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Infinity 43: Years End PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walter Schwengel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grom Hellscream (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hellscream has chosen Sure shot as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Walter Schwengel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grom Hellscream!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwengel scores with the left hand. Hellscream knows he should have avoided that one.
Hellscream gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Schwengel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hellscream thinking.
Schwengel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hellscream.
Schwengel scores with a takedown into Hellscream's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Schwengel tries to free his leg and advance position but Hellscream is retaining full guard.
Hellscream looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Schwengel scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Schwengel is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hellscream trying to keep a closed guard but Schwengel is proving a slippery customer.
Schwengel has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Schwengel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hellscream is trying to control the position but Schwengel postures up.
Schwengel looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hellscream utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Schwengel is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hellscream being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwengel with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Schwengel is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Schwengel wants to pass the guard but Hellscream is keeping the position.
Hellscream is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Schwengel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hellscream bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Schwengel's guard.
Schwengel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hellscream is one step ahead there.
Hellscream stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Schwengel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hellscream looks winded!
Schwengel wants to stand up but Hellscream is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hellscream pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schwengel is keeping the position for now.
Hellscream stops Schwengel from standing up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hellscream trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schwengel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hellscream 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.
Hellscream works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellscream is trying to work for a kimura but Schwengel is defending well.
Hellscream looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Schwengel manages to get to full guard.
Schwengel is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Schwengel has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Hellscream has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Schwengel lands a body shot.
Schwengel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hellscream backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwengel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Schwengel dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Schwengel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Schwengel.
Schwengel tries to land knees in the clinch but Hellscream avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Schwengel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Schwengel is pressed up against the cage. Hellscream has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Schwengel down to the mat. Schwengel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Schwengel moves into range and clinches up with Hellscream.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Schwengel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Schwengel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Schwengel dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Schwengel steps in with a hook that catches Hellscream right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Schwengel follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Hellscream looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Walter Schwengel!
Grom Hellscream was interviewed post fight and said 'Lock tar'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malygos Northrend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus Grufus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Northrend comes to the cage accompanied by Sure shot. 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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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Malygos Northrend!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rufus Grufus!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Northrend gets a double leg takedown into Grufus's guard.
Grufus pulls Northrend in close to prevent any damage.
Grufus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Grufus pulls Northrend in close to his closed guard and prevents Northrend from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Northrend drops back, looking for a kneebar! Grufus looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Grufus looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Grufus!
You can see the frustration on Northrend's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Grufus wants to control but Northrend is keeping him busy.
Northrend is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Check out the look on Grufus's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grufus working the body and head with strikes.
Grufus is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Northrend's shoulder. That is not cool.
Grufus landing a few strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Northrend tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Grufus wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Northrend is breathing heavily.
Grufus working the ground and pound.
Grufus lands an elbow.
Grufus cracks Northrend with a big elbow.
Northrend is looking for a sweep.
Grufus cracks Northrend with a big elbow.
Northrend is rocked!
Grufus trying to control the action but Northrend is working from the bottom.
Oh Northrend is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Northrend can't do much from the bottom here.
Northrend seems to have got his legs back now.
Grufus landing strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grufus lands a decent elbow from side control.
Northrend takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Northrend takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Grufus scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Northrend is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Grufus can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rufus Grufus!
Post fight, Rufus Grufus stared into the camera and said 'Unga Bunga'.
The defeated Malygos Northrend had this to say: 'Lok'tar Ogar'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erki Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erki Turk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Escobar misses with an uppercut
and Turk counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Turk.
Escobar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Turk manages to get himself to full guard.
Turk working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Escobar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Escobar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Turk trying to control the position.
Turk has an active guard here but Escobar has managed to pass into half guard.
Escobar with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk punching from the bottom.
Turk gets full guard.
Escobar passes Turk's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Escobar wants to control but Turk is keeping him busy.
Escobar seems to be looking for submissions.
Turk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar tries to pass the half guard into mount. Turk knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Escobar trying to control the action but Turk is working from the bottom.
Escobar is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Turk tries to roll over but Escobar keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turk trying to control from the bottom.
Turk wants to get back to full guard but Escobar has mounted him!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Turk is working to get back to half guard.
Escobar tries to control but Turk wriggling away.
Turk tries to hold on but Escobar pushes him away.
Turk is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar wants to control the pace but Turk is squirming around nicely.
Turk is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Turk regains half guard.
Turk moves into full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erki Turk dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Turk moves out of range as Escobar strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turk is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar works to advance to full mount. Turk defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Escobar trying to control but Turk is having none of it.
Erki Turk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turk is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Turk throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Turk is looking to get to half guard.
Escobar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Turk is wriggling around trying to escape.
Escobar thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turk wants to control but Escobar is having none of it.
Turk can't escape the position.
Turk is working hard here to advance position.
Escobar has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at MMA Sanok Training Center. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turk is squirming around, avoiding Escobar's attempts to control the action.
Turk is looking to get to half guard.
Escobar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Turk is looking to escape.
Escobar thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Turk is desperately trying to improve his position but Escobar has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Escobar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Escobar scores with a takedown into Turk's guard.
Turk controls Escobar momentarily but Escobar frees himself.
Turk looking for a sweep. Not yet Turk, not yet.
Turk working for submissions but it's allowed Escobar to get to half guard.
Escobar frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk tries to hold on but Escobar postures up.
Escobar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Turk is looking to escape.
Turk is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Turk slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Escobar moves nicely into side control.
Turk is trying to work for a sweep but Escobar has mounted him!
Escobar throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Turk slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Escobar wants to control but Turk is keeping him busy.
Escobar moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Turk.
Escobar working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turk is not content to let Escobar control the position.
Turk is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Escobar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Turk keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Turk tries to buck Escobar off but Escobar is having none of it.
Escobar working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Turk tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Turk manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Turk is trying to control but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Turk keeps working.
Escobar passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Turk!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ryan Escobar.
I think Escobar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Escobar!
A very excited looking Ryan Escobar 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vileon Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cesar James Ardona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross comes to the cage accompanied by Natural Born Killer - Ice Cube and Dr Dre. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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185 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vileon Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cesar James Ardona!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ross takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ross fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ardona lands a jab to Ross's midsection.
Ross moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ardona cracks Ross with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Ardona has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Ross to stand back up!
Ross is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ross shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ardona counters with a right hand to the body.
Oh Ross is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vileon Ross. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ardona misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ardona misses with a series of wild punches.
Ross with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ardona counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Ross badly! Ardona follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Ross out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Ardona finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cesar James Ardona!
Vileon Ross spoke after the fight, saying 'You know what, I'm going back to train harder and kick the living shit out of everyone and your gonna have to sign more fighters because your people are already dead when they fight me.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gavin Duff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Witaliy Michilov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gavin Duff has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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222 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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gavin Duff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Witaliy Michilov!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duff shoots for a double leg takedown but Michilov sprawls well. He's pushed Duff's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Duff looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Duff misses with a takedown attempt
and Michilov counters with a single leg into guard. Duff didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Michilov 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.
Michilov is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Duff is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Duff has escaped and now he's on top!
Michilov has Duff pulled in close to control his posture.
Michilov trying to keep a closed guard but Duff is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Michilov holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Witaliy Michilov was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Duff fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Michilov avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gavin Duff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duff misses with a takedown attempt
and Michilov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Michilov is looking for a kimura but Duff is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Michilov to get the leverage.
Duff is trying to maintain the position but Michilov is very close to passing his half guard.
Michilov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Duff defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michilov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Duff has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Michilov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Duff has managed to free his arm - good work.
Michilov 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.
Michilov is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michilov is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Duff!
Duff defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Michilov.
Michilov jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Duff manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Michilov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Michilov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Duff has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michilov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Michilov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
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!
Michilov has hold of Duff's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Duff seems comfortable defending it but Michilov has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Duff is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Duff is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Michilov couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Witaliy Michilov!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Calaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuggy Propa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Propa is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lonnie G - February Mix. 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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300 lbs
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262 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Calaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Chuggy Propa!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Calaway lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Chuggy Propa has been cut.
Calaway throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Calaway looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Propa misses the target.
Calaway just misses with a punch to the body.
Propa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Calaway looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Propa lands a jab to Calaway's midsection.
Calaway throws a looping overhand right but Propa ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Propa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Calaway was well out of range. Poor timing from Propa.
Calaway scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Propa throws a right hand that Calaway ducks under and follows up with a left that Calaway also avoids with ease.
Propa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Calaway throws out the jab.
Calaway looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Calaway throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Calaway swings for the body but Propa moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calaway connects with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Calaway throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Propa misses with a body shot.
Calaway tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Propa was well out of range. Poor timing from Calaway.
Donk. Calaway catches Propa right on the button with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Propa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Calaway.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calaway gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Propa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Calaway swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Propa throws a poor cross that misses
and Calaway counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That has opened up Chuggy Propa's cut even more.
Propa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Calaway throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Calaway. Beautiful body shot.
Propa digs a good body shot into Calaway's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calaway misses with a body shot.
Calaway scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Calaway slips a jab from Propa.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Calaway scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Calaway dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chuggy Propa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Propa misses with a lunging right hand
and Calaway scores with a counter punch that sends Propa to the canvas! Calaway smells blood - he's punishing Propa with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Propa has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Calaway!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nosher Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rorion Marcellado (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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265 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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248 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nosher Powell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rorion Marcellado!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcellado avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Marcellado checks a leg kick.
Marcellado shoots in for a double leg but Powell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Marcellado checks a leg kick nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Powell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Powell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marcellado throws the left hand but Powell avoids the punch easily.
Marcellado bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Powell tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Marcellado wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Marcellado is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Powell is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Marcellado controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell is trying to buck Marcellado off.
Marcellado goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Powell rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Marcellado's guard! Nice work there by Powell!
Marcellado lands some strikes from the bottom.
Powell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marcellado works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Powell makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Marcellado looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Marcellado utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcellado is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Powell has his hands clasped together but Marcellado extends and breaks Powell's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Marcellado.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rorion Marcellado!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juha Ahokas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kess Oro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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288 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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305 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Ahokas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kess Oro!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oro misses with a hook.
Oro throws a big shot that misses.
Ahokas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ahokas misses with a wild body shot.
Ahokas dips to his left and cracks Oro with an uppercut!
Oro cracks Ahokas with a big right hand and Ahokas goes down!
Ahokas is rocked!
It looks like Juha Ahokas has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ahokas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Oro manages to get himself to full guard.
Ahokas 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.
Ahokas postures up in Oro's guard and throws a big left but Oro blocks it.
Ahokas slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ahokas postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahokas postures up in Oro's guard and throws a big left but Oro blocks it.
Ahokas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Oro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ahokas slips nicely into half guard.
Ahokas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ahokas seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ahokas trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas lands strikes from half guard.
Ahokas with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ahokas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ahokas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oro blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ahokas.
Ahokas is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
A nice elbow there by Ahokas.
Oro is rocked!
It looks like Kess Oro has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahokas controlling from mount.
Ahokas lands a big elbow - Oro is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Oro is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Juha Ahokas!
Juha Ahokas thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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FIGHT
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