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IFT14 - Victory PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Soldier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Conahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Soldier had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Soldier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Patrick Conahan!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soldier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Conahan looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Soldier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Conahan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Conahan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Soldier sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Conahan somewhat.
Soldier scores with a leg kick.
Soldier closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Soldier manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Soldier could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Soldier lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Soldier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Soldier tries to clinch but Conahan moves out of range.
Soldier lands a big head kick that sends Conahan tumbling to the mat! Soldier takes a step backwards and waves Conahan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Conahan is rocked!
It looks like Patrick Conahan has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soldier fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Conahan square on the jaw! Damn, Conahan is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike Soldier!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Volta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ste Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maximus Volta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ste Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson scores with a jab. Volta acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Volta pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Volta closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Thompson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Volta looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Volta trying to control from half guard but Thompson is working away.
Volta takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Thompson wants to get back to full guard.
Volta is looking to take a break and control but Thompson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thompson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volta is trying for a kimura here. Thompson looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Volta wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Maximus Volta!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eino Kiiveri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luimunaama Lare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiiveri comes to the cage accompanied by Mad Sin - Speak No Evil. Lare is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by AC/DC - Hell's Bells. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eino Kiiveri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luimunaama Lare!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiiveri tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lare swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kiiveri tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lare paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kiiveri connects with the punch.
Kiiveri is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kiiveri tries to close the distance and clinch but Lare swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kiiveri drives through and clinches with Lare against the cage.
Kiiveri lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Luimunaama Lare has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kiiveri just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lare's brow.
Lare looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lare lands with a right to the head.
Lare wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kiiveri is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lare is defending well for now.
Lare tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kiiveri smiles and moves away.
Kiiveri tries to clinch up.
Kiiveri wants to clinch up but Lare keeps it at a distance.
Kiiveri tries to clinch but Lare moves out of range.
Kiiveri ducks under a wild hook from Lare.
Kiiveri doesn't manage to clinch there - Lare circles away.
Kiiveri lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lare cracks Kiiveri with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kiiveri fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kiiveri is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kiiveri tries to clinch up but Lare circles away and keeps his distance.
Kiiveri forces Lare back against the cage and clinches.
Lare wants to break free but Kiiveri has control.
Lare breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiiveri on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lare. Kiiveri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lare scores with a three punch combo!
Lare sends Kiiveri crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Lare is motioning to the referee to let Kiiveri up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Kiiveri is rocked!
It looks like Eino Kiiveri has been cut.
Kiiveri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oh Kiiveri is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lare clinches with his opponent.
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!
Lare avoids a wild elbow strike from Kiiveri.
Kiiveri creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lare's defenses.
Lare tries to break free but Kiiveri pushes him back against the cage.
Kiiveri seems to have got his legs back now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kiiveri throws an elbow but misses.
Lare can't break the clinch.
Kiiveri lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kiiveri throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kiiveri.
Lare is trying to break the clinch but Kiiveri is controlling him.
Kiiveri keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lare's efforts to push away.
Kiiveri creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lare can't break the clinch.
Lare has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lare takes an elbow to the temple.
Kiiveri misses with an elbow over the top.
Kiiveri lands an elbow inside.
Kiiveri tries to land knees in the clinch but Lare avoids the damage to the body.
Lare fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lare blocks an elbow strike from Kiiveri.
Kiiveri keeps control of Lare as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kiiveri lands a nice elbow.
Lare tries to break the clinch but Kiiveri is controlling the position.
Lare wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kiiveri has him pressed against the cage.
Lare tries to circle away but Kiiveri has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lare is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lare escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kiiveri slips under a jab.
Kiiveri takes one on the button.
Eino Kiiveri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kiiveri lands a slapping body shot.
Lare avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Lare. That snapped Kiiveri's head back.
Kiiveri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lare.
Lare swings for the body but Kiiveri moves out of range.
Kiiveri wants to clinch.
Kiiveri has managed to clinch.
Kiiveri lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Luimunaama Lare's cut even more.
A frustrated look appears on Lare's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lare wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kiiveri lands an elbow inside.
Lare avoids a wild elbow strike from Kiiveri.
Nice elbow from Kiiveri.
Lare takes an elbow to the temple.
Lare tries to circle away but Kiiveri has him pinned against the cage.
Kiiveri comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The cut above Luimunaama Lare's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lare trying to stall but Kiiveri improves his position.
Kiiveri lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lare lands a left hand.
Lare avoids the elbow strike from Kiiveri, against the cage.
Kiiveri gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Luimunaama Lare's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Lare takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Luimunaama Lare's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Eino Kiiveri!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between B Schnitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shiko Shubaka (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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158 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, B Schnitz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shiko Shubaka!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Schnitz is defended easily by Shubaka.
Schnitz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shubaka stalks Schnitz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Schnitz's face. Schnitz staggers backwards, shaken.
Schnitz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Shubaka tries to clinch up but Schnitz circles away and keeps his distance.
Schnitz moves forwards but Shubaka connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Schnitz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shubaka cracks Schnitz with an open hand slap.
Shubaka stuffs the takedown.
Schnitz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shubaka finds it's way round the side to connect with Schnitz's head.
Schnitz dives in and grabs Shubaka's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shubaka pushes down on Schnitz's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for B Schnitz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schnitz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Schnitz moves forwards but Shubaka connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Shubaka slaps away a takedown attempt from Schnitz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Shubaka moves into range and clinches up with Schnitz.
Shubaka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Schnitz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shubaka gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Schnitz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Shubaka prevents it.
Shubaka has Schnitz pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Schnitz manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shubaka throws an elbow but it misses.
Schnitz prevents a takedown attempt there.
Shubaka wants the takedown. Schnitz is fighting it off but Shubaka persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Schnitz's guard against the cage.
Shubaka won't allow Schnitz to sweep him here.
Schnitz lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Shubaka!
Schnitz with the ground and pound from mount.
Shubaka wants to hold on but Schnitz pushes him away.
Shubaka really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Shubaka swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Shubaka in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schnitz lands a big elbow.
Shubaka is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schnitz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Shubaka is still in real trouble! Can Schnitz finish him?
Oooooh, big shot lands for Schnitz! Shubaka is hurt baaadly! Schnitz is firing away with more strikes - Shubaka is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). B Schnitz!
B Schnitz retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rezagulu Jalaloglu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iron Ispa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rezagulu Jalaloglu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iron Ispa!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jalaloglu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ispa shoots in and drives through. Jalaloglu sprawls well.
Nice sprawl there from Ispa as Jalaloglu shoots in.
A punch lands to the side of Jalaloglu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ispa tries for a takedown but Jalaloglu circles away easily
so Jalaloglu counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jalaloglu wants to control from the top but Ispa keeps moving.
Ispa working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jalaloglu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ispa is keeping the position for now.
Ispa throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Jalaloglu forces his way into half guard.
Jalaloglu is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ispa is just riding it out for now. Jalaloglu eventually gives up the hold.
Ispa is in trouble now - Jalaloglu has advanced to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ispa is trying to escape the mount.
Jalaloglu could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ispa wants to control but Jalaloglu is having none of it.
Jalaloglu working the ground and pound effectively.
Jalaloglu looking to control but Ispa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The referee warns Ispa that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jalaloglu is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Ispa has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Ispa!
Jalaloglu is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Jalaloglu is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ispa jumps guard but Jalaloglu stands there with Ispa around his waist. Ispa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rezagulu Jalaloglu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iron Ispa.
Ispa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jalaloglu walks away with a smile on his face. Ispa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jalaloglu has a takedown stuffed.
Ispa throws a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jalaloglu fails with the takedown.
A jab from Jalaloglu misses.
Ispa closes the distance and clinches up with Jalaloglu, looking for a takedown. Ispa pushes Jalaloglu against the cage but Jalaloglu circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rezagulu Jalaloglu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jalaloglu fails with a takedown attempt.
Ispa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ispa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jalaloglu as he avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jalaloglu is defended easily by Ispa.
Ispa misses with a takedown attempt
and Jalaloglu counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ispa is trying is best to control the position here.
Ispa tries to get to full guard but Jalaloglu has control of the leg.
Jalaloglu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jalaloglu is keen to just control but Ispa is a slippery customer.
Ispa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jalaloglu.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ispa trying to hold on to Jalaloglu's head to control him but Jalaloglu postures up.
Jalaloglu wants to take a breather but Ispa is having none of it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jalaloglu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ispa can pounce on him.
Jalaloglu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ispa swivels and escapes.
Jalaloglu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ispa as he avoids it easily.
Ispa shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jalaloglu kicks off Ispa and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rezagulu Jalaloglu dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ispa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ispa wants it to stay on the feet.
Ispa stuffs the takedown attempt from Jalaloglu. Jalaloglu gets slowly back to his feet.
Jalaloglu stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jalaloglu wants it to stay on the feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jalaloglu.
Ispa darts in and clinches Jalaloglu up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ispa.
Ispa has Jalaloglu pressed against the cage, preventing Jalaloglu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ispa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jalaloglu smiles and moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jalaloglu.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rezagulu Jalaloglu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jalaloglu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ispa looks for a takedown but Jalaloglu sprawls well.
Jalaloglu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ispa.
Ispa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jalaloglu stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jalaloglu wants it to stay on the feet.
Horrible takedown by Jalaloglu or perhaps it was just good defense by Ispa which made him look bad.
Ispa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ispa has managed to clinch.
Ispa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jalaloglu walks away with a smile on his face. Ispa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ispa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jalaloglu as he avoids it easily.
Jalaloglu shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ispa napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jalaloglu working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jalaloglu tries to score with some ground and pound. Ispa controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Jalaloglu takes a little break here. Ispa wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The strikes coming from Jalaloglu are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The ground and pound from Jalaloglu seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jalaloglu throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ispa wants to control but Jalaloglu postures up.
Rezagulu Jalaloglu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jalaloglu creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jalaloglu gets the takedown into side control.
Ispa tries to escape but Jalaloglu is in control.
Jalaloglu working the strikes but Ispa uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Jalaloglu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ispa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ispa is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jalaloglu's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jalaloglu's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ispa wants to control but Jalaloglu manages to buck him off and is now in Ispa's guard! Nice work there by Jalaloglu!
Ispa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ispa pulls Jalaloglu in close to his closed guard and prevents Jalaloglu from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ispa can't keep his opponent in guard - Jalaloglu advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jalaloglu trying to control from half guard but Ispa is working away.
Ispa tries to roll over but Jalaloglu keeps him under control.
That's four 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.
Jalaloglu keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jalaloglu trying to control from half guard but Ispa is working away.
Ispa is trying to control but can't.
Jalaloglu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ispa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jalaloglu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jalaloglu thows a body shot but no joy.
Jalaloglu shoots in but no luck this time.
Jalaloglu slaps away a takedown attempt from Ispa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ispa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rezagulu Jalaloglu dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jalaloglu shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ispa sprawls well. Ispa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jalaloglu gets slowly back to his feet.
Jalaloglu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ispa shoots in and drives through. Jalaloglu sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ispa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Iron Ispa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jalaloglu thows a body shot but no joy.
Ispa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ispa wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rezagulu Jalaloglu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jalaloglu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ispa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jalaloglu is fending him off so far but Ispa persists. Nope, Jalaloglu circles away and we're back to standing.
Horrible takedown by Ispa or perhaps it was just good defense by Jalaloglu which made him look bad.
Jalaloglu shoots for a takedown but Ispa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ispa fails with a takedown attempt.
Jalaloglu tries for a takedown but Ispa circles away easily
and Ispa counters with a straight right hand.
Jalaloglu misses with a few strikes there.
Ispa lands a body shot.
Jalaloglu fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ispa sprawls well initially but Jalaloglu persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jalaloglu 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.
Jalaloglu wants to take a breather but Ispa is having none of it.
Ispa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jalaloglu is looking for a kimura here.
Ispa wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jalaloglu slips a nice elbow through Ispa's hands, connecting with Ispa's forehead.
Ispa trying to control but Jalaloglu postures up.
Jalaloglu wants to advance to full mount but Ispa doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Jalaloglu throws a strike but Ispa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ispa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jalaloglu is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jalaloglu keeping moving, preventing Ispa from controlling successfully.
Ispa looking to sit in guard and control but Jalaloglu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jalaloglu throwing strikes from guard but Ispa blocks nicely.
Jalaloglu might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jalaloglu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ispa is keeping the position for now.
Ispa trying to control the position here.
Ispa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jalaloglu wants to control from the top but Ispa keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jalaloglu closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jalaloglu lands a nice short elbow.
Jalaloglu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ispa defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rezagulu Jalaloglu clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jalaloglu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ispa's waist but Ispa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jalaloglu off to one side.
Ispa forces Jalaloglu back against the cage and clinches.
Ispa tries to pull guard but Jalaloglu won't allow it.
Ispa jumps guard and drags Jalaloglu to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ispa looking for a sweep. Not yet Ispa, not yet.
Jalaloglu postures up.
Jalaloglu wants to control from the top but Ispa keeps moving.
Jalaloglu advances to half guard.
Ispa wants to get back to full guard.
Jalaloglu throwing shots but Ispa is blocking nicely.
Jalaloglu is keen to just control but Ispa is a slippery customer.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ispa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jalaloglu.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Jalaloglu or perhaps it was just good defense by Ispa which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rezagulu Jalaloglu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ispa shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ispa looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jalaloglu wants to stand back up but Ispa manages to pass into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ispa trying to control the action but Jalaloglu is working from the bottom.
Ispa working the strikes but Jalaloglu uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ispa perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ispa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jalaloglu tries to kick Ispa off but Ispa keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ispa moves into full mount! Jalaloglu won't be happy about that!
Jalaloglu holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ispa tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jalaloglu holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ispa tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ispa controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iron Ispa dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jalaloglu fails with the takedown.
Jalaloglu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ispa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jalaloglu's head.
Jalaloglu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ispa tries for a takedown but Jalaloglu sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A head kick by Jalaloglu misses
and Ispa counters with a one-two to the body.
Jalaloglu throws a head kick but Ispa moves out of range.
Jalaloglu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ispa's waist but Ispa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jalaloglu off to one side.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Ispa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ispa is defended easily by Jalaloglu.
Jalaloglu shoots and misses
and Ispa counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rezagulu Jalaloglu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ispa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jalaloglu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ispa digs a good hook to Jalaloglu's body.
Ispa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jalaloglu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jalaloglu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ispa's waist but Ispa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jalaloglu off to one side.
Ispa tries to clinch up
and Jalaloglu counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jalaloglu is trying to control. Ispa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jalaloglu is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ispa is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jalaloglu is really struggling to control Ispa but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Ispa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jalaloglu scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ispa taking some punishment here, with Jalaloglu in his half guard.
Jalaloglu trying to control the action but Ispa is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ispa tries to get to full guard but Jalaloglu has control of the leg.
Ispa keeps control of the position for the meantime.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ispa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jalaloglu counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jalaloglu prevents Ispa from improving his position.
Jalaloglu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jalaloglu is looking to stall here but Ispa recovers full guard.
Jalaloglu throwing strikes from guard but Ispa blocks nicely.
Ispa keeping moving, preventing Jalaloglu from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ispa has his foot on Jalaloglu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jalaloglu works his way back into a safe position though.
Jalaloglu slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jalaloglu throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Jalaloglu trying to control the position but Ispa is working away.
Jalaloglu landing strikes.
Ispa gets back to half guard.
Jalaloglu looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four 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.
Jalaloglu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ispa's head.
Jalaloglu tries to pass to full mount but Ispa defends it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ispa fails with the takedown
and Jalaloglu counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ispa's guard now.
Jalaloglu trying to control but Ispa is working from the bottom.
Ispa is looking to stand up but Jalaloglu isn't so interested in that idea.
Jalaloglu passes Ispa's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jalaloglu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ispa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jalaloglu scores with a couple of nice shots.
Iron Ispa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rezagulu Jalaloglu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jalaloglu looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rezagulu Jalaloglu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jalaloglu 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 49:46
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rezagulu Jalaloglu!
Rezagulu Jalaloglu is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommi Kauri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arsene Dumars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommi Kauri has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Kauri!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arsene Dumars!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Dumars looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dumars fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kauri fails to land with a series of punches.
Tommi Kauri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kauri shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dumars manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dumars pulls Kauri in close to prevent any damage.
Kauri connects with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kauri lands a couple of digs.
Kauri has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dumars throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Kauri escapes and throws Dumars's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Dumars is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Dumars is trying to maintain the position but Kauri is very close to passing his half guard.
Kauri throwing shots but Dumars is blocking nicely.
Dumars is staying active underneath Kauri, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kauri lands a nice short elbow.
Kauri landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Kauri there.
Kauri working the head and body with strikes.
Dumars avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kauri.
Kauri working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kauri knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dumars on the ground.
Kauri landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dumars is trying to get back to full guard.
Kauri lands with a punch from half guard.
Kauri drops an elbow to the side of Dumars's head.
Kauri trying to pass the guard but Dumars defending well.
Kauri has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dumars tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dumars slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kauri lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dumars is looking for a sweep. Kauri is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kauri winds up and cracks Dumars with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kauri working over Dumars with some ground and pound. Dumars looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dumars looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dumars looks gassed!
Dumars taking some punishment here, with Kauri in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kauri moves into full mount! Dumars won't be happy about that!
Kauri lands a big shot there that rocks Dumars but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dumars is rocked!
Kauri landing strikes from the mount.
Dumars is still in real trouble! Can Kauri finish him?
Kauri lands a big elbow - Dumars is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Dumars is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tommi Kauri!
Tommi Kauri is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iron Jake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claudio Do Prado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Do Prado's choice of entrance music: Fight to Survive by Stan Bush. Jake has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Iron Jake has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iron Jake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Claudio Do Prado!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jake tries to bum rush Do Prado with a series of wild strikes but Do Prado uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jake is breathing heavily.
Do Prado connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Do Prado dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jake. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Do Prado wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Do Prado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Do Prado throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Do Prado misses with a hook.
Do Prado throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jake walks straight into a right hand from Do Prado - that's dropped him! Do Prado jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Jake from any more punishment! Jake complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Claudio Do Prado!
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