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NFC 50 Mortensson vs Flashligh PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eino Juutilainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kregor Tammirinta (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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155 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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169 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eino Juutilainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kregor Tammirinta!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juutilainen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tammirinta's guard.
Juutilainen looking to pass the guard.
Tammirinta looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Juutilainen cracks Tammirinta with a solid left hand.
Tammirinta is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Juutilainen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tammirinta is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Juutilainen defends well.
Juutilainen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tammirinta preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Juutilainen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juutilainen lands a couple of elbows.
Tammirinta is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Juutilainen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tammirinta on the ground.
Juutilainen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tammirinta looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Juutilainen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Juutilainen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Juutilainen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Juutilainen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juutilainen wants to control from the top but Tammirinta keeps moving.
Juutilainen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tammirinta wants to stand up but Juutilainen is controlling him.
Juutilainen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Juutilainen stands up over Tammirinta, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tammirinta trying to control the position.
Juutilainen postures up in Tammirinta's guard and throws a big left but Tammirinta blocks it.
Juutilainen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juutilainen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tammirinta has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Juutilainen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tammirinta looks gassed!
Tammirinta preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Juutilainen wants to control from the top but Tammirinta keeps moving.
Juutilainen is working Tammirinta over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tammirinta is looking for a triangle but Juutilainen pushes his legs off easily.
Juutilainen wants to control from the top but Tammirinta keeps moving.
Juutilainen works over Tammirinta with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Juutilainen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tammirinta is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Juutilainen slips nicely into half guard.
Juutilainen throwing shots but Tammirinta is blocking nicely.
Juutilainen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Juutilainen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tammirinta on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Juutilainen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Juutilainen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eino Juutilainen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tammirinta stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tammirinta wants it to stay on the feet.
Juutilainen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No luck for Juutilainen with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eino Juutilainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tammirinta gets caught flat footed, as Juutilainen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Juutilainen wants to control from the top but Tammirinta keeps moving.
Juutilainen throws and elbow that misses. Tammirinta uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Juutilainen's guard. Nice move by Tammirinta!
Tammirinta stands and throws Juutilainen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tammirinta sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Juutilainen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Juutilainen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Juutilainen is trying to control Tammirinta's posture but Tammirinta avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juutilainen is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tammirinta lands a nice forearm strike.
Juutilainen wants to control but Tammirinta postures up.
Juutilainen is looking for a sweep.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Juutilainen slaps away a takedown attempt from Tammirinta, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tammirinta is breathing heavily.
Juutilainen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Juutilainen showed some decent athleticism there.
Juutilainen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juutilainen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Juutilainen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tammirinta defending well though.
Tammirinta tries to roll over but Juutilainen keeps him under control.
Juutilainen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tammirinta is pressing down on Juutilainen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Juutilainen thows a big elbow that misses.
Tammirinta preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Juutilainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Tammirinta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tammirinta had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Juutilainen defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tammirinta is looking for a triangle but Juutilainen pushes his legs off easily.
Juutilainen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tammirinta keeping moving, preventing Juutilainen from controlling successfully.
Juutilainen stands up over Tammirinta, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Juutilainen postures up and lands a big shot to Tammirinta's brow.
Juutilainen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Juutilainen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Juutilainen is working Tammirinta over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Juutilainen stands and throws Tammirinta's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Juutilainen working the head with strikes.
Juutilainen looks up at the clock and then as Tammirinta takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Juutilainen smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Tammirinta takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Juutilainen scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eino Juutilainen dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Juutilainen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Juutilainen passes the guard and advances to mount!
Juutilainen landing strikes from the mount.
Tammirinta is rocked!
Juutilainen landing strikes from the mount.
Tammirinta is still in real trouble! Can Juutilainen finish him?
Juutilainen breaks from Tammirinta's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Tammirinta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Juutilainen postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Tammirinta in real trouble here! The ref calls for Tammirinta to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eino Juutilainen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimbo Stapelstaden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamal Quik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quik has chosen Three 6 Mafia - I Got as his entrance music. 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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25
183 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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185 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimbo Stapelstaden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jamal Quik!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quik takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stapelstaden scores with a sloppy right hand. Quik should have avoided that one.
Quik scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stapelstaden ducks under a wild hook from Quik.
Stapelstaden thuds his right hand into Quik's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A right-left combo lands from Stapelstaden.
Quik showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stapelstaden.
Stapelstaden throws a looping overhand right but Quik ducks down to avoid it.
Stapelstaden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quik manages to avoid it.
Quik 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.
Stapelstaden pulls Quik in to control the position.
Stapelstaden tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Quik lands a couple of digs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quik is looking to work some ground and pound but Stapelstaden has wrist control.
Quik postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stapelstaden working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quik trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Quik postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Quik keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Stapelstaden's head.
Quik tries to free his leg and advance position but Stapelstaden is retaining full guard.
Quik in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stapelstaden looking to hit a scissor sweep but Quik is one step ahead there.
Quik lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Quik throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stapelstaden is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stapelstaden wants to sweep here but Quik controlling him for the moment.
Stapelstaden keeping moving, preventing Quik from controlling successfully.
Stapelstaden knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Quik on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stapelstaden looks to throw the jab but Quik is out of range.
Quik tries to clinch but Stapelstaden moves out of range.
Stapelstaden's corner calls for a 1-2. Stapelstaden obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Stapelstaden missing with a left hand there. Quik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Quik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stapelstaden just misses with a punch to the body.
Stapelstaden misses the shot to the body.
Stapelstaden throws a jab but it's blocked by Quik.
Jimbo Stapelstaden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stapelstaden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quik.
Quik misses with a takedown attempt - Stapelstaden sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Quik closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stapelstaden circles away.
Stapelstaden misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stapelstaden looks to throw the jab but Quik is out of range.
Quik takes one to the chin there.
Stapelstaden throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stapelstaden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stapelstaden lands a slapping body shot.
Stapelstaden throws a jab but it's blocked by Quik.
Quik takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Quik looks gassed!
Nice defenses there by Quik.
Stapelstaden connects with a right hand. Quik shakes it off.
Stapelstaden misses with a hook.
Jimbo Stapelstaden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stapelstaden fails in his attempt to clinch.
Quik takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Quik throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stapelstaden cracks a nice hook into Quik's ribs.
Stapelstaden misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quik on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice defenses there by Quik.
Stapelstaden throws a shot from downtown. Quik moves away and avoids it.
Quik staying out of range there.
Stapelstaden looks to land a right hand but Quik moved out of range.
Stapelstaden tries to close the distance and clinch up but Quik swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Quik throws a low kick, looking for Stapelstaden's leg but Stapelstaden calmly moves out of range.
Stapelstaden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Quik.
Quik displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stapelstaden throws out the jab.
Stapelstaden lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quik misses with a body kick.
Stapelstaden fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stapelstaden moves out of range as Quik strikes.
Stapelstaden fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimbo Stapelstaden dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stapelstaden misses with a looping left.
Stapelstaden lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Quik circles away quickly and effectively.
Quik scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Jimbo Stapelstaden has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Stapelstaden misses the target.
Stapelstaden connects with the punch.
Stapelstaden throws a looping overhand right but Quik ducks down to avoid it.
Stapelstaden lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Quik at a distance.
A punch lands to the side of Quik 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Quik is rocked!
Stapelstaden misses with a straight left.
Quik is still on wobbly legs! Can Stapelstaden finish him?
Stapelstaden connects with a nice cross there... Quik is looking wobbly and Stapelstaden recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Quik to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Stapelstaden jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jimbo Stapelstaden!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Jeremy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muay Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeremy comes to the cage accompanied by Motörhead - Killed By Death. Muay Thai will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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280 lbs
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274 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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, Ron Jeremy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Muay Thai!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thai misses with a head kick.
Thai works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jeremy rushes Thai and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jeremy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thai blocks the elbow strike.
Thai tries to break the clinch but Jeremy is controlling the position.
Jeremy lands a damaging elbow.
Thai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jeremy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jeremy avoids it.
Jeremy misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jeremy.
Thai avoids a wild elbow strike from Jeremy.
Thai wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thai avoids the elbow strike from Jeremy, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jeremy.
Thai lands an elbow inside that Jeremy shrugs off.
Thai blocks an elbow strike from Jeremy.
Thai stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Thai dodges an elbow strike from Jeremy.
Thai takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Muay Thai has been cut.
Thai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thai throws an elbow but it misses.
Jeremy throws an elbow but it misses.
Thai blocks an elbow strike from Jeremy.
Jeremy prevents Thai from breaking the clinch.
Thai wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thai takes an elbow to the temple.
Thai blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeremy misses with an elbow strike.
Jeremy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jeremy's defenses.
Thai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jeremy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thai is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Thai misses with an elbow over the top.
Jeremy lands a nice elbow.
Jeremy misses with an elbow over the top.
Jeremy lands a damaging elbow.
Jeremy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thai blocks an elbow strike.
Thai avoids a wild elbow strike from Jeremy.
Jeremy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thai digs a right hand into Jeremy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jeremy's gas tank.
Thai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jeremy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jeremy.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jeremy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thai's brow.
Jeremy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thai.
Jeremy lands an elbow inside.
Thai blocks an elbow strike from Jeremy.
Jeremy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jeremy lands a nice elbow.
Thai stalling the fight.
Jeremy misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jeremy throws an elbow but misses.
Thai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jeremy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thai is rocked!
That has opened up Muay Thai's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thai is still on wobbly legs! Can Jeremy finish him?
Thai dodges an elbow strike from Jeremy.
Thai seems to have recovered his senses.
Thai pushes off an throws an elbow but Jeremy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thai dodges an elbow strike from Jeremy.
Jeremy lands an elbow that stopped Thai in his tracks for a moment.
Jeremy has Thai pressed against the cage. He pushes Thai back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Jeremy throws a beautiful elbow that sends Thai crashing to the floor! Jeremy piles on the pressure with more strikes! Thai is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ron Jeremy!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jasser Tiihonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pertti Junttila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pertti Junttila is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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192 lbs
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185 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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KO power |
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jasser Tiihonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pertti Junttila!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junttila fails in his attempt to clinch.
Junttila scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Junttila is looking for a kimura here.
Tiihonen actively working from the bottom here.
Junttila is looking to take a break and control but Tiihonen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tiihonen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tiihonen won't allow Junttila to pass to mount.
Junttila is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tiihonen sees it coming and defends easily.
Tiihonen is trying to control but can't.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Junttila shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Tiihonen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junttila tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tiihonen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Junttila is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tiihonen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Junttila wants to pass the guard but Tiihonen is defending well.
Junttila is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tiihonen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Junttila is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Junttila looks gassed!
Tiihonen is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Junttila is tapping! Great win for Tiihonen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jasser Tiihonen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between T Rex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roddy Bowes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). T Rex has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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275 lbs
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, T Rex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roddy Bowes!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowes is looking to clinch.
Bowes has Rex up against the cage in a clinch.
Bowes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bowes slowing the pace effectively.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bowes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rex's brow.
Bowes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bowes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bowes throws an elbow that misses.
Rex blocks the elbow strike.
Bowes lands an elbow inside that Rex shrugs off.
It looks like T Rex has been cut.
Rex blocking some punches.
Bowes leaning against his opponent.
Bowes continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Bowes lands with a short shot to the head.
Bowes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bowes fails to land.
Rex can't break the clinch.
Bowes lands a nice uppercut.
Bowes keeps control of Rex as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rex blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bowes lands an elbow inside.
Rex blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowes lands a nice uppercut.
Bowes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bowes effectively controlling the action here.
Rex tries to break the clinch but Bowes is controlling the position.
Rex avoids the elbow strike from Bowes, against the cage.
Bowes is pressed up against the cage. Rex has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bowes down to the mat. Bowes avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bowes misses with a looping left.
Rex uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bowes.
Roddy Bowes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rex uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bowes has time to react.
Bowes throws the left hand but Rex avoids the punch easily.
Bowes throws a hook but Rex blocks it.
Rex takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bowes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rex dodges the punch combination from Bowes.
Rex swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowes wants to clinch.
Bowes loads up on a big right hand but Rex slips the punch.
Rex needs to keep his hands up - Bowes had a free shot at his head there.
Bowes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bowes wants it to stay on the feet.
Rex blocks a jab.
Bowes throws a leg kick which misses Rex's front leg but catches the back leg as Rex tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rex throws a right hand that Bowes ducks under and follows up with a left that Bowes also avoids with ease.
Bowes stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for T Rex. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rex is breathing heavily.
Bowes tries to clinch up.
Rex fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowes misses with a looping right.
Bowes is looking to clinch but Rex is avoiding it.
Rex avoids the head kick by Bowes.
Rex scores a takedown into full mount!
Bowes is working to get back to half guard.
Bowes wants to control but Rex is having none of it.
Rex landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rex pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bowes is desperately trying to improve his position but Rex has a good base and remains in mount.
Bowes bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bowes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowes thows a big elbow that misses.
Rex wants to sweep but no luck.
Bowes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bowes trying to control but Rex is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bowes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bowes trying to control the position from guard on top but Rex is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rex wants to sweep here but Bowes controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roddy Bowes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on T Rex's cut.
That's time! Rex's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bowes moves out of range as Rex strikes.
Rex takes one on the button.
Bowes drops his shoulder and cracks Rex with a huge uppercut! Rex goes down! Can Bowes finish him?
Rex is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rex working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bowes.
Rex is trying to control the position but Bowes postures up.
Rex preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bowes postures up in Rex's guard and throws a big left but Rex blocks it.
Bowes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bowes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rex wants to sweep but no luck.
Bowes has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rex is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bowes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bowes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rex pulls Bowes in close to prevent any damage.
Rex is trying to keep Bowes in close.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rex avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rex circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rex shoots for a double leg takedown but Bowes sprawls well. He's pushed Rex's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bowes throws a big shot that misses.
Bowes tries to clinch there but Rex circles away.
Bowes misses the jab.
Rex shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Bowes can't escape the position.
Rex raining down shots from the mount!
Rex has isolated one of Bowes's arms. Bowes looking to fight him off but Rex twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). T Rex!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joonatan Roinatan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roinatan comes to the cage accompanied by Onyx - Slam. Scott Hunt has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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23
180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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18
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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Counter striker
Experienced |
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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 Helsinki, Joonatan Roinatan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scott Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hunt is defended easily by Roinatan.
Roinatan slaps away a takedown attempt from Hunt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Hunt or perhaps it was just good defense by Roinatan which made him look bad.
Joonatan Roinatan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Hunt.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown but Roinatan shows good takedown defense.
Roinatan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hunt looks gassed!
Roinatan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hunt looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Roinatan in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Roinatan slows the pace down.
Roinatan seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hunt for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roinatan has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Roinatan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hunt takes a step back to recover.
Hunt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hunt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roinatan scores with the left hand. Hunt knows he should have avoided that one.
Roinatan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hunt if he has to take too many more of those.
Roinatan swinging wildly here.
Roinatan punishes Hunt's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roinatan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Roinatan slows the pace down in half guard.
Roinatan is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roinatan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hunt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hunt is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Roinatan wants to free his trapped foot but Hunt is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Roinatan uses his free foot to push down on Hunt's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hunt.
Hunt is working to get back to half guard.
Roinatan controlling the position easily from mount.
Roinatan'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 crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roinatan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joonatan Roinatan 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.
Roinatan fakes the leg kick and cracks Hunt in the body.
Joonatan Roinatan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roinatan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hunt misses with a takedown attempt
and Roinatan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Roinatan.
Roinatan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hunt on the ground.
Roinatan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Roinatan gets to his feet - Hunt follows without any prompting.
Both fighters circling a little - Roinatan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Roinatan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hunt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roinatan controlling from mount.
Hunt is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Joonatan Roinatan just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Roinatan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hunt gets caught flat footed, as Roinatan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hunt trying to keep a closed guard but Roinatan is proving a slippery customer.
Roinatan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Roinatan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Roinatan is looking to stand up but Hunt won't let him.
Roinatan tries to free his leg and advance position but Hunt is retaining full guard.
Hunt is trying to control the position but Roinatan postures up.
Roinatan stopping the sweep attempt from Hunt.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hunt takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roinatan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hunt's sensitive parts.
Roinatan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hunt!
Roinatan controlling from mount.
Hunt is trying to escape the mount.
Roinatan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hunt can do to turn this around?
Roinatan content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roinatan with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Roinatan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joonatan Roinatan dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Roinatan lands a jab to the head.
Hunt has Roinatan up against the cage in a clinch.
Hunt has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Roinatan.
Hunt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Roinatan goes for a takedown attempt but Hunt pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hunt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Joonatan Roinatan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roinatan shoots for a takedown but Hunt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hunt shoots and misses
and Roinatan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Roinatan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hunt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hunt looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roinatan stalling.
Hunt actively working from the bottom here.
Roinatan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Roinatan trying to pass the guard but Hunt defending well.
Roinatan trying to control the pace.
Roinatan stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Hunt to get to his feet.
Roinatan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hunt if he has to take too many more of those.
Roinatan thuds his shin into the meat of Hunt's side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roinatan wants to clinch up but Hunt keeps it at a distance.
Roinatan throws a nice looking combination but Hunt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crunch! Roinatan slams his shin into Hunt's torso.
Roinatan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hunt stops a takedown attempt from Roinatan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joonatan Roinatan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunt gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Roinatan.
Hunt tries to stall but Roinatan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Joonatan Roinatan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Roinatan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roinatan scores with a kick to the body.
Roinatan takes the fight into the clinch.
Roinatan pulls guard effortlessly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roinatan pulls Hunt in close to prevent any damage.
Hunt prevents Roinatan from getting back to his feet.
Scott Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Roinatan has control of Hunt's left arm, preventing Hunt from doing any damage.
Roinatan wants to stand up but Hunt is controlling him.
Roinatan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Roinatan tries to get out of the position.
Roinatan is pulling down on Hunt's head to control his posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joonatan Roinatan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Roinatan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:25
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joonatan Roinatan!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hannu Hantta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valdemar Friman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Friman's choice of entrance music: Metallica - Damage Inc.. Hannu Hantta has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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25
163 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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25
160 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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Great low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hannu Hantta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Valdemar Friman!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hantta with a hook.
Friman sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Friman throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hantta counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hantta throws a sloppy head kick and Friman moves out of range easily.
Friman moves in looking to clinch but Hantta pushes him off.
Friman dives in and grabs Hantta's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hantta pushes down on Friman's head and hops out.
Hantta is looking to land body kicks.
Hantta throws a combination. Friman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Friman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hantta moves out of range of the body kick from Friman.
Friman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hantta.
Friman misses with the combination.
Friman misses with a hook. Hantta ducked under it nicely.
Friman avoids the head kick by Hantta.
Hantta misses with a low kick.
Friman slips a jab from Hantta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friman tries a head kick but it misses.
Friman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hantta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Hantta does it's job there.
Friman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hantta. Hantta obviously looking to wear him down.
Friman throws an overhand right that lands on Hantta's shoulder, as Hantta tries to avoid the shot.
Hantta fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Friman is out of range.
Hantta is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Good exchange - Friman coming out on top.
Hantta moves out of range of the body kick from Friman.
Friman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Friman throws a sloppy head kick and Hantta moves out of range easily.
Hantta throws a sloppy head kick and Friman moves out of range easily.
Friman scores with a push kick.
Friman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hantta throws a head kick that misses.
Friman tries to clinch
and Hantta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friman drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Friman prevents Hantta from getting back to his feet.
Friman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Friman prevents Hantta from getting back to his feet.
Hantta knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Friman on the ground.
Friman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hantta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Friman passes Hantta's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Friman seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friman is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hantta!
Friman throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hantta is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Hantta has left one of his arms exposed and Friman doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Hantta screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Valdemar Friman!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anselmi Kierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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20
316 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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331 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rick Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anselmi Kierre!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kierre blocks a jab.
Kierre misses with a low kick.
Thompson tries to bum rush Kierre with a series of wild strikes but Kierre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thompson thows a body shot but no joy.
Thompson throws a lazy right hand but Kierre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kierre throws a head kick but Thompson moves out of range.
Kierre misses the body punch
and Thompson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thompson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kierre is just out of range.
Thompson tests Kierre's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kierre doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thompson missing with a left hand there. Kierre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thompson lands a nice hook to Kierre's body. Kierre takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kierre looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Kierre! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Thompson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thompson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thompson is looking to stand up but Kierre won't let him.
Thompson wants to pass the guard but Kierre is keeping the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Thompson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Thompson misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kierre moves away.
Thompson tries to clinch but Kierre moves out of range.
Kierre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kierre finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kierre misses with a low kick.
Thompson wants to clinch up but Kierre keeps it at a distance.
Thompson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kierre circles away quickly and effectively.
Thompson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kierre.
Thompson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kierre was well out of range. Poor timing from Thompson.
Thompson cracks a nice hook into Kierre's ribs.
Thompson tries to clinch there but Kierre circles away.
Thompson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kierre momentarily.
Kierre defending well as Thompson loads up on a big left hand.
Kierre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thompson thuds his right hand into Kierre's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson cracks a nice hook into Kierre's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thompson tries to clinch but Kierre is having none of it.
Thompson misses with a wild body shot.
Thompson doesn't manage to clinch there - Kierre circles away.
Thompson thuds his right hand into Kierre's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Thompson drops Kierre with a big left hand! Kierre is injured, injured bad! Thompson jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick Thompson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Sobchak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter North (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). North has chosen Dimmu Borgir - Mourning Palace as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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285 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeff Sobchak !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter North!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
North doesn't manage to clinch there - Sobchak circles away.
Sobchak swats away the attempt to clinch by North.
North fails in his attempt to clinch.
North tries to clinch but Sobchak is having none of it.
Sobchak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
North fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sobchak throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Peter North has been cut.
Sobchak swats away the attempt to clinch by North.
Sobchak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sobchak throws a nice head kick!
Sobchak lands a nice leg kick that just misses North's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sobchak lands a nice looking body kick.
North looks gassed!
Sobchak lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sobchak throws a right hand that North ducks under and follows up with a left that North also avoids with ease.
Sobchak throws a head kick but North moves out of range.
Sobchak lands a slapping body shot.
A good leg kick by Sobchak .
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big head kick from Sobchak and North is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Sobchak wants to control from the top but North keeps moving.
Sobchak tries to free his leg and advance position but North is retaining full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if North can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sobchak content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sobchak stays in close to North's body and controls the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sobchak trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobchak with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sobchak missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
North working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sobchak .
Sobchak throwing strikes but missing.
North really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sobchak . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sobchak trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sobchak thows a big elbow that misses.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
North tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sobchak paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sobchak misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
North tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sobchak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jeff Sobchak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
North tries to close the distance and clinch but Sobchak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sobchak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sobchak tests North's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That has opened up Peter North's cut even more.
North is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
North tries to clinch up but Sobchak circles away and keeps his distance.
North wants to clinch up but Sobchak keeps it at a distance.
North wants to clinch.
North is looking to clinch but Sobchak is avoiding it.
Sobchak throws a head kick but North moves out of range.
North tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
North tries to clinch but Sobchak is having none of it.
Sobchak works North's body with a nice hook.
North takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
North takes a body punch but keeps moving.
North on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The cut above Peter North's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sobchak is looking to wear down North with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sobchak scores with a jab.
Peter North's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Sobchak scoring well with a low kick there.
North takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sobchak looks to land a combination but North avoids it well.
Sobchak lands with a cross.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Peter North's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jeff Sobchak !
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Mortensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Flashlighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flashlighter has chosen Aerosmith - Lightning Strikes as his entrance music. Jesse Mortensson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Solid boxing
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jesse Mortensson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Felix Flashlighter!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mortensson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mortensson showed some decent athleticism there.
Mortensson is trying to work for a kimura but Flashlighter is defending well.
Mortensson is working for a kimura but Flashlighter is defending it quite comfortably.
Flashlighter is refusing to be controlled, as Mortensson sits in half guard.
Flashlighter is pressing down on Mortensson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Flashlighter is pulling down on Mortensson's head. It's preventing any offense from Mortensson, at least for the moment.
Flashlighter working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mortensson trying to control but Flashlighter is working from the bottom.
Flashlighter keeping full guard, as Mortensson tries to pass.
Mortensson stands up over Flashlighter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Flashlighter is controlling Mortensson's posture.
Flashlighter wants to sweep here but Mortensson controlling him for the moment.
Mortensson wants to control from the top but Flashlighter keeps moving.
Mortensson looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mortensson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mortensson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mortensson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Flashlighter looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Flashlighter looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Flashlighter!
Mortensson is looking for a sweep.
Flashlighter tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Flashlighter working away.
Mortensson is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flashlighter controls the position from side control.
Mortensson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mortensson wants to control but Flashlighter postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Flashlighter forces Mortensson back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mortensson.
Flashlighter prevents a body shot from Mortensson.
Mortensson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A body shot lands from Flashlighter.
Mortensson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Flashlighter fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Flashlighter tries to land a front kick but Mortensson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mortensson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Flashlighter throws a body kick that misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mortensson.
Flashlighter throws a chopping leg kick but Mortensson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Flashlighter defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mortensson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Mortensson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Flashlighter throws a sloppy head kick and Mortensson moves out of range easily.
Flashlighter throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Flashlighter takes a swing at Mortensson's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Felix Flashlighter will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mortensson shoots in for a double leg but Flashlighter sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mortensson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Flashlighter is looking to clinch.
Mortensson moves out of range as Flashlighter strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Flashlighter.
Flashlighter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flashlighter loads up on a big right hand but Mortensson slips the punch.
Flashlighter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mortensson swats away the attempt to clinch by Flashlighter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mortensson looks for a takedown but Flashlighter sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Mortensson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flashlighter is looking to clinch but Mortensson is avoiding it.
Mortensson closes the distance and clinches.
Flashlighter with a knee to the head.
Flashlighter unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Flashlighter dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mortensson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Flashlighter fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Flashlighter misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flashlighter closes the distance but Mortensson moves to the side
and Mortensson counters with a takedown into side control.
Flashlighter wants to control but Mortensson postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mortensson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Flashlighter has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mortensson swings around for an armbar but Flashlighter sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Mortensson's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mortensson is on top in guard.
Mortensson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Flashlighter is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flashlighter has control of Mortensson's left arm, preventing Mortensson from doing any damage.
Flashlighter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mortensson is one step ahead there.
Mortensson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mortensson trying to control the position from guard on top but Flashlighter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flashlighter controls Mortensson momentarily but Mortensson frees himself.
Mortensson has gone for a leg lock! Flashlighter slips out almost immediately though and dives into Mortensson's guard.
Mortensson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Flashlighter puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Flashlighter content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Flashlighter is keen to just control but Mortensson is a slippery customer.
Flashlighter is looking to advance position but Mortensson won't allow it.
Mortensson is trying is best to control the position here.
Flashlighter not doing much here.
Flashlighter trying to control from half guard but Mortensson is working away.
Mortensson manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Felix Flashlighter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Flashlighter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mortensson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mortensson moves out of range as Flashlighter throws a body kick.
Flashlighter swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mortensson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Flashlighter won't be happy with that.
Flashlighter wants to control but Mortensson postures up.
Mortensson has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Flashlighter is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Mortensson yanks on the arm and Flashlighter is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Mortensson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jesse Mortensson!
Jesse Mortensson retains his welterweight title!
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