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MMA Helsinki - 7 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heiluva Kalu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piggy Rick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalu has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Piggy Rick enters the cage!
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256 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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218 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Heiluva Kalu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Piggy Rick!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kalu is breathing heavily.
Rick bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rick throws out a loose jab but Kalu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rick looks to land a left hand but Kalu moved out of range nicely.
Rick 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.
Rick works the jab nicely.
Rick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kalu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Heiluva Kalu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kalu manages to avoid it.
Rick scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rick throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rick throws a right and a left that Kalu avoids nicely.
Kalu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Kalu.
Rick lands with an uppercut that bounces Kalu off the cage and back into range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kalu looks to land a combination but Rick avoids it well.
Rick fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rick misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rick pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kalu back to the cage. Rick follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Heiluva Kalu has been cut.
Rick scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kalu doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice jab there from Rick.
Rick keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rick.
Rick misses with a series of wild punches.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rick.
Rick throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kalu slips a jab and a cross from Rick.
Rick misses with a double jab.
Rick scores with a nice head shot.
Rick misses with a wild combination.
Rick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rick scores with a nice right hand.
Rick is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kalu had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A lazy left from Rick finds it's target.
Kalu is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rick drops Kalu with a straight right hand, right on the button! Rick follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Piggy Rick!
Piggy Rick thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kin Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cortez comes to the cage accompanied by Wake Me Up. Kin Sackett is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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219 lbs
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219 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rafael Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kin Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sackett rushes Cortez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cortez swings wildly with an uppercut but Sackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cortez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sackett wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cortez has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sackett tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cortez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cortez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sackett tries to pull guard but Cortez holds him up against the cage and eventually Sackett drops back down to his feet.
Cortez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cortez has a couple of punches blocked by Sackett.
Cortez throws a head punch that misses.
Sackett looking to throw knees to the head but Cortez is blocking nicely.
Sackett avoiding damage.
Sackett looking to throw knees to the head but Cortez is blocking nicely.
Cortez lands with a light punch inside.
Sackett looking to throw knees to the head but Cortez is blocking nicely.
Cortez lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez tries to work over Sackett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sackett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sackett wants a takedown.
Rafael Cortez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kin Sackett.
Sackett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sackett fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cortez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sackett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cortez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sackett tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cortez swivels and escapes.
Cortez gets the takedown into side control.
Sackett gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Sackett sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cortez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sackett defending well though.
Cortez working over Sackett with some ground and pound. Sackett looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sackett looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sackett looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett actively working from the bottom here.
Sackett wants to control but Cortez is keeping busy.
Cortez tries to pass to full mount but Sackett defends it.
Sackett is refusing to be controlled, as Cortez sits in half guard.
Sackett preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sackett looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cortez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cortez won't allow Sackett to get back to his feet.
Cortez 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 ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sackett tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sackett has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cortez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sackett has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cortez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sackett looking for a guillotine here but Cortez defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortez pushes down on Sackett's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sackett trying to hold on to Cortez's head to control him but Cortez postures up.
Sackett manages to get to full guard.
Cortez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cortez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cortez is chipping away with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cortez grinds an elbow into Sackett's temple.
Cortez is looking to take a break and control but Sackett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Cortez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cortez throws the kick towards the body but Sackett avoids it.
Sackett shoots in but no luck this time.
Sackett misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cortez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cortez scores with the left hand. Sackett knows he should have avoided that one.
Cortez lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sackett tries to clinch there but Cortez circles away.
Sackett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sackett has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cortez.
Cortez throws a wild body kick that Sackett sees coming a mile off.
Sackett tries to clinch
and Cortez counters with a leg kick.
Sackett shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rafael Cortez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kin Sackett.
Sackett is breathing heavily.
Sackett is looking to clinch.
Cortez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez lands with a nice body kick.
Cortez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sackett dives in and grabs Cortez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cortez pushes down on Sackett's head and hops out.
Cortez connects with a right that clearly hurt Sackett. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Cortez proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Sackett collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafael Cortez!
In his post fight interview, Rafael Cortez started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rauno Tynkkynen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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216 lbs
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223 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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, Rauno Tynkkynen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pablo Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tynkkynen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice straight punches there by Tynkkynen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tynkkynen.
Escobar lands a nice looking body shot.
Tynkkynen fails with the takedown.
Tynkkynen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Escobar as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rauno Tynkkynen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tynkkynen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Escobar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tynkkynen.
A lazy left from Escobar finds it's target.
Tynkkynen misses with a looping left.
Tynkkynen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tynkkynen takes the fight into the clinch.
Escobar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Escobar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen avoids the body shot from Escobar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tynkkynen tries to clinch up but Escobar circles away and keeps his distance.
Tynkkynen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Escobar tries to bum rush Tynkkynen with a series of wild strikes but Tynkkynen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar lands a nice shot that snaps Tynkkynen's head back.
Tynkkynen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Escobar, pushing him back against the cage.
Escobar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Escobar pushes Tynkkynen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Escobar lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Escobar.
Tynkkynen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tynkkynen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tynkkynen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Escobar doesn't seem bothered though.
Escobar lands a nice shot to the body.
Escobar looks to land a right hand but Tynkkynen moved out of range.
Escobar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar misses with a two punch combination.
Escobar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen throws a hook but Escobar blocks it.
Escobar cracks Tynkkynen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar misses with a wild combination.
Tynkkynen walks into a jab.
Escobar misses with a combination
letting Tynkkynen counter with a right hand.
Tynkkynen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pablo Escobar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tynkkynen throws a poor cross that misses
and Escobar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tynkkynen misses with a hook. Escobar ducked under it nicely.
Tynkkynen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Escobar punishes Tynkkynen's body with a nice straight punch.
Tynkkynen misses with a takedown attempt - Escobar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Escobar scores with a three punch combo!
Tynkkynen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tynkkynen is looking to clinch.
Good exchange - Tynkkynen coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar digs a good body shot into Tynkkynen's ribs.
Tynkkynen thows a body shot but no joy.
Escobar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tynkkynen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tynkkynen looks to land a left hand but Escobar moved out of range nicely.
Tynkkynen connects with a looping right hand.
Tynkkynen misses with a low kick.
Escobar tests Tynkkynen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tynkkynen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Escobar on the side of the head.
Escobar misses with a wild combination.
Escobar scores with a jab. Tynkkynen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tynkkynen slips a straight right by Escobar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tynkkynen moves away from the strike by Escobar.
Escobar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Escobar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tynkkynens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Escobar.
Escobar checks a leg kick.
Escobar 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.
Tynkkynen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Escobar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Escobar lands with a nice body punch.
Escobar looks to score with a jab to the body but Tynkkynen is just out of range.
Escobar jabs Tynkkynen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Escobar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tynkkynen is breathing heavily.
Escobar thuds his right hand into Tynkkynen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Escobar has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Escobar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tynkkynen momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Escobar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tynkkynen in his tracks.
Tynkkynen tries to close the distance and clinch but Escobar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Escobar leaves Tynkkynen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Escobar dominated that round.
That's time! Tynkkynen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Escobar throws a series of punches but Tynkkynen moves out of range.
Escobar lands a right hook to the body.
Tynkkynen dives in and scores a takedown into Escobar's guard.
Escobar is trying to keep Tynkkynen in close.
Escobar wants to sweep but no luck.
Escobar is still trying to improve position.
Tynkkynen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tynkkynen seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Escobar for as long as he can get away with.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rauno Tynkkynen wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Tynkkynen wants to land a leg kick but Escobar is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tynkkynen in his tracks.
Escobar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pablo Escobar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Escobar connects with the punch.
Escobar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tynkkynen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tynkkynen misses with a hook.
Escobar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tynkkynen. Escobar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tynkkynen doesn't manage to clinch there - Escobar circles away.
Tynkkynen misses the body punch
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Escobar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Escobar swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen defending well as Escobar loads up on a big left hand.
Tynkkynen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tynkkynen takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 big left from Escobar misses.
Tynkkynen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tynkkynen shoots in and drives through. Escobar sprawls well.
Tynkkynen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Escobar swings for the body but Tynkkynen moves out of range.
Escobar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tynkkynen at a distance.
Escobar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tynkkynen walks into a left hand.
Tynkkynen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Escobar lands a jab to the nose.
Tynkkynen has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rauno Tynkkynen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Escobar misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot by Escobar.
Tynkkynen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Escobar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tynkkynen doesn't seem phased though.
Rauno Tynkkynen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tynkkynen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tynkkynen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tynkkynen.
Escobar misses the shot to the body.
Tynkkynen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Escobar's half guard.
Escobar wants to control but Tynkkynen is keeping busy.
Tynkkynen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Escobar tries to roll over but Tynkkynen keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tynkkynen in particular looking to stall.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar trying to control from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Escobar wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A lazy left from Tynkkynen finds it's target.
Escobar dips to his left and cracks Tynkkynen with an uppercut!
Tynkkynen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tynkkynen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Escobar as he jumps to the side.
Tynkkynen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Escobar.
Tynkkynen blocks a jab.
Tynkkynen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tynkkynen shoots for a double leg takedown but Escobar sprawls well. He's pushed Tynkkynen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Escobar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab from Tynkkynen misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo 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!
Escobar 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.
Escobar lands a right hook to the body.
Tynkkynen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Escobar but Escobar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Good shot there by Escobar.
Tynkkynen dodges the punch combination from Escobar.
Escobar lands a right hook to the body.
Rauno Tynkkynen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tynkkynen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Rauno Tynkkynen has been cut.
Escobar works Tynkkynen's body with a nice hook.
Escobar throws a jab when Tynkkynen was well out of range.
Escobar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Escobar takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tynkkynen goes for a takedown attempt but Escobar pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Escobar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar misses with a hook. Tynkkynen ducked under it nicely.
Escobar stuns Tynkkynen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Escobar misses with a body shot.
Escobar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rauno Tynkkynen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tynkkynen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Escobar.
Escobar slips a jab and a cross from Tynkkynen.
Escobar misses with a series of wild punches.
Tynkkynen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice body punch from Escobar.
Escobar has Tynkkynen up against the cage in a clinch.
Escobar is pressed up against the cage. Tynkkynen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Escobar down to the mat. Escobar avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tynkkynens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tynkkynen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tynkkynen tries to move into range but Escobar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Escobar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tynkkynen's hands.
Escobar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escobar lands a nice shot that snaps Tynkkynen's head back.
Tynkkynen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Escobar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tynkkynen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Escobar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Escobar connects with the punch.
Escobar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tynkkynen on the side of the head.
Escobar loads up on a big right hand but Tynkkynen slips the punch.
Escobar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tynkkynen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Escobar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tynkkynen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tynkkynen throws a combination that misses
and Escobar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Escobar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tynkkynen on the side of the head.
Tynkkynen doesn't manage to clinch there - Escobar circles away.
No joy there for Tynkkynen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Escobar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Escobar misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar. Tynkkynen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tynkkynen walks into a straight right hand from Escobar.
Tynkkynen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rauno Tynkkynen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Escobar lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Escobar looks to land a left hand but Tynkkynen moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tynkkynen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Escobar.
Tynkkynen closes the distance and clinches up with Escobar, looking for a takedown. Tynkkynen pushes Escobar against the cage but Escobar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Escobar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good exchange - Escobar coming out on top.
Escobar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tynkkynen momentarily.
Escobar sizes up Tynkkynen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tynkkynen is rocked!
Tynkkynen needs to keep his hands up - Escobar had a free shot at his head there.
Oh Tynkkynen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Escobar lands an overhand right.
Escobar sizes up Tynkkynen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Escobar connects with a single shot there.
Escobar scores with a punch to the head.
Tynkkynen takes one on the button.
Escobar rushes Tynkkynen and presses him up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Escobar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Escobar 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Escobar!
A very excited looking Pablo Escobar 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.
In defeat, Rauno Tynkkynen stepped up to the mic, saying 'Voi Per***e!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rogers Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maksim Zotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes to the cage accompanied by Never Let It Die. Zotov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Мы расправи kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
144 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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30
137 lbs
12 - 13 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rogers Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maksim Zotov!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Zotov. That's going to slow Nelson down.
Nelson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zotov circles away quickly and effectively.
Nelson throws an overhand right that lands on Zotov's shoulder, as Zotov tries to avoid the shot.
Nelson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Some bone on bone action there as Nelson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zotov fails with the takedown
and Nelson counters with a three punch combo that has Zotov backing up. Zotov nods at Nelson to acknowledge the strikes.
Zotov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Zotov throws a leg kick which misses Nelson's front leg but catches the back leg as Nelson tries to avoid it.
Nelson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nelson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zotov moves away from the strike by Nelson.
Zotov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zotov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nelson throws a looping overhand right but Zotov ducks down to avoid it.
Zotov thumps Nelson with a low kick.
Nelson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nelson avoids a kick to the body.
Nelson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zotov. Zotov obviously looking to wear him down.
Nelson missing with a left hand there. Zotov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zotov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zotov connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson looks to throw the jab but Zotov is out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zotov, right into the meat.
Nelson throws a hook but Zotov blocks it.
Nelson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A lazy left from Nelson finds it's target.
Zotov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A slow jab from Nelson misses its intended target.
Zotov misses with a low kick as Nelson jumps back.
Nelson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nelson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zotov.
A combination from Nelson does no damage.
Zotov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zotov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nelson's sensitive parts.
Nelson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zotov.
Zotov is looking to land body kicks.
Nelson throws the left hand but Zotov avoids the punch easily.
Nelson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nelson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nelson throws a hook but Zotov blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zotov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nelson blocks a low kick nicely.
Zotov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zotov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Zotov shoots in looking for a takedown. Nelson tries to sprawl out of it but Zotov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nelson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rogers Nelson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zotov scoring well with a low kick there.
Nelson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nelson punishes Zotov's body with a nice straight punch.
Nelson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zotov misses with a double jab.
A leg kick checked by Nelson.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zotov.
Zotov shoots in but no luck this time.
Rogers Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maksim Zotov.
Zotov throws a wild body kick that Nelson sees coming a mile off.
Nelson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zotov's hands.
Zotov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Zotov avoids them all with ease.
Nelson misses with an uppercut.
Nelson throws a shot from downtown. Zotov moves away and avoids it.
Nelson misses with an uppercut. Zotov saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zotov ducks right into an uppercut from Nelson.
Zotov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Zotov lands a nice looking body kick.
Zotov moves away from the strike by Nelson.
Nelson throws out a loose jab but Zotov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zotov.
Zotov misses with a head kick.
Nelson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zotov circles away quickly and effectively.
Nelson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zotov.
Nelson throws a right and a left that Zotov avoids nicely.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
Zotov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nelson sprawls well. Nelson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zotov gets slowly back to his feet.
Nelson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zotov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nelson's calf.
Zotov wants to clinch up but Nelson keeps it at a distance.
Zotov cracks Nelson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A jab from Nelson misses.
Zotov feints and then cracks Nelson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nelson down.
Maksim Zotov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zotov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nelson is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zotov misses with a two punch combination.
Nelson misses with a body shot.
Nelson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zotov can pounce on him.
Zotov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nelson's sensitive parts.
Zotov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zotov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nelson. That did some damage!
Nelson lands a jab to the nose.
Nelson misses with a straight right.
Nelson throws out a loose jab but Zotov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zotov on the side of the head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nelson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Zotov - the referee stops the clock and Nelson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Zotov. Nelson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nelson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nelson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nelson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zotov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nelson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zotov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zotov throws a body kick that misses.
Zotov is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Maksim Zotov will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Zotov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A solid body kick from Zotov.
Nelson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Zotov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nelson.
Zotov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nelson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zotov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nelson.
Nelson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zotov.
Nelson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Zotov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nelson keeps the fight on the outside.
Maksim Zotov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zotov throws a sloppy head kick and Nelson moves out of range easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nelson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Zotov - the referee stops the clock and Nelson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Zotov. Nelson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Zotov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A jab from Nelson misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Zotov.
Zotov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nelson's calf.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zotov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nelson takes a swing at Zotov's ribcage but misses.
Zotov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Zotov fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zotov scores with a kick to the midsection.
Zotov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zotov connects with a leg kick. Nelson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zotov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nelson backs up against the cage.
Nelson moves out of range of the body kick.
Zotov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nelson misses with the combination.
Zotov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zotov throws a wild body kick that Nelson sees coming a mile off.
Nelson throws a shot from downtown. Zotov moves away and avoids it.
Nelson blocks a head kick by Zotov.
Zotov thumps Nelson with a low kick.
Zotov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nelson's sensitive parts.
Zotov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nelson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zotov.
Rogers Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zotov scoring well with a low kick there.
Zotov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nelson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zotov.
Zotov lands with a slapping head kick.
Nelson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zotov was well out of range. Poor timing from Nelson.
Zotov cracks the inside of Nelson's front leg.
Zotov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zotov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nelson looks to throw the jab but Zotov is out of range.
Zotov moves away from the strike by Nelson.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Zotov avoids them all with ease.
Nice jab there from Zotov.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zotov.
Nelson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nelson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zotov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nelson. That did some damage!
Nelson checks a leg kick.
Zotov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zotov scoring well with a low kick there.
A big right from Nelson misses.
Nelson looks to score with a jab to the body but Zotov is just out of range.
Zotov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nelson.
Zotov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Zotov connects with an inside leg kick.
Zotov throws out a leg kick but Nelson moves out of range and Zotov only half commits.
Nelson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zotov punishes Nelson's body with a nice straight punch.
Zotov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zotov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nelson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Zotov. That one must have hurt.
Nelson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zotov connects with a nice looking jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zotov.
Nelson thows a body shot but no joy.
Nelson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zotov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Zotov throws a nice head kick!
Zotov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nelson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zotov lands with a thumping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zotov.
Zotov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Good leg kick by Zotov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A lazy left from Zotov finds it's target.
Zotov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nelson swinging wildly here.
A slow jab from Nelson misses its intended target.
Zotov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Zotov.
Nelson misses with a straight right.
Zotov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Nelson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maksim Zotov 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!
A head kick misses from Zotov.
Zotov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zotov.
Nelson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nelson misses with a body shot.
Zotov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nelson misses with a right hand
and Zotov counters with a thumping low kick.
Nelson misses with a looping right.
Nelson thuds a left hand into Zotov's body.
Zotov lands a high kick!
Nelson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Zotov pushes Nelson away with a front kick.
Nelson misses with a double jab.
Zotov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zotov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nelson checks it well.
Zotov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zotov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zotov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nelson is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nelson looking for a sweep. Not yet Nelson, not yet.
Nelson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Zotov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Zotov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nelson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zotov on the ground.
Zotov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nelson is keeping the position for now.
Nelson looking for a sweep. Not yet Nelson, not yet.
Zotov forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nelson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nelson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zotov's guard.
Nelson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nelson lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zotov working a defensive guard here.
Zotov has his foot on Nelson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nelson works his way back into a safe position though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Zotov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zotov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nelson.
Nelson throwing strikes but missing.
Zotov manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Nelson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nelson tries to get out of the position.
Nelson is looking to improve his position but Zotov isn't that keen on the idea.
Zotov seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Nelson is holding on tight.
Nelson is working to get back to half guard.
Zotov looking to control but Nelson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nelson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zotov is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Zotov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Maksim Zotov!
After the fight, Maksim Zotov was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cassit Heiluu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Pep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Heiluu might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kerrankin Tarpeekseen. The crowd seem to be enjoying Pep's choice of entrance music: Iron Theme Song (Here Comes The Boom - Nelly). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cassit Heiluu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frankie Pep!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pep stuffs the takedown.
Heiluu fails with the takedown.
Heiluu has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Finland in the buildup to the fight.
Cassit Heiluu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heiluu lands a high kick!
Pep on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pep tries to clinch there but Heiluu circles away.
Pep takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pep has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Heiluu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pep lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Heiluu backs up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pep displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Heiluu.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cassit Heiluu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heiluu wants to slow Pep down by chopping away at his legs.
Pep uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heiluu.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Heiluu, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pep looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Heiluu throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pep was covering up waiting for the punch and Heiluu finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pep is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Heiluu is controlling him.
Heiluu looking to pass the guard.
Heiluu stands and throws Pep's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Heiluu throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Pep tries to escape but Heiluu is in control.
Heiluu landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Pep is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Heiluu asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Heiluu landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pep is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Heiluu is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heiluu landing a few strikes.
Heiluu misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Heiluu tries to move into full mount but can't pass Pep's legs.
Heiluu looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pep is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Heiluu is controlling him well.
Heiluu 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.
Heiluu working the body and head with strikes.
Heiluu misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Pep is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Heiluu is controlling him well.
Heiluu tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pep parries the strikes from Heiluu easily there. Heiluu is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Pep to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heiluu is chipping away with strikes.
Heiluu misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Pep prevents Heiluu from improving position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pep is trying to buck Heiluu off.
Heiluu tries to score with some ground and pound. Pep controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Pep pushes Heiluu away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Heiluu gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Heiluu working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pep is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Heiluu working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heiluu thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pep takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
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!
Pep wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Heiluu is chipping away with strikes.
Heiluu throws a strike aimed at the side of Pep's head but Pep avoids it well.
Heiluu looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pep is trying to buck Heiluu off.
Heiluu throws a strike aimed at the side of Pep's head but Pep avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pep is trying to get back to his feet.
Pep is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Heiluu looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Heiluu landing a few strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cassit Heiluu 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.
Heiluu throws a head kick but Pep moves out of range.
Pep fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Heiluu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pep darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Heiluu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Heiluu misses with a few strikes there.
Heiluu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good exchange - Heiluu coming out on top.
Heiluu misses with a two punch combination.
Pep scores with a punch to the head.
Heiluu misses with a wild body shot.
Pep lands a jab to the head.
Heiluu looks to land a right hand but Pep moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pep pushes Heiluu up against the cage in a clinch.
Pep struggles to land a body shot inside as Heiluu controls his hands.
Heiluu jumps guard and drags Pep to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Heiluu throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pep wanted to stand there but Heiluu had control of the position.
Cassit Heiluu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pep got a little sloppy there for a moment and Heiluu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pep has managed to get both his arms back between Heiluu's legs - danger averted.
Pep has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Heiluu is proving hard to escape from.
Pep is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Pep must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Heiluu looking for a guillotine here but Pep defends easily.
Heiluu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pep wanted to stand there but Heiluu had control of the position.
Heiluu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pep got a little sloppy there for a moment and Heiluu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pep has managed to get both his arms back between Heiluu's legs - danger averted.
Heiluu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pep defends it easily.
Pep would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Heiluu looking for a sweep. Not yet Heiluu, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pep wanted to stand there but Heiluu had control of the position.
Heiluu working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pep doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pep manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pep has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Heiluu is proving hard to escape from.
Heiluu wants to sweep but no luck.
Pep wants to stand but Heiluu has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Heiluu has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Pep should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Heiluu has tightened it up now! Pep should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Cassit Heiluu!
A very excited looking Cassit Heiluu 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roy Keane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juho Pennanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roy Keane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Juho Pennanen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keane avoids a punch combination nicely.
Keane shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pennanen is trying to defend but Keane finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Keane is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Pennanen still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Pennanen has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Pennanen throws a strike aimed at the side of Keane's head but Keane avoids it well.
Keane is looking to regain half guard here but Pennanen keeps moving and retains side control.
Keane manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Keane is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Keane has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Keane seems to be looking for submissions.
Pennanen keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keane seems to be working for a kimura but Pennanen defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keane is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pennanen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pennanen desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Keane seems to be looking for submissions.
Keane 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Keane is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pennanen defends it well.
Keane has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Pennanen defend it? Keane steps over the head and cranks it - Pennanen is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Keane!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Roy Keane!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Katchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Ventura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrei Katchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Ventura!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katchenko wants to clinch.
Ventura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ventura tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Katchenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ventura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ventura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ventura takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Katchenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ventura throws a head kick but Katchenko moves out of range.
Katchenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ventura tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Katchenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Katchenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ventura connects with a body shot.
Katchenko tries to clinch but Ventura is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ventura swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ventura misses the shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Katchenko.
Ventura clinches.
Ventura managing to block the knees to the body from Katchenko.
Ventura pushes Katchenko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Andrei Katchenko has been cut.
Ventura misses with some punches.
Ventura swings wildly with an uppercut but Katchenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ventura can't find room to land a body shot as Katchenko controls the action.
Katchenko tries to land knees in the clinch but Ventura avoids the damage to the body.
Katchenko blocking some punches.
Ventura working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ventura has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Katchenko after a bit of a struggle.
Katchenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Katchenko goes for a double leg but Ventura avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ventura continues to drive forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ventura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Katchenko lands an uppercut.
Katchenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ventura is defending well for now.
Katchenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Katchenko breaks from the clinch.
Ventura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Katchenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Ventura.
A head kick misses from Ventura.
Ventura avoids the head kick by Katchenko.
Ventura wants to clinch up but Katchenko keeps it at a distance.
Katchenko checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Katchenko works Ventura's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ventura. Katchenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ventura tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Katchenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ventura thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ventura looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A swing and a miss from Ventura.
Ventura goes for a double leg but Katchenko avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Katchenko continues to drive forward.
Ventura working aggressively here.
Ventura working aggressively here.
Katchenko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ventura backwards.
Ventura has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Katchenko seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ventura can turn it around.
Ventura lands a nice shot to the body.
Katchenko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Katchenko is trying to push Ventura away but Ventura has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ventura working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Katchenko working Ventura over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ventura is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Katchenko is defending well.
Andrei Katchenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Ventura.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ventura.
Katchenko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ventura in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ventura softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ventura lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ventura changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Katchenko fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ventura thows a body shot but no joy.
Anthony Ventura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ventura scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ventura throws out a loose jab but Katchenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Katchenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ventura doesn't manage to clinch there - Katchenko circles away.
Katchenko rushes Ventura and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Katchenko lands an elbow inside that Ventura shrugs off.
Knees in the clinch landing for Katchenko.
Ventura tries to throw a body punch but Katchenko avoids it by throwing Ventura back against the cage.
Katchenko pressing his opponent against the cage.
Katchenko lands a good knee to the midsection. Ventura won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Andrei Katchenko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andrei Katchenko's cut.
That's time! Katchenko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Katchenko closes the distance and clinches up with Ventura, looking for a takedown. Katchenko pushes Ventura against the cage but Ventura circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Katchenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ventura has closed the distance and engaged Katchenko in a clinch.
Ventura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ventura has a couple of punches blocked by Katchenko.
Ventura throws a punch but it's blocked by Katchenko.
Katchenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ventura misses with a hook to the ribs.
Katchenko misses with an elbow over the top.
Katchenko blocking some punches.
Ventura misses with a body punch.
Ventura misses with some punches.
Ventura lands a right hand that snaps the head of Katchenko backwards.
Katchenko throws an elbow but it misses.
Ventura misses with a punch on the inside.
Ventura misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ventura lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ventura has a couple of punches blocked by Katchenko.
Ventura goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ventura throws a head punch that misses.
Katchenko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ventura lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ventura is breathing heavily.
Katchenko lands a knee to the body.
Katchenko prevents a body shot from Ventura.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Katchenko stalling.
Still in the clinch, Ventura scores with a nice short uppercut.
Katchenko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Katchenko tries to land knees in the clinch but Ventura avoids the damage to the body.
Katchenko trying to stall but Ventura improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ventura.
Ventura tries a body shot but Katchenko blocks it.
Katchenko scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ventura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ventura lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ventura goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Katchenko taking a breather.
Ventura has Katchenko pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Katchenko manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ventura can't find room to land a body shot as Katchenko controls the action.
Ventura tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Ventura.
Ventura tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Andrei Katchenko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ventura tries to throw a body punch but Katchenko avoids it by throwing Ventura back against the cage.
Ventura managing to block the knees to the body from Katchenko.
Katchenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Katchenko dives in for a single leg takedown but Ventura sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ventura has a couple of punches blocked by Katchenko.
Ventura cracks Katchenko with a nice body shot.
Ventura lands a nice shot to the body.
Katchenko taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ventura tries to throw a body punch but Katchenko avoids it by throwing Ventura back against the cage.
Katchenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ventura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ventura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Ventura.
Katchenko misses with an elbow over the top.
Katchenko prevents a body shot from Ventura.
Ventura drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Katchenko gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short right from Ventura.
Katchenko lands a nice knee to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ventura as Katchenko tries to tie him up.
Katchenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Katchenko blocks a body shot from Ventura.
Katchenko stalling the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ventura swings wildly with an uppercut but Katchenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ventura misses with a punch to the body.
Ventura lands a body shot.
Ventura lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Katchenko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ventura managing to block the knees to the body from Katchenko.
Knees in the clinch landing for Katchenko.
Katchenko looking to throw knees to the head but Ventura is blocking nicely.
Ventura lands a body punch.
Katchenko gets underhooks to prevent Ventura's takedown attempt.
Andrei Katchenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Ventura.
Ventura throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ventura misses with a body punch.
Katchenko misses with a knee to the head.
Ventura lands a right hand that snaps the head of Katchenko backwards.
Ventura misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Ventura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andrei Katchenko's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ventura tries to clinch up but Katchenko circles away and keeps his distance.
Katchenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ventura swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Katchenko shoots in but no luck this time.
Ventura wants to clinch up but Katchenko keeps it at a distance.
Katchenko tries to clinch up but Ventura circles away and keeps his distance.
Katchenko lands a front kick.
Katchenko shoots in but Ventura avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ventura fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Katchenko, pushing him back against the cage.
Ventura goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ventura throws a punch but it's blocked by Katchenko.
Katchenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ventura is defending well for now.
Katchenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ventura misses with a punch to the body.
Ventura misses with some punches.
Ventura letting Katchenko take a breather here.
Ventura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Katchenko.
Ventura gets through Katchenko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Katchenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ventura drops down looking for an ankle pick but Katchenko pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ventura feints and then cracks Katchenko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Katchenko down.
Ventura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Katchenko.
Katchenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ventura is looking to slow Katchenko down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ventura tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Katchenko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Ventura.
Ventura lands with a nice combination. Katchenko backs away looking to recover.
Ventura pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Horrible takedown by Katchenko or perhaps it was just good defense by Ventura which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrei Katchenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ventura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Katchenko manages to avoid it.
Katchenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ventura fails with an attempt to clinch.
Katchenko has closed the distance and engaged Ventura in a clinch.
Katchenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ventura is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ventura tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Katchenko's elbow.
Katchenko missing with knees to the body.
Katchenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ventura has a couple of punches blocked by Katchenko.
Katchenko lands a good knee to the midsection. Ventura won't want to take too many of those.
Ventura takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Katchenko lands an elbow inside that Ventura shrugs off.
Katchenko tries to land knees in the clinch but Ventura avoids the damage to the body.
Katchenko connects with a knee to the head.
Katchenko with a knee to the head.
It looks like Anthony Ventura has been cut.
Ventura lands a left hand that snaps the head of Katchenko backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees in the clinch landing for Katchenko.
A knee to the head by Katchenko.
Katchenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ventura avoids it.
Ventura throws a head punch that misses.
Ventura throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Katchenko stalls.
Katchenko blocks a body shot from Ventura.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katchenko blocking some punches.
Katchenko takes a shot to the head.
Ventura tries a body shot but Katchenko blocks it.
Katchenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ventura avoids it.
Ventura lands a right hand that snaps the head of Katchenko backwards.
Katchenko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ventura as Katchenko tries to tie him up.
Ventura misses with the head strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ventura swings wildly with an uppercut but Katchenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ventura has a couple of punches blocked by Katchenko.
Katchenko working hard to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anthony Ventura.
Well Ventura 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Anthony Ventura!
Anthony Ventura very nearly forgot to thank Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Barry Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Puska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Allen comes into the arena with Funker Vogt "Arising Hero" blaring out of the sound system. Puska has chosen You Ain't Stoppin Me !!!! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Barry Allen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mike Puska's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Barry Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Puska!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen misses with an uppercut. Puska saw that one coming.
Allen misses with a head kick.
Puska tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Puska throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Allen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Puska works over Allen's head and body with a nice combination.
Allen thuds his shin into the meat of Puska's side.
Allen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Puska.
Puska uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Allen.
Allen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Puska is out of range and Allen settles back down.
A good leg kick by Allen.
A head kick misses from Puska.
Puska avoids the head kick by Allen.
Allen throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Allen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Puska avoids the head kick by Allen.
Allen closes the distance and pushes Puska back into the cage.
Puska wants to take the fight to the mat but Allen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Allen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Our sources have told us that Allen has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Puska misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Mike Puska has been cut.
Puska working aggressively here.
Allen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Puska avoiding damage as Allen throws knees to the body.
Puska tries a body shot but Allen blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Allen.
Allen tries to throw a body punch but Puska avoids it by throwing Allen back against the cage.
Puska on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Allen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Puska.
Puska lands with a light punch inside.
Allen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Allen lands a damaging elbow.
Puska misses with a hook from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Allen.
Puska lands a right hand.
Allen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Allen crunches a lovely knee into Puska's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Allen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Puska's defenses.
Puska blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Puska blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Allen takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puska lands with a short shot to the head.
Puska wants to take the fight to the mat but Allen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Barry Allen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Puska.
A head punch on the inside from Puska fails to land.
Allen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Puska.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Allen.
That has opened up Mike Puska's cut even more.
Puska blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Allen lands an elbow inside that Puska shrugs off.
Allen blocking some punches.
Allen tries to work over Puska's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Allen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Puska.
Nice body punch from Allen - that landed with a thud.
Allen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Allen blocks an uppercut.
Allen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Allen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Puska.
Allen can't find room to land a body shot as Puska controls the action.
Allen blocks an elbow strike from Puska.
Puska on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Puska pushes Allen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Puska.
Puska misses with some punches.
Allen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Allen tries to throw a body punch but Puska avoids it by throwing Allen back against the cage.
Puska misses with a hook from the clinch.
Puska tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Puska taking a breather.
Allen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Puska is defending well for now.
Puska lands a left hand.
Allen digs a right hand into Puska's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Puska's gas tank.
Puska lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Allen backwards.
Allen managing to block the knees to the body from Puska.
Puska swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Allen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Allen gets through Puska's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puska has Allen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Allen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Allen prevents a body shot from Puska.
Allen tries to land knees in the clinch but Puska avoids the damage to the body.
Allen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Puska avoids it.
Puska working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen tries to land knees in the clinch but Puska avoids the damage to the body.
Puska has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Allen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Allen trying to land knees to the body.
Allen tries a knee to the head but Puska blocks it.
Allen tries to land knees in the clinch but Puska avoids the damage to the body.
Allen digs a right hand into Puska's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Puska's gas tank.
Puska swings wildly with an uppercut but Allen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puska avoids a wild elbow strike from Allen.
Allen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Puska fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Allen misses with a knee strike.
Puska looking to stall.
Puska throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Allens head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Allen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Allen lands a nice knee to the body.
Allen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Puska.
Puska managing to block the knees to the body from Allen.
A shot in the inside from Puska.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Allen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Puska's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Allen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Puska displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Allen throws out the jab.
Allen drops his hands momentarily and Puska takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Allen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Some wild striking there from Puska.
Barry Allen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Left hook, right uppercut from Puska.
Puska blocks a head kick by Allen.
Allen misses with a looping left.
Puska avoids the head kick by Allen.
Puska uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Allen.
Puska throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Puska uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Allen.
Allen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Puska swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Puska digs a good hook to Allen's body.
Puska takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Puska dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Allen avoids the head kick by Puska.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puska throws a head kick that misses.
Allen scores with the left hand. Puska knows he should have avoided that one.
Puska checks a leg kick.
Puska throws out a loose jab but Allen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puska throws a right hand that misses
and Allen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Puska scores with a jab. Allen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Puska moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Allen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Puska cracks Allen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Puska lands with a kick to the temple. Allen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Puska misses with a head kick.
Puska throws a leg kick that is checked
and Allen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Puska is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Allen preventing the sweep.
Allen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Puska's guard.
Allen wants to control from the top but Puska keeps moving.
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.
Puska is trying to keep Allen in close.
Puska managing to control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Puska throws a wild body kick that Allen sees coming a mile off.
Barry Allen is winning the standup battle so far.
Puska checks the leg kick.
Barry Allen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Puska shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Puska wants to free his trapped foot but Allen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen is holding on to half guard well.
Puska 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.
Allen wants to control but Puska is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Puska sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Allen keeping full guard, as Puska tries to pass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puska has gone for a leg lock! Allen slips out almost immediately though and dives into Puska's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mike Puska will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mike Puska's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Puska throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Allen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Allen thows a leg kick but Puska checks it
and Puska counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Allen thinking.
Allen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Allen leaves Puska with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Allen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Puska looks to land a left hand but Allen moved out of range nicely.
Allen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Puska throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Puska lands a jab to the head.
Puska misses with a body shot.
Puska throws a lazy uppercut
and Allen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Puska's guard.
Puska takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Puska's guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Allen lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen is looking to take a break and control but Puska is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Puska manages to get to full guard.
Allen throws a strike but Puska rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Puska looking to sit in guard and control but Allen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen wants to control from the top but Puska keeps moving.
Puska working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Allen stands up from Puska's guard - Allen perhaps looking for a knockout.
Allen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Puska.
Allen connects with an inside leg kick.
Allen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Puska throws a hook to the side of Allen's head but Allen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Allen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Puska on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Puska dives in for a single leg takedown but Allen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Allen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Puska is defending well for now.
Allen missing with knees to the body.
Puska scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puska goes for a takedown in the clinch but Allen prevents it.
Barry Allen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Puska.
Puska avoiding damage as Allen throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Puska - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puska drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Puska takes a knee to the side of the body.
Allen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Allen pushes Puska back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Barry Allen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Allen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Puska has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Allen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Allen missing with knees to the body.
Allen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Puska is defending well for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Allen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Puska avoids it.
Come on Puska - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Puska has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Allen is trying to keep an underhook but Puska manages to get the takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Allen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Allen 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 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Allen!
Barry Allen made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I want to dance in the aisles! I want to blow loads in faces of all the honey's here tonight. I am glorious I am the king!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Dickinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jari Juntta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dickinson comes to the cage accompanied by turisas- stand up and fight. This should be a great matchup!
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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
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Will Dickinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Juntta!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickinson moves into range and clinches up with Juntta.
Dickinson is trying to drag Juntta to the mat but Juntta just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dickinson has hold of one of Juntta's legs. Juntta is fighting the takedown attempt but Dickinson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Dickinson trying to control but Juntta is working from the bottom.
Dickinson throws an elbow that misses. Juntta uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dickinson's guard. Nice move by Juntta!
Juntta is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Juntta working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Juntta tries to stand but Dickinson is controlling from the bottom.
Dickinson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Juntta is one step ahead there.
Juntta must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Juntta gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Juntta is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jari Juntta was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Juntta throws a nice looking combination but Dickinson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dickinson is looking to clinch but Juntta is avoiding it.
Dickinson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Juntta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Juntta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dickinson ducks under a wild hook from Juntta.
Dickinson tries to clinch up but Juntta circles away and keeps his distance.
Dickinson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Juntta comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson is looking to clinch.
Juntta throws a low kick but Dickinson avoids it.
Juntta throws a looping overhand right but Dickinson ducks down to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dickinson.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Juntta tries to break free but Dickinson pushes him back against the cage.
Dickinson has Juntta pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Juntta manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Dickinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Juntta avoids a wild elbow strike from Dickinson.
Juntta manages to break the clinch.
Dickinson feints and as Juntta raises his hands in defense, Dickinson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dickinson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Juntta is trying to keep Dickinson in close.
Dickinson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dickinson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Juntta is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dickinson 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 three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Juntta keeping full guard, as Dickinson tries to pass.
Juntta utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dickinson won't allow Juntta to sweep him here.
Dickinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Juntta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dickinson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dickinson looking to pass the guard.
Dickinson wants to control from the top but Juntta keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dickinson tries to clinch up but Juntta circles away and keeps his distance.
Juntta throws a hook but Dickinson avoids it easily.
Dickinson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A right-left combo lands from Juntta.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Juntta sizes up Dickinson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dickinson is rocked!
Dickinson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oh Dickinson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson closes the distance but Juntta moves to the side
and Juntta counters with a left to the body.
Dickinson seems to have got his legs back now.
Juntta swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Juntta misses with a straight left.
Juntta shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Juntta misses with a double jab.
Dickinson moves in looking to clinch but Juntta pushes him off.
Jari Juntta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dickinson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Juntta's guard.
Dickinson won't allow Juntta to sweep him here.
Dickinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Juntta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dickinson throws a big elbow that misses.
Juntta trying to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dickinson trying to control but Juntta is working from the bottom.
Dickinson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dickinson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Juntta looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Will Dickinson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dickinson tries to close the distance and clinch but Juntta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Juntta throws a chopping leg kick but Dickinson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dickinson looks for a takedown but Juntta sprawls well.
Juntta swinging wildly here.
Dickinson tries to clinch but Juntta moves out of range.
Dickinson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Juntta defends well and Dickinson ends up having to push Juntta into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dickinson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Dickinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Juntta is looking to break free of the clinch but Dickinson has double underhooks.
Juntta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dickinson closes the distance but Juntta moves to the side
and Juntta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dickinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dickinson tries to clinch up but Juntta circles away and keeps his distance.
Juntta is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dickinson tries to clinch but Juntta is having none of it.
Dickinson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson pushes off an throws an elbow but Juntta leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
I was talking to Dickinson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Juntta wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Juntta breaks from the clinch.
Juntta gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dickinson advances to half guard.
Dickinson winds up and cracks Juntta with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dickinson is thwarting Juntta's attempts to control the position.
Dickinson prevents Juntta from improving his position.
Juntta is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Dickinson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Juntta is holding on to half guard well.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dickinson trying to mount his opponent but Juntta defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jari Juntta wasn't active enough on the ground.
Juntta swinging wildly here.
Dickinson fails with a takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dickinson drives through with a takedown into Juntta's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Dickinson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Juntta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Juntta looking for a sweep. Not yet Juntta, not yet.
Dickinson stops Juntta from standing up.
Dickinson wants to control from the top but Juntta keeps moving.
Juntta pulls Dickinson in close to prevent any damage.
Will Dickinson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Juntta loads up on a big right hand but Dickinson slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson closes the distance and clinches.
Juntta is trying to push Dickinson away but Dickinson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Dickinson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Juntta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Juntta swats away the attempt to clinch by Dickinson.
Juntta throws a right and a left that Dickinson avoids nicely.
Dickinson is looking to clinch but Juntta is avoiding it.
Dickinson scores with a takedown into Juntta's guard.
Dickinson wants to control from the top but Juntta keeps moving.
Juntta keeping full guard, as Dickinson tries to pass.
Dickinson trying to control but Juntta is working from the bottom.
Dickinson won't allow Juntta to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson passes Juntta's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Juntta wants to improve his position but Dickinson is controlling well.
Dickinson wants to work for an arm triangle but Juntta is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dickinson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Juntta trying to control but Dickinson postures up.
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!
Dickinson trying to mount his opponent but Juntta defends it.
Juntta wants to control but Dickinson is keeping busy.
Dickinson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dickinson 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.
Juntta is looking for a sweep. Dickinson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Dickinson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Dickinson tries to clinch but Juntta moves out of range.
Dickinson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Juntta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Juntta misses with a low kick.
Juntta misses with a straight right.
Dickinson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Juntta counters with a left to the body.
Dickinson gets a takedown into half guard.
Dickinson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Juntta has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dickinson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Juntta is controlling Dickinson's trapped leg to prevent Dickinson from advancing to side control.
Juntta is pressing down on Dickinson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dickinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Juntta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson throwing strikes but missing.
Dickinson trying to control but Juntta is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dickinson distracts Juntta with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dickinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Juntta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Juntta throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Dickinson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Juntta looking to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Juntta is on top in guard.
Juntta is stalling in the full guard.
Dickinson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson being controlled here, momentarily.
Juntta wants to stand but Dickinson is controlling his posture from full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Juntta sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jari Juntta.
Dickinson tries to clinch up but Juntta circles away and keeps his distance.
Dickinson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Juntta counter with a right hand.
Juntta cracks Dickinson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Juntta shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dickinson is looking to clinch but Juntta is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson tries to close the distance and clinch but Juntta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dickinson tries to clinch there but Juntta circles away.
Dickinson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Juntta.
Juntta misses with the combination.
Dickinson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Juntta swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Dickinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dickinson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dickinson tries to clinch but Juntta is having none of it.
Jari Juntta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dickinson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Juntta lands a left and a right that sends Dickinson crashing to the canvas! Juntta dives into mount looking to finish!
It looks like Will Dickinson has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juntta looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dickinson gets back to half guard.
Jari Juntta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juntta passes into side control, despite Dickinson's attempt to control the position.
Juntta wants to stand but Dickinson is controlling his arm.
Dickinson is trying to get back to half guard.
The referee asks Juntta politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Juntta prefers to stall for the moment though.
Juntta tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Juntta has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Juntta wants to control for a moment but Dickinson uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Juntta prevents Dickinson from improving his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jari Juntta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dickinson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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