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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brady Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by Young Buck, TI, The Game, & Ludacris - Stomp. The key to victory for Brady Barnes has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brady Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wanderlei Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barnes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Barnes jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Cruz has his takedown stuffed
and Barnes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Barnes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like Wanderlei Cruz has been cut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barnes, as that shot connected.
Cruz is rocked!
Barnes connects with an inside leg kick.
Cruz shoots for a takedown but Barnes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brady Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Cruz.
Barnes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cruz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cruz gets the takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz is looking to take a break and control but Barnes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barnes is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz trying to control the position but Barnes is working away.
Cruz taking a breather here.
Cruz trying to control the action but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Cruz controls the position.
Cruz should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Barnes is looking for a sweep.
Barnes is not content to let Cruz control the position.
Barnes is looking to regain half guard here but Cruz keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes wants to control but Cruz postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Barnes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt - Barnes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Barnes appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barnes as he jumps to the side.
Cruz moves out of range as Barnes throws a body kick.
Cruz tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses.
Cruz shoots in and drives through. Barnes sprawls well.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown but Barnes shows good takedown defense.
Barnes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cruz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Barnes stuffs the takedown attempt from Cruz. Cruz gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a good cross that connects.
Barnes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cruz.
Barnes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cruz shoots for a double leg takedown but Barnes sprawls well. He's pushed Cruz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
No luck for Cruz with that takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cruz.
Barnes explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cruz looks winded!
Barnes scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brady Barnes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wanderlei Cruz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Barnes lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cruz misses with a takedown
and Barnes counters with a nice body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cruz is defended easily by Barnes.
Cruz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brady Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Cruz.
Barnes throws a front kick that sends Cruz stumbling back into the cage.
Cruz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Barnes counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. Cruz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Barnes lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cruz takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A jab lands there for Barnes.
Cruz is still on wobbly legs! Can Barnes finish him?
Barnes thows a body kick. Cruz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Barnes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cruz's sensitive parts.
Cruz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cruz seems to have recovered his senses.
BOOM! Barnes lands a beautiful left hook that drops Cruz. Cruz tries to recover but Barnes is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Cruz lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brady Barnes!
Brady Barnes really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that The Empire Clothing and Laundry logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alex Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Koppinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koppinen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Groin kick - Pain time. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Benjamin Koppinen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Koppinen, as that shot connected.
Morris misses with a looping right.
Alex Morris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morris takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Koppinen lands a high kick!
A bone on bone clash there as Koppinen blocks the leg kick.
Koppinen blocks the body kick.
Morris closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Morris lands in his opponent's guard.
Koppinen has his hands on Morris's head, controlling the position.
Morris throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Koppinen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Koppinen 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.
Morris throws a big right hand that misses.
Koppinen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Morris trying to control but Koppinen is working from the bottom.
Koppinen trying to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris is working Koppinen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Koppinen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morris throws a big elbow that misses.
Morris looking to pass the guard.
Morris scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Koppinen pulls Morris in close to prevent any damage.
Morris trying to control the position from guard on top but Koppinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koppinen pulls Morris in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Morris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Koppinen wants to sweep here but Morris controlling him for the moment.
Morris landing with the ground and pound.
Morris trying to control the position from guard on top but Koppinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koppinen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morris postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morris throwing strikes but missing.
Morris throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Koppinen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris trying to control but Koppinen is working from the bottom.
Koppinen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Koppinen pulls Morris in close to prevent any damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Morris fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Koppinen sprawls well initially but Morris persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Koppinen tries to roll over but Morris keeps him under control.
Morris works his foot free and advances to mount.
Koppinen can't escape the position.
Morris thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Koppinen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Koppinen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Koppinen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Morris.
Morris throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Morris sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Koppinen defending well though.
Morris seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Koppinen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Koppinen wants to control but Morris is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Morris trying to control the action but Koppinen is working from the bottom.
Koppinen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Morris. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Koppinen wants to improve his position but Morris is controlling well.
Morris throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Koppinen is trying to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Morris.
Morris throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Morris thows a huge punch but Koppinen dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Morris 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.
Morris shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Koppinen as he jumps to the side.
Morris pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Morris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koppinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Morris.
Koppinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Koppinen throws a body punch but Morris moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Morris.
Morris will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A little jabbing left from Koppinen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A head kick misses from Koppinen.
Koppinen throws a nice head kick!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morris.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Morris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left lands for Koppinen.
Morris moves in looking to clinch but Koppinen pushes him off.
Koppinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Morris throws a body punch but Koppinen moves out of range.
Morris goes for a double leg but Koppinen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Koppinen continues to drive forward.
Koppinen lands a high kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Morris or perhaps it was just good defense by Koppinen, which made it look bad.
Koppinen avoids the head kick by Morris.
Morris dodges the punch combination from Koppinen.
A combination from Koppinen does no damage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Koppinen. That's going to slow Morris down.
Koppinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morris moves away.
Morris swings for the body but Koppinen moves out of range.
Morris sets himself, and Koppinen steps forward looking for the clinch! Morris avoids it this time.
Morris swings for the body but Koppinen moves out of range.
Morris backing away here, and Koppinen unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Koppinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morris moves in looking to clinch but Koppinen pushes him off.
Nice body punch from Koppinen.
Koppinen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Morris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Koppinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Morris throws a push kick but Koppinen slaps the foot to one side.
Morris misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Koppinen throws out a counter right but Morris avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koppinen sizes up Morris with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morris takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Koppinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Koppinen stuffs the takedown attempt from Morris. Morris gets slowly back to his feet.
Koppinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morris shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Koppinen pinned against the cage. Koppinen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Morris walks into a straight right hand from Koppinen.
Morris tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Koppinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morris doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Koppinen counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koppinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Morris has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Morris tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Koppinen defends well and Morris ends up having to push Koppinen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Morris is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Koppinen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Koppinen is looking to slow Morris down with leg kicks.
Koppinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Koppinen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Koppinen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Koppinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Morris changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Koppinen tries to avoid it but Morris manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Koppinen to the ground. Koppinen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Koppinen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Koppinen lands with a left to the head.
Morris has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Koppinen after a bit of a struggle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morris takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Alex Morris has been cut.
Koppinen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Koppinen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Koppinen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Morris lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koppinen slowing the pace effectively.
Morris pulls guard successfully.
Koppinen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koppinen preventing the sweep.
Koppinen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Koppinen wants to get up but he can't break Morris's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Morris throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Morris has his foot on Koppinen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Koppinen works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koppinen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Koppinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alex Morris's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Morris is defended easily by Koppinen.
Koppinen is looking for the big counter here.
Morris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morris misses with an attempted mid kick.
Koppinen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Morris.
Koppinen lands a big head kick that sends Morris tumbling to the mat! Koppinen takes a step backwards and waves Morris back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The fighters circle momentarily. Koppinen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Koppinen lands a big uppercut and Morris crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Morris looks OK. Koppinen waves Morris back to his feet!
Morris is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morris shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Koppinen pinned against the cage. Koppinen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Oh Morris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Morris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Morris with that takedown attempt.
Koppinen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Morris.
Koppinen fakes the body blow, causing Morris to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Morris goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Benjamin Koppinen!
Benjamin Koppinen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Altair Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Decimus Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Creed comes to the cage accompanied by Can't be touched . Altair Creed had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Altair Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Decimus Harris!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creed gets tackled into the cage by Harris. Harris maintains the clinch.
Harris tries a body shot but Creed blocks it.
Creed throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Creed struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Harris avoiding damage.
Harris breaks from the clinch.
Harris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harris has Creed up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris breaks the clinch.
Harris misses with a shot to the body
and Creed counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Harris throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Harris scores with a four punch combination!
Harris looks to clinch
and Creed counters with a left and a right that stings Harris.
Creed avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harris throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Creed counters with a three punch combo that has Harris backing up. Harris nods at Creed to acknowledge the strikes.
Harris throws a series of punches but Creed moves out of range.
Creed is looking to counter with a body kick.
Harris tries to clinch up.
Creed lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Decimus Harris has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Creed misses with an attempted mid kick.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Creed swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harris tries to clinch there but Creed circles away.
Altair Creed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harris misses with a right hand
and Creed counters with a good, hard body kick but Harris shrugs it off.
Harris tries to clinch there but Creed circles away.
No joy there for Creed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harris moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Harris on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to clinch but Creed is having none of it.
Creed looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Creed. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Creed does it's job there.
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Harris. Those never looked like landing.
Harris takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Harris fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Creed, pushing him back against the cage.
Harris is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with a takedown
and Creed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Creed.
Harris tries to clinch but Creed moves out of range.
Decimus Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Creed lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab from Creed misses.
Harris darts in and clinches Creed up against the cage.
Harris will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Creed up against the cage.
Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harris misses with an uppercut.
Creed throwing a counter right hand but Harris manages to avoid it.
Creed circles away from the clinch attempt
and Creed counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creed circles away from the clinch attempt.
Creed feints a jab promting Harris to slip. Creed then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Harris slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Harris connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Harris takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Creed ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Creed doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Creed.
Harris unleashes a big counter combination but Creed bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Creed misses with a straight right.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Creed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harris tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Creed counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Creed misses with an uppercut
and Harris counters by moving into the clinch.
I was talking to Creed's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Creed wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Altair Creed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Decimus Harris's cut.
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.
Harris has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harris lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Creed backwards.
Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harris has managed to clinch.
Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harris wants to clinch up but Creed keeps it at a distance.
Harris gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Harris stalls.
Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Altair Creed is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Creed finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Creed swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Decimus Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harris throws a head kick that misses
and Creed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harris gets a clinch.
Harris is stalling here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harris breaks the clinch.
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Creed manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harris looks to land a combination but Creed avoids it well.
Harris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harris fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Creed, pushing him back against the cage.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Creed controls his hands.
Creed tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Creed misses with a hook. Harris ducked under it nicely.
Creed swats away the attempt to clinch by Harris.
Creed takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Creed. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harris tries to clinch
and Creed counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris wants to clinch.
Harris listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Creed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris has Creed up against the cage in a clinch.
Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Creed ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harris instigates a clinch.
Creed tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Creed avoiding damage as Harris throws knees to the body.
Creed has had enough of the clinch but Harris keeps him there for the moment.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harris throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Harris blocks a head kick by Creed.
Harris closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to land knees in the clinch but Creed avoids the damage to the body.
Creed is trying to maintain a safe position but Harris gets an underhook and turns Creed into the cage.
Creed misses with a punch to the body.
Creed lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Creed manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Creed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harris is looking for the big counter here.
Creed blocks a head kick by Harris.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris has Creed up against the cage in a clinch.
Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Decimus Harris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Decimus Harris's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Creed moves out of range as Harris strikes.
Harris lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harris tries to clinch but Creed is having none of it.
Harris moves to clinch but Creed breaks away
and Creed makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A big right from Creed misses.
Creed's corner calls for a 1-2. Creed obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Harris moves in looking to clinch but Creed pushes him off.
Creed lands the left hand.
Harris is looking to clinch.
Creed looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Harris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Creed scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harris doesn't seem bothered though.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Creed is trying to break the clinch but Harris has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Harris breaks from the clinch.
Creed scores with a sloppy right hand. Harris should have avoided that one.
Creed throws a series of strikes that have Harris backpedaling.
Harris is rocked!
Creed listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Harris is still on wobbly legs! Can Creed finish him?
Creed walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Harris drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Creed swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Harris's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Altair Creed!
A relieved looking Altair Creed thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruben Ortega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Drax (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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220 lbs
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196 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ruben Ortega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hugo Drax!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drax just misses with a punch to the body.
Ortega misses the shot to the body.
Drax throws a push kick but Ortega slaps the foot to one side.
Ortega tries to clinch but Drax is having none of it.
Drax tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Drax takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Hugo Drax has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ortega. Drax does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ortega throws a lazy right hand but Drax sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Drax circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drax drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ortega defends it well.
Ortega throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drax moves into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Ortega.
Drax blocks a body shot from Ortega.
Ortega lands a shoulder strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drax tries to work over Ortega's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ortega lands an elbow inside that Drax shrugs off.
Ortega lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Drax tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ortega lands an elbow that stopped Drax in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Hugo Drax's cut even more.
Come on Ortega - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Drax goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ortega throws an elbow that misses.
Drax drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ortega gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ortega tries a body shot but Drax blocks it.
Ortega tries a body shot but Drax blocks it.
Ortega has Drax pushed against the cage.
Drax fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega lands an elbow inside that Drax shrugs off.
The cut above Hugo Drax's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Drax tries to work over Ortega's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drax can't get the takedown.
Ortega pushes Drax back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ortega lands a nice elbow.
Ortega lands a nice uppercut.
Hugo Drax's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hugo Drax's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ruben Ortega!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yujiro Hanma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Stilies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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265 lbs
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255 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ White 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yujiro Hanma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gary Stilies!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanma moves in looking to clinch but Stilies pushes him off.
Stilies throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hanma tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stilies looking to score a takedown here. Hanma is defending well but Stilies drives through and ends up in Hanma's guard.
Hanma definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hanma wants to stand but Stilies is controlling the position.
Stilies is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hanma knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stilies on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stilies throwing strikes from guard but Hanma blocks nicely.
Stilies slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Stilies pushes down on Hanma's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Stilies winds up and cracks Hanma with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Stilies passes to full mount!
Hanma is looking to improve his position but Stilies isn't that keen on the idea.
Stilies controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Stilies is landing with some decent strikes but Hanma is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hanma is trying desperately to improve position.
Stilies is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Stilies!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gary Stilies!
Post fight, an emotional Gary Stilies said 'Je suis heureux pour la victoire. Je m'entraîne dur toute l'heure veux être champion un jour. Merci à tous les fans et mon équipe. Nous reviendrons.(I am happy for the win. I train hard all the time.I want to be the champion one day. Thanks to all the fans & my team. We will be back again.)'.
Yujiro Hanma was interviewed post fight and said 'My opponent got lucky. I don't know how he did it, but he won by fluke. He is obviously way below me, and would be killed in a rematch.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex The (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Home (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stan Home looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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260 lbs
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270 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex The!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stan Home!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
The scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The is trying to control the action in half guard but Home is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Home is trying is best to control the position here.
The wants to control but Home is keeping him busy.
The thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The wants to free his trapped foot but Home is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Home tries to roll over but The keeps him under control.
The wants to work for an arm triangle but Home is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The trying to pass the guard but Home defending well.
The is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The trying to control from half guard but Home is working away.
Home wants to get back to full guard.
The looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Home is staying active underneath The, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The trying to mount his opponent but Home defends it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The gets a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The is trying to control. Home wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Home keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Home won't allow The to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Home gets full guard.
Home working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from The.
The drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and The jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Home has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Our spies down at at MMA Sanok Training Center inform us that Home has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The wants to control from the top but Home keeps moving.
Home wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The wants to control from the top but Home keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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.
The closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Home struggling a bit here.
Home is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked The off and has taken his back!
Home is trying to stick to The's back but The is turning into Home. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Home's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by The.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Home keeping full guard, as The tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex The dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The looking to score a takedown here. Home is defending well but The drives through and ends up in Home's guard.
The is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Home can do to turn this around?
Home keeping moving, preventing The from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Home looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Home seems keen to control The's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Home swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Home avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Home is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of The, into his guard.
Home controlling from the top position.
Home is continuing to stall.
The is trying to keep Home in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Home advances position into side control!
The struggling a bit here.
Home really doesn't want to stay on the ground with The. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The tries to buck Home off but Home is having none of it.
The wants to control but Home postures up.
Home taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Home looks up at the clock and then as The takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Home smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Home controls the position.
Home's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Home tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Check out the look on Home's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Home tries to move to mount but The blocks the move with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The is trying to control Home's posture but Home avoids it.
Home takes a little break here. The wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Home napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Home is not content to let The control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alex The will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
The shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Home's guard.
The wants to control from the top but Home keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The stopping the sweep attempt from Home.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Home trying to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Home pulls The in close to prevent any damage.
The trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The is pushing down on Home's leg trying to pass to half guard. Home is fighting to maintain full guard but The has managed to sneak the leg through.
Alex The overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The is trying to control the action in half guard but Home is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two 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.
The is really struggling to control Home but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Home sees it coming and defends easily.
The looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Home doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time The.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Home has recovered full guard.
The trying to control the position from guard on top but Home is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Home is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Alex The seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Home did well to prevent The getting side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The is working for a kimura but Home is defending it quite comfortably.
The is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Home sees it coming and defends easily.
Alex The is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex The showed his dominance in that final round.
Well The has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex The!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikola Veljanovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laith Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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28
222 lbs
25 - 16 - 0 |
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20
256 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikola Veljanovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Laith Law!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veljanovski tries for a takedown but Law sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Law cracks a nice hook into Veljanovski's ribs.
Veljanovski wants to clinch but Law slips to the side
and Law counters with a stiff right hand.
Veljanovski moves to clinch but Law breaks away
and Law makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Law moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Veljanovski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Law as he jumps to the side.
Veljanovski with a poor takedown
and Law counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikola Veljanovski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Veljanovski is breathing heavily.
Veljanovski misses with a hook
and Law counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Veljanovski off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Law follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Veljanovski was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Laith Law!
Laith Law decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amis Pelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reggie Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
255 lbs
8 - 11 - 0 |
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32
228 lbs
20 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Amis Pelle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reggie Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pelle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Coleman shoots in looking for a takedown but Pelle manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Coleman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sloppy strikes from Pelle. Those never looked like landing.
Coleman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Coleman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pelle swivels and escapes.
Amis Pelle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reggie Coleman.
Coleman walks into a straight right hand from Pelle.
Coleman tries for a takedown but Pelle circles away easily
and Coleman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pelle looks to land a combination but Coleman avoids it well.
Pelle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pelle connects with a crisp jab.
Pelle scores with a jab to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pelle throws a right and a left that Coleman avoids nicely.
Pelle cracks Coleman with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Pelle has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Coleman to stand back up!
Coleman is rocked!
It looks like Reggie Coleman has been cut.
Coleman walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Coleman limp body while Pelle jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Amis Pelle!
Amis Pelle bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juha Ahokas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragnar Kveldulfson (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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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
26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Ahokas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ragnar Kveldulfson!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Kveldulfson misses.
Kveldulfson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ahokas tries to avoid it but Kveldulfson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ahokas to the ground. Ahokas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ahokas avoids the body shot from Kveldulfson.
Ahokas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kveldulfson.
Kveldulfson takes one to the side of the head.
No joy there for Kveldulfson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kveldulfson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ahokas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kveldulfson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ahokas, pushing him back against the cage.
Ahokas scores with a shoulder strike.
Kveldulfson struggles to land a body shot inside as Ahokas controls his hands.
Kveldulfson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kveldulfson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kveldulfson wants to take the fight to the mat but Ahokas manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Juha Ahokas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ragnar Kveldulfson.
Kveldulfson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ahokas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kveldulfson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ahokas avoids a punch combination nicely.
A quick step to the side and Ahokas tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ahokas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ahokas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ahokas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kveldulfson looks for the body kick but Ahokas saw that one coming.
Ahokas swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ahokas misses with a straight left.
Kveldulfson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ahokas.
Kveldulfson moves forwards but Ahokas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kveldulfson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kveldulfson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ahokas scores with a jab.
Kveldulfson moves in looking to clinch but Ahokas pushes him off.
It looked like Ahokas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kveldulfson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ahokas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kveldulfson walks into a straight right hand from Ahokas.
Kveldulfson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ahokas.
Kveldulfson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ahokas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ahokas drops his hands momentarily and Kveldulfson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kveldulfson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kveldulfson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kveldulfson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kveldulfson misses with a leg kick
and Ahokas counters with a big right hand! Oh Kveldulfson is in trouble here! Ahokas follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juha Ahokas!
Juha Ahokas retains his heavyweight title!
Juha Ahokas bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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