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Infinity 49:Ahokas vs Harri II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Miranda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leka Leuhka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rafael Miranda has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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244 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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafael Miranda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leka Leuhka!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leuhka doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Miranda decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Leuhka's guard.
Miranda is looking to work some ground and pound but Leuhka has wrist control.
Leuhka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Miranda postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Leuhka 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.
Leuhka can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Miranda controls the pace.
Leuhka working a defensive guard here.
Miranda postures up in Leuhka's guard and throws a big left but Leuhka blocks it.
Leuhka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Miranda. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Leuhka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Miranda 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.
Miranda loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Leuhka can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Miranda controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuhka keeping moving, preventing Miranda from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Miranda keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leuhka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miranda scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Miranda wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Leuhka, who protects the arm well.
Miranda controlling the position.
The ground and pound from Miranda seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miranda in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Leuhka tries to buck Miranda off but Miranda is having none of it.
Miranda tries for a kimura but Leuhka is defending well.
Leuhka is trying to control Miranda's posture but Miranda avoids it.
Miranda tries for a kimura but Leuhka is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leuhka is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
You can see the frustration on Leuhka's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miranda wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Leuhka, who protects the arm well.
Leuhka tries to improve position but can't.
Miranda looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Miranda tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Miranda has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Miranda working away.
Leuhka is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Leuhka's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leuhka is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Miranda tries for a kimura but Leuhka is defending well.
Miranda is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Leuhka is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Leuhka managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Miranda.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miranda stands up and beckons Leuhka to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leuhka shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Miranda is trying to defend but Leuhka finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Miranda dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Leuhka shoots in and bounces Miranda off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Leuhka is looking to stand up but Miranda won't let him.
Rafael Miranda overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Leuhka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Miranda is keeping the position for now.
Miranda is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Leuhka defends well.
Miranda wants to sweep here but Leuhka controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuhka postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Miranda is on top in guard.
Miranda throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Leuhka working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Miranda doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Miranda manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Miranda pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Leuhka is keeping the position for now.
Miranda advances to half guard.
Miranda 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.
Leuhka is trying to stand up here but Miranda is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miranda is trying to work for a kimura but Leuhka is defending well.
Leuhka is defending against the submission attempts here by Miranda.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leuhka trying to control here.
Miranda will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Leuhka makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leuhka fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Miranda fails with the takedown.
Leuhka throws a sloppy head kick and Miranda moves out of range easily.
Miranda has a takedown stuffed.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Leuhka.
Miranda tries for a takedown but Leuhka circles away easily
and Leuhka counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Miranda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leuhka trying to control the action but Miranda is working from the bottom.
Miranda tries to buck Leuhka off but Leuhka is having none of it.
Leuhka trying to control the action but Miranda is working from the bottom.
Miranda tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leuhka is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miranda can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Leka Leuhka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Leuhka. No joy for Miranda on that attempt.
Leuhka tries for a takedown but Miranda circles away easily
and Miranda decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Leuhka's guard.
Miranda loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Leuhka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Leuhka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Leuhka keeping moving, preventing Miranda from controlling successfully.
Miranda working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Leuhka keeping moving, preventing Miranda from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Miranda throwing strikes but missing.
Miranda throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Leuhka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Miranda trying to control the position from guard on top but Leuhka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miranda throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Leuhka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Leuhka wants to sweep here but Miranda controlling him for the moment.
Leuhka throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Miranda looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leuhka is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Miranda presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Leuhka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leuhka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miranda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miranda closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Miranda wants to control but Leuhka is keeping him busy.
Leuhka parries the strikes from Miranda easily there. Miranda is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Leuhka to escape.
Miranda trying to control the position but Leuhka is working away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leuhka sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leuhka moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Miranda stops Leuhka from standing up.
Miranda wants to pass the guard but Leuhka is keeping the position.
Leuhka keeping moving, preventing Miranda from controlling successfully.
Miranda passes into half guard.
Miranda is just content to waste time from the top position. Leuhka takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leuhka keeping moving, preventing Miranda from controlling successfully.
Miranda landing some decent shots from guard.
Leuhka wants to stand but Miranda is controlling the position.
Miranda wants to control from the top but Leuhka keeps moving.
Miranda working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miranda is fighting to break Leuhka's control of his arms but Leuhka is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Leuhka looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Miranda showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Miranda 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael Miranda!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fredrik Von Der Quvist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Joannides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredrik Von Der Quvist has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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260 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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192 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fredrik Von Der Quvist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jimmy Joannides!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Der Quvist tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Joannides manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Von Der Quvist fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Joannides drives through and clinches with Von Der Quvist against the cage.
Von Der Quvist lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Von Der Quvist.
Von Der Quvist lands a right hand.
Joannides working hard to break the clinch.
Von Der Quvist pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Von Der Quvist rushes Joannides and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Von Der Quvist manages to break the clinch.
Joannides tries for a takedown but Von Der Quvist sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Joannides checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Von Der Quvist misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Von Der Quvist tried to score with a low kick but Joannides checks it.
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!
Von Der Quvist will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No luck for Joannides with that takedown attempt.
Von Der Quvist ducks under a wild hook from Joannides.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joannides shoots in but Von Der Quvist avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fredrik Von Der Quvist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Joannides.
Von Der Quvist throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Von Der Quvist tries to clinch up but Joannides circles away and keeps his distance.
Von Der Quvist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joannides manages to avoid it.
Von Der Quvist throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A leg kick checked by Joannides.
A nice combination there by Joannides.
A left and a right from Von Der Quvist both land. Nice combination.
Joannides checks a leg kick.
Von Der Quvist drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von Der Quvist tries to score with some ground and pound. Joannides controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Von Der Quvist throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Von Der Quvist working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Der Quvist happy to just control the position for now.
Joannides is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Von Der Quvist is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Joannides wants to hold on but Von Der Quvist pushes him away.
Joannides prevents Von Der Quvist from taking his back.
Von Der Quvist 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.
Von Der Quvist controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Der Quvist avoids the attempt from Joannides to control.
Von Der Quvist is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Joannides is surviving well by controlling Von Der Quvist's body position as best he can.
Joannides tries to reverse the position but Von Der Quvist maintains control.
Von Der Quvist controlling from the full mount.
Von Der Quvist will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Von Der Quvist putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Von Der Quvist content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joannides has given up his back here. Will Von Der Quvist look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Von Der Quvist has the hooks in. Joannides is starting to panic. He's trying to push off one of the legs but he's left his neck open to attack. Von Der Quvist passes his arm under Joannides's neck and tightens up a rear naked choke! This one is surely all over! Yes, Joannides taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Fredrik Von Der Quvist!
Fredrik Von Der Quvist seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maksim Zotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raimo Tikkari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zotov comes to the cage accompanied by Мы расправи. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maksim Zotov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raimo Tikkari!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zotov wants to slow Tikkari down by chopping away at his legs.
Zotov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tikkari doesn't seem bothered though.
Tikkari thumps Zotov with a low kick.
Zotov throws an overhand right that lands on Tikkari's shoulder, as Tikkari tries to avoid the shot.
Tikkari throws a solid leg kick but Zotov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tikkari.
Tikkari avoids the head kick by Zotov.
Zotov misses with a low kick as Tikkari jumps back.
Tikkari keeps the fight on the outside.
Zotov throws a head kick that misses
and Tikkari counters with a one-two to the body.
That kick from Tikkari tenderised Zotov's leg. Zotov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tikkari lands a left and a right that send Zotov crashing to the mat, dazed. Tikkari thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Maksim Zotov has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tikkari throws a leg kick which misses Zotov's front leg but catches the back leg as Zotov tries to avoid it.
Zotov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tikkari dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zotov. That did some damage!
Zotov missing with a left hand there. Tikkari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tikkari throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zotov tries to close the distance and clinch but Tikkari swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zotov misses with a head kick.
Tikkari throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Zotov.
Zotov misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zotov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Zotov throws a right and a left that Tikkari avoids nicely.
Zotov thows a leg kick but Tikkari checks it
and Tikkari counters with an inside leg kick.
Tikkari throws a lazy body kick
and Zotov counters with a thumping low kick.
A jab from Tikkari finds it's way through Zotov's defenses.
Tikkari throws a wild body kick that Zotov sees coming a mile off.
Zotov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zotov throws a leg kick but Tikkari sees it coming and moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tikkari.
Tikkari tries a low kick but Zotov avoids it.
Zotov throws a sloppy head kick and Tikkari moves out of range easily.
Tikkari misses with a series of wild punches.
Tikkari connects with a leg kick. Zotov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tikkari just misses with a punch to the body.
Zotov checks a leg kick.
Tikkari keeps Zotov at a distance using the push kick.
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!
Zotov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zotov throws a body kick that misses.
Zotov throws a lazy head kick
and Tikkari counters with a head kick. That will keep Zotov thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Zotov tries a head kick but it misses.
Maksim Zotov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tikkari feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zotovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zotov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tikkari throws a leg kick but Zotov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tikkari throws a head kick that half lands.
Nice uppercut there from Tikkari.
Zotov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tikkari's calf.
Zotov throws a sloppy head kick and Tikkari moves out of range easily.
Zotov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tikkari throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Zotov moves to clinch but Tikkari breaks away
and Tikkari counters with a nice leg kick.
Tikkari stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zotov.
Tikkari lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tikkari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zotov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tikkari.
Zotov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zotov throws a sloppy head kick and Tikkari moves out of range easily.
Tikkari takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Zotov thuds his shin into the meat of Tikkari's side.
Tikkari is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zotov.
Zotov cracks the inside of Tikkari's front leg.
Tikkari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zotov.
Tikkari has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zotov.
Zotov throws a leg kick
and Tikkari counters with a slapping leg kick.
Zotov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zotov swings for the body but Tikkari moves out of range.
Zotov blocks a leg kick.
Tikkari on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Zotov lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tikkari throws a chopping leg kick but Zotov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A low kick from Zotov is predictable there
and Tikkari makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zotov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tikkari takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tikkari scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tikkari throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Zotov.
Zotov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zotov misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Tikkari.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zotov checks a leg kick.
Zotov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tikkari misses with a hook.
Tikkari connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zotov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tikkari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zotov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zotov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tikkari. That did some damage!
Zotov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick from Tikkari lands but Zotov takes it in his stride.
Tikkari tries to score with a low kick but Zotov moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raimo Tikkari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maksim Zotov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tikkari, right into the meat.
Zotov pushes Tikkari away with a front kick.
Tikkari checks a low kick from Zotov.
Tikkari has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zotov.
Zotov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tikkari counters with a big head kick but Zotov shrugs it off.
Raimo Tikkari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zotov moves out of range as Tikkari throws a body kick.
Tikkari throws a sloppy head kick and Zotov moves out of range easily.
Tikkari chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zotov can pounce on him.
Zotov tries a head kick but it misses.
Tikkari checks a leg kick.
Zotov misses with a kick to the body.
Zotov looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Tikkari connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zotov momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zotov misses with a leg kick.
Zotov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Zotov throws a leg kick but Tikkari sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Zotov moves out of range of the leg kick from Tikkari.
Tikkari just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Tikkari.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zotov tries to land a leg kick but Tikkari saw it coming and moves away.
Tikkari has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tikkari checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tikkari plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Zotov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tikkari is out of range and Zotov settles back down.
Tikkari fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zotov.
Zotov misses with a looping right.
Tikkari takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tikkari checks the leg kick.
Zotov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tikkari.
Tikkari blocks a low kick nicely.
Zotov thuds his shin into the meat of Tikkari's side.
Raimo Tikkari seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tikkari checks a leg kick.
Tikkari checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zotov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Zotov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tikkari counters with a stiff right hand.
Zotov lands a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tikkari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zotov.
Zotov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zotov throws a chopping leg kick but Tikkari manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tikkari looks to score with a jab to the body but Zotov is just out of range.
Tikkari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zotov throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zotov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tikkari throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zotov is looking to clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tikkari darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tikkari looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zotov lands a lovely overhand right.
Zotov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tikkari wants to slow Zotov down by chopping away at his legs.
Zotov lands a leg kick that knocks Tikkari off balance momentarily.
Zotov misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zotov checks a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zotov.
Tikkari keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Zotov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tikkari is out of range and Zotov settles back down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zotov.
Tikkari throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tikkari fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zotov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zotov. That's going to slow Tikkari down.
Zotov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tikkari swats away the attempt to clinch by Zotov.
Zotov throws a leg kick but Tikkari moved away.
Zotov wants to clinch up but Tikkari keeps it at a distance.
Zotov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tikkari throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tikkari is looking to chop away at Zotov's legs.
Tikkari feints and then cracks Zotov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zotov down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tikkari throws a low kick but Zotov moves out of range easily.
Zotov throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tikkari throws a leg kick but Zotov moved away.
Tikkari finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Zotov cracks the inside of Tikkari's front leg.
Zotov checks a leg kick.
Zotov misses with a kick to the body.
Tikkari wants to land a leg kick but Zotov is out of range.
An inside leg kick from Zotov misses.
Tikkari throws a head kick that misses.
Zotov scores with a spinning back kick!
Tikkari throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zotov, right into the meat.
Zotov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zotov misses with a low kick.
Zotov throws a lazy right hand but Tikkari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Maksim Zotov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Maksim Zotov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Good leg kick by Zotov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A bone on bone clash there as Tikkari blocks the leg kick.
Zotov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zotov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zotov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zotov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Zotov misses with a head kick.
Zotov throws out a leg kick but Tikkari moves out of range and Zotov only half commits.
Tikkari throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tikkari misses the shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zotov.
Tikkari finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Zotov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tikkari takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tikkari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zotov throws a low kick but Tikkari moves out of range easily.
Zotov motions for Tikkari to come forward. Zotov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikkari looks to throw the jab but Zotov is out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tikkari.
Zotov avoids the body shot from Tikkari.
Zotov connects with an inside leg kick.
Zotov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zotov throws a push kick but Tikkari slaps the foot to one side.
Tikkari bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zotov's head backwards.
Zotov throws a leg kick
and Tikkari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tikkari takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tikkari throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zotov wants to clinch.
Zotov avoids a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Zotov.
Tikkari just misses with a punch to the body.
Tikkari swats away the attempt to clinch by Zotov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tikkari checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zotov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Zotov checks a leg kick nicely.
Zotov misses with a low kick.
Zotov tries to score with a low kick but Tikkari moves his leg out of the way.
Zotov tries to bum rush Tikkari with a series of wild strikes but Tikkari uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tikkari scoring well with a low kick there.
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!
Tikkari pivots, looking for a leg kick but Zotov is out of range and Tikkari settles back down.
Tikkari throws a hook but Zotov avoids it easily.
Tikkari cracks the inside of Zotov's front leg.
Tikkari throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tikkari digs a good hook to Zotov's body.
Tikkari fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zotov is out of range.
Zotov scores with a jab. Tikkari acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tikkari has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zotov.
A bone on bone clash there as Tikkari blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zotov throws a leg kick but Tikkari sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A clash of legs there as Tikkari blocks the low kick.
Tikkari checks a leg kick nicely.
Zotov tries to close the distance and clinch but Tikkari swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zotov cracks the inside of Tikkari's front leg.
Zotov misses with a leg kick
and Tikkari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zotov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zotov just misses with a punch to the body.
Zotov throws a hook but Tikkari blocks it.
Tikkari defending well as Zotov loads up on a big left hand.
Zotov throws a head kick that misses
and Tikkari counters with a body kick that stops Zotov in his tracks momentarily.
Zotov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tikkari is out of range.
Zotov throws a leg kick that misses.
Tikkari swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zotov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tikkari checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zotov tries to land a front kick but Tikkari steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Zotov misses
and Tikkari counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Zotov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tikkari lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tikkari throws a head kick that misses.
Zotov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zotov.
Tikkari throws a leg kick but Zotov moved away.
Zotov connects with a solid leg kick.
Zotov throws a leg kick but Tikkari sees it coming and moves out of range.
Zotov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zotov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tikkari moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tikkari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zotov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zotov misses with a head kick.
Zotov misses with a low kick.
Zotov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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 Maksim Zotov.
I think Zotov 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Maksim Zotov!
Our winner, Maksim Zotov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Heinonen (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. Max Heinonen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chuggy Propa's chin.
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262 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Max Heinonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Chuggy Propa!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Propa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heinonen.
Heinonen moves out of range as Propa strikes.
Heinonen throws out a loose jab but Propa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Propa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Heinonen throws a right hand that Propa ducks under and follows up with a left that Propa also avoids with ease.
Propa slips a straight right by Heinonen.
Heinonen cracks Propa with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Heinonen has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Propa to stand back up!
It looks like Chuggy Propa has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heinonen rushes Propa and presses him up against the cage.
Propa works on Heinonen's body with a couple of short punches.
Heinonen gets through Propa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Propa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Propa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Propa is trying to break the clinch but Heinonen is controlling him.
Propa throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heinonen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Propa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Propa digs a good body shot into Heinonen's ribs.
Nice uppercut lands for Heinonen. That snapped Propa's head back.
Heinonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heinonen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Propa defending well as Heinonen loads up on a big left hand.
Heinonen closes the distance and pushes Propa back into the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Heinonen - that landed with a thud.
Propa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heinonen backwards.
Propa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heinonen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Heinonen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Propa has him pressed against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Propa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Heinonen moves into range and clinches up with Propa.
Propa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heinonen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Heinonen has managed to clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Heinonen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Propa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Heinonen cracks Propa with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Heinonen has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Propa to stand back up!
Propa is rocked!
That has opened up Chuggy Propa's cut even more.
Heinonen rushes Propa and presses him up against the cage.
Propa is still on wobbly legs! Can Heinonen finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heinonen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Heinonen breaks the clinch.
Propa seems to have recovered his senses.
Heinonen misses with a body shot
and Propa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A combination from Propa does no damage.
Heinonen has managed to clinch.
Propa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Propa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Propa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Heinonen tries to circle away but Propa has him pinned against the cage.
Propa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Heinonen up against the cage.
Propa continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Propa is trying to break the clinch but Heinonen has him pressed against the cage.
Propa manages to break the clinch.
Heinonen instigates a clinch.
Heinonen manages to break the clinch.
Heinonen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Propa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Heinonen tries to work over Propa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Heinonen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chuggy Propa's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Heinonen misses with a hook.
Heinonen misses with a straight right.
A big left from Heinonen misses.
Heinonen moves into the clinch.
Heinonen breaks from the clinch.
Heinonen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Heinonen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab from Heinonen.
Propa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heinonen.
Heinonen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Propa has Heinonen pressed against the cage, preventing Heinonen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Propa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Propa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heinonen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Heinonen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Heinonen is trying to break the clinch but Propa has him pressed against the cage.
Heinonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Max Heinonen is winning the standup battle so far.
Heinonen misses with a right hand
and Propa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Heinonen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Heinonen instigates a clinch.
Propa is trying to break free.
Propa tries to work over Heinonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Propa tries to break the clinch but Heinonen is controlling the position.
Propa stalls.
Propa keeps control of Heinonen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Propa is trying to push Heinonen away but Heinonen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Heinonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Propa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Propa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Propa misses with a punch on the inside.
Propa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heinonen's elbow.
Propa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heinonen backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heinonen keeps control of Propa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heinonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heinonen tries to break free but Propa pushes him back against the cage.
Propa is stalling here.
Heinonen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Propa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heinonen.
Heinonen has managed to clinch.
Propa tries to circle away but Heinonen has him pinned against the cage.
Propa tries to break the clinch but Heinonen is controlling the position.
Propa misses with a punch to the body.
Propa is looking to break free of the clinch but Heinonen has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Propa.
Heinonen tries to circle away but Propa has him pinned against the cage.
Heinonen is trying to break the clinch but Propa is controlling him.
Propa gets through Heinonen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Heinonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heinonen with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heinonen takes a swing at Propa's ribcage but misses.
Heinonen misses with an uppercut. Propa saw that one coming.
Heinonen clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Propa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heinonen has Propa pressed against the cage, preventing Propa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Heinonen misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Heinonen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chuggy Propa's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Propa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Good work by Propa as he checks the leg kick.
Heinonen clinches.
Propa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Propa misses with a body punch.
Propa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Propa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Heinonen has him pressed against the cage.
Propa wants to break free but Heinonen has control.
Heinonen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Heinonen sends Propa crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Heinonen is motioning to the referee to let Propa up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heinonen misses with a left hand
and Propa counters with a straight right hand.
Heinonen closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Propa out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Max Heinonen!
Our winner, Max Heinonen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bocco Badz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Cesar Alcaraz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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170 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Brown 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
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bocco Badz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Julius Cesar Alcaraz!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice combo by Alcaraz! Oh, that's hurt him - Badz falls to the canvas and Alcaraz follows him into side control.
Badz is rocked!
It looks like Bocco Badz has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Alcaraz lands a big left to the face of Badz, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Alcaraz and another - Badz is out! Alcaraz stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Julius Cesar Alcaraz!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jellal Mystogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demolition Man Randy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jellal Mystogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Demolition Man Randy!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randy throws a leg kick but Mystogan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Randy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mystogan was well out of range. Poor timing from Randy.
Mystogan throws a series of punches but Randy moves out of range.
Mystogan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mystogan throws a head kick that half lands.
Mystogan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Randy is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mystogan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mystogan's back!
Well, with Randy on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Mystogan is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Randy throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Mystogan is trapped and Randy is scoring with shots to the head and 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!
Randy throwing sloppy strikes.
Mystogan manages to reverse the position and now he's in Randy's guard. Nice work there by Mystogan.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Randy trying to control the position.
Mystogan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Randy throwing short punches from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mystogan with a nice head shot there.
Mystogan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mystogan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mystogan postures up and lands a big shot to Randy's brow.
Randy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mystogan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Randy's head.
Randy has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Mystogan doesn't defend quickly enough and Randy has managed to lock this one up! Can Mystogan escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Randy on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Demolition Man Randy!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Multtuli Margabiaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Kvasov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kvasov's choice of entrance music: Diskoteka avaria-Nebo. Multtuli Margabiaru is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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299 lbs
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202 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Multtuli Margabiaru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Roman Kvasov!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Margabiaru avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kvasov rushes Margabiaru and presses him up against the cage.
Kvasov taking a breather.
Kvasov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Margabiaru is trying to force a seperation but Kvasov has the dominant position.
Margabiaru tries to break free but Kvasov pushes him back against the cage.
Margabiaru is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kvasov cracks Margabiaru with a nice body shot.
Margabiaru working hard to break the clinch.
Margabiaru tries to break the clinch but Kvasov is controlling the position.
Kvasov pushes Margabiaru back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kvasov prevents Margabiaru from breaking the clinch.
Margabiaru tries to break free but Kvasov pushes him back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Kvasov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kvasov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Margabiaru is keeping busy.
Kvasov tries a body shot but Margabiaru blocks it.
Margabiaru can't break the clinch.
Kvasov tries a body shot but Margabiaru blocks it.
Kvasov has Margabiaru pressed against the cage, preventing Margabiaru from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short body shot lands from Kvasov as the two fighters clinch.
Margabiaru breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Margabiaru there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Margabiaru looks to score with a jab to the body but Kvasov is just out of range.
Kvasov takes the fight into the clinch.
Kvasov misses with some punches.
Kvasov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Margabiaru breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Margabiaru circles away from the clinch attempt.
Margabiaru tries to keep at a distance but Kvasov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Margabiaru is trying to force a seperation but Kvasov has the dominant position.
Margabiaru tries to break free but Kvasov pushes him back against the cage.
Kvasov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Margabiaru backwards.
Kvasov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Margabiaru has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kvasov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kvasov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kvasov looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Margabiaru is trying to break free.
Kvasov lands with a left to the head.
Margabiaru has had enough of the clinch but Kvasov keeps him there for the moment.
Kvasov lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Margabiaru wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kvasov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kvasov throws a head punch that misses.
Margabiaru takes a shot to the head.
Kvasov keeps control of Margabiaru as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kvasov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kvasov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Margabiaru can't break the clinch.
Kvasov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kvasov presses Margabiaru against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short uppercut from Kvasov.
A frustrated look appears on Margabiaru's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kvasov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kvasov lands a right hand.
Margabiaru tries to break the clinch but Kvasov is controlling the position.
Kvasov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kvasov working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margabiaru wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Margabiaru tries to break the clinch but Kvasov is controlling the position.
Kvasov tries to work over Margabiaru's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Margabiaru has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Margabiaru has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kvasov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kvasov misses with a punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Margabiaru's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A swing and a miss from Kvasov.
Kvasov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Margabiaru cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Margabiaru misses with a body shot.
Margabiaru misses with a hook.
Kvasov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Margabiaru counters with a right hand to the body.
Margabiaru cracks Kvasov with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Margabiaru throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Margabiaru circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kvasov moves into the clinch.
Kvasov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Margabiaru can't break the clinch.
Margabiaru has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Margabiaru has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kvasov throws a punch but it's blocked by Margabiaru.
Margabiaru wants to break the clinch but can't.
Margabiaru breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Margabiaru keeps the fight on the outside.
Margabiaru misses with a looping right.
Kvasov has managed to clinch.
Margabiaru wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kvasov.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kvasov tries a body shot but Margabiaru blocks it.
Kvasov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kvasov looking to stall.
Margabiaru is trying to force a seperation but Kvasov has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Kvasov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kvasov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Margabiaru swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kvasov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kvasov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kvasov slips a jab from Margabiaru.
Kvasov closes the distance and clinches.
Margabiaru has had enough of the clinch but Kvasov keeps him there for the moment.
Margabiaru wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kvasov has him pressed against the cage.
Kvasov struggles to land a body shot inside as Margabiaru controls his hands.
Kvasov throws a head punch that misses.
Margabiaru wants to break free but Kvasov has control.
Kvasov prevents Margabiaru from breaking the clinch.
Kvasov keeps control of Margabiaru as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kvasov lands a left hand.
Roman Kvasov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kvasov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kvasov misses with some punches.
Kvasov throws a head punch that misses.
Margabiaru tries to circle away but Kvasov has him pinned against the cage.
Margabiaru wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvasov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Margabiaru backwards.
Kvasov working aggressively here.
Kvasov trying to control the position but instead, Margabiaru has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kvasov into the cage.
Kvasov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kvasov prevents Margabiaru from breaking the clinch.
Kvasov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Margabiaru's efforts to push away.
Margabiaru has had enough of the clinch but Kvasov keeps him there for the moment.
Margabiaru can't break the clinch.
Kvasov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Margabiaru pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kvasov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Margabiaru avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kvasov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kvasov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kvasov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kvasov moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Margabiaru's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kvasov misses with a punch on the inside.
Kvasov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kvasov has a couple of punches blocked by Margabiaru.
Margabiaru's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Margabiaru is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kvasov ducks right into an uppercut from Margabiaru.
Margabiaru feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kvasovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kvasov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Margabiaru manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kvasov scores with a head kick.
It looks like Multtuli Margabiaru has been cut.
Kvasov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Margabiaru cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Multtuli Margabiaru is winning the standup battle so far.
Kvasov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margabiaru wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Margabiaru blocks a body shot from Kvasov.
Margabiaru is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kvasov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Margabiaru or not.
Kvasov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Margabiaru or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kvasov lands with a short shot to the head.
Kvasov tries to throw a body punch but Margabiaru avoids it by throwing Kvasov back against the cage.
Kvasov scores with a hook to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Kvasov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kvasov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kvasov scores with a shot to the side of Margabiaru's head.
A right handed body shot lands from Kvasov.
Kvasov lands an uppercut.
Kvasov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Margabiaru is trying to break free.
Kvasov lands with a light punch inside.
Kvasov is struggling to control the position.
Kvasov gets through Margabiaru's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Margabiaru wants to get back to striking at distance but Kvasov won't allow it.
Kvasov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Margabiarus head.
Kvasov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Margabiaru wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Margabiaru can't break the clinch.
Margabiaru is trying to force a seperation but Kvasov has the dominant position.
Margabiaru is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kvasov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Margabiaru wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Margabiaru tries to break the clinch but Kvasov is controlling the position.
Kvasov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Margabiaru backwards.
A short right from Kvasov on the inside.
Kvasov lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Kvasov as the two fighters clinch.
Kvasov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kvasov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kvasov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kvasov stalling the fight.
Kvasov lands a body shot.
Kvasov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Kvasov.
Kvasov leaning against his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Kvasov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Multtuli Margabiaru's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kvasov tries to clinch but Margabiaru moves out of range.
Margabiaru throws a jab when Kvasov was well out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kvasov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kvasov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kvasov misses with a head kick.
Roman Kvasov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Margabiaru throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kvasov counters with a low kick, right behind Margabiaru 's knee.
Kvasov doesn't manage to clinch there - Margabiaru circles away.
Margabiaru swats away the attempt to clinch by Kvasov.
Margabiaru throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kvasov takes the fight into the clinch.
Margabiaru is trying to break free.
Kvasov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kvasov throws a punch but it's blocked by Margabiaru.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Margabiaru looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Margabiaru is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kvasov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kvasov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kvasov has Margabiaru pushed against the cage.
Kvasov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kvasov looking to slow down the pace here.
Kvasov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kvasov lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kvasov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kvasov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Margabiaru's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kvasov is leaning against Margabiaru and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kvasov trying to control the position but instead, Margabiaru has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kvasov into the cage.
Kvasov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Margabiaru is looking to break free of the clinch but Kvasov has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kvasov scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Kvasov.
Kvasov wants to stall.
Nice body punch from Kvasov - that landed with a thud.
Kvasov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Margabiaru backwards.
Kvasov stalling the fight.
Kvasov scores with a shot to the side of Margabiaru's head.
Kvasov lands an uppercut.
Kvasov scores with a shoulder strike.
Kvasov lands a right hand.
Kvasov digs a right hand into Margabiaru's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Margabiaru's gas tank.
Kvasov is working Margabiaru over against the cage.
Kvasov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kvasov pushes Margabiaru back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Kvasov.
Kvasov lands with a right to the head.
Kvasov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Margabiaru working hard to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Kvasov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvasov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kvasov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kvasov lands a hook that snaps the head of Margabiaru backwards.
Kvasov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Margabiaru backwards.
Margabiaru working hard to break the clinch.
Kvasov manages to break the clinch.
Kvasov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kvasov doesn't manage to clinch there - Margabiaru circles away.
Kvasov moves in looking to clinch but Margabiaru pushes him off.
Kvasov tries to clinch up but Margabiaru circles away and keeps his distance.
Kvasov tries to clinch but Margabiaru is having none of it.
Kvasov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Margabiaru circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kvasov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kvasov misses with a series of wild punches.
Kvasov wants to clinch up but Margabiaru keeps it at a distance.
Margabiaru throws out a powerful jab.
Kvasov tries to clinch up but Margabiaru circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch combination from Kvasov misses.
Margabiaru misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kvasov is looking to clinch but Margabiaru is avoiding it.
Margabiaru cracks Kvasov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kvasov tries to clinch but Margabiaru is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kvasov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Margabiaru, pushing him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kvasov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Multtuli Margabiaru has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roman Kvasov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kvasov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kvasov lands with a light punch inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Kvasov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kvasov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Kvasov!
Roman Kvasov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Veli Urhola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Moo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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270 lbs
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veli Urhola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikey Moo!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moo throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've been hearing reports that Urhola has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Urhola looks to land a body kick but Moo moved away.
Veli Urhola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Urhola throws a right hand that Moo ducks under and follows up with a left that Moo also avoids with ease.
Urhola thows a body shot but no joy.
Urhola misses with a head kick.
Urhola tries to clinch up
and Moo counters with a takedown into side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Urhola struggling a bit here.
Moo swings around for an armbar but Urhola sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Moo's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Urhola tries to free his leg and advance position but Moo is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Moo throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Moo working a defensive guard here.
Urhola is looking to stand up but Moo won't let him.
Urhola is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Urhola trying to control the position from guard on top but Moo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Urhola controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Veli Urhola.
Urhola closes the distance and clinches.
Urhola lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urhola misses with a body punch.
Urhola misses with a knee to the head.
Urhola swings wildly with an uppercut but Moo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knees to the body from Urhola.
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!
Urhola comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Mikey Moo has been cut.
Moo is looking for a takedown.
Urhola lands a hook that snaps the head of Moo backwards.
Urhola tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moo avoids it.
Moo blocks the elbow strike.
Moo goes for a takedown attempt but Urhola pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Urhola throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urhola gets a clinch.
Moo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Veli Urhola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikey Moo.
A shot in the inside from Urhola.
Urhola throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Moo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Urhola after a bit of a struggle.
Urhola tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moo's elbow.
Moo avoiding damage as Urhola throws knees to the body.
Moo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Urhola doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Urhola connects with a nasty looking knee right to Moo's face.
Moo avoids the elbow strike from Urhola, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urhola misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moo.
Urhola doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Urhola gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Moo breaks from the clinch.
Urhola stuffs the takedown attempt from Moo. Moo gets slowly back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Urhola defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Moo.
Urhola lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moo circles away quickly and effectively.
Moo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Urhola throws out the jab.
Urhola is looking to slow Moo down with leg kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moo darts in looking for a takedown but Urhola gets double underhooks and turns Moo into the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Urhola throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veli Urhola dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mikey Moo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Urhola tries to clinch but Moo moves out of range.
Urhola pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moo shoots in looking for a takedown. Urhola tries to sprawl out of it but Moo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Urhola manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Urhola misses with a series of wild punches.
Urhola tries to score with a low kick but Moo moves his leg out of the way.
Moo feints and as Urhola raises his hands in defense, Moo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Urhola tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Urhola is trying to keep Moo in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moo tries to free his leg and advance position but Urhola is retaining full guard.
Moo wants to stand but Urhola has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Moo trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Urhola manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Moo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Moo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Urhola defends it easily.
Urhola showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moo is trying to control the position but Urhola postures up.
Urhola looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Urhola will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Veli Urhola just wasn't active enough.
Urhola misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Urhola misses
and Moo counters with a straight right hand.
Veli Urhola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moo dives in and scores a takedown into Urhola's guard.
Moo is looking to pass into half guard but Urhola pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Urhola is in guard.
Moo looking for a guillotine here but Urhola defends easily.
Mikey Moo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Urhola showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Urhola preventing the sweep.
Moo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urhola lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Moo looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Urhola stopping the sweep attempt from Moo.
Urhola wants to control from the top but Moo keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Urhola trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Urhola stands and throws Moo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Urhola trying to control the action but Moo is working from the bottom.
Moo tries to control but Urhola manages to take his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moo is trapped and Urhola is scoring with shots to the head and body.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Veli Urhola will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mikey Moo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Urhola closes the distance looking to clinch
and Moo counters with a thumping low kick.
Moo keeps the fight on the outside.
Urhola tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Urhola throws a left and a right that both miss
and Moo counters with a takedown into side control.
Urhola parries the strikes from Moo easily there. Moo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Urhola to escape.
Moo trying to control the action but Urhola is working from the bottom.
Urhola is trying to control Moo's posture but Moo avoids it.
Urhola avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Moo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moo goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Urhola rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Moo's guard! Nice work there by Urhola!
Urhola prevents Moo from getting back to his feet.
Moo trying to control the position.
Moo keeping moving, preventing Urhola from controlling successfully.
Moo throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Moo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Urhola counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Moo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urhola clinches up with Moo and pushes him back against the cage.
Urhola landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Moo tries for a takedown but Urhola manages to get underhooks.
Moo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Urhola gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Veli Urhola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikey Moo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Urhola lands a knee to the body.
Urhola misses with a knee to the head.
Moo takes an elbow to the temple.
Urhola tries to throw a body punch but Moo avoids it by throwing Urhola back against the cage.
Urhola lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Moo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Veli Urhola has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short uppercut from Urhola.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urhola stalling.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Urhola for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Urhola landing knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Urhola.
Moo prevents a body shot from Urhola.
Urhola is working Moo over against the cage.
Urhola unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Veli Urhola is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Come on Urhola - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
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!
Urhola lands a big right hand that sends Moo to the canvas! This could be the beginning of the end for Moo!
Moo is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urhola keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Moo is still in real trouble! Can Urhola finish him?
Moo is in trouble now - Urhola has advanced to mount!
Urhola controlling from mount.
Moo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Urhola unloading with bombs!
A big strike lands for Urhola! That's really hurt Moo and he's turned his back - Urhola keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Urhola jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Veli Urhola!
During a confident post fight interview, Veli Urhola thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juha Ahokas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hullu Harri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
17 - 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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hullu Harri!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harri stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Harri wants it to stay on the feet.
Ahokas looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Harri wants to control but Ahokas is keeping busy.
Harri wants to get back to full guard.
Harri actively working from the bottom here.
Harri wants to improve his position but Ahokas is controlling well.
Harri trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Ahokas manages to pass to mount!
Harri slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Harri regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harri tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harri looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ahokas stopping the sweep attempt from Harri.
Harri is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ahokas is aware though and is defending well.
Harri looking to control.
Ahokas engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ahokas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Harri on the ground.
Harri looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ahokas is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harri working a defensive guard here.
Ahokas is stalling in the full guard.
Harri throws his legs up looking for a submission but Ahokas uses it to pass to side control.
Harri tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ahokas wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Harri is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Harri is looking to improve his position.
Harri is trying to maintain the position but Ahokas is very close to passing his half guard.
Harri is looking to improve his position.
Harri tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Ahokas has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Harri is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harri wants to control but Ahokas is having none of it.
Ahokas controlling his opponent.
Harri really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Harri is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harri tries to lock up and control but Ahokas gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hullu Harri dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Harri with a lazy takedown attempt
and Harri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ahokas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hullu Harri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ahokas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Harri tries to clinch up.
Harri misses the shot to the body.
Ahokas throws a hook but Harri avoids it easily.
Ahokas throws a left that rocks Harri and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Ahokas dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Harri regain composure!
Harri is rocked!
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!
Harri wants to control but Ahokas postures up.
Harri is still in real trouble! Can Ahokas finish him?
Harri is looking to regain half guard here but Ahokas keeps moving and retains side control.
Harri seems to have recovered his senses.
Ahokas taking a breather here.
Harri keeping his opponent close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahokas controls the position.
Ahokas seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Harri for as long as he can get away with.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Harri tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ahokas wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Harri manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ahokas is thwarting Harri's attempts to control the position.
Harri tries to get to full guard but Ahokas has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas controlling the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Juha Ahokas wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ahokas shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Harri defends it nicely.
Harri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ahokas throws a body punch but Harri moves out of range.
Harri gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ahokas to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ahokas preventing the sweep.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harri looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Ahokas has picked Harri up and slammed him! Harri can't keep hold of the triangle and Ahokas manages to pass to side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harri tries to improve position but can't.
Harri is letting Ahokas control him for a moment.
Harri is looking for a sweep.
Harri keeps trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harri manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ahokas prevents Harri from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ahokas in particular looking to stall.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ahokas lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Harri is looking to improve his position.
Ahokas is controlling the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ahokas wants to pass the guard but Harri is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juha Ahokas dominated that second 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.
Ahokas misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Harri misses its intended target.
Ahokas defending well as Harri loads up on a big left hand.
Harri gets a takedown into half guard.
Harri prevents Ahokas from improving his position.
Harri is looking for a kimura here.
Harri is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
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.
Harri wants to pass to mount but Ahokas is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Harri trying to advance position but Ahokas counters by regaining guard.
Ahokas is adopting a defensive guard.
Harri throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harri prevents Ahokas from getting back to his feet.
Harri wants to pass the guard but Ahokas is keeping the position.
Harri drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ahokas manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Harri has Ahokas in his guard.
Ahokas has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Harri wants to sweep but no luck.
Ahokas controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Juha Ahokas wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Harri shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ahokas napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Harri tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Harri has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Harri throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Harri is trying to get an arm triangle but Ahokas is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hullu Harri really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Harri comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Harri enables Ahokas to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Harri manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ahokas seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Harri looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ahokas puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Harri is looking to get back to full guard here but Ahokas has managed to pass to side control instead.
Harri is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahokas moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Ahokas has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Harri is looking to regain half guard here but Ahokas keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Ahokas stalls from top position.
Harri is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Harri's face as Ahokas controls the position.
Juha Ahokas has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ahokas avoids the head kick by Harri.
Ahokas avoids the body shot from Harri.
Ahokas seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Harri misses with a two punch combination.
Harri takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Ahokas.
Harri takes a swing at Ahokas's ribcage but misses.
Ahokas shoots in looking for a takedown but Harri manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ahokas's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ahokas closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Harri's guard.
Ahokas is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Harri isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Ahokas stacks Harri 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 Ahokas!
Harri is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Ahokas staying calm.
Harri is looking to regain half guard here but Ahokas keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas working away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ahokas taking a breather here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harri is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juha Ahokas had his way with Hullu Harri in 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. This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Harri.
Ahokas shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harri but Harri pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Harri misses the shot to the body.
Ahokas shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ahokas was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ahokas working away.
Harri is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahokas working away.
Harri tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Harri wants to control but Ahokas postures up.
Ahokas is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ahokas scoring with punches from side control.
Ahokas controlling from side mount.
Harri manages to get back to half guard.
Harri wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Harri manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ahokas is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Harri is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ahokas is aware though and is defending well.
Hullu Harri has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harri throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Ahokas escapes and throws Harri's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Ahokas controls the position from side control.
Harri is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harri can't do much from the bottom here.
A lull in the action here as Ahokas stalls from top position.
Harri is looking for a sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harri gets back to half guard.
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 Juha Ahokas.
I think Ahokas 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 48:48
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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