab.
LeLaurant pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jones back to the cage. LeLaurant follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jim Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from LeLaurant.
Jones is looking to clinch but LeLaurant is avoiding it.
LeLaurant gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LeLaurant's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
LeLaurant misses with a double jab.
LeLaurant slips under a jab.
LeLaurant digs a good hook to Jones's body.
LeLaurant scores with a hook.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by LeLaurant which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones misses with a left hand
and LeLaurant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones moves into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards LeLaurant's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards LeLaurant's brow.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
LeLaurant is pushing Jones up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
LeLaurant scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A left hand lands to the body for LeLaurant.
A nice right hand lands inside from LeLaurant.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jones.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, LeLaurant scores with a nice short uppercut.
LeLaurant's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
LeLaurant dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones wants to clinch up but LeLaurant keeps it at a distance.
We've been informed that LeLaurant has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
LeLaurant with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A left lands for LeLaurant.
Pierre LeLaurant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones misses with a hook.
LeLaurant blocks a jab.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Jones. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Jones misses with the combination.
LeLaurant slips a straight right by Jones.
LeLaurant scores with a nice body kick.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
LeLaurant moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and LeLaurant moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LeLaurant listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. LeLaurant sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
LeLaurant's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jones under the eye.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones swings widly with a right hand
and LeLaurant counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
LeLaurant moves away from the strike by Jones.
LeLaurant dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones misses with a left hand
and LeLaurant counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A lazy left from LeLaurant finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
LeLaurant lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from LeLaurant.
Jones tries to clinch but LeLaurant moves out of range.
LeLaurant cracks Jones with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick by Jones misses
and LeLaurant counters with a nice body shot.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones tries to clinch
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jim Jones's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LeLaurant connects with a looping right hand.
Jones tries to clinch up
and LeLaurant counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jones's knee momentarily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by LeLaurant!
LeLaurant lands a left and a right that send Jones crashing to the mat, dazed. LeLaurant thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Jones is rocked!
LeLaurant stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones throws a lazy head kick
and LeLaurant makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jones looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
LeLaurant cracks Jones with a hook to the temple - Jones is on wobbly legs here! LeLaurant swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Jones falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! LeLaurant wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pierre LeLaurant!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Halmeen Tony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juha Ahokas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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299 lbs
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288 lbs
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Halmeen Tony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Ahokas!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tony throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tony misses with a hook.
Tony uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ahokas.
Ahokas throws a hook but Tony avoids it easily.
Tony takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ahokas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tony looks to land a right hand but Ahokas moved out of range.
Tony has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tony throws a one two combo.
It looks like Juha Ahokas has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tony misses with a body shot.
Tony lands with a good body shot.
Ahokas ducks under a wild hook from Tony.
Tony looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Tony throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ahokas lands with an overhand left.
Tony takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tony takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tony misses with a hook
and Ahokas counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahokas working Tony over with strikes.
Ahokas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tony tries to roll over but Ahokas keeps him under control.
Ahokas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tony defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ahokas is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ahokas working the head and body with strikes.
Ahokas takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahokas missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ahokas controlling the action here.
Tony blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ahokas.
Ahokas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tony defending well though.
Ahokas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ahokas is looking to advance position but Tony won't allow it.
Ahokas stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Tony to regain full guard.
Tony knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ahokas on the ground.
Ahokas stopping the sweep attempt from Tony.
Ahokas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ahokas trying to control but Tony is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas sitting in guard here, content to control.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Juha Ahokas hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tony blocks a jab.
Tony throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ahokas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ahokas works Tony's body with a nice hook.
Ahokas misses with a takedown attempt - Tony sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tony throws an off balance right hand
so Ahokas counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ahokas trying to control the position from guard on top but Tony is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ahokas is working Tony over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juha Ahokas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juha Ahokas's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ahokas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tony moves away.
Ahokas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tony takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ahokas takes a swing at Tony's ribcage but misses.
Tony throws a hook to the side of Ahokas's head but Ahokas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ahokas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tony misses with a straight left.
Ahokas misses the jab.
Ahokas walks into a stiff left hand from Tony.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by Ahokas. Beautiful body shot.
Tony misses with a hook
so Ahokas counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
My spies in Bad Pluto! inform me that Ahokas has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ahokas works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ahokas is pressing down on Tony's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tony is holding on for now.
Tony has hold of Ahokas's hands but Ahokas slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahokas sitting and controlling from the half guard.
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. Ahokas connects with a nice short shot to Tony's temple.
Tony blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ahokas.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ahokas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tony defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ahokas is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ahokas thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ahokas landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ahokas wants to control but Tony is keeping him busy.
Ahokas is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ahokas throwing shots but Tony is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas not doing much here.
Tony avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ahokas.
Ahokas throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ahokas is nestled in close to Tony, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ahokas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Juha Ahokas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ahokas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ahokas wants to free his trapped foot but Tony is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ahokas thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ahokas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ahokas lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juha Ahokas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Juha Ahokas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ahokas lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Halmeen Tony has been cut.
Ahokas digs a good hook to Tony's body.
Tony shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ahokas darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ahokas is controlling the pace.
Ahokas passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahokas is in the full mount, landing strikes.
BOOM! Ahokas connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Ahokas! Tony is hurt baaadly! Ahokas is firing away with more strikes - Tony is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juha Ahokas!
A relieved looking Juha Ahokas thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terry Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Kallio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalle Kallio acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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224 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Terry Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kallio!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Kallio.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kallio is trying to push Thompson away but Thompson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've been informed that Kallio has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Thompson tries a body shot but Kallio blocks it.
Kallio tries to stall but Thompson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kallio throws a punch but it's blocked by Thompson.
Kallio trying to stall but Thompson improves his position.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kallio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thompson being controlled against the cage.
Thompson looking to slow down the pace here.
Thompson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thompson misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Kallio.
Kallio pushes Thompson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kallio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kallio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kallio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kallio.
Kallio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kallio misses with a wild body shot.
Kallio throws a body punch but Thompson moves out of range.
Kallio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thompson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Thompson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Thompson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kallio just misses with a punch to the body.
Kallio throws a hook but Thompson blocks it.
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from Kallio.
Thompson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kallio misses with a hook.
Kallio bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thompson's head backwards.
Thompson moves into the clinch.
Thompson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands a left hand.
Thompson lands with a short shot to the head.
Kallio is trying to force a seperation but Thompson has the dominant position.
Kallio struggles to land a body shot inside as Thompson controls his hands.
Thompson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kallio pushes Thompson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thompson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kallio's elbow.
Thompson misses with the head strike.
Thompson lands a hook that snaps the head of Kallio backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Kallio.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
Kallio wants to break free but Thompson has control.
Thompson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kallio - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kallio working hard to break the clinch.
Kallio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kallio tries a body shot but Thompson blocks it.
Kallio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Kallio.
Kallio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kallio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kallio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thompson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kallio can't find room to land a body shot as Thompson controls the action.
Kallio is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kallio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kallio displaying some good clinch control by pressing Thompson up against the cage.
Thompson misses with a punch to the body.
Kallio working aggressively here.
Thompson blocks a body shot from Kallio.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kallio.
Kallio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thompson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Thompson fails to land.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kallio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kallio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kallio can't find room to land a body shot as Thompson controls the action.
Thompson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thompson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thompson is working Kallio over against the cage.
Kallio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kallio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kallio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thompson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thompson digs a right hand underneath Kallio's ribcage. Kallio let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Thompson fails to land.
Thompson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thompson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Thompson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalle Kallio dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kallio tries to keep at a distance but Thompson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thompson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kallio throws a punch but it's blocked by Thompson.
Thompson prevents a body shot from Kallio.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thompson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson breaks from the clinch.
Kallio wants to clinch up but Thompson keeps it at a distance.
Thompson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kallio.
Kallio is looking to clinch.
Kallio looks to throw the jab but Thompson is out of range.
Kallio lands with an uppercut that bounces Thompson off the cage and back into range.
Kallio scores with the left hand. Thompson knows he should have avoided that one.
Thompson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kallio makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson clinches.
Kallio gets through Thompson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kallio pushes Thompson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thompson swings wildly with an uppercut but Kallio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thompson has a couple of punches blocked by Kallio.
Kallio is trying to stall.
Thompson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Kallio.
Thompson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Thompson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thompson prevents a body shot from Kallio.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thompson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson lands a shoulder strike.
Thompson tries to work over Kallio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kallio stalling in the clinch but Thompson improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kallio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kallio.
Kallio throws a punch but it's blocked by Thompson.
Kallio blocking some punches.
Thompson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kallio backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Thompson lands an uppercut.
Thompson has a couple of punches blocked by Kallio.
Kallio has a couple of punches blocked by Thompson.
A short body shot lands from Thompson as the two fighters clinch.
Kallio blocks a body shot from Thompson.
A short left from Thompson.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike.
Thompson throws a head punch that misses.
Kallio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kallio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kallio tries to work over Thompson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson tries to throw a body punch but Kallio avoids it by throwing Thompson back against the cage.
Thompson swings wildly with an uppercut but Kallio uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kallio.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kallio.
Kallio throws a punch but it's blocked by Thompson.
Kallio digs a right hand underneath Thompson's ribcage. Thompson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thompson.
Kallio tries to stall but Thompson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thompson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thompson lands a hook that snaps the head of Kallio backwards.
Kallio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Thompson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kallio lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Terry Thompson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kallio blocks an uppercut.
Thompson lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Thompson.
Thompson has a couple of punches blocked by Kallio.
Kallio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Kallio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thompson.
Kallio tries to work over Thompson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kallio.
Kallio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thompson just leaning against Kallio, taking a breather.
Kallio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kallio effectively controlling the action here.
Kallio blocks an uppercut.
Kallio lands a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kallio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kallio tries to throw a body punch but Thompson avoids it by throwing Kallio back against the cage.
Kallio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kallio effectively controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Thompson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kallio lands with a nice body punch.
Thompson misses with a body kick.
Thompson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kallio is out of range and Thompson settles back down.
Kallio fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Kallio misses.
Thompson tries a head kick but it misses.
Thompson misses with a leg kick.
A big left from Thompson misses.
Thompson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kallio goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kallio loads up on a big right hand but Thompson slips the punch.
Kallio scores with a hook to the body. Thompson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thompson missing with a left hand there. Kallio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kallio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallio throws a lazy uppercut
and Thompson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kallio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thompson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thompson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thompson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thompson throws a push kick but Kallio slaps the foot to one side.
Thompson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kallio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thompson walks into a jab.
Thompson misses with a body kick.
Thompson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kallio.
Kallio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kallio cracks Thompson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kallio.
Kallio lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kallio closes the distance and clinches.
Thompson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kallio blocks a body shot from Thompson.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kallio misses with a knee to the head.
Kallio wants to stall.
Thompson throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kallio.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Thompson swings wildly with an uppercut but Kallio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thompson digs a right hand underneath Kallio's ribcage. Kallio let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kallio wants to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Thompson.
Thompson blocks an uppercut.
Kallio blocks a body shot from Thompson.
Thompson pushes Kallio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kallio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kallio is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kallio can't find room to land a body shot as Thompson controls the action.
Kallio working aggressively here.
Kallio lands a right hand.
Kallio blocking some punches.
Thompson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thompson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kallio effectively controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thompson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thompson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kallio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kallio is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kallio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thompson's elbow.
Kallio taking a breather.
A short left from Thompson.
Thompson is trying to maintain a safe position but Kallio gets an underhook and turns Thompson into the cage.
Thompson presses Kallio against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kallio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thompson is trying to push Kallio away but Kallio has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thompson.
A shot in the inside from Thompson.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Terry Thompson.
I think Thompson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terry Thompson!
Terry Thompson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demolition Man Randy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hullu Harri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demolition Man Randy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Demolition Man Randy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hullu Harri!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randy looks to score with a jab to the body but Harri is just out of range.
Harri shoots in and bounces Randy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Randy trying to keep a closed guard but Harri is proving a slippery customer.
Randy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harri throws a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Randy 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.
Randy throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Harri stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Randy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Randy throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Harri sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Randy's guard.
Randy wants to improve his position but Harri is controlling well.
Harri is working for a kimura but Randy is defending it quite comfortably.
Harri trying to mount his opponent but Randy defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randy wants to improve his position but Harri is controlling well.
Harri wants to pass the guard but Randy is defending well.
Harri passes to full mount!
Randy wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Harri.
Poor strikes thrown by Harri there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Randy throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Randy bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Randy 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.
Harri 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.
Harri escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Randy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Randy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Harri has momentary wrist control but Randy slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harri had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Randy defends it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Randy trying to control but Harri is working from the bottom.
Randy chips away with some ground and pound.
Randy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Harri lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Randy!
Randy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Randy tries to hold on but Harri pushes him away.
Randy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Harri with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Randy slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harri prevents Randy from improving his position.
Randy lands with a few short shots to the body.
Randy works his way to full guard. Good work.
Randy throwing short punches from the bottom.
Randy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Randy in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Randy is landing with some decent strikes but Harri is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Harri in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
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!
Randy wants to control the pace but Harri is squirming around nicely.
Randy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Harri is rocked!
Harri sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Randy drops an elbow to the side of Harri's head.
Harri trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randy drops an elbow to the side of Harri's head.
Randy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Harri doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Randy.
Harri is trying to get back to full guard.
Randy trying to control from half guard but Harri is working away.
Randy is nestled in close to Harri, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Randy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Randy is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Harri sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harri taking some punishment here, with Randy in his half guard.
Harri is still in real trouble! Can Randy finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harri wants to get back to full guard.
Harri seems to have recovered his senses.
Harri trying to hold on to Randy's head to control him but Randy postures up.
Randy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demolition Man Randy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Harri is looking to land body kicks.
Randy misses with a takedown attempt
and Harri counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Randy trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Randy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harri trying to control the position from guard on top but Randy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harri preventing the sweep.
Randy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Harri throwing strikes but missing.
Randy striking from his own guard.
Harri pushing down on Randy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Randy is looking to improve his position.
Randy is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randy is staying active underneath Harri, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Harri is working for a kimura but Randy is defending it quite comfortably.
Harri trying to control from half guard but Randy is working away.
Randy trying to control from the bottom.
Randy is looking to improve his position.
Randy landing small, sideways elbows.
Randy flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Randy wants to get back to full guard.
Harri looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Randy punching from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harri lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Harri is thwarting Randy's attempts to control the position.
Randy moves into full guard.
Harri sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Randy's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Randy lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Randy striking from the bottom.
Randy wants to improve his position but Harri is controlling well.
Harri tries to pass the half guard into mount. Randy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Harri not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Randy manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randy wants to sweep here but Harri controlling him for the moment.
Harri looking to pass the guard.
Randy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Harri gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Randy keeping full guard, as Harri tries to pass.
Harri wants to control from the top but Randy keeps moving.
Harri wants to pass the guard but Randy is keeping the position.
Randy is trying to control the position but Harri postures up.
Harri working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Randy landing shots from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Randy with shots to the head and body - Harri looks very uncomfortable down there.
Randy wants to finish this one by submission but Harri is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Randy.
Randy lands a nice shot to the head.
Randy pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Harri is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Randy cracks Harri with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harri is working to get back to half guard.
Harri is breathing heavily.
Randy postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Harri out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Randy goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Demolition Man Randy!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sub Artist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannu Haavisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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260 lbs
20 - 6 - 1 |
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255 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
20 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sub Artist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hannu Haavisto!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haavisto throws a right hand that misses
and Artist connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Artist looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Haavisto misses the body punch
and Artist connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haavisto misses with a series of wild punches.
Haavisto takes a swing at Artist's ribcage but misses.
Artist on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Sub Artist has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Artist uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haavisto.
Artist is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Haavisto lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Haavisto misses with a wild body shot.
Haavisto looks to land a left hand but Artist moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Haavisto misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haavisto misses the shot to the body.
Haavisto throws a hook but Artist blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haavisto. Artist does a little dance to reset his feet.
Artist lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Haavisto cracks Artist with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sub Artist's cut is getting worse.
Haavisto misses with an uppercut
and Artist cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haavisto has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
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!
Haavisto tried to score with a low kick but Artist checks it.
Artist moves out of range of the strikes.
Haavisto moves out of range as Artist strikes.
Artist throws the left hand but Haavisto avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haavisto swings widly with a right hand
and Haavisto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haavisto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Artist takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Haavisto scores with a decent looking hook.
Haavisto catches Artist with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Artist avoids the body shot from Haavisto.
Artist misses with an uppercut.
Artist takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sub Artist's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Haavisto lands a jab to Artist's midsection.
Haavisto throws a push kick but Artist slaps the foot to one side.
Haavisto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haavisto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jeez, Sub Artist's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Haavisto is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Artist had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Artist connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Haavisto's hands.
Artist lands a left and a right that send Haavisto crashing to the mat, dazed. Artist thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Hannu Haavisto has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Haavisto misses.
Haavisto loads up on a big right hand but Artist slips the punch.
Haavisto throws an overhand right that lands on Artist's shoulder, as Artist tries to avoid the shot.
Haavisto misses with a body kick.
Haavisto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Artist.
Artist avoids the body shot from Haavisto.
Haavisto misses with a double jab
and Artist counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haavisto scores with a one two! Artist had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sub Artist's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hannu Haavisto!
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