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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anatoly Onoprienko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberts Jaunbruns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anatoly Onoprienko could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Roberts Jaunbruns's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anatoly Onoprienko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roberts Jaunbruns!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaunbruns has managed to clinch.
Onoprienko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Onoprienko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Onoprienko wants to break free but Jaunbruns has control.
Onoprienko fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jaunbruns blocking some punches.
Jaunbruns breaks the clinch.
Jaunbruns keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Onoprienko.
Jaunbruns ducks under a wild hook from Onoprienko.
Onoprienko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jaunbruns counters by moving into the clinch.
Jaunbruns is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Onoprienko is defending well.
Jaunbruns prevents Onoprienko from breaking the clinch.
Jaunbruns fails to pull guard.
The referee calls for Jaunbruns to work.
Onoprienko throws a head punch that misses.
Jaunbruns blocking some punches.
Jaunbruns can't get the takedown.
Anatoly Onoprienko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberts Jaunbruns.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaunbruns lands a knee to the body.
Onoprienko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jaunbruns obliges.
Jaunbruns successfully pulls guard.
Jaunbruns is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Onoprienko would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Onoprienko is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jaunbruns not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Onoprienko sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Anatoly Onoprienko.
Jaunbruns pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jaunbruns tries to clinch up but Onoprienko circles away and keeps his distance.
Jaunbruns shoots for a double leg takedown but Onoprienko sprawls well. He's pushed Jaunbruns's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Onoprienko scores with a sloppy right hand. Jaunbruns should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaunbruns closes the distance and clinches up with Onoprienko, looking for a takedown. Jaunbruns pushes Onoprienko against the cage but Onoprienko circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Jaunbruns.
Jaunbruns moves in looking to clinch but Onoprienko pushes him off.
Jaunbruns is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jaunbruns or perhaps it was just good defense by Onoprienko, which made it look bad.
Jaunbruns looks winded!
Jaunbruns tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaunbruns with a poor takedown
enabling Onoprienko to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Roberts Jaunbruns has been cut.
Onoprienko steps in with a hook that catches Jaunbruns right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Onoprienko follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Jaunbruns looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anatoly Onoprienko!
During a confident post fight interview, Anatoly Onoprienko thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick K Chang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kivi Kipelainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kipelainen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by To Vahalla!. This should be fireworks!
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170 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick K Chang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kivi Kipelainen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kipelainen drives through with a takedown into Chang's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kipelainen postures up.
Chang looking for a sweep. Not yet Chang, not yet.
Chang is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kipelainen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kipelainen trying to control but Chang is working from the bottom.
Kipelainen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kipelainen tries to free his leg and advance position but Chang is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kipelainen is one step ahead there.
Kipelainen is looking to work some ground and pound but Chang has wrist control.
Kipelainen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chang is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Chang keeping moving, preventing Kipelainen from controlling successfully.
Kipelainen passes Chang's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Chang tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kipelainen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Chang tries to hold on but Kipelainen postures up.
Chang is squirming around, avoiding Kipelainen's attempts to control the action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kipelainen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Chang tries to hold on but Kipelainen postures up.
Chang wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kipelainen has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Chang has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Chang is trying to break free.
Kipelainen looking for the choke from the back.
Kipelainen is looking to control Chang but Chang is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Chang can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kipelainen working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Kipelainen is persistently looking for the submission but Chang is defending it well.
Chang turns into Kipelainen and is now in his guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chang is working Kipelainen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chang throws a big elbow that misses.
Chang looking to sit in guard and control but Kipelainen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chang looking for a sweep. Not yet Chang, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kivi Kipelainen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chang tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kipelainen defends well and Chang ends up having to push Kipelainen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Chang breaks the clinch.
Chang dives in for a single leg takedown but Kipelainen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Chang letting Kipelainen take a breather here.
Chang lands with a light punch inside.
Kipelainen is fighting off a takedown attempt but Chang is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Kipelainen to the mat. Kipelainen regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Kipelainen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chang throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chang throws a big elbow that misses.
Chang is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kipelainen keeping moving, preventing Chang from controlling successfully.
Chang is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rick K Chang.
Kipelainen has managed to clinch.
Kipelainen has hold of one of Chang's legs. Chang is fighting the takedown attempt but Kipelainen gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Chang striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Kipelainen is pushing down on Chang's leg trying to pass to half guard. Chang is fighting to maintain full guard but Kipelainen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kipelainen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kipelainen wants to work for an arm triangle but Chang is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kipelainen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chang does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kipelainen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kipelainen trying to control the action but Chang is working from the bottom.
Chang actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kipelainen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chang misses with some strikes from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chang is staying active underneath Kipelainen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chang wants to improve his position but Kipelainen is controlling well.
Chang is working hard here to advance position.
Chang punching from the bottom.
Chang is looking for a sweep. Kipelainen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chang is staying active underneath Kipelainen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kipelainen stands up out of the half guard.
Kipelainen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Chang to the mat! Chang manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kipelainen trying to control but Chang is working from the bottom.
Chang pulls Kipelainen in close to prevent any damage.
Chang on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Chang tries to get out of the position.
Kipelainen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Chang is working an open guard so Kipelainen takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kipelainen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kipelainen is pushing Chang up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kivi Kipelainen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kipelainen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Chang manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Chang throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Kipelainen wants to pass the guard but Chang is keeping the position.
Chang keeping moving, preventing Kipelainen from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivi Kipelainen has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Chang misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kipelainen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kipelainen decides to pull guard.
Chang works over Kipelainen with some ground and pound from guard.
Kipelainen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chang throws a big right hand that misses.
Chang passes into half guard.
Chang stops Kipelainen from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chang throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chang not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chang is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kipelainen looks like he's trying to stand up.
Chang lands with a punch from half guard.
Kipelainen manages to get to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chang working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kipelainen's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kipelainen trying to keep a closed guard but Chang is proving a slippery customer.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kipelainen holds on and takes a little breather.
Chang postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chang cracks Kipelainen with a solid left hand.
Chang throwing strikes from guard but Kipelainen blocks nicely.
Kipelainen wants to stand up but Chang is controlling him.
Chang throwing strikes from guard but Kipelainen blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chang trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chang won't allow Kipelainen to get back to his feet.
Chang working some strikes from top position.
Chang lands a couple of digs.
Kipelainen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chang defends well.
Chang prevents Kipelainen from getting back to his feet.
Chang drops back looking for a leg! Kipelainen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kipelainen manages to kick Chang off! Chang jumps back into Kipelainen's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chang trying to control but Kipelainen is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kivi Kipelainen.
Well Kipelainen 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kivi Kipelainen!
Our winner, Kivi Kipelainen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lander Kanter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wes Good (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Good is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Wiz Khalifa - I'm Good. Wes Good has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lander Kanter's chin.
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194 lbs
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Good kicks
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lander Kanter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wes Good!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Lander Kanter has been cut.
Good drops Kanter with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kanter looks back up at him and smiles so Good waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Kanter is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good connects with a leg kick. Kanter looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oh Kanter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kanter is breathing heavily.
Good knocks out Kanter with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Good before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Good picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wes Good!
After the fight, Wes Good 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Bryce Evanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Karakutascipa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bryce Evanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommy Karakutascipa!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karakutascipa throws a hook but Evanson avoids it easily.
Evanson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karakutascipa throws out the jab.
Evanson shoots in and drives through. Karakutascipa sprawls well.
Evanson throws out a loose jab but Karakutascipa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karakutascipa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Evanson.
Karakutascipa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Evanson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Evanson shoots in and drives through. Karakutascipa sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryce Evanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Evanson with that takedown attempt.
Tommy Karakutascipa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evanson shoots in for a double leg but Karakutascipa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Evanson fails to land the takedown.
Karakutascipa misses with a double jab.
Karakutascipa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karakutascipa lands a head shot.
Evanson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karakutascipa throws a looping overhand right but Evanson ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karakutascipa throws out a loose jab but Evanson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Karakutascipa leaves Evanson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Karakutascipa with a jab.
Evanson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Evanson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Karakutascipa throws out a loose jab but Evanson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karakutascipa cracks Evanson with an open hand slap.
Karakutascipa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Evanson's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karakutascipa throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Karakutascipa finds it's way through Evanson's defenses.
Karakutascipa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Evanson backs up against the cage.
Karakutascipa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Evanson.
Karakutascipa misses with an uppercut
and Evanson counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Tommy Karakutascipa has been cut.
Karakutascipa lands a slapping body shot.
Evanson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Karakutascipa as he jumps to the side.
Karakutascipa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Evanson in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Karakutascipa.
Evanson dives in and grabs Karakutascipa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Karakutascipa pushes down on Evanson's head and hops out.
Good shot there by Karakutascipa.
Horrible takedown attempt by Evanson or perhaps it was just good defense by Karakutascipa, which made it look bad.
Evanson is breathing heavily.
Evanson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karakutascipa scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Karakutascipa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Karakutascipa's cut.
That's time! Evanson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Evanson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Karakutascipa swings for the body but Evanson moves out of range.
Bryce Evanson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Evanson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Evanson throws a series of punches but Karakutascipa moves out of range.
Evanson staying out of range there.
Evanson has a takedown stuffed.
Evanson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karakutascipa.
Karakutascipa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evanson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Evanson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryce Evanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Karakutascipa digs a good hook to Evanson's body.
Karakutascipa misses with a lunging right hand
and Evanson counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Evanson is defended easily by Karakutascipa.
Karakutascipa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evanson ducks under a wild hook from Karakutascipa.
Evanson closes the distance and clinches up with Karakutascipa, looking for a takedown. Evanson pushes Karakutascipa against the cage but Karakutascipa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Karakutascipa there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Evanson.
Evanson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Karakutascipa avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karakutascipa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Evanson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Karakutascipa misses its intended target.
Karakutascipa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Evanson on the side of the head.
Karakutascipa throws out a powerful jab.
Karakutascipa might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Evanson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Karakutascipa throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karakutascipa throws an off balance right hand
and Evanson counters with a nice uppercut.
Evanson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Evanson fails to land the takedown.
Evanson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Evanson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Karakutascipa.
Evanson walks into a left hand.
Karakutascipa looks to land a combination but Evanson avoids it well.
Evanson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Karakutascipa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tommy Karakutascipa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Karakutascipa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Karakutascipa misses with a series of wild punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Evanson.
Karakutascipa throws a jab when Evanson was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Karakutascipa misses.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Evanson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Evanson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evanson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice uppercut there from Karakutascipa.
Karakutascipa works over Evanson's head and body with a nice combination.
Karakutascipa looks to land a right hand but Evanson moved out of range.
Karakutascipa cracks Evanson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Evanson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Evanson 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.
Evanson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Karakutascipa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Evanson circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karakutascipa stuffs the takedown attempt from Evanson. Evanson gets slowly back to his feet.
Evanson ducks under a wild hook from Karakutascipa.
Karakutascipa looks to land a combination but Evanson avoids it well.
Karakutascipa cracks Evanson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Evanson takes one to the chin there.
Karakutascipa swings widly with a right hand
and Evanson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karakutascipa cracks Evanson with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evanson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karakutascipa.
Nice sprawl there from Karakutascipa as Evanson shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryce Evanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Evanson misses with a takedown attempt - Karakutascipa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karakutascipa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Karakutascipa lands with a straight right. Evanson didn't see that one coming.
Tommy Karakutascipa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karakutascipa lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karakutascipa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Evanson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Karakutascipa's waist but Karakutascipa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Evanson off to one side.
Evanson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karakutascipa throws out the jab.
A combination from Karakutascipa does no damage.
Evanson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karakutascipa.
Karakutascipa jabs Evanson right on the nose. Evanson blinks but takes it well.
Karakutascipa lands a nice shot that snaps Evanson's head back.
Bryce Evanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tommy Karakutascipa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Evanson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Karakutascipa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Karakutascipa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Karakutascipa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Domingos Eto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bun Yun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Domingos Eto has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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275 lbs
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Domingos Eto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bun Yun!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eto throws a wild body kick that Yun sees coming a mile off.
Eto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yun shoots in but no luck this time.
Yun feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Eto trying to control the position.
Yun lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Eto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Eto is trying to keep Yun in close.
Yun controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Domingos Eto wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Eto throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eto gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Yun has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Eto is proving hard to escape from.
Yun missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Eto is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yun is controlling him.
Eto on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Eto tries to get out of the position.
Yun stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Eto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yun is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Yun with a nice head shot there.
Yun scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yun slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Yun throws a big elbow that misses.
Eto trying to control the position.
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.
Yun's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Yun has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bun Yun.
Eto fakes the leg kick and cracks Yun in the body.
Eto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yun looks winded!
Eto throws a sloppy head kick and Yun moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eto misses with a head kick.
Eto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yun tries to clinch but Eto moves out of range.
Eto lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Yun crumples to the floor! Eto milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Domingos Eto!
Bun Yun was interviewed post fight and said 'Thank you to the fans for coming out tonight, I will get the next one! Well done to my opponent.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jazman Frochzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jazman Frochzer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Frochzer was covering up waiting for the punch and Reynolds finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Frochzer keeping full guard, as Reynolds tries to pass.
Frochzer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Reynolds is one step ahead there.
Reynolds makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Frochzer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Frochzer working for a triangle but Reynolds defends it easily.
Frochzer working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds throws a big elbow that misses.
Reynolds is looking to work some ground and pound but Frochzer has wrist control.
Reynolds trying to control the position from guard on top but Frochzer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reynolds missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Reynolds is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Reynolds throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Reynolds lands a couple of digs.
Reynolds won't allow Frochzer to sweep him here.
Frochzer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Frochzer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Reynolds throws a strike but Frochzer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Reynolds seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds wants to stand up but Frochzer is controlling him.
Frochzer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Reynolds can do anything to dispel that myth.
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!
Frochzer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Frochzer trying to control but Reynolds is working from the bottom.
Reynolds really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Frochzer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Frochzer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Frochzer's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Frochzer'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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A left and a right from Frochzer both land. Nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Frochzer counter with a right hand.
Donk. Frochzer catches Reynolds right on the button with a cross.
Reynolds looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Frochzer is fending him off so far but Reynolds persists. Nope, Frochzer circles away and we're back to standing.
Frochzer drives through with a takedown into Reynolds's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Reynolds keeping moving, preventing Frochzer from controlling successfully.
Reynolds tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reynolds keeping moving, preventing Frochzer from controlling successfully.
Frochzer content to stall in guard here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Frochzer throwing strikes but missing.
Reynolds is looking to stand up but Frochzer isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frochzer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Frochzer prevents Reynolds from getting back to his feet.
Frochzer throwing strikes but missing.
Reynolds keeping moving, preventing Frochzer from controlling successfully.
Frochzer throwing strikes from guard but Reynolds blocks nicely.
Frochzer with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Frochzer wants to control from the top but Reynolds keeps moving.
Reynolds wants to get back to his feet but Frochzer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jazman Frochzer dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Reynolds shoots in but Frochzer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Reynolds walks into a jab.
Nice jab there from Frochzer.
Reynolds shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Reynolds dives in and grabs Frochzer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Frochzer pushes down on Reynolds's head and hops out.
Frochzer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Reynolds's head backwards.
Reynolds is rocked!
Reynolds with a lazy takedown attempt
and Frochzer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Reynolds is still on wobbly legs! Can Frochzer finish him?
Jazman Frochzer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Reynolds.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frochzer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Frochzer! Reynolds is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jazman Frochzer!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cal Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terru Wickholm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cal Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Terru Wickholm!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wickholm misses with an uppercut
and Harris counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wickholm thinking.
Wickholm just misses with a punch to the body.
Wickholm swings widly with a right hand
and Harris counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wickholm moves away.
Wickholm throws a hook but Harris avoids it easily.
Harris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wickholm circles away quickly and effectively.
Harris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wickholm throws a jab when Harris was well out of range.
A head kick misses from Harris.
Wickholm jabs Harris to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Harris defending well as Wickholm loads up on a big left hand.
Harris misses with a series of wild punches.
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harris feints a jab promting Wickholm to slip. Harris then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Wickholm slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Harris slips under a jab from Wickholm.
Harris stuns Wickholm with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wickholm looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wickholm scores with the left hand. Harris knows he should have avoided that one.
Wickholm is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Wickholm cracks Harris with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Harris looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Wickholm finish him?
Harris is rocked!
It looks like Cal Harris has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wickholm sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Harris's defenses. It connects perfectly with Harris's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Terru Wickholm!
Our winner, Terru Wickholm, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Hurley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrzej Budzynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrzej Budzynski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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179 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Justin Hurley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andrzej Budzynski!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Budzynski in his tracks.
Budzynski misses with a body kick.
Budzynski tries a head kick but it misses.
Hurley's corner calls for a 1-2. Hurley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Budzynski throws a low kick but Hurley avoids it.
Budzynski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Andrzej Budzynski has been cut.
Hurley is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hurley stuns Budzynski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hurley cracks a nice hook into Budzynski's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Budzynski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hurley checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Budzynski misses with a head kick.
Budzynski throws a sloppy head kick and Hurley moves out of range easily.
We've been told by Hurley's head coaches at Team Finland that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hurley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hurley jabs Budzynski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hurley scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hurley lands a nice hook to Budzynski's body. Budzynski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hurley lands the left hand.
Budzynski avoids a punch combination nicely.
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!
Hurley throws a shot to the body.
Hurley throws out a powerful jab.
Hurley jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Budzynski is rocked!
Hurley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hurley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hurley connects with a body shot that sends Budzynski's belly button to the back.
Budzynski looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurley works the jab nicely.
Hurley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Budzynski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hurley.
Hurley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Budzynski doesn't seem bothered though.
Hurley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hurley cracks a nice hook into Budzynski's ribs.
Good standup being displayed there by Hurley as he connects with a hook.
Hurley closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Budzynski out cold! Budzynski corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Justin Hurley!
Justin Hurley is the new welterweight champion!
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