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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uzmanov Kiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uzmanov Kiri has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luiz Carvalho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Uzmanov Kiri!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carvalho scores with a nice strike.
Kiri tries to score a power double leg takedown but Carvalho sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kiri somewhat.
Carvalho has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Nordic Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Kiri staying out of range there.
Carvalho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kiri moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carvalho throws a hook but Kiri blocks it.
Luiz Carvalho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carvalho lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kiri ducks right into an uppercut from Carvalho.
Carvalho rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kiri counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Carvalho's guard now.
Kiri must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kiri is working Carvalho over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiri is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kiri is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kiri showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kiri content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kiri won't allow Carvalho to get back to his feet.
Kiri landing with the ground and pound.
Kiri cracks Carvalho with a solid left hand.
Kiri trying to control but Carvalho is working from the bottom.
Kiri with a nice head shot there.
Kiri drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kiri jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kiri's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiri cracks Carvalho with a solid left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiri trying to control the position from guard on top but Carvalho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kiri's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kiri postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kiri postures up.
Carvalho is breathing heavily.
Kiri passes Carvalho's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kiri slips a nice elbow through Carvalho's hands, connecting with Carvalho's forehead.
Kiri is trying to control the action in half guard but Carvalho is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kiri is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiri wants to control but Carvalho is keeping him busy.
Kiri winds up and cracks Carvalho with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kiri content to control rather than advance.
Carvalho is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kiri scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nice strikes from Kiri there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kiri connects with a nice short shot to Carvalho's temple.
Kiri controlling the action here.
Kiri scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiri is nestled in close to Carvalho, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kiri seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carvalho on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kiri is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Carvalho on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Carvalho wants to get back to his feet.
Kiri takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kiri lands with a punch from half guard.
Kiri working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kiri trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uzmanov Kiri dominated that round.
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.
Kiri slips a jab from Carvalho.
Kiri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carvalho.
Carvalho throws a series of strikes that have Kiri backpedaling.
Kiri shoots in looking for a takedown. Carvalho tries to sprawl out of it but Kiri keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Carvalho manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Carvalho takes a swing at Kiri's ribcage but misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Carvalho.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiri shoots for a takedown but Carvalho saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Carvalho!
Carvalho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kiri throws a head kick but Carvalho moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Carvalho. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Carvalho.
Carvalho stuffs the takedown attempt from Kiri. Kiri gets slowly back to his feet.
Luiz Carvalho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uzmanov Kiri.
Kiri closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Carvalho quickly recovers to half guard.
Kiri lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiri seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Carvalho is trying to stand up here but Kiri is controlling him well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carvalho is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kiri scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kiri scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kiri is trying to work for a kimura but Carvalho is defending well.
Kiri slows the pace down in half guard.
Carvalho trying to control but Kiri postures up.
Kiri controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiri is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kiri looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kiri goes for an armbar but Carvalho turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Carvalho.
Kiri looking for a sweep. Not yet Kiri, not yet.
Carvalho being controlled here momentarily.
Our spies down at at LOD Gym Now with StandUP inform us that Kiri has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Carvalho cracks Kiri with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kiri pulls Carvalho in close to prevent any damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Carvalho throws a big elbow that misses.
Kiri is pulling down on Carvalho's head to control his posture.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiri preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Carvalho with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Uzmanov Kiri wasn't active enough on the ground.
Carvalho throws out a powerful jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carvalho lands a nice shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Carvalho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Uzmanov Kiri will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Carvalho swings for the body but Kiri moves out of range.
Carvalho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Carvalho, as that shot connected.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kiri.
Carvalho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carvalho lands a head shot.
Carvalho lands the left hand.
Carvalho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kiri circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho stalks Kiri and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kiri's face. Kiri staggers backwards, shaken.
Carvalho misses the shot to the body.
Luiz Carvalho is winning the standup battle so far.
Kiri dives in and grabs Carvalho's left leg, looking for a takedown. Carvalho pushes down on Kiri's head and hops out.
Carvalho misses with a body shot.
Kiri shoots in for a takedown but Carvalho shows good takedown defense.
Luiz Carvalho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uzmanov Kiri.
Carvalho slaps away a takedown attempt from Kiri, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Carvalho misses with a series of wild punches.
Kiri scores with a takedown into Carvalho's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho keeping full guard, as Kiri tries to pass.
Kiri trying to control but Carvalho is working from the bottom.
Kiri working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kiri lands a couple of elbows.
Kiri slips nicely into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiri is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kiri drops an elbow to the side of Carvalho's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiri passes to full mount!
Kiri is landing with some decent strikes but Carvalho is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
A nice elbow there by Kiri.
Kiri wants to control the pace but Carvalho is squirming around nicely.
Carvalho is desperately trying to improve his position but Kiri has a good base and remains in mount.
Kiri landing shots from mount.
Kiri controlling from the full mount.
Kiri lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiri pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carvalho is trying desperately to improve position.
Kiri has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Carvalho's face.
Kiri with shots to the head and body - Carvalho looks very uncomfortable down there.
Carvalho is rocked!
Kiri unloading with bombs!
Oh Carvalho is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kiri putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kiri controlling from the full mount.
Carvalho is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Kiri locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Carvalho is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Uzmanov Kiri!
Uzmanov Kiri decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jaromir Jag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Revengedanger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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38
130 lbs
31 - 48 - 2 |
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158 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Granite 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
31 - 48 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaromir Jag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Calvin Revengedanger!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jag takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Revengedanger's corner calls for a 1-2. Revengedanger obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jag walks forward, straight into a front kick from Revengedanger.
We've been told by Jag's head coaches at Team Finland that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Revengedanger clinches up with Jag and pushes him back against the cage.
Revengedanger lands a hook that snaps the head of Jag backwards.
Revengedanger scores with a knee to the head.
Jag takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Jaromir Jag has been cut.
Revengedanger pressing his opponent against the cage.
Revengedanger gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Revengedanger landing knees to the head.
Jag's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jag is rocked!
Nice elbow from Revengedanger.
Oh Jag is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Knees to the body from Revengedanger.
Revengedanger scores with a knee to the head.
Revengedanger lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Revengedanger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jag landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Revengedanger landing knees to the body.
Revengedanger connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jag's face.
Revengedanger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Revengedanger scores with a knee to the head.
Revengedanger unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jag lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jag takes an elbow to the temple.
Revengedanger lands a nice elbow.
Revengedanger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jag's defenses.
Jag is pressed against the cage. Revengedanger pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Jag! Two more big strikes from Revengedanger and Jag crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Calvin Revengedanger!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Hispanyola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cesys Kazlauskas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cesys Kazlauskas has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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152 lbs
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163 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ronaldo Hispanyola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cesys Kazlauskas!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hispanyola gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kazlauskas holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kazlauskas works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hispanyola trying to control the position.
Kazlauskas trying to control the position from guard on top but Hispanyola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hispanyola throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Kazlauskas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hispanyola is keeping the position for now.
Kazlauskas makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kazlauskas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hispanyola throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hispanyola is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kazlauskas throws a big elbow that misses.
Kazlauskas is looking to work some ground and pound but Hispanyola has wrist control.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Kazlauskas working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Hispanyola is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hispanyola is pressing down on Kazlauskas's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kazlauskas is holding on for now.
Kazlauskas gets back to full guard.
Hispanyola 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.
Hispanyola stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kazlauskas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kazlauskas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hispanyola defends well.
Kazlauskas controlling Hispanyola's posture.
Hispanyola slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hispanyola working the strikes but Kazlauskas uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Kazlauskas is doing well to control the position and prevent Hispanyola from advancing to side control.
Hispanyola wants to advance to full mount but Kazlauskas doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Kazlauskas looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hispanyola tries to free his leg and advance position but Kazlauskas is retaining full guard.
Hispanyola avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hispanyola avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hispanyola wants to control from the top but Kazlauskas keeps moving.
Kazlauskas is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hispanyola is aware though and is defending well.
Hispanyola trying to control but Kazlauskas is working from the bottom.
Hispanyola won't allow Kazlauskas to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hispanyola working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kazlauskas wants to sweep but no luck.
Hispanyola loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hispanyola tries to free his leg and advance position but Kazlauskas is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hispanyola won't allow Kazlauskas to get back to his feet.
Kazlauskas keeping moving, preventing Hispanyola from controlling successfully.
Kazlauskas has his hands on Hispanyola's head, controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hispanyola pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kazlauskas is keeping the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hispanyola moves into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kazlauskas struggles to land a body shot inside as Hispanyola controls his hands.
Kazlauskas has picked Hispanyola up - he's going for a ride! Kazlauskas dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kazlauskas is nestled in close to Hispanyola, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kazlauskas 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cesys Kazlauskas 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.
Hispanyola tries to clinch up.
Ronaldo Hispanyola is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hispanyola gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kazlauskas to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kazlauskas must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hispanyola is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cesys Kazlauskas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kazlauskas landing with the ground and pound.
Kazlauskas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hispanyola swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazlauskas controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kazlauskas lands a couple of digs.
Hispanyola preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kazlauskas drops back looking for a leg! Hispanyola is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hispanyola manages to kick Kazlauskas off! Kazlauskas jumps back into Hispanyola's guard.
Hispanyola lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kazlauskas!
Kazlauskas sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hispanyola seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hispanyola wants to work for an arm triangle but Kazlauskas is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kazlauskas tries to roll over but Hispanyola keeps him under control.
Hispanyola is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kazlauskas sees it coming and defends easily.
Kazlauskas is looking to control Hispanyola's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kazlauskas avoid being mounted?
Kazlauskas moves into full guard.
Kazlauskas has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hispanyola can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kazlauskas trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hispanyola drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kazlauskas looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kazlauskas looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kazlauskas!
Kazlauskas lands some shots froms side control.
Kazlauskas working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hispanyola is trying to improve his position.
Kazlauskas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hispanyola keeps working.
Hispanyola wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hispanyola is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kazlauskas tries for a kimura but Hispanyola is defending well.
Hispanyola is trying to get back to half guard.
Kazlauskas goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hispanyola rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kazlauskas's guard! Nice work there by Hispanyola!
Kazlauskas keeping full guard, as Hispanyola tries to pass.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kazlauskas is trying to stand and escape. In the scramble, Hispanyola has locked hold of an arm and he's managed to lock on an armbar - Kazlauskas taps out instantly and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ronaldo Hispanyola!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kakashi Hatake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Sichev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
14 - 15 - 0 |
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221 lbs
27 - 23 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kakashi Hatake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 23 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Sichev!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatake misses with a wild combination.
Hatake misses with a few strikes there.
Sichev fails with the takedown.
Sichev tries to clinch but Hatake is having none of it.
Hatake throws a head kick but Sichev moves out of range.
Hatake looks to score with a jab to the body but Sichev is just out of range.
Sichev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kakashi Hatake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hatake misses with a wild combination.
Hatake looks to land a combination but Sichev avoids it well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sichev is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hatake sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hatake throws a sloppy head kick and Sichev moves out of range easily.
Hatake throws a right hand that Sichev ducks under and follows up with a left that Sichev also avoids with ease.
Hatake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sichev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hatake throws a right and a left that Sichev avoids nicely.
Hatake stuffs the takedown.
Kakashi Hatake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuri Sichev.
Sichev drives through with a takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hatake throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatake looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sichev with a nice head shot there.
Sichev stands up from Hatake's guard - Sichev perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hatake misses with a body shot.
Sichev forces Hatake back against the cage and clinches.
Sichev has Hatake pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Sichev pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hatake tumbling to the mat - Sichev dives into Hatake's guard.
Hatake looking for a guillotine here but Sichev defends easily.
Hatake has his foot on Sichev's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sichev works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sichev connects with a couple of short punches.
Hatake throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sichev trying to control but Hatake is working from the bottom.
Hatake preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sichev is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sichev throws a big right hand that misses.
Sichev scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hatake has momentary wrist control but Sichev slips an elbow through the middle.
Hatake working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sichev doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sichev manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sichev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sichev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sichev is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hatake keeping moving, preventing Sichev from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sichev is working Hatake over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hatake looking for a guillotine here but Sichev defends easily.
Hatake working for a triangle but Sichev defends it easily.
Sichev drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hatake looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hatake looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hatake!
Sichev tries to bench press Hatake off him but Hatake keeps the position.
Hatake is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sichev knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sichev is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sichev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatake is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sichev has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hatake stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Hatake throws a series of punches but Sichev moves out of range.
Sichev goes for a double leg but Hatake avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hatake continues to drive forward.
A right handed body shot lands from Sichev.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sichev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sichev stalks Hatake and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hatake's face. Hatake staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hatake tries to clinch up but Sichev circles away and keeps his distance.
Sichev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sichev drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sichev keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hatake's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Sichev dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sichev slips a jab from Hatake.
Hatake looks to land a left hand but Sichev moved out of range nicely.
Hatake throws a combination that misses
letting Sichev counter with a right hand.
Sichev shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hatake as he jumps to the side.
Sichev takes a swing at Hatake's ribcage but misses.
Hatake gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sichev throws a big elbow that misses.
Sichev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sichev stops Hatake from standing up.
Sichev landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sichev stands up over Hatake, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hatake is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sichev defends well.
Hatake is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sichev working some strikes from top position.
Sichev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sichev content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hatake is looking for a triangle but Sichev pushes his legs off easily.
Sichev drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Sichev seems to have locked his on tight now - Hatake screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Sichev, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Yuri Sichev!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Doug Pattersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Slate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pattersson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Banana song Peel Banana. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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196 lbs
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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Doug Pattersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Slate!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slate shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pattersson defends it nicely.
Slate will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Slate slips a jab and a cross from Pattersson.
Slate throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Slate takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Slate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pattersson closes the distance and clinches.
Pattersson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Slate is trying to keep an underhook but Pattersson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Pattersson.
Slate keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pattersson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Slate is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pattersson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slate wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slate trying to control from the bottom.
Pattersson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pattersson slips a nice elbow through Slate's hands, connecting with Slate's forehead.
Pattersson is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Slate tries to kick Pattersson off but Pattersson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slate is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Pattersson slows the pace down in half guard.
Pattersson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pattersson wants to free his trapped foot but Slate is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Slate blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pattersson.
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!
Pattersson thows a huge punch but Slate dodges it nicely.
Pattersson slips a nice elbow through Slate's hands, connecting with Slate's forehead.
Slate is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pattersson pulls his head out easily.
Pattersson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pattersson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Slate with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Slate trying to hold on to Pattersson's head to control him but Pattersson postures up.
Pattersson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pattersson stops Slate from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Slate on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pattersson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Slate's head.
Pattersson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Slate's head.
Pattersson wants to take a breather but Slate is having none of it.
Pattersson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pattersson controlling the action here.
Pattersson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slate is looking to escape.
Pattersson working over Slate with some ground and pound. Slate looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Slate is not content to let Pattersson control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pattersson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Slate is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Pattersson slips a nice elbow through Slate's hands, connecting with Slate's forehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pattersson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pattersson stops Slate from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Pattersson dominated that round.
That's time! Pattersson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Slate takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Slate wants to clinch.
Pattersson scores with a hook.
Pattersson cracks Slate with an open hand slap.
Slate is rocked!
Pattersson lands a huge takedown. Slate is out but the ref is slow to react and Pattersson lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Slate lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Doug Pattersson!
A victorious Doug Pattersson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tommi Talentti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bokser Turniejowy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Talentti's entrance music is Metallica - Ecstasy Of Gold. A fine choice. Tommi Talentti has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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164 lbs
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159 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Talentti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bokser Turniejowy!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turniejowy clinches up against the cage.
Talentti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turniejowy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Talentti counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Talentti will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Talentti controlling the pace.
Talentti's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Turniejowy can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tommi Talentti wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Talentti throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Turniejowy's waist but Turniejowy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Talentti off to one side.
Talentti takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've been hearing reports that Talentti has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Talentti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Talentti avoids a kick to the body.
Talentti shoots in and bounces Turniejowy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Talentti sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Talentti trying to control the position from guard on top but Turniejowy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talentti makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Talentti stands up over Turniejowy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Talentti pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Turniejowy is keeping the position for now.
Talentti pushes down on Turniejowy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Turniejowy won't allow Talentti to pass to mount.
Turniejowy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Talentti. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talentti has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Turniejowy defend it? Talentti steps over the head and cranks it - Turniejowy is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Talentti!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tommi Talentti!
As Tommi Talentti got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Where you at Niklas Backstrom?!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mikko Hovimaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niklas Backstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
163 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikko Hovimaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niklas Backstrom!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Backstrom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Backstrom will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hovimaki 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.
Hovimaki looks to land a left hand but Backstrom moved out of range nicely.
Backstrom takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hovimaki scores with the left hand. Backstrom knows he should have avoided that one.
Hovimaki scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Backstrom shoots in but Hovimaki avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Backstrom moves away from the strike by Hovimaki.
Backstrom moves out of range as Hovimaki strikes.
Hovimaki looks to land a right hand but Backstrom moved out of range.
Hovimaki misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nice defenses there by Backstrom.
Jab by Hovimaki.
Decent striking displayed by Hovimaki there.
Hovimaki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Backstrom.
Hovimaki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mikko Hovimaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovimaki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice cross by Hovimaki.
Hovimaki misses the jab.
Hovimaki looks to land a left hand but Backstrom moved out of range nicely.
Hovimaki scores with a hook.
Hovimaki with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Backstrom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hovimaki.
Backstrom shoots in for a double leg but Hovimaki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mikko Hovimaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Niklas Backstrom.
Backstrom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hovimaki.
Backstrom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hovimaki throws a jab when Backstrom was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikko Hovimaki dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hovimaki looks to land a right hand but Backstrom moved out of range.
Backstrom moves out of range as Hovimaki strikes.
Backstrom ducks under a wild hook from Hovimaki.
Backstrom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hovimaki throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Backstrom shoots in looking for a takedown. Hovimaki tries to sprawl out of it but Backstrom keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hovimaki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hovimaki lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovimaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Backstrom manages to avoid it.
Hovimaki lands a jab to the head.
Hovimaki stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hovimaki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Backstrom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hovimaki digs a good body shot into Backstrom's ribs.
Backstrom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mikko Hovimaki is winning the standup battle so far.
Hovimaki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Backstrom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hovimaki.
Hovimaki is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovimaki throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Hovimaki misses.
Hovimaki connects with a good right hand that stumbles Backstrom. Backstrom circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hovimaki is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Backstrom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hovimaki.
Hovimaki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Backstrom on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Backstrom on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Backstrom will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A big left from Hovimaki misses.
Mikko Hovimaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hovimaki throws a big shot that misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Backstrom might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hovimaki has got the better of the exchanges.
Hovimaki scores with a sloppy right hand. Backstrom should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikko Hovimaki dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hovimaki scores with a nice head shot.
Hovimaki throws a jab but it's blocked by Backstrom.
Hovimaki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hovimaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hovimaki lands with a hook. Backstrom tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Backstrom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Backstrom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hovimaki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Backstrom counters with a takedown into side control.
Hovimaki is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Backstrom thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Backstrom working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hovimaki on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hovimaki tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Backstrom seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Backstrom wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hovimaki, who protects the arm well.
Backstrom in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Backstrom throws an elbow but Hovimaki slips to the side and avoids it well.
Mikko Hovimaki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Backstrom working the ground and pound but Hovimaki is defending the strikes.
Backstrom tries to advance position but instead Hovimaki slips a leg back in to half guard.
Backstrom wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hovimaki keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Backstrom is working for a kimura but Hovimaki is defending it quite comfortably.
Backstrom tries to pass to full mount but Hovimaki defends it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Niklas Backstrom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hovimaki 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 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikko Hovimaki!
Mikko Hovimaki decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Reinaldo Aruba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artair Dostan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Artair Dostan was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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154 lbs
12 - 7 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Decent boxing
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Reinaldo Aruba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Artair Dostan!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dostan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dostan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Aruba takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Aruba is rocked!
Dostan drops Aruba with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Aruba looks back up at him and smiles so Dostan waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Aruba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aruba gets tackled into the cage by Dostan. Dostan maintains the clinch.
Dostan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dostan moves into the clinch successfully.
Aruba goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dostan prevents it.
Dostan manages to break the clinch.
Dostan misses with the combination.
Nice body punch from Dostan.
A left lands for Dostan.
Aruba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aruba takes one to the side of the head.
Aruba looks up at the clock. Bad move! Dostan lands a right hand from hell, dropping Aruba. Dostan pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Artair Dostan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fritz Haarmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahti Ahven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haarmann comes to the cage accompanied by Macabre - Fritz Haarmann The Butcher . Fritz Haarmann has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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215 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power |
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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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fritz Haarmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ahti Ahven!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahven will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ahven lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Haarmann looking to score a takedown here. Ahven is defending well but Haarmann drives through and ends up in Ahven's guard.
Haarmann trying to control the position from guard on top but Ahven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haarmann slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Haarmann drops back looking for a leg! Ahven is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ahven manages to kick Haarmann off! Haarmann jumps back into Ahven's guard.
Haarmann pushes down on Ahven's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ahven pushes Haarmann off looking to stand but Haarmann dives back in and keeps control.
Haarmann wants to work for an arm triangle but Ahven is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ahven really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Haarmann. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haarmann wants to pass to mount but Ahven is defending the position.
Haarmann is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahven wants to get back to his feet.
Ahven is looking to get back to is feet but Haarmann passes into side control.
Haarmann has hold of Ahven's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Ahven tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Haarmann cranks the arm and Ahven screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Ahven, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Fritz Haarmann!
During a confident post fight interview, Fritz Haarmann thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Ahti Ahven stepped up to the mic, saying 'Lucky'.
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