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MMA Helsinki - 46 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murska Puro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murska Puro is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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208 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Murska Puro!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puro throws a body kick that misses.
Dan Ross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puro slips a straight right by Ross.
Puro thinks about the counter body kick.
Puro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ross dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Ross finds it's way through Puro's defenses.
Ross fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ross cracks Puro with a good jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ross.
Ross scores with a punch to the head.
Puro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Puro takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ross scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Puro doesn't seem bothered though.
Puro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ross.
Ross lands a really nice looking cross but Puro seems unphased.
Puro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ross paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ross fires out a quick counter leg kick but Puro just manages to avoid it.
Puro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ross cracks Puro with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Puro is rocked!
Puro moves out of range as Ross strikes.
Puro is still on wobbly legs! Can Ross finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross misses with a straight right.
Puro seems to have recovered his senses.
Ross shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Puro is trying to defend but Ross finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ross content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Puro really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ross. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ross is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ross not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Puro could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Ross has cracked it and Puro is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Ross!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dan Ross!
Dan Ross spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phoenix Miyamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Silava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
23 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phoenix Miyamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Silava!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silava throws a big shot that misses.
Miyamoto rushes Silava and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Miyamoto lands a nice uppercut.
Miyamoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silava is defending well for now.
Silava creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silava avoids the elbow strike from Miyamoto, against the cage.
Silava tries to stall but Miyamoto uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silava throws an elbow that misses.
A short right from Miyamoto on the inside.
Come on Miyamoto - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Silava pushes off an throws an elbow but Miyamoto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silava is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Miyamoto trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silava pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Miyamoto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Antti Silava has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Miyamoto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silava's brow.
Silava lands a good knee to the midsection. Miyamoto won't want to take too many of those.
Silava pushes off an throws an elbow but Miyamoto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've been informed that Silava has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Miyamoto effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyamoto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Miyamoto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silava's defenses.
Silava throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Miyamoto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silava backwards.
Miyamoto is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silava is keeping busy.
Miyamoto presses Silava against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Miyamoto dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Miyamoto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silava is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A left hand lands to the body for Miyamoto.
Miyamoto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silava creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silava misses with an elbow over the top.
Miyamoto avoids the elbow strike from Silava, against the cage.
Miyamoto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That has opened up Antti Silava's cut even more.
Miyamoto lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto misses with an elbow over the top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Miyamoto.
Silava looking to stall.
Miyamoto blocks an elbow strike.
Silava using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miyamoto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silava taking a breather.
Miyamoto lands a damaging elbow.
Miyamoto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Miyamoto lands a damaging elbow.
Miyamoto dodges an elbow strike from Silava.
Silava throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Miyamoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The cut above Antti Silava's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Miyamoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Silava avoids the damage to the body.
Miyamoto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Miyamoto lands a hook that snaps the head of Silava backwards.
A short uppercut from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Miyamoto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silava holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Miyamoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Miyamoto lands a left hand.
Silava is rocked!
Miyamoto lands a nice elbow.
Silava is still on wobbly legs! Can Miyamoto finish him?
Antti Silava's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Silava creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silava misses with an elbow strike.
Miyamoto lands an elbow just above Silava 's eye.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Antti Silava's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Phoenix Miyamoto!
After winning the bout, Phoenix Miyamoto 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffery Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green has chosen King Of Rock - Run DMC as his entrance music. Ricardo Santana has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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216 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricardo Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeffery Green!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana moves out of range of the leg kick from Green.
Green throws the kick towards the body but Santana avoids it.
Green gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Santana scores with a shoulder strike.
Green is trying to maintain a safe position but Santana gets an underhook and turns Green into the cage.
Santana throws a head punch that misses.
Santana swings wildly with an uppercut but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
Green lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santana lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Santana working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Santana misses with a hook to the ribs.
Santana lands a left hand that snaps the head of Green backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Santana.
Green breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santana connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Santana checks a leg kick.
Santana clinches with his opponent.
Green goes for a takedown attempt but Santana pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Santana moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Green tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santana tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Green's elbow.
Santana tries to throw a body punch but Green avoids it by throwing Santana back against the cage.
Santana blocking some punches.
Green pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santana throws a quick inside leg kick.
Santana connects with a looping right hand.
A jab from Santana misses.
Santana checks a leg kick nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Green.
Green lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Santana at a distance.
Santana with a hook.
Santana moves into range and clinches up with Green.
Green lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santana working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Santana looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Santana wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green lands a left hand that snaps the head of Santana backwards.
Santana tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Santana tries to throw a body punch but Green avoids it by throwing Santana back against the cage.
Santana creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Green's defenses.
It looks like Jeffery Green has been cut.
Green lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Santana scores with a shot to the side of Green's head.
Santana throws a head punch that misses.
Green keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Santana's efforts to push away.
Santana blocks a body shot from Green.
Santana tries to work over Green's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Green tries for a takedown. No joy.
A body shot lands from Green.
Green blocks a body shot from Santana.
Santana working hard to break the clinch.
Green works on Santana's body with a couple of short punches.
Santana misses with a body punch.
Green is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Santana is defending well.
Ricardo Santana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeffery Green.
Green can't get the takedown.
Santana struggles to land a body shot inside as Green controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Green.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana blocks a body shot from Green.
Green drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Green goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Santana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santana struggles to land a body shot inside as Green controls his hands.
Santana looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Santana tries to throw a body punch but Green avoids it by throwing Santana back against the cage.
Green has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Santana seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Green can turn it around.
Green doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santana has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Green has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Santana regains guard immediately.
Green trying to control the position from guard on top but Santana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santana has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Green trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Green with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Santana avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Santana keeping moving, preventing Green from controlling successfully.
Santana is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Green is controlling him.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Green throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Green shoots in for a takedown but Santana shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Green on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Santana throws a looping overhand right but Green ducks down to avoid it.
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santana.
It looked like Santana wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Santana throws a leg kick
and Green counters with a single leg into guard. Santana didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santana wants to get back to his feet but Green is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ricardo Santana will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jeffery Green's cut.
That's time! Santana's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Green connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Green throws a leg kick which misses Santana's front leg but catches the back leg as Santana tries to avoid it.
Green 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Green accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Santana wants to stand up but Green is controlling him.
Green wants to control from the top but Santana keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green prevents Santana from getting back to his feet.
Santana preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Santana wants to get back to his feet but Green is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green wants to control from the top but Santana keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Santana checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Green misses with a takedown attempt - Santana sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Santana swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Santana loads up on a big right hand but Green slips the punch.
Green bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Santana tries to land a front kick but Green steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Santana throws a hook to the side of Green's head but Green sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Green misses with a wild body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Green. Those never looked like landing.
Green fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Green shoots in for a double leg but Santana sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ricardo Santana is winning the standup battle so far.
Green stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Santana.
Santana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Green lands a nice leg kick that just misses Santana's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green feints and then cracks Santana's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Santana down.
An inside leg kick lands from Green.
Santana blocks the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Santana on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Green lands with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Green moves away from the strike by Santana.
Green ducks under a wild hook from Santana.
Good shot there by Santana.
Santana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Green lands with a shot to the body.
Santana lands a high kick!
Santana throws a right hand that misses
and Green counters with a takedown into side control.
Green trying to control the action but Santana is working from the bottom.
Green wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Santana, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Green cracks Santana with a big right hand but Santana just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Santana wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Green trying to control the action but Santana is working from the bottom.
Green misses with the ground and pound.
Green sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Santana is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
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.
Green is looking to take a break and control but Santana is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Santana is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Green looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Santana is avoiding damage well.
Green is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Santana knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Green looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffery Green showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jeffery Green's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Green's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Santana connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Green scrambles back to his feet.
Green slips under a jab.
Green lands with a nice combination. Santana backs away looking to recover.
Green scores with a head kick.
Santana is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Green forces Santana back against the cage and clinches.
Santana misses with a punch to the body.
Green tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Santana just stands there and leans against the cage.
Santana misses with a punch to the body.
Santana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Green lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Green.
Santana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Green misses with a body punch.
Santana misses with a punch to the body.
Green has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Santana is trying to keep an underhook but Green manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Green looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Santana with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana looks like he's trying to stand up.
Santana trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Green wants to advance to full mount but Santana doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Green tries to free his leg and advance position but Santana is retaining full guard.
Santana wants to stand up but Green is controlling him.
Green throws a strike but Santana rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Santana wanted to stand there but Green had control of the position.
Green looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Santana wants to get up but he can't break Green's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Green wants to sweep here but Santana controlling him for the moment.
Green has a closed guard, preventing Santana from standing up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Green lands a body shot.
Green looks for a takedown but Santana sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana is looking to land body kicks.
Santana stuffs the takedown attempt from Green. Green gets slowly back to his feet.
Ricardo Santana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeffery Green.
Santana throws a body kick that misses
and Green counters with a single leg into guard. Santana didn't expect that.
Green throwing strikes but missing.
Green wants to control from the top but Santana keeps moving.
Santana wants to stand up but Green is controlling him.
Santana will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Green makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Green accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santana is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Green is controlling him.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Santana working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Green.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Green throws a push kick but Santana slaps the foot to one side.
Green has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Santana has managed to clinch.
Green breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Green.
Green looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Santana misses with a hook.
Green takes a swing at Santana's ribcage but misses.
Green with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Santana to score with a decent uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Green drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Green's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeffery Green comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Green has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeffery Green!
An intense looking Jeffery Green took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Spooge on that, bitch!!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Skyler Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maksim Zotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson's entrance music is One. A fine choice. Zotov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Мы расправи kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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145 lbs
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137 lbs
16 - 17 - 0 |
BJJ Brown 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
17 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Skyler Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maksim Zotov!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zotov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nelson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Zotov sprawls and moves away.
Zotov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zotov throws a sloppy head kick
and Nelson counters with a shoot takedown. Zotov fights it but they end up in guard.
Nelson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zotov 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.
Nelson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Zotov's guard.
Zotov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Zotov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Zotov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nelson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nelson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zotov keeping full guard, as Nelson tries to pass.
Nelson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nelson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nelson drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Nelson as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Zotov screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Nelson! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Skyler Nelson!
A very excited looking Skyler Nelson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Randy West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Epeli Nailatikau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nailatikau is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Number of the Bollywood. 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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162 lbs
17 - 13 - 0 |
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Dangerous knees
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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
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randy West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Epeli Nailatikau!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nailatikau tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
West swings for the body but Nailatikau moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Nailatikau misses.
West throws a quick counter head kick but Nailatikau was just out of range.
Nailatikau throws a leg kick but West sees it coming and moves out of range.
West uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nailatikau.
Nailatikau throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Epeli Nailatikau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West scores with a spinning back kick!
Nailatikau ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
West darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nailatikau darts in and clinches West up against the cage.
West has Nailatikau pressed against the cage.
West dodges an elbow strike from Nailatikau.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West is pushing Nailatikau up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
West dodges an elbow strike from Nailatikau.
Our sources have told us that West has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
West tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nailatikau's elbow.
West missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nailatikau lands a hook to the side of the head.
West blocking some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
West blocks an elbow strike from Nailatikau.
Nailatikau using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nailatikau.
West fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nailatikau with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nailatikau using the Thai plumb to throw knees but West has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
West throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nailatikaus head.
Nailatikau lands a damaging elbow.
Nailatikau throws a punch but it's blocked by West.
West avoids the elbow strike from Nailatikau, against the cage.
Nailatikau putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has West in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nailatikau lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
West blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nailatikau told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
West is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nailatikau.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West working aggressively here.
Nailatikau unloads a knee to the mid-section.
West misses with some punches.
West lands with a short punch from the clinch.
West swings wildly with an uppercut but Nailatikau uses good head movement to avoid it.
West tries to land knees in the clinch but Nailatikau avoids the damage to the body.
West on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
West working Nailatikau over with knees to the body.
Good body shot from West.
West landing some nice looking knees to the body.
West makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
West dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
West unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nailatikau looks winded!
West slowing the pace effectively.
Nailatikau trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nailatikau throws an elbow but misses.
West lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nailatikau throws an elbow but it's blocked.
West blocking some punches.
West is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from West.
West stalling in the clinch but Nailatikau improves position.
West tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nailatikau's elbow.
West tries to land knees in the clinch but Nailatikau avoids the damage to the body.
Nailatikau throws an elbow but it misses.
Nailatikau misses with a knee to the head.
Nailatikau working West over with knees to the body.
Nailatikau lands an elbow just above West 's eye.
West goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
West lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Epeli Nailatikau has been cut.
Nailatikau lands a damaging elbow.
West avoids the elbow strike from Nailatikau, against the cage.
A short uppercut from West.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West tries to land knees in the clinch but Nailatikau avoids the damage to the body.
Nailatikau lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from West.
West tries a body shot but Nailatikau blocks it.
Nailatikau tries to land knees in the clinch but West avoids the damage to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
West lands a nice uppercut.
Nailatikau throws an elbow but it misses.
Nailatikau lands a knee to the body.
Nailatikau managing to block the knees to the body from West.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nailatikau.
West avoiding damage as Nailatikau throws knees to the body.
Nailatikau creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
West blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
West misses with a hook to the ribs.
West wants to stall.
West working aggressively here.
Nailatikau tries a knee to the head but West blocks it.
Nailatikau managing to block the knees to the body from West.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Epeli Nailatikau will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Epeli Nailatikau's cut.
That's time! West's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nailatikau on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A low kick from Nailatikau misses
and West counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
West moves out of range as Nailatikau strikes.
Nailatikau throws a chopping leg kick but West manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nailatikau is looking to land body kicks.
Nailatikau uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from West.
Nailatikau lands a right hook to the body.
West avoids a kick to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as West checks a leg kick.
Nailatikau cracks West with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick misses from Nailatikau.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West cracks Nailatikau with an open hand slap.
Nailatikau throws a wild body kick that West sees coming a mile off.
Nailatikau takes a kick to the side of the head.
West avoids the head kick by Nailatikau.
West waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nailatikau.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nailatikau slips a jab and a cross from West.
West throws a leg kick which misses Nailatikau's front leg but catches the back leg as Nailatikau tries to avoid it.
A big right from West misses.
A big right from West misses.
Nailatikau moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nailatikau throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
West lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nailatikau throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nailatikau cracks West with a right hand to the side of the head.
Randy West is winning the standup battle so far.
West throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nailatikau throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nailatikau motions for West to come forward. Nailatikau throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nailatikau moves in looking to clinch but West pushes him off.
Nailatikau chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nailatikau avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nailatikau throws a shot from downtown. West moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West misses with a series of wild punches.
West misses with a leg kick.
Nailatikau thumps West with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nailatikau closes the distance and clinches.
West is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nailatikau is defending well for now.
West's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
West on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
West goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nailatikau tries a knee to the head but West blocks it.
Nailatikau lands a damaging elbow.
West wants to stall.
West lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from West - that landed with a thud.
West is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nailatikau is keeping busy.
West connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nailatikau tries to land a knee to the head but West blocks with his arms.
Nailatikau throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but West blocks it with crossed arms.
West tries to throw a body punch but Nailatikau avoids it by throwing West back against the cage.
West landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nailatikau is breathing heavily.
West blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nailatikau lands a good knee to the midsection. West won't want to take too many of those.
West is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nailatikau is keeping busy.
West blocks the elbow strike.
Epeli Nailatikau seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
West is pushing Nailatikau up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
West lands a hook that snaps the head of Nailatikau backwards.
West throws a punch but it's blocked by Nailatikau.
A shot in the inside from Nailatikau.
West goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nailatikau missing with knees to the body.
West misses with a shot to the kidneys.
West throws an elbow but it misses.
Nailatikau working aggressively here.
West is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nailatikau creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
West lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nailatikau backwards.
West struggles to land a body shot inside as Nailatikau controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from West fails to land.
Nailatikau landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
West is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nailatikau lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of West backwards.
Nailatikau tries to land a knee to the head but West blocks with his arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nailatikau throws an elbow but misses.
Nailatikau lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Epeli Nailatikau will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Epeli Nailatikau's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nailatikau looks to land a left hand but West moved out of range nicely.
West throws a lazy uppercut
and Nailatikau counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
West misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nailatikau is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by West.
Nailatikau tries to clinch but West is having none of it.
Nailatikau avoids a kick to the body.
Nailatikau avoids the head kick by West.
A clash of legs there as West blocks the low kick.
Nailatikau misses with a leg kick
and West counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Still in the clinch, West scores with a nice short uppercut.
West blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nailatikau missing with knees to the body.
Nailatikau tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and West avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nailatikau just misses with a elbow thrown towards West's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nailatikau just misses with a elbow thrown towards West's brow.
Nailatikau landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nailatikau scores with a shot to the side of West's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West working Nailatikau over with knees to the body.
Nailatikau lands a knee to the head.
West looking to throw knees to the head but Nailatikau is blocking nicely.
Nailatikau missing with knees to the body.
West misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nailatikau tries to land a knee to the head but West blocks with his arms.
West is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nailatikau lands a hook to the side of the head.
West managing to block the knees to the body from Nailatikau.
West landing knees to the body.
West lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
West taking a breather.
Nailatikau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from West fails to land.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. West obliges.
West lands with a light punch inside.
Randy West has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nailatikau lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nailatikau trying to land knees to the body.
Nailatikau is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. West is defending well for now.
Nailatikau is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. West is defending well for now.
West takes a knee to the side of the body.
West lands a left hand.
A short right from West.
Nailatikau creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through West's defenses.
Nailatikau throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch on the inside from West fails to land.
The referee is keeping an eye on West - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nailatikau putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has West in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
West goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nailatikau throws an elbow that misses.
Nailatikau with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Nailatikau.
Nailatikau tries to land knees in the clinch but West avoids the damage to the body.
Nailatikau softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nailatikau.
West pushes Nailatikau back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nailatikau lands a good knee to the midsection. West won't want to take too many of those.
Nailatikau scores a nice knee to the body.
Nailatikau misses with an elbow over the top.
Nailatikau working some nice short punches in the clinch.
West makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from West.
A head punch blocked on the inside by West.
Nailatikau using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nailatikau lands a nice knee to the body.
Nailatikau lands an elbow just above West 's eye.
Nailatikau blocking some punches.
Nailatikau using the Thai plumb to throw knees but West has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nailatikau throws an elbow that misses.
West blocks the elbow strike.
Nailatikau throws an elbow but it misses.
Nailatikau missing with knees to the body.
Nailatikau trying to land knees to the body.
West softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
West pushes Nailatikau back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nailatikau lands with a left to the head.
Nailatikau on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
West wants to stall.
A knee to the head by West.
Nailatikau tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and West avoids it.
Nailatikau pushes off an throws an elbow but West leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nailatikau.
Epeli Nailatikau is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
West lands a knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Epeli Nailatikau comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nailatikau winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Epeli Nailatikau!
Epeli Nailatikau decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gus Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Hecker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hecker is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Ultimate Warrior. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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140 lbs
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135 lbs
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gus Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeff Hecker!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hecker counters with a shoot takedown. Bradley fights it but they end up in guard.
Hecker slips nicely into half guard.
Hecker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hecker is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bradley doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hecker.
Hecker tries to pass to full mount but Bradley defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hecker is looking for a kimura but Bradley is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hecker to get the leverage.
Bradley wants to control but Hecker is keeping busy.
Hecker is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley is looking to control Hecker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bradley avoid being mounted?
Hecker seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bradley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Still in half guard, Hecker seems content to control.
Hecker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hecker is working for a submission of some sort.
Bradley's coaches at Grappling Pro Helsinki have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Hecker seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Bradley is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jeff Hecker!
After winning the bout, Jeff Hecker 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Onanias Runkman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reinhart Vult (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Runkman comes to the cage accompanied by Anderson Silva DANCING Justin Bieber SONG. Vult has chosen War Machine by KISS as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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217 lbs
18 - 16 - 0 |
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37
222 lbs
20 - 21 - 1 |
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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 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Onanias Runkman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Reinhart Vult!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vult is looking to clinch.
Runkman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Runkman misses with a hook. Vult ducked under it nicely.
Vult is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Vult tries to clinch but Runkman moves out of range.
Runkman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Runkman swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Vult is looking to clinch.
Runkman throws a combination that misses
and Vult counters with a straight right hand.
Vult takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Runkman shoots in and gets a takedown into Vult's guard.
Runkman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vult swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Runkman trying to control but Vult is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Runkman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vult is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runkman pushing down on Vult's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Vult really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Runkman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Runkman wants to pass the guard but Vult is defending well.
Runkman works his way into full mount!
Runkman throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Vult because Runkman loaded up on that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runkman wants to control the pace but Vult is squirming around nicely.
Runkman working the ground and pound effectively.
Runkman thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Vult is in a horrible position here. Runkman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Runkman unloads with some shots from mount but Vult bucks and avoids them well.
Runkman postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Vult looks a forlorn figure.
Vult is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Runkman! Vult is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Onanias Runkman!
Onanias Runkman decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Mctanned (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamala Naamahaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Naamahaara is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kishore Kumar : Chuu Kar Mere Mann Ko. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Mctanned!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kamala Naamahaara!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naamahaara throws a sloppy head kick
and Mctanned counters with a single leg into guard. Naamahaara didn't expect that.
Mctanned showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mctanned throws a big elbow that misses.
Mctanned passes Naamahaara's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Naamahaara keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mctanned passes to side control.
The strikes coming from Mctanned are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Naamahaara takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mctanned lands an elbow.
Naamahaara looks winded!
Mctanned is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Naamahaara is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mctanned connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Naamahaara some visible discomfort.
Mctanned working the ground and pound from side control.
Mctanned wants to lay and pray for a moment but Naamahaara keeps working.
Mctanned has an Americana. Naamahaara didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Mctanned is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Mctanned hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Paul Mctanned!
During a confident post fight interview, Paul Mctanned thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Ventura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randolph Turpin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randolph Turpin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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246 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Ventura!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randolph Turpin!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ventura lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Turpin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ventura tries a head kick but it misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ventura.
We've been informed that Turpin has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ventura throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ventura walks into a straight right hand from Turpin.
Turpin blocks a head kick by Ventura.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Turpin, right into the meat.
Turpin connects with a looping right hand.
Turpin lands a big head kick that sends Ventura tumbling to the mat! Turpin takes a step backwards and waves Ventura back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ventura is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turpin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ventura.
Oh Ventura is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ventura feints a jab promting Turpin to slip. Ventura then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Turpin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Turpin fakes the body blow, causing Ventura to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Ventura goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Randolph Turpin!
Randolph Turpin is the new heavyweight champion!
Randolph Turpin decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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