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Infinity 56:Jampo vs Ahokas PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arto Kyy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gavin Duff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duff has chosen Ride of the valkyries as his entrance music. Arto Kyy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arto Kyy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gavin Duff!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Kyy.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Duff has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Duff looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Kyy feints and then cracks Duff's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Duff down.
Kyy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Gavin Duff has been cut.
Kyy throws a chopping leg kick but Duff manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A combination from Kyy does no damage.
Kyy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Duff tries for a takedown but Kyy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kyy throws a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kyy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Duffs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kyy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kyy throws a combination. Duff tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Duff is rocked!
Kyy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Duff back to the cage. Kyy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Duff is still on wobbly legs! Can Kyy finish him?
Duff is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Kyy just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Duff has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Arto Kyy!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zoe Zhang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Witaliy Michilov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zoe Zhang has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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222 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zoe Zhang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Witaliy Michilov!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhang tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Michilov counters with a nice uppercut.
Zhang tries to clinch up
and Michilov moves into the clinch.
Zhang trying to land knees to the body.
Zhang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zhang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zhang closes the distance looking to clinch
and Michilov counters by moving into the clinch.
Zhang breaks from the clinch.
Zhang moves to clinch but Michilov breaks away
and Michilov counters by clinching up.
Zhang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Michilov avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michilov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Michilov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zhang tries to clinch but Michilov moves away
and Michilov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zhang wants to clinch but Michilov slips to the side
and Michilov counters with a nice body shot.
Zhang closes the distance but Michilov moves to the side
and Michilov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Michilov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Michilov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zhang tries to clinch up
and Michilov counters by clinching up.
Michilov avoiding damage as Zhang throws knees to the body.
Zhang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhang has managed to clinch.
Michilov managing to block the knees to the body from Zhang.
Michilov is trying to break the clinch but Zhang has him pressed against the cage.
Michilov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zhang misses with a knee strike.
Zhang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Michilov has him pressed against the cage.
Michilov is trying to force a seperation but Zhang has the dominant position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zhang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Michilov avoids it.
Michilov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Zhang seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Michilov can turn it around.
Zhang has Michilov pressed against the cage.
Michilov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zoe Zhang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zhang moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhang misses with a knee strike.
Zhang is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Michilov blocks a body shot from Zhang.
Zhang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zhang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zhang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Michilov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Michilov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zhang wants to clinch but Michilov slips to the side
and Michilov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Michilov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Michilov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Zhang's guard.
Michilov lands a couple of digs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michilov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Zhang is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michilov postures up in Zhang's guard and throws a big left but Zhang blocks it.
Zhang is looking for a triangle but Michilov pushes his legs off easily.
Michilov gets to his feet - Zhang follows without any prompting.
Zhang tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Michilov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zhang tries to clinch up
letting Michilov counter with a right hand.
Zhang looks to clinch
and Michilov moves into the clinch.
Michilov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Michilov jumps guard and drags Zhang to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Michilov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zhang trying to stand up but can't free himself from Michilov's guard.
Michilov has control of Zhang's left arm, preventing Zhang from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Witaliy Michilov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zhang wants to clinch but Michilov slips to the side
and Michilov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Michilov.
Zhang can't break the clinch.
Michilov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Michilov has had enough of the clinch but Zhang keeps him there for the moment.
Zhang trying to land knees to the body.
Zhang trying to land knees to the body.
Zhang tries a knee to the head but Michilov blocks it.
Zhang scores with a knee to the head.
Michilov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zhang scores with a knee to the head.
Zhang misses with a punch to the body.
Michilov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Michilov pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhang prevents Michilov from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zhang wants to stand but Michilov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Zhang trying to control but Michilov is working from the bottom.
Michilov is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Zhang won't allow Michilov to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Zhang looks to clinch
and Michilov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhang tries to clinch but Michilov moves away
and Michilov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Zhang is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Michilov is keeping busy.
Michilov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zhang darts in trying to clinch
and Michilov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Michilov decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Zhang, up you get!
Zhang tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Michilov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Michilov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zhang wants to clinch but Michilov slips to the side
and Michilov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhang moves into the clinch.
Zhang keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Michilov's efforts to push away.
Michilov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zhang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Michilov avoids it.
Zhang lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Michilov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zhang tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Michilov counters by clinching up.
Michilov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Michilov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zhang just stands there and leans against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Zhang's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Michilov blocks a body shot from Zhang.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Zhang.
It looks like Witaliy Michilov has been cut.
Zhang landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zhang looking to throw knees to the head but Michilov is blocking nicely.
Michilov has had enough of the clinch but Zhang keeps him there for the moment.
Zhang breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zhang clinches with his opponent.
Michilov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Witaliy Michilov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zhang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Michilov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Michilov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Michilov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Witaliy Michilov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Witaliy Michilov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Zhang wants to clinch
and Michilov counters by moving into the clinch.
Zhang struggles to land a body shot inside as Michilov controls his hands.
Zhang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Michilov avoids it.
Michilov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Michilov avoids the elbow strike from Zhang, against the cage.
Michilov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zhang just leaning against Michilov, taking a breather.
Zhang tries to circle away but Michilov has him pinned against the cage.
Zhang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zhang misses with a knee strike.
Michilov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michilov avoiding damage as Zhang throws knees to the body.
Michilov breaks the clinch.
Zhang tries to clinch but Michilov moves away
and Michilov counters with a shoot takedown. Zhang fights it but they end up in guard.
Michilov postures up.
Michilov tries to stand but Zhang is controlling from the bottom.
Michilov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Michilov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Michilov stops Zhang from standing up.
Michilov is looking to work some ground and pound but Zhang has wrist control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Michilov chips away with some ground and pound.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Michilov stands up and waves to Zhang to follow him.
Zhang looks to clinch
and Michilov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zhang tries to clinch but Michilov moves away
and Michilov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Michilov.
Zhang has momentary wrist control but Michilov slips an elbow through the middle.
Zhang is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michilov throws a big right hand that misses.
Oh Zhang is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Michilov stands and steps away. Zhang gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Zhang tries to clinch
and Michilov counters with a nice uppercut.
Zhang tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Michilov moves into the clinch.
Zhang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zhang seems to have got his legs back now.
Zhang tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Michilov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Michilov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Michilov decides to return to a standing position.
Zhang tries to clinch
and Michilov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zhang tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Michilov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zoe Zhang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michilov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Michilov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Zhang closes the distance looking to clinch
and Michilov counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Zhang's guard now.
Michilov gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Zhang closes the distance looking to clinch
and Michilov counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhang trying to land knees to the body.
Zhang trying to land knees to the body.
Michilov avoids a wild elbow strike from Zhang.
Zhang lands an elbow inside.
Zhang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Michilov is defending well for now.
Michilov avoiding damage as Zhang throws knees to the body.
Michilov tries to break free but Zhang pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Michilov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zhang closes the distance but Michilov moves to the side
and Michilov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Michilov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Zhang pulls his leg out and moves away.
Zoe Zhang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Witaliy Michilov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Michilov checks a leg kick nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Witaliy Michilov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Michilov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Witaliy Michilov!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krzysiek Oki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cesar James Ardona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Cesar James Ardona was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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175 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Krzysiek Oki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cesar James Ardona!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ardona fails to land with a series of punches.
Oki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ardona as he avoids it easily.
Oki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ardona fails to land with a series of punches.
Oki shoots in and drives through. Ardona sprawls well.
Oki takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Oki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krzysiek Oki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ardona scores with a shot to the body.
Ardona tries to bum rush Oki with a series of wild strikes but Oki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ardona fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Oki has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ardona scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cesar James Ardona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oki misses with a takedown attempt
and Ardona counters with a crisp one two that drops Oki! Ardona thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Oki to his feet! Oki is in big trouble!
Oki is rocked!
Ardona throws an overhand right that has Oki reeling! Ardona follows up with more punches and Oki is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cesar James Ardona!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kuula Natsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Schwengel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuula Natsi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Walter Schwengel's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kuula Natsi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Walter Schwengel!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Natsi is defended easily by Schwengel.
Natsi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schwengel.
Schwengel stuffs the takedown.
Natsi looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Schwengel!
Natsi misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Natsi working the head and body with strikes.
Schwengel tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Natsi presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Natsi avoids the attempt from Schwengel to control.
Natsi controlling his opponent.
Schwengel is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schwengel is wriggling around trying to escape.
Schwengel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Natsi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natsi landing shots from mount.
Schwengel really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Natsi avoids the attempt from Schwengel to control.
We've been hearing good reports from Natsi's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Natsi lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Natsi controlling from mount.
Natsi in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Natsi controlling from mount.
Schwengel takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Natsi's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kuula Natsi!
Kuula Natsi 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 Drakaath Yelgersmold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aribert Heim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yelgersmold comes to the cage accompanied by Pursuit of vikings. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Drakaath Yelgersmold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aribert Heim!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yelgersmold throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Heim.
Donk. Heim catches Yelgersmold right on the button with a cross.
Heim throws a shot from downtown. Yelgersmold moves away and avoids it.
Heim showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yelgersmold.
Heim tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yelgersmold manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Heim is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Yelgersmold uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heim.
Yelgersmold has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Finland in the buildup to the fight.
Yelgersmold throws a nice looking combination but Heim bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Heim scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Heim passes to full mount!
Heim unloading with bombs!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yelgersmold in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heim wants to control the pace but Yelgersmold is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yelgersmold tries to lock up and control but Heim gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yelgersmold is wriggling around trying to escape.
Heim controlling the position easily from mount.
Heim lands a big shot there that rocks Yelgersmold but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Heim content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heim avoids the attempt from Yelgersmold to control.
Heim breaks from Yelgersmold's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Heim lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Yelgersmold hang on?
BOOM! Heim connects with a massive shot to the dome!
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!
Heim avoids the attempt from Yelgersmold to control.
Heim has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yelgersmold is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Heim is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Heim!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Aribert Heim!
After winning the bout, Aribert Heim thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Calaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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170 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
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Calaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calaway throws a body punch but Escobar moves out of range.
Escobar moves out of range of the strikes.
Calaway misses with a straight left.
Calaway has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bad Pluto! in the buildup to the fight.
A jab from Calaway misses.
Mark Calaway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Escobar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Calaway throws a lazy right hand but Escobar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Calaway lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Ryan Escobar has been cut.
Escobar moves away from the strike by Calaway.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calaway throws a series of punches but Escobar avoids them all with ease.
Calaway loads up on a big right hand but Escobar slips the punch.
A punch combination from Calaway misses.
Calaway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Calaway slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Calaway lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Escobar throws the left hand but Calaway avoids the punch easily.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calaway misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escobar.
Escobar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calaway throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Calaway gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Escobar sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Calaway is keeping the position for now.
Escobar is pushing down on Calaway's leg trying to pass to half guard. Calaway is fighting to maintain full guard but Escobar has managed to sneak the leg through.
Calaway is looking to get back to full guard here but Escobar has managed to pass to side control instead.
Calaway tries to bench press Escobar off him but Escobar keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar is looking to take a break and control but Calaway is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar tries to move to mount but Calaway blocks the move with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Calaway dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Escobar's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Escobar moves out of range as Calaway strikes.
Calaway throws an overhand right that lands on Escobar's shoulder, as Escobar tries to avoid the shot.
A punch combination from Calaway misses.
Calaway throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calaway drops Escobar with a beautiful combination! Escobar stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Calaway is looking for the KO!
Escobar is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Calaway measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Escobar! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Mark Calaway!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sampo Jampo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juha Ahokas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sampo Jampo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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271 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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288 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sampo Jampo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Ahokas!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jampo takes a swing at Ahokas's ribcage but misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ahokas has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Jampo lands with a cross.
Ahokas throws a hook to the side of Jampo's head but Jampo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ahokas throws a hook to the side of Jampo's head but Jampo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Ahokas misses the target.
Jampo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ahokas throws out a loose jab but Jampo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ahokas lands a glancing blow to the side of Jampo's head.
Jampo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ahokas's head.
Ahokas blocks a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jampo fails to land with a series of punches.
Jampo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ahokas.
Ahokas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Jampo misses.
Jampo misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ahokas is defended easily by Jampo.
Jampo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jampo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ahokas's head backwards.
Ahokas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jampo throws a nice looking combination but Ahokas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ahokas misses with a body shot.
Jampo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jampo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jampo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ahokas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jampo.
Jampo is looking to clinch but Ahokas is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jampo. Ahokas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ahokas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jampo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ahokas on the side of the head.
Jampo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jampo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ahokas moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jampo tries to clinch there but Ahokas circles away.
Ahokas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jampo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ahokas. Ahokas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahokas shoots in for a takedown but Jampo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ahokas digs a good body shot into Jampo's ribs.
Jampo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ahokas.
Sampo Jampo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Jampo as he connects with a hook.
Ahokas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jampo manages to avoid it.
Nice sprawl there from Jampo as Ahokas shoots in.
Sampo Jampo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juha Ahokas.
Jampo missing with a left hand there. Ahokas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ahokas is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ahokas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ahokas throws a jab when Jampo was well out of range.
Jampo wants to clinch.
Jampo just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jampo.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jampo.
Ahokas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A right-left combo lands from Jampo.
Jampo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jampo takes a swing at Ahokas's ribcage but misses.
Jampo moves into the clinch successfully.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ahokas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jampo's elbow.
Jampo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ahokas has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jampo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ahokas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ahokas stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jampo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jampo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ahokas will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jampo up against the cage.
Jampo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jampo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ahokas looking to stall.
Ahokas blocks an uppercut.
Ahokas breaks from the clinch.
Jampo misses with a two punch combination.
Ahokas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ahokas tries to keep at a distance but Jampo has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Jampo.
Ahokas is looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sampo Jampo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jampo instigates a clinch.
Ahokas has Jampo pressed against the cage.
Jampo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jampo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jampo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jampo lands a body shot in the clinch.
I was talking to Jampo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jampo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jampo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Juha Ahokas has been cut.
Ahokas taking a breather.
Jampo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ahokas's elbow.
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!
Jampo struggles to land a body shot inside as Ahokas controls his hands.
Jampo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Jampo on the inside.
Jampo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jampo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ahokas wants a takedown but no success here.
Jampo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ahokas's defenses.
Jampo lands a damaging elbow.
Jampo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ahokas is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Jampo.
Ahokas is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jampo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ahokas is still on wobbly legs! Can Jampo finish him?
Ahokas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ahokas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Jampo misses.
Ahokas seems to have recovered his senses.
Jampo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ahokas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jampo swings for the body but Ahokas moves out of range.
Jampo feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Ahokas sprawling to the canvas! Ahokas rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Jampo finish him?!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ahokas gets tackled into the cage by Jampo. Jampo maintains the clinch.
Jampo lands with a light punch inside.
Jampo unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Ahokas! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Jampo is unloading with more strikes now! Ahokas drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sampo Jampo!
After winning the bout, Sampo Jampo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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