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MMA Helsinki - 16 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Lote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jouni Rytkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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25
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
30
220 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andy Lote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jouni Rytkonen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rytkonen misses with a few strikes there.
Rytkonen stalks Lote and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lote's face. Lote staggers backwards, shaken.
Jouni Rytkonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rytkonen works the jab nicely.
Rytkonen scores with a three punch combo!
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!
Lote gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rytkonen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rytkonen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lote on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lote tries for a takedown but Rytkonen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rytkonen connects with a superb combination that knocks Lote out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Rytkonen before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Lote!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jouni Rytkonen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ahmed Ali Baba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutus Beefcake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brutus Beefcake has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ahmed Ali Baba's chin.
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200 lbs
8 - 30 - 0 |
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223 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ahmed Ali Baba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brutus Beefcake!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beefcake drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ali Baba is looking for a sweep.
Beefcake tries to move to mount but Ali Baba blocks the move with his legs.
Ali Baba is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A lull in the action here as Beefcake stalls from top position.
Ali Baba is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Beefcake off and has taken his back!
Beefcake controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Beefcake is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beefcake is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Beefcake showing good submission defense here.
Ali Baba working for a choke but Beefcake reverses nicely into Ali Baba 's guard.
Ali Baba is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Beefcake loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ali Baba controls Beefcake momentarily but Beefcake frees himself.
Beefcake looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali Baba tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Brutus Beefcake.
Ali Baba shoots in but no luck this time.
Beefcake looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
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!
Beefcake loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
My spies in LOD Gym Now with StandUP inform me that Beefcake has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Beefcake postures up in Ali Baba's guard and throws a big left but Ali Baba blocks it.
Beefcake postures up.
Beefcake stays in close to Ali Baba's body and controls the position.
Beefcake must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ali Baba is trying to control the position but Beefcake postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali Baba is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ali Baba being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Brutus Beefcake has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ali Baba shoots and misses
and Beefcake counters by moving into the clinch.
Beefcake manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ali Baba throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ali Baba trying to control the position from guard on top but Beefcake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beefcake controlling the position.
Beefcake looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ali Baba is one step ahead there.
Beefcake throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beefcake looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Beefcake wants to sweep here but Ali Baba controlling him for the moment.
Beefcake working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Ali Baba has passed into half guard!
Ali Baba is working for a submission of some sort.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beefcake wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brutus Beefcake dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ali Baba tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Beefcake defends well and Ali Baba ends up having to push Beefcake into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ali Baba is fighting off a takedown attempt but Beefcake is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Ali Baba to the mat. Ali Baba regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Brutus Beefcake has got the better of the ground game so far.
Beefcake pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ali Baba is keeping the position for now.
Ali Baba tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ali Baba preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ali Baba has a closed guard, preventing Beefcake from standing up.
Beefcake postures up.
Beefcake stopping the sweep attempt from Ali Baba.
Beefcake is pushing down on Ali Baba's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ali Baba is fighting to maintain full guard but Beefcake has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Beefcake seems content to control.
Beefcake wants to free his trapped foot but Ali Baba is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Beefcake 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.
Beefcake is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ali Baba doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Beefcake.
Ali Baba wants to control but Beefcake is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beefcake takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Beefcake tries to stand and escape but Ali Baba is controlling the position.
Ali Baba is looking to control Beefcake's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ali Baba avoid being mounted?
Beefcake tries to pass to full mount but Ali Baba defends it.
Ali Baba trying to hold on to Beefcake's head to control him but Beefcake postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Beefcake gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Beefcake manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Beefcake is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beefcake keeping moving, preventing Ali Baba from controlling successfully.
Beefcake working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ali Baba doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ali Baba manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Beefcake thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Beefcake wants to get back to his feet but Ali Baba is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ali Baba wants to pass the guard but Beefcake is keeping the position.
Ali Baba stopping the sweep attempt from Beefcake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali Baba stops Beefcake from standing up.
Ali Baba trying to control the position from guard on top but Beefcake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beefcake trying to control the position here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Beefcake scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ali Baba has his takedown stuffed
and Beefcake counters by clinching up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beefcake keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ali Baba's efforts to push away.
Beefcake tries to score a body lock takedown but Ali Baba shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brutus Beefcake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ali Baba will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No joy there for Ali Baba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ali Baba will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Beefcake takes the fight into the clinch.
Ali Baba wants to break free but Beefcake has control.
Beefcake gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Ali Baba not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Beefcake slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ali Baba has a closed guard, preventing Beefcake from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Brutus Beefcake wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ali Baba fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ahmed Ali Baba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beefcake manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ali Baba on his heels. He'll look to pass Ali Baba's guard now, I'm sure.
Ali Baba controls Beefcake momentarily but Beefcake frees himself.
Beefcake is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Beefcake throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ali Baba works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Beefcake postures up.
Beefcake trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Beefcake won't allow Ali Baba to sweep him here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Beefcake shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ali Baba is trying to defend but Beefcake finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beefcake with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ali Baba is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ali Baba trying to control here.
Beefcake not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Beefcake is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ali Baba keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beefcake is looking to advance position but Ali Baba won't allow it.
Ali Baba trying to control from the bottom.
Beefcake wants to pass to mount but Ali Baba is defending the position.
Beefcake sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Beefcake seems to be working for a kimura but Ali Baba defends the submission attempt.
Beefcake performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali Baba is looking for a sweep. Beefcake is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Beefcake not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Beefcake not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ali Baba is trying to control but Beefcake manages to pass to mount!
Beefcake throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ali Baba because Beefcake loaded up on that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ali Baba is looking to get to half guard.
Beefcake lands a big shot there that rocks Ali Baba but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brutus Beefcake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Beefcake has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brutus Beefcake!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Karlovsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres comes to the cage accompanied by No Control-You will crawl. Jonas Karlovsson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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22
235 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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23
270 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Counter fighter
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henry Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonas Karlovsson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres misses with a body shot.
Torres swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karlovsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torres.
Torres has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Holding Cell in the buildup to the fight.
Karlovsson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Torres counters with a nice body shot.
Karlovsson avoids the body shot from Torres.
Torres feints and as Karlovsson raises his hands in defense, Torres changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torres throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Karlovsson keeping moving, preventing Torres from controlling successfully.
Torres postures up in Karlovsson's guard and throws a big left but Karlovsson blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres wants to pass the guard but Karlovsson is keeping the position.
Torres throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Torres stands up over Karlovsson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Karlovsson wants to stand up but Torres is controlling him.
Torres tries to free his leg and advance position but Karlovsson is retaining full guard.
Torres has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Torres working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlovsson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Torres.
Torres trying to control but Karlovsson is working from the bottom.
Torres throws an elbow that misses. Karlovsson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Torres's guard. Nice move by Karlovsson!
Torres on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Torres tries to get out of the position.
Torres preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Karlovsson throws a strike but Torres rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Torres postures up in Karlovsson's guard and throws a big left but Karlovsson blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Torres with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Torres accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Torres throws a strike but Karlovsson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Karlovsson throws a big elbow that misses.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Karlovsson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Karlovsson throws an elbow that misses. Torres uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Karlovsson's guard. Nice move by Torres!
Torres working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres trying to control but Karlovsson is working from the bottom.
Torres loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Torres throwing strikes from guard but Karlovsson blocks nicely.
Torres distracts Karlovsson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karlovsson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Torres 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.
Karlovsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Torres cracks Karlovsson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Jonas Karlovsson has been cut.
Torres waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karlovsson.
Karlovsson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Torres is fending him off so far but Karlovsson persists. Nope, Torres circles away and we're back to standing.
Torres connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Karlovsson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Torres counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karlovsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Karlovsson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Torres counters with a big uppercut that knocks Karlovsson off his feet! Torres dives into side control looking to finish!
Karlovsson is rocked!
Henry Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonas Karlovsson.
Karlovsson is breathing heavily.
Karlovsson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Torres has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Torres are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Torres scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Karlovsson to see if he's OK.
Torres throwing strikes but Karlovsson manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Torres tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Karlovsson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Karlovsson working away.
Torres is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Karlovsson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Torres is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karlovsson can do to turn this around?
Karlovsson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Karlovsson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Karlovsson working the head and body with strikes.
Karlovsson cracks Torres with a big right hand but Torres just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Torres here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karlovsson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Henry Torres overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Karlovsson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Torres is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Karlovsson off and has taken his back!
Torres trying to control.
Torres is really struggling to control Karlovsson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Torres throws a series of strikes and Karlovsson wriggles onto his back, so he's now mounted. He's in real trouble here.
Torres with shots to the head and body - Karlovsson looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres landing punches.
Torres sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Torres looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Torres drops a big elbow. That's hurt Karlovsson! More shots from Torres and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henry Torres!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Henry Torres waved his t-shirt featuring Bad Man Clothing (Nothing over 40$)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gaurav Sharma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gus Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaurav Sharma has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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140 lbs
2 - 6 - 0 |
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140 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gaurav Sharma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gus Bradley!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bradley.
Sharma scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bradley doesn't seem bothered though.
Sharma stalks Bradley and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bradley's face. Bradley staggers backwards, shaken.
Bradley rushes Sharma and presses him up against the cage.
Bradley lands an elbow inside that Sharma shrugs off.
Sharma takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bradley stalling against the cage.
Bradley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sharma avoiding damage as Bradley throws knees to the body.
Bradley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bradley lands an elbow inside that Sharma shrugs off.
Sharma wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bradley blocks an uppercut.
Bradley tries to land knees in the clinch but Sharma avoids the damage to the body.
Bradley lands an elbow that stopped Sharma in his tracks for a moment.
Bradley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sharma backwards.
Sharma tries to work over Bradley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bradley lands an elbow just above Sharma 's eye.
Bradley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sharma struggles to land a body shot inside as Bradley controls his hands.
Sharma working aggressively here.
Bradley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley lands a nice elbow.
Sharma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bradley lands a nice elbow.
Bradley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sharma has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Sharma fails to land.
Nice elbow from Bradley.
Sharma is trying to force a seperation but Bradley has the dominant position.
A bit of stalling here from Bradley.
Sharma avoiding damage as Bradley throws knees to the body.
Sharma is trying to break free.
Sharma wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sharma is looking to break free of the clinch but Bradley has double underhooks.
Bradley is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sharma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bradley misses with a knee strike.
Bradley has Sharma pressed against the cage, preventing Sharma from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice elbow from Bradley.
Bradley misses with a punch to the body.
Bradley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley lands a nice elbow.
Bradley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sharma backwards.
Sharma has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bradley will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sharma up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Bradley.
Sharma has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bradley lands a hook that snaps the head of Sharma backwards.
Bradley lands an elbow inside that Sharma shrugs off.
Bradley lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bradley.
Sharma managing to block the knees to the body from Bradley.
Sharma wants to get back to striking at distance but Bradley won't allow it.
Bradley prevents a body shot from Sharma.
A short right from Bradley.
Bradley missing with knees to the body.
Bradley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sharma avoids it.
Bradley lands an elbow that stopped Sharma in his tracks for a moment.
Bradley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley pushes Sharma back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sharma takes an elbow to the temple.
Bradley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sharma wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bradley trying to land knees to the body.
Bradley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sharma avoids it.
Sharma misses with a body punch.
Bradley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bradley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Come on Bradley - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sharma managing to block the knees to the body from Bradley.
Bradley tries to land knees in the clinch but Sharma avoids the damage to the body.
Sharma is trying to break the clinch but Bradley is controlling him.
Bradley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sharma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bradley scores with a shoulder strike.
Sharma blocks a body shot from Bradley.
Sharma is trying to push Bradley away but Bradley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley just leaning against Sharma, taking a breather.
Bradley lands with a left to the head.
Sharma tries a body shot but Bradley blocks it.
Bradley tries to land knees in the clinch but Sharma avoids the damage to the body.
Sharma looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bradley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bradley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Bradley.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bradley lands a damaging elbow.
Bradley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bradley lands a damaging elbow.
Bradley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bradley lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bradley tries to land knees in the clinch but Sharma avoids the damage to the body.
Sharma wants to break free but Bradley has control.
Sharma wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bradley lands a damaging elbow.
Sharma misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gus Bradley dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sharma lands a jab to Bradley's midsection.
Bradley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bradley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bradley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bradley drives through and clinches with Sharma against the cage.
Bradley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bradley landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bradley tries to land knees in the clinch but Sharma avoids the damage to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sharma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bradley lands an elbow inside.
Still in the clinch, Bradley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gus Bradley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bradley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bradley lands a shoulder strike.
Bradley lands a right hand.
Bradley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sharma's defenses.
Bradley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bradley avoiding damage.
Sharma misses with a punch on the inside.
Sharma swings wildly with an uppercut but Bradley uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharma is looking to break free of the clinch but Bradley has double underhooks.
Bradley prevents Sharma from breaking the clinch.
Sharma misses with a body punch.
Sharma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bradley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sharma.
Bradley trying to land knees to the body.
Bradley's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bradley lands with a right to the head.
Bradley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sharma tries a body shot but Bradley blocks it.
Bradley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sharma.
Bradley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sharma's efforts to push away.
Bradley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sharma is defending well for now.
Sharma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Bradley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharma managing to block the knees to the body from Bradley.
Bradley lands a body shot.
Sharma is trying to break the clinch but Bradley has him pressed against the cage.
Sharma wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bradley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sharma's efforts to push away.
Bradley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bradley.
Sharma is trying to break the clinch but Bradley has him pressed against the cage.
Sharma letting Bradley take a breather here.
Sharma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bradley blocking some punches.
Bradley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sharma misses with some punches.
Bradley lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bradley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley lands a nice elbow.
Sharma can't find room to land a body shot as Bradley controls the action.
Bradley has Sharma pressed against the cage, preventing Sharma from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bradley scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sharma.
Bradley displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sharma up against the cage.
Sharma tries to break free but Bradley pushes him back against the cage.
Sharma is trying to force a seperation but Bradley has the dominant position.
Bradley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sharma's elbow.
Bradley avoiding damage.
Bradley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bradley.
Bradley taking a breather.
A short right from Bradley.
Sharma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bradley's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bradley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bradley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bradley lands with a left to the head.
Bradley prevents a body shot from Sharma.
Sharma tries to break free but Bradley pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bradley looking to throw knees to the head but Sharma is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bradley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bradley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bradley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sharma misses with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bradley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bradley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sharma's defenses.
Bradley missing with knees to the body.
Bradley tries to land knees in the clinch but Sharma avoids the damage to the body.
Bradley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gus Bradley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bradley lands with a kick to the temple. Sharma shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bradley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bradley. Sharma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bradley clinches.
Bradley stalling against the cage.
Bradley missing with knees to the body.
Sharma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bradley.
Bradley missing with knees to the body.
Bradley prevents Sharma from breaking the clinch.
Sharma avoiding damage as Bradley throws knees to the body.
Bradley has Sharma pressed against the cage.
Sharma takes an elbow to the temple.
Sharma takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sharma takes an elbow to the temple.
Sharma tries to break free but Bradley pushes him back against the cage.
Sharma takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bradley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sharma's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharma tries to throw a body punch but Bradley avoids it by throwing Sharma back against the cage.
Sharma misses with the head strike.
Bradley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bradley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sharma's efforts to push away.
Bradley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sharma's elbow.
Bradley lands a damaging elbow.
Bradley tries to land knees in the clinch but Sharma avoids the damage to the body.
Sharma tries a body shot but Bradley blocks it.
Bradley lands an elbow just above Sharma 's eye.
Bradley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sharma's defenses.
Bradley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice elbow from Bradley.
Bradley lands a damaging elbow.
Bradley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sharma backwards.
Bradley blocks an uppercut.
Bradley taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bradley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bradley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gaurav Sharma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bradley.
Bradley lands a damaging elbow.
Bradley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sharma is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Bradley.
Bradley landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bradley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bradley lands an elbow just above Sharma 's eye.
Sharma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bradley lands an elbow inside.
A short body shot lands from Bradley as the two fighters clinch.
Bradley stalling in the clinch.
Bradley has Sharma pressed against the cage, preventing Sharma from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bradley.
A frustrated look appears on Sharma's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bradley.
Sharma tries to work over Bradley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bradley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sharma's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sharma managing to block the knees to the body from Bradley.
Bradley stalling in the clinch.
Bradley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bradley lands a shot to the body.
Sharma can't break the clinch.
Sharma takes an elbow to the temple.
Bradley trying to land knees to the body.
Bradley is working Sharma over against the cage.
Sharma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bradley just leaning against Sharma, taking a breather.
Bradley lands an elbow that stopped Sharma in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Bradley.
Bradley stalling the fight.
Bradley lands an elbow just above Sharma 's eye.
Bradley lands an elbow inside that Sharma shrugs off.
Bradley lands a nice elbow.
Bradley lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharma wants to break free but Bradley has control.
Sharma is trying to push Bradley away but Bradley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bradley lands an elbow that stopped Sharma in his tracks for a moment.
Bradley lands an elbow that stopped Sharma in his tracks for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sharma is trying to push Bradley away but Bradley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bradley lands an elbow just above Sharma 's eye.
Sharma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bradley just leaning against Sharma, taking a breather.
Bradley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sharma's defenses.
Sharma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bradley lands a shoulder strike.
Bradley lands an elbow inside that Sharma shrugs off.
Sharma takes an elbow to the temple.
Sharma managing to block the knees to the body from Bradley.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short uppercut from Bradley.
Bradley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bradley lands a nice elbow.
Gus Bradley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bradley leaning against his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gus Bradley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bradley winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gus Bradley!
After winning the bout, Gus Bradley thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Rothstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichi Takeshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ichi Takeshi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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27
140 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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28
138 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arnold Rothstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ichi Takeshi!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takeshi swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from Rothstein.
Rothstein misses with a wild body shot.
Takeshi shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rothstein manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Takeshi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rothstein swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Takeshi stopping the sweep attempt from Rothstein.
Takeshi has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at St Petersburg MMA Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Takeshi wants to pass the guard but Rothstein is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Takeshi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rothstein not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rothstein keeping full guard, as Takeshi tries to pass.
Takeshi wants to control from the top but Rothstein keeps moving.
Takeshi won't allow Rothstein to sweep him here.
Takeshi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rothstein working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Takeshi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi throwing strikes but missing.
Takeshi is looking to work some ground and pound but Rothstein has wrist control.
Takeshi throws a strike but Rothstein rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Takeshi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rothstein trying to control but Takeshi is working from the bottom.
Rothstein throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothstein looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Takeshi controlling the position.
Rothstein wants to control from the top but Takeshi keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Arnold Rothstein wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Takeshi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rothstein looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rothstein throws a body punch but Takeshi moves out of range.
Takeshi with a jab.
Takeshi works Rothstein's body with a nice hook.
Rothstein takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Takeshi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Takeshi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rothstein. Rothstein circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rothstein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takeshi was well out of range. Poor timing from Rothstein.
Takeshi checks a low kick from Rothstein.
Rothstein misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rothstein misses the body punch
and Takeshi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rothstein looking for a sweep. Not yet Rothstein, not yet.
Takeshi stands and throws Rothstein's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Takeshi is chipping away with strikes.
Takeshi misses with the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rothstein regains half guard, as Takeshi was trying to land strikes.
Takeshi tries to pass to full mount but Rothstein defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichi Takeshi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rothstein misses with a wild body shot.
Rothstein gets the takedown into side control.
Takeshi trying to remain calm as Rothstein controls from the top position.
Takeshi is trying to get back to half guard.
Takeshi keeps trying to improve his position.
Rothstein is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Takeshi manages to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeshi is refusing to be controlled, as Rothstein sits in half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rothstein trying to control the pace.
Takeshi is looking for a sweep. Rothstein is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Arnold Rothstein just wasn't active enough.
Left hook, right uppercut from Takeshi.
Rothstein is looking to wear down Takeshi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rothstein throws a poor cross that misses
so Takeshi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Takeshi slips nicely into half guard.
Rothstein keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Takeshi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rothstein is looking for a sweep. Takeshi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Takeshi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Takeshi trying to control the action but Rothstein is working from the bottom.
Takeshi 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.
Takeshi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi throwing shots but Rothstein is blocking nicely.
Takeshi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Takeshi there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi is looking to advance position but Rothstein won't allow it.
Rothstein blocking the ground and pound attempt from Takeshi.
Takeshi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Takeshi is trying to work for a kimura but Rothstein is defending well.
Takeshi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takeshi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Takeshi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichi Takeshi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rothstein throws a wild body kick that Takeshi sees coming a mile off.
Rothstein drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rothstein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takeshi was well out of range. Poor timing from Rothstein.
Rothstein swings for the body but Takeshi moves out of range.
Rothstein scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Takeshi lands a right hook to the body.
Rothstein misses with a head kick.
Rothstein connects with a nice looking jab.
Takeshi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Takeshi throws a series of strikes that have Rothstein backpedaling.
Rothstein throws a nice head kick!
A shot to the body from Rothstein misses
and Takeshi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rothstein won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takeshi trying to control the action but Rothstein is working from the bottom.
Rothstein regains half guard, as Takeshi was trying to land strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeshi slips a nice elbow through Rothstein's hands, connecting with Rothstein's forehead.
Takeshi is trying to control. Rothstein wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rothstein moves into full guard.
Takeshi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Takeshi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rothstein is keeping the position for now.
Rothstein is trying to control the position but Takeshi postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi throws a strike but Rothstein rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rothstein trying to control the position from guard on top but Takeshi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rothstein looking to sit in guard and control but Takeshi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rothstein is trying to control the position but Takeshi postures up.
Takeshi with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothstein looking to hit a scissor sweep but Takeshi is one step ahead there.
Takeshi trying to control the position from guard on top but Rothstein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Takeshi connects with a couple of short punches.
Arnold Rothstein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Takeshi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rothstein is keeping the position for now.
Takeshi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rothstein works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Takeshi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi throws a strike but Rothstein rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rothstein throws a big right hand that misses.
Ichi Takeshi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Takeshi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Takeshi is controlling Rothstein's posture.
Takeshi controls Rothstein momentarily but Rothstein frees himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rothstein wants to control from the top but Takeshi keeps moving.
Rothstein will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Takeshi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ichi Takeshi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Takeshi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ichi Takeshi!
Ichi Takeshi took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, RED RHINO PSYCHO CLOTHING for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonid Guerra Salsido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guerra Salsido comes to the cage accompanied by Cuba Anthem. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jin Kim enters the cage!
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34
195 lbs
18 - 15 - 0 |
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220 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leonid Guerra Salsido!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 38 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Jin Kim!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Guerra Salsido looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Kim throws an elbow but Guerra Salsido slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kim working the head and body with strikes.
Kim working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sloppy strikes there by Kim.
Kim advances nicely into full mount.
Kim landing strikes from the mount and Guerra Salsido is in trouble!
Guerra Salsido is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Guerra Salsido can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Oh Guerra Salsido is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kim lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Guerra Salsido! Kim sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Guerra Salsido and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jin Kim!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Teras Kassit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gray Vick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gray Vick is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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170 lbs
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22
175 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teras Kassit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gray Vick!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vick takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab from Vick.
Vick shoots in for a takedown but Kassit shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vick comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kassit throws an off balance right hand
and Vick counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kassit!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Vick thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kassit is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vick looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Vick tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kassit knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vick on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vick thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Vick tries to advance to mount but can't.
Vick thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vick trying to control the position but Kassit is working away.
Vick is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Kassit is trying to escape and Vick transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Kassit is forced to tap! Nice work there by Vick! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gray Vick!
A very excited looking Gray Vick made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cassit Heiluu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heiluu comes to the cage accompanied by Kerrankin Tarpeekseen. The crowd seem to be enjoying Morris's choice of entrance music: Clique . Leroy Morris has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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153 lbs
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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
27 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cassit Heiluu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leroy Morris!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heiluu throws a shot from downtown. Morris moves away and avoids it.
Heiluu misses with a right hand
so Morris counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Heiluu manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Heiluu throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Heiluu is landing with some decent strikes but Morris is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Heiluu throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Heiluu with a couple of short strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morris takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Heiluu scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Morris?
Morris wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Heiluu.
Heiluu in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
It looks like Leroy Morris has been cut.
Heiluu thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heiluu misses with a head shot.
Heiluu landing strikes from the mount and Morris is in trouble!
Morris is rocked!
Heiluu postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Morris badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Heiluu around the waist but Heiluu pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Heiluu is the winner by TKO! Heiluu jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cassit Heiluu!
Cassit Heiluu seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Leroy Morris had this to say: 'Well well well Billy Boy, you got the better of me this time... '.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kool Keith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sylwester Karwowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karwowski is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Metallica - Enter Sandman. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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214 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kool Keith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sylwester Karwowski!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karwowski.
Karwowski thuds his right hand into Keith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Karwowski goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Kool Keith has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karwowski throws an overhand right that lands on Keith's shoulder, as Keith tries to avoid the shot.
Karwowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Karwowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice body punch from Keith - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Keith.
Keith lands a body shot in the clinch.
Keith is trying to trip Karwowski. He has hold of a leg but Karwowski is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Keith persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Keith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karwowski wants to sweep but no luck.
Keith trying to control the position from guard on top but Karwowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keith preventing the sweep.
Keith content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Keith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Karwowski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Keith trying to control but Karwowski is working from the bottom.
Keith throwing strikes from guard but Karwowski blocks nicely.
Karwowski trying to keep a closed guard but Keith is proving a slippery customer.
Keith forces his way into half guard.
Keith has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Karwowski tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Keith has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Karwowski can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keith lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Karwowski hang on?
Karwowski felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keith lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Keith working Karwowski over with strikes here.
Karwowski really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Keith scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Karwowski?
Karwowski is rocked!
Keith looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Karwowski covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kool Keith!
Kool Keith is the new light heavyweight champion!
A victorious Kool Keith thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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