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Infinity 64: Sampo vs Jellal PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marvin Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ignas Panavas (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marvin Mendoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ignas Panavas!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendoza wants to clinch
and Panavas counters with a left to the body.
Mendoza throws a big shot that misses.
Panavas lands a body shot.
Mendoza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Panavas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Panavas punishes Mendoza's body with a nice straight punch.
A combination from Mendoza does no damage.
Panavas lands a jab to Mendoza's midsection.
Panavas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Panavas throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Panavas lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Mendoza goes down and covers up as Panavas starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ignas Panavas!
After winning the bout, Ignas Panavas 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 Big Nasty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Orsted (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Big Nasty could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Christian Orsted'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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Big Nasty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Christian Orsted!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orsted shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nasty but Nasty pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nasty drives through and clinches with Orsted against the cage.
Orsted is trying to force a seperation but Nasty has the dominant position.
Orsted tries for a takedown. No joy.
Orsted prevents the takedown attempt.
Nasty manages to break the clinch.
Orsted fails with a takedown attempt.
Big Nasty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian Orsted.
Nasty moves into the clinch successfully.
Orsted fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Orsted tries to pull guard but Nasty won't allow it.
Orsted fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Orsted misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nasty gets control of Orsted's arms and successfully pulls guard. Nasty will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasty is controlling Orsted's posture.
Nasty's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Orsted got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nasty has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Orsted has managed to get both his arms back between Nasty's legs - danger averted.
Nasty lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Orsted!
Nasty punching from mount but Orsted doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasty sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nasty jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Orsted manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Nasty knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Orsted on the ground.
Nasty is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Orsted has escaped the position, nice work there.
Orsted being controlled for a moment.
Orsted tries to escape but Nasty is in control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasty taking a breather here.
Orsted is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Nasty asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Nasty sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Orsted is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Nasty tries to stand but Orsted is controlling his head.
Nasty trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasty is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Orsted will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Nasty has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Big Nasty has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Orsted misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nasty slaps away a takedown attempt from Orsted, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Orsted misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orsted fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nasty feints and as Orsted raises his hands in defense, Nasty changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Nasty dominated that round.
That's time! Nasty's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nasty closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nasty controlling the action here.
Nasty is working for a kimura but Orsted is defending it quite comfortably.
Orsted regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasty slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nasty passes Orsted's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nasty frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nasty controlling from mount.
Nasty throws some wild stikes that Orsted manages to avoid easily.
Nasty avoids the attempt from Orsted to control.
Nasty misses with a head shot.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasty throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Nasty looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nasty jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Orsted manages to avoid the submission attempt.
You can see the frustration on Orsted's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nasty tries to move to mount but Orsted blocks the move with his legs.
Nasty misses with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Nasty.
Big Nasty overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Orsted trying to remain calm as Nasty controls from the top position.
Nasty tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Orsted is trying to improve his position.
Orsted is being controlled here.
Nasty tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orsted prevents Nasty from improving position.
Nasty moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Orsted is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Nasty off and has taken his back!
Orsted not allowing Nasty to control his hands.
Nasty tries to break free.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nasty looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Will Orsted go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Nasty dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nasty misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nasty shoots in but no luck this time.
Orsted tries to keep at a distance but Nasty has taken the fight into the clinch.
Orsted tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nasty smiles and moves away.
Orsted fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nasty darts in and clinches Orsted up against the cage.
Nasty pulls guard.
Nasty is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orsted stopping the sweep attempt from Nasty.
Nasty has control of Orsted's left arm, preventing Orsted from doing any damage.
Orsted pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nasty is keeping the position for now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Nasty has control of Orsted's left arm, preventing Orsted from doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Big Nasty.
Nasty fails with the takedown.
Big Nasty is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Orsted looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasty goes for a double leg but Orsted avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Orsted continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Nasty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nasty breaks from the clinch.
Nasty stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nasty wants it to stay on the feet.
Nasty shoots in and drives through. Orsted sprawls well.
Orsted gets caught napping as Nasty dives in and scores a takedown. Orsted manages to retain guard.
Orsted not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nasty accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Orsted being controlled here, momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Big Nasty just wasn't active enough.
Nasty moves into the clinch.
Orsted tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nasty smiles and moves away.
Nasty looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Orsted tries to keep at a distance but Nasty has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasty breaks from the clinch.
Nasty gets a clinch.
Nasty jumps guard and drags Orsted to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Nasty looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Orsted stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nasty swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nasty seems keen to control Orsted's posture.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nasty has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Orsted has passed into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Big Nasty showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nasty has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Nasty!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kamil Olszewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krzysiek Zombi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kamil Olszewicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Krzysiek Zombi!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olszewicz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Olszewicz lands with an overhand left.
Zombi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Olszewicz pinned against the cage. Olszewicz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zombi moves in looking to clinch but Olszewicz pushes him off.
Olszewicz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zombi doesn't seem bothered though.
We've been hearing reports that Olszewicz has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Zombi shoots in for a double leg but Olszewicz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Olszewicz throws a shot to the body.
Good exchange - Olszewicz coming out on top.
Zombi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Olszewicz.
Zombi walks into a stiff left hand from Olszewicz.
Olszewicz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zombi circles away quickly and effectively.
Olszewicz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zombi shoots for a takedown but Olszewicz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kamil Olszewicz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krzysiek Zombi.
Olszewicz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zombi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zombi slips a jab and a cross from Olszewicz.
Olszewicz connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zombi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Olszewicz as Zombi shoots in.
Olszewicz works over Zombi's head and body with a nice combination.
Kamil Olszewicz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Olszewicz cracks Zombi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jab from Olszewicz.
Olszewicz scores with a punch to the head.
Olszewicz lands with a nice combination. Zombi backs away looking to recover.
Zombi takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zombi tries to clinch but Olszewicz is having none of it.
Olszewicz gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Zombi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Zombi stopping the sweep attempt from Olszewicz.
Zombi decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Olszewicz, up you get!
Olszewicz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Olszewicz.
Zombi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Olszewicz cracks Zombi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Zombi tries to clinch up.
Olszewicz slaps away a takedown attempt from Zombi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Zombi walks into a stiff left hand from Olszewicz.
Olszewicz scores with a jab to the body.
Zombi looks winded!
Olszewicz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Olszewicz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kamil Olszewicz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olszewicz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Olszewicz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zombis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zombi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Olszewicz checks it well.
Olszewicz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Zombi is rocked!
Olszewicz lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Zombi falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kamil Olszewicz!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricardo Almeida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Escobar connects with a body shot that sends Almeida's belly button to the back.
A big left from Escobar misses.
Nice defenses there by Almeida.
A swing and a miss from Escobar.
Escobar takes a swing at Almeida's ribcage but misses.
Nice shot lands for Escobar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar drives through with a takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Almeida wants to get back to his feet but Escobar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Almeida keeping full guard, as Escobar tries to pass.
Almeida keeping moving, preventing Escobar from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Escobar scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice straight punches there by Escobar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Escobar.
Nice body punch from Escobar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar shoots in and gets a takedown into Almeida's guard.
Almeida keeping moving, preventing Escobar from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ryan Escobar was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Almeida takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar throws an overhand right that lands on Almeida's shoulder, as Almeida tries to avoid the shot.
Escobar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Escobar shoots in and bounces Almeida off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Escobar dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Escobar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Escobar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar catches Almeida with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Escobar looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Almeida is trying to stand up here but Escobar is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar trying to pass the guard but Almeida defending well.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Escobar controlling the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ricardo Almeida wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Good shot there by Escobar.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar jabs at Almeida's body.
Escobar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Almeida at a distance.
Escobar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Almeida.
Escobar throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Almeida tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Escobar is in Almeida's guard.
Almeida is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Escobar wants to control from the top but Almeida keeps moving.
Ricardo Almeida has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Escobar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Escobar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Almeida avoids the body shot from Escobar.
Escobar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Almeida sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Escobar somewhat.
Escobar clobbers Almeida with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Escobar.
Almeida slips a jab from Escobar.
Escobar throws a body punch but Almeida moves out of range.
Escobar throws the left hand but Almeida avoids the punch easily.
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.
Escobar lands the left hand.
A swing and a miss from Escobar.
Ryan Escobar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Escobar throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Almeida tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Escobar is in Almeida's guard.
Escobar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Escobar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ricardo Almeida.
Escobar digs a good hook to Almeida's body.
Escobar stuns Almeida with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Escobar has his takedown stuffed
and Almeida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Ryan Escobar has been cut.
Escobar scores with a body shot.
Escobar closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Almeida quickly recovers to half guard.
Ricardo Almeida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Escobar blocks the strikes from Almeida.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Escobar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Escobar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Escobar!
Ryan Escobar decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Laith Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernard Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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219 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Laith Law!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bernard Dela Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Law lands with a nice body punch.
Law feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dela Cruzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dela Cruz walks into a jab.
Dela Cruz throws the left hand but Law avoids the punch easily.
Laith Law seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dela Cruz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Law jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Law throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dela Cruz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Law moves out of range as Dela Cruz strikes.
Law smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dela Cruz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Law.
Law slips under a jab.
Law lands with a shot to the body.
Law just misses with a punch to the body.
Law throws a series of punches but Dela Cruz moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Law.
Some wild striking there from Law.
Law cracks Dela Cruz with an open hand slap.
Law misses with a double jab.
Dela Cruz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Law misses with a wild body shot.
Law is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Law throws a series of punches but Dela Cruz avoids them all with ease.
Dela Cruz staying out of range there.
Law slips under a jab.
Law punishes Dela Cruz's body with a nice straight punch.
Law cracks Dela Cruz with an open hand slap.
Law throws a jab but it's blocked by Dela Cruz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Law thows a left - swing and a miss!
Law throws a series of punches but Dela Cruz avoids them all with ease.
Law uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dela Cruz.
Law with a nice cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dela Cruz throws a body punch but Law moves out of range.
Dela Cruz misses with an uppercut. Law saw that one coming.
Dela Cruz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Law uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dela Cruz.
Sloppy strikes from Law. Those never looked like landing.
Dela Cruz missing with a left hand there. Law was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dela Cruz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Law misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz misses with a straight right.
Dela Cruz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Law.
Law misses with a double jab.
Law displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dela Cruz throws out the jab.
Law avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dela Cruz 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.
Law slips a jab from Dela Cruz.
Law misses with a series of wild punches.
Dela Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Law.
Law scores with a takedown into Dela Cruz's guard.
Law looking to sit in guard and control but Dela Cruz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Law wants to stand but Dela Cruz is controlling the position.
Dela Cruz wants to control from the top but Law keeps moving.
Dela Cruz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dela Cruz preventing the sweep.
Law not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Law wants to sweep here but Dela Cruz controlling him for the moment.
Dela Cruz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dela Cruz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Law preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Laith Law dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dela Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Law will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dela Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Law was well out of range. Poor timing from Dela Cruz.
Law misses with a body shot.
Dela Cruz slips a jab and a cross from Law.
Law stalks Dela Cruz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dela Cruz's face. Dela Cruz staggers backwards, shaken.
The fighters circling - Dela Cruz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Law fails to land the takedown.
Law misses with a body shot.
Law takes a swing at Dela Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Dela Cruz misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Law misses with a series of wild punches.
Law scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dela Cruz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dela Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Law was well out of range. Poor timing from Dela Cruz.
Law cracks Dela Cruz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dela Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Law scores with a jab.
Dela Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Law manages to avoid it.
Law moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A combination from Law does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz misses with a hook. Law ducked under it nicely.
Law rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dela Cruz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dela Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A decent looking cross lands there for Law.
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!
A punch lands to the side of Dela Cruz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A punch combination from Law misses.
A slow jab from Dela Cruz misses its intended target.
Dela Cruz throws a jab when Law was well out of range.
Law checks a leg kick.
Dela Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Law.
Law fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Law throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz avoids the body shot from Law.
Law throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Laith Law is winning the standup battle so far.
Law misses with a jab to the body
and Dela Cruz counters with a single leg into guard. Law didn't expect that.
Dela Cruz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dela Cruz throws a big elbow that misses.
Dela Cruz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Law's head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dela Cruz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dela Cruz wants to control from the top but Law keeps moving.
Dela Cruz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
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!
Dela Cruz postures up and lands a big shot to Law's brow.
Law controlling Dela Cruz's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Law is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dela Cruz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Law wants to sweep but no luck.
Dela Cruz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dela Cruz postures up in Law's guard and throws a big left but Law blocks it.
Dela Cruz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Law swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dela Cruz is in close to Law's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dela Cruz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dela Cruz trying to control but Law is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernard Dela Cruz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Law closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dela Cruz wants to improve his position but Law is controlling well.
Dela Cruz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Law. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Law trying to control from half guard but Dela Cruz is working away.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Law connects with a nice short shot to Dela Cruz's temple.
Nice strikes from Law there.
Dela Cruz is trying to control but can't.
Law lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Law thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dela Cruz's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Cruz is pressing down on Law's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Law preventing the sweep.
Law missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Law keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dela Cruz's head.
Law slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Law creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dela Cruz sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Law in side control, throwing shots but Dela Cruz defends.
Law throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Dela Cruz tries to buck Law off but Law is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz can't do much from the bottom here.
Law scores with punches from side control.
Law throws an elbow but Dela Cruz slips to the side and avoids it well.
Law creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dela Cruz sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dela Cruz is working to avoid the ground and pound but Law connects with a decent elbow.
Bernard Dela Cruz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Law wants to control but Dela Cruz is keeping him busy.
Dela Cruz is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Law trying to control the position but Dela Cruz is working away.
Dela Cruz is looking to reverse the position.
Dela Cruz takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Law cracks Dela Cruz with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Dela Cruz taking a bit of punishment here - Law scoring with strikes.
Dela Cruz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dela Cruz can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Law sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Dela Cruz is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Dela Cruz wants to control but Law postures up.
Law creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dela Cruz sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Dela Cruz is trying to improve his position.
Law in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Law lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Law working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Laith Law showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Law has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Laith Law!
Laith Law decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denis Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bjorn Lannister looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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215 lbs
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169 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Denis Turk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bjorn Lannister!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turk moves into the clinch.
Lannister ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lannister no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lannister avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lannister utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Turk in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Turk drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lannister manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Turk has Lannister in his guard.
Turk is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lannister trying to control the position from guard on top but Turk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turk throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Lannister trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Turk seems keen to control Lannister's posture.
Turk had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lannister defends it easily.
Turk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk keeping moving, preventing Lannister from controlling successfully.
Turk is trying to control the position but Lannister postures up.
Lannister throwing strikes but missing.
Turk is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lannister pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Turk is keeping the position for now.
Lannister slips nicely into half guard.
Lannister throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Turk knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lannister on the ground.
Turk is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lannister is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Turk tries to get to full guard but Lannister has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turk is controlling Lannister's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Turk is trying to maintain the position but Lannister is very close to passing his half guard.
Turk is looking to improve his position.
Lannister passes to full mount!
Lannister moves to take his opponent's back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turk trying to control the hands but Lannister breaks the grip.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lannister is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Turk defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Well, with Lannister on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Turk is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Lannister trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Turk trying to control the hands but Lannister won't let him.
Lannister has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Turk has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Turk is defending well though. Lannister let's go of the attempt for now.
Lannister is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Lannister avoiding Turk 's attempts to control his hands.
Lannister doesn't have the hooks in and Turk manages to turn into his guard.
Turk wants to pass the guard but Lannister is keeping the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Turk'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.
Turk trying to control but Lannister is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turk distracts Lannister with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turk throws a big right hand that misses.
Turk controlling from the top position.
Turk has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lannister utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Turk will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Turk looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turk throws an elbow that misses. Lannister uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Turk's guard. Nice move by Lannister!
Lannister got a little sloppy there for a moment and Turk has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lannister has managed to get both his arms back between Turk's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Lannister dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lannister fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lannister shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turk working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lannister doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lannister manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Turk bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lannister's guard.
Turk advances to half guard.
Lannister keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Turk is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Turk thows a huge punch but Lannister dodges it nicely.
Turk looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Turk is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lannister doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Turk.
Turk looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Turk slips a nice elbow through Lannister's hands, connecting with Lannister's forehead.
Lannister blocking the ground and pound attempt from Turk.
Turk throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Turk is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lannister defends it well.
Lannister blocking the ground and pound attempt from Turk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turk working over Lannister with some ground and pound. Lannister looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Turk is looking to take a break and control but Lannister is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Turk throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Turk throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Turk is working for a submission of some sort.
Lannister on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turk is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Turk throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lannister has hold of Turk's hands but Turk slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Turk throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Lannister to regain full guard.
Turk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turk trying to control but Lannister is working from the bottom.
Turk trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denis Turk dominated that second round.
That's time! Turk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Turk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lannister doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Turk counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Turk throws an elbow that misses. Lannister uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Turk's guard. Nice move by Lannister!
Turk is looking for a triangle but Lannister pushes his legs off easily.
Turk is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Turk wants to sweep but no luck.
Lannister advances to half guard.
Lannister wants to take a breather but Turk is having none of it.
Turk wants to get back to full guard.
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!
Lannister wants to control but Turk is keeping him busy.
Lannister blocks the strikes from Turk.
Lannister moves nicely into side control.
Turk tries to bench press Lannister off him but Lannister keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk is not content to let Lannister control the position.
Turk is looking for a sweep.
Turk tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Lannister has hold of Turk's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Turk tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Lannister cranks the arm and Turk screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Turk, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Bjorn Lannister!
Bjorn Lannister decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Isaacs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drakaath Yelgersmold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Yelgersmold's choice of entrance music: Pursuit of vikings. Drakaath Yelgersmold will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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300 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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280 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ronald Isaacs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Drakaath Yelgersmold!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Yelgersmold misses its intended target.
Isaacs looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yelgersmold lands a jab to the nose.
Yelgersmold misses with a looping left.
Isaacs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yelgersmold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Isaacs moves into the clinch.
Isaacs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Isaacs pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Isaacs looking for a sweep. Not yet Isaacs, not yet.
Yelgersmold has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Isaacs to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Yelgersmold is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Isaacs pulls down on the head and he's put Yelgersmold to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ronald Isaacs!
Ronald Isaacs bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seifer Almasy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Calaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Almasy's entrance music is The Black Mages - Force Your Way. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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300 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
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seifer Almasy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Calaway!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almasy wants to clinch up but Calaway keeps it at a distance.
Calaway misses with a double jab.
Calaway keeps the fight on the outside.
Calaway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Almasy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Calaway moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Seifer Almasy has been cut.
Almasy dives in and scores a takedown into Calaway's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Almasy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Almasy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Almasy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Almasy 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.
Almasy advances to half guard.
Almasy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Calaway's head.
Almasy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almasy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Calaway really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Almasy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Calaway avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Almasy.
Almasy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Almasy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Almasy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calaway blocking the ground and pound attempt from Almasy.
Almasy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Calaway's head.
Calaway keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Almasy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Almasy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Calaway's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almasy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Almasy passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Calaway!
Almasy throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Almasy controlling the pace for now.
Almasy lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calaway defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Almasy.
Almasy is working for a guillotine from mount but Calaway frees his head quite easily.
Almasy misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Almasy misses with a head shot.
Almasy sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Almasy thowing shots but they're missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almasy dominating with strikes here.
Almasy thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Almasy working away from the top, dropping strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Almasy cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Almasy looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Almasy thowing shots but they're missing.
Almasy lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seifer Almasy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seifer Almasy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Almasy rushes Calaway and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Almasy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Almasy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Mark Calaway has been cut.
Almasy tries a body shot but Calaway blocks it.
Almasy has Calaway pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Almasy pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Calaway tumbling to the mat - Almasy dives into Calaway's guard.
Almasy lands a couple of digs.
Calaway trying to control the position.
Almasy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almasy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Almasy forces his way into half guard.
Almasy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Almasy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Calaway is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Almasy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Almasy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Almasy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Almasy.
Almasy working Calaway over with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Almasy trying to control from half guard but Calaway is working away.
Calaway keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Almasy working over Calaway with some ground and pound. Calaway looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Almasy is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Calaway regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Almasy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almasy scoring with some ground and pound.
Almasy is in close to Calaway's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Almasy stands up over Calaway, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Calaway keeping moving, preventing Almasy from controlling successfully.
Calaway wants to improve his position but instead Almasy has moved into half guard.
Seifer Almasy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Almasy throwing shots but Calaway is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calaway is staying active underneath Almasy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Almasy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Calaway defending well though.
Almasy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Calaway avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Almasy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Almasy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Almasy passes to full mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Almasy is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Calaway can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seifer Almasy dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Almasy forces Calaway back against the cage and clinches.
Almasy lands a good knee to the midsection. Calaway won't want to take too many of those.
Almasy tries to throw a body punch but Calaway avoids it by throwing Almasy back against the cage.
Almasy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Almasy lands a good knee to the midsection. Calaway won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Almasy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Calaway wants to break free but Almasy has control.
Almasy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Calaway gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Almasy.
A short left from Almasy.
Almasy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almasy has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Calaway is trying to keep an underhook but Almasy manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Calaway takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Calaway keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Almasy lands with a punch from half guard.
Almasy stalling.
Almasy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Calaway's head.
Almasy is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Almasy throwing shots but Calaway is blocking nicely.
Mark Calaway has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almasy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Calaway regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Almasy.
Almasy throws a strike but Calaway rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Almasy is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Almasy has his feet on Calaway's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Seifer Almasy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almasy looks for a takedown but Calaway sprawls well.
Almasy closes the distance and clinches.
Almasy gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Almasy passes Calaway's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Almasy is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Almasy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Calaway can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calaway wants to get back to full guard.
Almasy stalling.
Almasy has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Almasy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Calaway avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Almasy.
Almasy is pressing down on Calaway's thigh, looking to free his foot. Calaway is holding on for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seifer Almasy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Almasy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:25
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seifer Almasy!
A victorious Seifer Almasy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sampo Jampo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jellal Mystogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sampo Jampo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jellal Mystogan!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jampo misses the shot to the body.
Jampo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jampo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mystogan lands with a hook. Jampo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jampo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jampo. Mystogan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jampo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jampo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mystogans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mystogan ducks under a wild hook from Jampo.
Mystogan thuds a left hand into Jampo's body.
Jampo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mystogan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mystogan keeps the fight on the outside.
Mystogan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jampo.
Jampo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mystogan on the side of the head.
Mystogan avoids the body shot from Jampo.
Mystogan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mystogan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jampo throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jampo swings for the body but Mystogan moves out of range.
Jampo throws a combination that misses
and Mystogan counters with a good low kick that Jampo was not able to check.
Mystogan lands with a nice body punch.
Mystogan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jampo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mystogan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jampo blocks it with crossed arms.
Mystogan looking to throw knees to the head but Jampo is blocking nicely.
Jampo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jampo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mystogan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jampo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mystogan.
Jampo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mystogan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jampo throws a punch but it's blocked by Mystogan.
Jampo tries to work over Mystogan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Jampo.
Jampo lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jampo lands a right hand.
Jampo scores with a shot to the side of Mystogan's head.
Mystogan is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jampo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mystogan is still on wobbly legs! Can Jampo finish him?
Jampo swings wildly with an uppercut but Mystogan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mystogan blocking some punches.
Jampo misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mystogan.
Jampo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Clinched against the cage, Jampo lands a big elbow that drops Mystogan! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Mystogan is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sampo Jampo!
A very excited looking Sampo Jampo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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