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FFC: Challengers 20 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ebenezer Medeiros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benito Vasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasquez has chosen Megadriver-Guile! as his entrance music. Ebenezer Medeiros has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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144 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Decent boxing
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ebenezer Medeiros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Benito Vasquez!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Medeiros misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vasquez misses with a two punch combination.
Medeiros has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vasquez finds it's way round the side to connect with Medeiros's head.
Vasquez blocks the body kick.
Vasquez scores with a jab. Medeiros acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vasquez lands a nice shot to the body.
Vasquez misses with a series of wild punches.
Medeiros slips a jab and a cross from Vasquez.
A head kick misses from Medeiros.
Vasquez throws a shot to the body.
Medeiros fails to land the takedown.
Medeiros is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vasquez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Medeiros takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Vasquez.
Vasquez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vasquez tries to bum rush Medeiros with a series of wild strikes but Medeiros uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vasquez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Medeiros's head.
Vasquez clobbers Medeiros with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Medeiros misses with a wild combination.
Vasquez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Vasquez throws a series of punches but Medeiros moves out of range.
Vasquez scores with a body shot.
Medeiros is breathing heavily.
Medeiros will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vasquez.
Vasquez works over Medeiros's head and body with a nice combination.
Medeiros is rocked!
Vasquez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Medeiros counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Medeiros tries to score a body lock takedown but Vasquez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ebenezer Medeiros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Medeiros drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vasquez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Vasquez is trying to break free.
Vasquez tries to break free but Medeiros pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez wants to break free but Medeiros has control.
Medeiros's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vasquez swinging wildly here.
Vasquez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vasquez lands a slapping body shot.
Vasquez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Medeiros circles away quickly and effectively.
Vasquez throws a nice looking combination but Medeiros bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vasquez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vasquez stuffs the takedown attempt from Medeiros. Medeiros gets slowly back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Medeiros.
Vasquez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice uppercut there from Vasquez.
Vasquez cracks Medeiros with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Vasquez.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Medeiros. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Vasquez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A left and a right from Vasquez both land. Nice combination.
Oh Medeiros is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vasquez throws a nice looking combination but Medeiros bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vasquez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Medeiros on the side of the head.
Medeiros takes one on the button.
Vasquez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Vasquez Rushes Medeiros and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Medeiros is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Vasquez Piles on the pressure and Medeiros crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benito Vasquez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kulle Rallare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Hardy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kulle Rallare!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy throws a series of punches but Rallare moves out of range.
Hardy scores with a nice body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rallare slips a jab and a cross from Hardy.
Hardy swinging wildly here.
Hardy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hardy misses the shot to the body.
Rallare uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardy.
No joy there for Hardy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rallare misses with the combination.
Rallare with a nice cross.
Hardy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rallare connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hardy's hands.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rallare darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hardy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rallare.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rallare circles away quickly and effectively.
Rallare misses with a few strikes there.
Rallare scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rallare connects with a looping right hand.
Nice shot by Rallare.
Rallare moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rallare darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hardy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rallare lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rallare keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hardy is rocked!
Rallare cracks Hardy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hardy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rallare.
Hardy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hardy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rallare uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rallare misses with a wild combination.
Rallare dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rallare throws a series of punches but Hardy moves out of range.
Rallare scores with a hook to the body. Hardy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hardy is breathing heavily.
Rallare will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hardy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hardy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rallare throws a good cross that connects.
Rallare dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rallare avoids the body shot from Hardy.
Rallare scores with the left hand. Hardy knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rallare.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rallare dips to his left and cracks Hardy with an uppercut!
Nice straight punches there by Rallare. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rallare.
Hardy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rallare might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hardy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rallare tries a head kick but it misses.
Rallare scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rallare connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hardy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rallare scores with a nice strike.
Nice uppercut there from Rallare.
Oh Hardy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rallare lands with a right and another and another! Hardy is in big trouble! Rallare lands again and this time it's lights out for Hardy! A quality knockout there for Rallare.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kulle Rallare!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Dyzor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimmo Kilpikonna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stephen Dyzor had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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220 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light 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, Stephen Dyzor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimmo Kilpikonna!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilpikonna tries to clinch up but Dyzor circles away and keeps his distance.
Kilpikonna shoots in and drives through. Dyzor sprawls well.
Dyzor lands a glancing blow to the side of Kilpikonna's head.
Dyzor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kilpikonna has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dyzor finds it's way round the side to connect with Kilpikonna's head.
Kilpikonna throws a right and a left that Dyzor avoids nicely.
Kilpikonna takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice straight punches there by Dyzor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dyzor.
Kilpikonna clinches up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilpikonna escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab from Dyzor.
Kilpikonna throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kilpikonna moves into range and clinches up with Dyzor.
Dyzor is trying to force a seperation but Kilpikonna has the dominant position.
Kilpikonna jumps guard but Dyzor stands there with Kilpikonna around his waist. Kilpikonna gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dyzor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kilpikonna prevents Dyzor from breaking the clinch.
Dyzor working hard to break the clinch.
Kilpikonna is trying to break the clinch but Dyzor is controlling him.
Kilpikonna breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dyzor stalks Kilpikonna and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kilpikonna's face. Kilpikonna staggers backwards, shaken.
Dyzor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kilpikonna looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kilpikonna looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilpikonna wants to clinch up but Dyzor keeps it at a distance.
Kilpikonna misses with a jab to the body
and Dyzor counters with a straight right hand.
Kilpikonna throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kilpikonna keeps the fight on the outside.
Dyzor connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Kilpikonna tumbling to the canvas! Dyzor pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Kilpikonna was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Stephen Dyzor!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nomi Mae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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167 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nomi Mae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocky Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens moves in looking to clinch but Mae pushes him off.
Stevens takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mae looks to clinch
and Stevens moves into the clinch.
Stevens gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mae.
The referee is keeping an eye on Stevens - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Stevens continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Stevens using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mae tries to pull guard but Stevens won't allow it.
Stevens lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stevens successfully pulls guard.
Stevens trying to keep a closed guard but Mae is proving a slippery customer.
Mae landing with the ground and pound.
Mae thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens working a defensive guard but Mae passes into half guard.
Mae keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Mae is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mae with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Stevens on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mae sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stevens defending well though.
Mae passes to full mount!
Mae fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mae lands a big elbow.
Stevens is rocked!
Mae controlling from the full mount.
Stevens is still in real trouble! Can Mae finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mae 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mae has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Stevens seems to have recovered his senses.
Mae avoids the attempt from Stevens to control.
A nice elbow there by Mae.
Stevens looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevens takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mae lands with some strikes.
Mae is landing with some decent strikes but Stevens is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Stevens is bucking up trying to escape but Mae cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stevens tries to reverse the position but Mae maintains control.
Mae with the ground and pound from mount.
Mae controlling his opponent.
Stevens tries to hold on but Mae pushes him away.
Mae lands with some strikes.
Mae tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mae punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mae is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stevens can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Stevens is bucking up trying to escape but Mae cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mae looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mae quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Mae but it's paid off an Stevens is forced to tap! Nice work by Mae.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nomi Mae!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sumopainija Hokanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Koloff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sumopainija Hokanen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 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, Sumopainija Hokanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vladimir Koloff!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hokanen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Koloff wants to sweep here but Hokanen controlling him for the moment.
Hokanen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hokanen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Koloff 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.
Hokanen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Koloff really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hokanen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hokanen pushing down on Koloff's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hokanen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hokanen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nice strikes from Hokanen there.
Hokanen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hokanen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hokanen is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Koloff that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hokanen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hokanen lands a heavy elbow.
Koloff is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hokanen postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Koloff bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Hokanen and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sumopainija Hokanen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ilkka Mursu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Isotalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilkka Mursu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Isotalo!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mursu scores with a leg kick.
Mursu just misses with a punch to the body.
Mursu throws the left hand but Isotalo avoids the punch easily.
Mursu connects with a jab.
Mursu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mursu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Isotalo blocks a jab.
Mursu throws out a loose jab but Isotalo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mursu throws a sloppy head kick and Isotalo moves out of range easily.
Mursu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Isotalo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mursu scores with a takedown into Isotalo's guard.
Mursu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Isotalo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Isotalo pulls Mursu in close to his closed guard and prevents Mursu from doing any damage or advancing position.
Mursu postures up in Isotalo's guard and throws a big left but Isotalo blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mursu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mursu 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.
Isotalo has Mursu pulled in close to control his posture.
Mursu throwing strikes but missing.
Mursu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mursu trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Isotalo manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Isotalo wanted to stand there but Mursu had control of the position.
Isotalo tries to free his leg and advance position but Mursu is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mursu shoots in but Isotalo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mursu. Isotalo does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mursu punishes Isotalo's body with a nice straight punch.
Mursu gets caught flat footed, as Isotalo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mursu is pulling down on Isotalo's head. It's preventing any offense from Isotalo, at least for the moment.
Isotalo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Mursu manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Isotalo has Mursu in his guard.
Mursu wants to pass the guard but Isotalo is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mursu trying to control the position from guard on top but Isotalo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Isotalo looking for a sweep. Not yet Isotalo, not yet.
Mursu postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mursu throwing strikes but missing.
Mursu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mursu won't allow Isotalo to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mursu postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Isotalo working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Isotalo keeping moving, preventing Mursu from controlling successfully.
Isotalo working a defensive guard here.
Mursu cracks Isotalo with a solid left hand.
Mursu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mursu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mursu throws and elbow that misses. Isotalo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mursu's guard. Nice move by Isotalo!
Isotalo wants to control from the top but Mursu keeps moving.
Mursu trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilkka Mursu dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Isotalo moves out of range as Mursu throws a body kick.
Mursu misses with a takedown attempt
and Isotalo counters with a takedown into side control.
Isotalo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Isotalo lands some shots froms side control.
Isotalo connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mursu some visible discomfort.
Isotalo tries to stand but Mursu is controlling his head.
Mursu tries to buck Isotalo off but Isotalo is having none of it.
Mursu wants to control but Isotalo postures up.
Isotalo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Mursu wants to control but Isotalo postures up.
Mursu avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Isotalo.
Mursu struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Isotalo working the strikes but Mursu uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Isotalo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mursu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mursu loads up on a big right hand but Isotalo slips the punch.
Mursu scores with a punch to the head.
Mursu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Isotalo.
Mursu gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Isotalo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Isotalo postures up.
Isotalo won't allow Mursu to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mursu keeping moving, preventing Isotalo from controlling successfully.
Mursu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Isotalo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Isotalo gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Isotalo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mursu did well to prevent Isotalo getting side control.
Isotalo throwing shots but Mursu is blocking nicely.
Mursu moves into full guard.
Isotalo slips nicely into half guard.
Mursu is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Isotalo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Isotalo lands strikes from half guard.
Isotalo misses with a head shot. Mursu uses the momentum to regain guard.
Mursu is trying to keep Isotalo in close.
Isotalo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Isotalo is in close to Mursu's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mursu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Isotalo's guard.
Isotalo trying to keep a closed guard but Mursu is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Isotalo keeping moving, preventing Mursu from controlling successfully.
Isotalo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mursu's guard.
Isotalo drops back, looking for a kneebar! Mursu looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Mursu looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Mursu!
Mursu working the ground and pound but Isotalo is defending the strikes.
Mursu creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Isotalo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Mursu lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mursu scoring with punches and elbows.
Isotalo sneaks back into half guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Isotalo. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
The fighters are battling for position here. Isotalo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Isotalo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mursu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Isotalo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mursu.
Isotalo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mursu's half guard.
Antti Isotalo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Isotalo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mursu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mursu trying to control from the bottom.
Mursu tries to get to full guard but Isotalo has control of the leg.
Mursu trying to control but Isotalo postures up.
Isotalo is nestled in close to Mursu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Isotalo wants to control but Mursu is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Isotalo uses his free foot to push down on Mursu's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mursu.
Mursu is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Isotalo.
Mursu is looking to get to half guard.
Isotalo landing strikes from the mount and Mursu is in trouble!
Isotalo trying to control but Mursu is having none of it.
Mursu in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mursu in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Isotalo landing strikes from the mount and Mursu is in trouble!
Isotalo cracks Mursu with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mursu is squirming around, avoiding Isotalo's attempts to control the action.
Mursu can't escape the position.
Isotalo lands a big elbow.
Isotalo with good strikes from the mount here!
Isotalo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mursu can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Isotalo with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Isotalo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Isotalo lands a big shot there that rocks Mursu but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Isotalo working Mursu over with strikes here.
Mursu is rocked!
Mursu tries to hold on but Isotalo postures up.
Isotalo with the ground and pound from mount.
Oh Mursu is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Isotalo unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Mursu wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Isotalo celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antti Isotalo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Drakovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladimir Drakovski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vladimir Drakovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Flea !
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drakovski throws a shot from downtown. moves away and avoids it.
misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Drakovski misses.
throws a big shot that misses.
Drakovski misses with a hook. ducked under it nicely.
darts in and clinches Drakovski up against the cage.
presses Drakovski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Drakovski with a knee to the head.
Drakovski tries to work over 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drakovski misses with some punches.
is working Drakovski over against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by .
lands a shot to the body.
lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for .
Drakovski is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from - that landed with a thud.
lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drakovski backwards.
scores with a shoulder strike.
digs a right hand underneath Drakovski's ribcage. Drakovski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
lands a shot to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
is working Drakovski over against the cage.
lands with a left to the head.
lands a left hand.
lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for .
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short body shot lands from as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drakovski takes a shot to the head.
lands a body punch in the clinch.
lands a shot to the body.
is stalling here.
A shot in the inside from .
pushes Drakovski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Drakovski up against the cage.
works on Drakovski's body with a couple of short punches.
lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from .
A nice right hand lands inside from .
lands a shot to the body.
lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drakovski backwards.
lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A hook to the body from .
A short right hand to the side of the head by .
Drakovski is rocked!
working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oh Drakovski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
lands a big right hand that drops Drakovski! The killer instinct kicks in and finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Flea !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reijo Ruthman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Morleaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruthman comes to the cage accompanied by Special Teamz - Get Down. The crowd seem to be enjoying Morleaux's choice of entrance music: Massive Attack feat. Mos Def - I Against I. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reijo Ruthman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dexter Morleaux!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruthman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morleaux manages to avoid it.
Morleaux throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab from Ruthman.
Ruthman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reijo Ruthman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morleaux ducks under a wild hook from Ruthman.
Ruthman cracks Morleaux with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ruthman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ruthman misses with a straight right.
Morleaux throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ruthman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ruthman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ruthman clinches up with Morleaux and pushes him back against the cage.
Ruthman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Morleaux smiles and moves away.
Morleaux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruthman was well out of range. Poor timing from Morleaux.
Ruthman tries to clinch there but Morleaux circles away.
Ruthman cracks Morleaux with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morleaux connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Morleaux darts in and clinches Ruthman up against the cage.
Morleaux tries to break the clinch but Ruthman is controlling the position.
Ruthman tries to pull guard but Morleaux won't allow it.
Ruthman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Morleaux smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reijo Ruthman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruthman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morleaux misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ruthman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morleaux.
Ruthman throws a jab when Morleaux was well out of range.
Ruthman lands with a right hand.
Morleaux misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Morleaux takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ruthman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morleaux throws a nice looking combination but Ruthman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ruthman throws a shot from downtown. Morleaux moves away and avoids it.
Morleaux circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morleaux rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ruthman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ruthman throws a hook but Morleaux avoids it easily.
Morleaux gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ruthman.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ruthman.
Ruthman throws a right and a left that Morleaux avoids nicely.
Morleaux shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head kick misses from Ruthman.
Morleaux throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ruthman counters with a head kick.
Morleaux defending well as Ruthman loads up on a big left hand.
Ruthman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Morleaux.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruthman is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruthman struggling a bit here.
Ruthman sneaks back into half guard.
Ruthman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ruthman holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Ruthman wants to control but Morleaux passes into side.
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.
Ruthman manages to get back to half guard.
Ruthman wants to improve his position but Morleaux is controlling well.
Ruthman trying to hold on to Morleaux's head to control him but Morleaux postures up.
Morleaux is pressing down on Ruthman's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ruthman is holding on for now.
Ruthman wants to control but Morleaux is keeping busy.
Morleaux stalling.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reijo Ruthman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ruthman lands with a right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ruthman.
Ruthman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ruthman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morleaux blocks a head kick by Ruthman.
Ruthman misses with a body shot
and Morleaux counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ruthman won't be happy with that.
Morleaux content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Ruthman gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ruthman looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruthman trying to control from the bottom.
Ruthman tries to roll over but Morleaux keeps him under control.
Ruthman actively working from the bottom here.
Ruthman tries to get to full guard but Morleaux has control of the leg.
Ruthman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Morleaux seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Morleaux wants to pass to mount but Ruthman is defending the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A big left from Ruthman misses.
Ruthman misses with a straight left.
Ruthman takes a swing at Morleaux's ribcage but misses.
Ruthman misses with a looping right.
Morleaux throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ruthman counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Morleaux is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ruthman lands with a kick to the temple. Morleaux shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ruthman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morleaux slips a jab from Ruthman.
Ruthman misses with a body shot.
Ruthman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ruthman wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morleaux shoots in for a takedown but Ruthman shows good takedown defense.
Morleaux closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ruthman circles away.
Morleaux shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Morleaux showed some decent athleticism there.
Ruthman is looking for a sweep. Morleaux is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ruthman trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Ruthman gets back to half guard.
Ruthman has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Morleaux. Oh but Ruthman has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Morleaux goes limp - he's gone! Ruthman jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Reijo Ruthman!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaw Breaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Spackman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Spackman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaw Breaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Spackman!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spackman tries to close the distance and clinch but Breaker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Breaker shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Spackman napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Breaker working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Spackman takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Spackman is pushing Breaker's head away, looking to escape. Breaker manages to hold on to the position though.
Breaker trying to control the action but Spackman is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Breaker lands a few punches from side control.
Breaker throws an elbow but Spackman slips to the side and avoids it well.
Breaker working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breaker throws a strike aimed at the side of Spackman's head but Spackman avoids it well.
Breaker controls the position from side control.
Spackman avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Breaker.
Spackman is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Breaker misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Spackman is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Breaker is controlling him well.
Spackman is being controlled here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Spackman tries to clinch but Breaker moves out of range.
Breaker closes the distance and pushes Spackman back into the cage.
Spackman prevents the takedown attempt.
Spackman misses with a knee strike.
Spackman looks gassed!
Breaker wants a takedown.
Spackman is pressed up against the cage. Breaker has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Spackman down to the mat. Spackman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaw Breaker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Breaker shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Spackman manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Spackman is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breaker can't get the takedown.
Breaker is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Spackman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Breaker has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Spackman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Breaker has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Spackman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Spackman prevents a takedown attempt there.
Spackman misses with a knee strike.
Spackman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Breaker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Breaker drops down looking for an ankle pick but Spackman pulls his leg out and moves away.
Breaker lands a slapping body shot.
Breaker connects with a nice looking jab.
Breaker feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Breaker controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breaker advances position into side control!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Breaker landing strikes.
It looks like Dan Spackman has been cut.
An elbow from Breaker crashes against the mat.
Breaker taking a breather here.
Breaker lands a nice forearm strike.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Breaker is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Spackman will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Breaker creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Breaker takes a little break here. Spackman wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Spackman takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Breaker connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Spackman some visible discomfort.
That has opened up Dan Spackman's cut even more.
Breaker landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Dan Spackman's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dan Spackman's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jaw Breaker!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Philip langlais (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mazaman man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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176 cm
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162 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Philip langlais!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, mazaman man!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
man misses with a wild body shot.
langlais jabs at man's body.
man closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
langlais managing to block the knees to the body from man.
man tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and langlais avoids it.
langlais avoiding damage as man throws knees to the body.
langlais is trying to force a seperation but man has the dominant position.
langlais tries to break free but man pushes him back against the cage.
langlais breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
man blocks the body kick.
man moves into the clinch successfully.
man is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. langlais is defending well for now.
man stalling.
man continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
man misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from langlais.
man tries to land knees in the clinch but langlais avoids the damage to the body.
man missing with knees to the body.
The referee calls for man to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
man tries to land knees in the clinch but langlais avoids the damage to the body.
langlais has had enough of the clinch but man keeps him there for the moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by man.
langlais on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Come on man - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are getting on man's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
man trying to land knees to the body.
langlais letting man take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by mazaman man.
langlais scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
langlais misses with a leg kick.
mazaman man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
man instigates a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from man.
langlais escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
man closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Come on man - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. man obliges.
langlais tries to circle away but man has him pinned against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
man tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and langlais avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
man trying to land knees to the body.
man tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and langlais avoids it.
langlais avoids the elbow strike from man, against the cage.
langlais dodges an elbow strike from man.
langlais has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
man stalling the fight.
man pushes off an throws an elbow but langlais leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
man dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
langlais on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
langlais tries to break free but man pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee is keeping an eye on man - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
man landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
langlais is breathing heavily.
man is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by mazaman man.
man shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. man showed some decent athleticism there.
man performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mazaman man dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
man clinches with his opponent.
man is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
man pushes off an throws an elbow but langlais leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
man has langlais pressed against the cage, preventing langlais from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
langlais on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
langlais tries to circle away but man has him pinned against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
man tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and langlais avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
langlais blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
man content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
man has langlais pressed against the cage, preventing langlais from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
man misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from langlais.
langlais wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
man throws a knee to the head but misses.
man stalling in the clinch.
man tries a knee to the head but langlais blocks it.
langlais really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
langlais wants to break the clinch but can't.
man stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by mazaman man.
man takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Philip langlais is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
man walks into a jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
man feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
man not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
langlais tries to strike from the bottom.
man is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mazaman man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
man scores with a kick to the midsection.
man clinches up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
man prevents langlais from breaking the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
man looks to throw an elbow but misses.
langlais avoiding damage as man throws knees to the body.
man stalling.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
langlais tries to break the clinch but man is controlling the position.
langlais wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
man controlling the action here for a moment.
langlais avoiding damage as man throws knees to the body.
langlais avoiding damage as man throws knees to the body.
langlais tries to break the clinch but man is controlling the position.
man slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by mazaman man.
man shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. man showed some decent athleticism there.
man moves into full mount! langlais won't be happy about that!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
man content just to control the position here.
langlais is desperately trying to improve his position but man has a good base and remains in mount.
Philip langlais has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
mazaman man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
langlais on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if langlais tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
man sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Let's hope that man has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that's the end of the fight!
mazaman man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got man 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... mazaman man!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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