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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxi Marin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Last of a Dying Breed. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alejandro Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maxi Marin!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Marin goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Lopez rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Marin's guard! Nice work there by Lopez!
Marin looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lopez passes into half guard.
Marin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Marin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lopez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lopez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Marin defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lopez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Marin sees it coming and defends easily.
Ground and pound from Lopez.
Lopez working the head and body with strikes.
Marin wants to improve his position but Lopez is controlling well.
Lopez thows a huge punch but Marin dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like Lopez is going to stand back up.
Lopez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Marin tries to get to full guard but Lopez has control of the leg.
Lopez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Marin has hold of Lopez's hands but Lopez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lopez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Marin tries to roll over but Lopez keeps him under control.
Lopez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marin is positioning himself well to prevent Lopez advancing to mount.
Marin taking some punishment here, with Lopez in his half guard.
Lopez winds up and cracks Marin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Marin is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Marin gets back to full guard.
Lopez is breathing heavily.
Marin has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Lopez has passed into side control.
Lopez working the head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A control attempt from Marin but he's now mounted!
Lopez tries to control but Marin wriggling away.
Lopez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lopez prevents Marin from getting the reversal.
Marin wants to control but Lopez is having none of it.
Lopez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Marin hang on?
Lopez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Marin is looking to escape.
Marin is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lopez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Marin?
Lopez with good strikes from the mount here!
Lopez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lopez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lopez with the ground and pound from mount.
Lopez landing strikes from the mount and Marin is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Lopez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Marin fails with the takedown.
Lopez tries for a takedown but Marin circles away easily
and Marin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Marin misses with the combination.
Lopez shoots in for a double leg but Marin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lopez with a poor takedown
and Marin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alejandro Lopez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marin.
Marin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Marin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Marin ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Marin no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lopez scoring with some ground and pound.
Marin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lopez.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Marin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lopez wants to get up but he can't break Marin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marin keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
Lopez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lopez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marin uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lopez misses with a takedown attempt
and Marin counters by moving into the clinch.
Marin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Marin takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Marin clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Lopez throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Marin covers up after that shot from Lopez.
Lopez lands a shot to the head.
Marin breaks Lopez's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Lopez looking for a sweep. Not yet Lopez, not yet.
Marin looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lopez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lopez has a closed guard, preventing Marin from standing up.
Lopez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lopez looking for a sweep. Not yet Lopez, not yet.
Marin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Marin tries to move to mount but Lopez blocks the move with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxi Marin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lopez darts in trying to clinch
so Marin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lopez is trying to keep Marin in close.
Marin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marin gets to his feet. Lopez looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Lopez avoids the head kick by Marin.
Marin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lopez is trying to defend but Marin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lopez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez wants to get back to full guard.
Marin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Marin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lopez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lopez manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Marin lands with a kick to the temple. Lopez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lopez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lopez tries for a takedown but Marin circles away easily
and Marin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lopez's guard.
Marin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lopez has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Marin has passed into side control.
Lopez manages to work his way to half guard, despite Marin's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lopez pushes Marin off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Lopez clinches up against the cage.
Lopez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lopez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Marin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lopez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lopez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marin tries to clinch there but Lopez circles away.
Marin gets a clinch.
Marin keeps control of Lopez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marin jumps guard and drags Lopez to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez wants to control from the top but Marin keeps moving.
Lopez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lopez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lopez connects with a couple of short punches.
Lopez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lopez is in close to Marin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lopez stands up and waves to Marin to follow him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopez moves into range and clinches up with Marin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maxi Marin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Maxi Marin!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Maxi Marin!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Maxi Marin!
Maxi Marin wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vj Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarred Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Vj Castillo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vj Castillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarred Smith!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Castillo's half guard.
Castillo looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Castillo tries to roll over but Smith keeps him under control.
Smith perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Smith thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Smith content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith stands up out of the half guard.
Smith shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Smith showed some decent athleticism there.
Smith gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Smith clinches up against the cage.
Smith has Castillo pressed against the cage, preventing Castillo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Smith is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
I looks like Smith might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Smith decides to return to a standing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Castillo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Smith is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Despite being in the dominant position, Jarred Smith just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Smith happy to just control the position for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarred Smith dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Smith is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Castillo's half guard.
Smith prevents Castillo from standing back up.
Smith trying to control the pace.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Despite being in the dominant position, Jarred Smith just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith throws the kick towards the body but Castillo avoids it.
Castillo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith not doing much here.
Smith passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Castillo!
Smith looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jarred Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Smith is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Castillo to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Castillo shrugs it off.
Smith content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Jarred Smith just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Castillo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Smith to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Smith controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Smith passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Smith passes to side control.
Smith decides to stand up, so the ref orders Castillo to his feet.
Smith takes the fight into the clinch.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarred Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Smith looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Smith is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Smith looking to control and managing it successfully.
The referee warns Castillo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Smith lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Castillo hang on?
Smith sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Castillo could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Vj Castillo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith feints and as Castillo raises his hands in defense, Smith changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Smith seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Castillo wants to hit a switch here but Smith passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Castillo there!
Smith looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith manages to capitalize on a mistake by Castillo to take his back!
Castillo tries to escape the position.
Smith biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Smith has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Despite being in the dominant position, Jarred Smith just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Smith was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith with a couple of short strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith controlling the position easily from mount.
Smith working for a submission but Castillo is keeping him at bay.
Smith has hold of Castillo's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Castillo manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jarred Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smith has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Jarred Smith!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Jarred Smith!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Jarred Smith!
Jarred Smith wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between jons jonnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommi Mattila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, jons jonnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Mattila!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
jonnson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mattila.
jonnson has his takedown stuffed
and Mattila counters with a takedown into side control.
jonnson is trying to control Mattila's posture but Mattila avoids it.
Mattila landing strikes.
jonnson tries to bench press Mattila off him but Mattila keeps the position.
jonnson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mattila's best efforts.
Mattila seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mattila looks gassed!
jonnson tries to kick Mattila off but Mattila keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
jonnson trying to hold on to Mattila's head to control him but Mattila postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mattila wants to free his trapped foot but jonnson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
jonnson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
jonnson is looking to stand up but Mattila isn't so interested in that idea.
jonnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
jonnson keeping moving, preventing Mattila from controlling successfully.
jonnson trying to control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
jonnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Mattila counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mattila 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mattila stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. jonnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
jonnson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mattila defends it easily.
jonnson is trying to keep Mattila in close.
jonnson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mattila!
Mattila is desperately trying to improve his position but jonnson has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mattila wants to control but jonnson is having none of it.
jonnson trying to control but Mattila is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
jonnson wants to stand but Mattila is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
jonnson trying to control but Mattila is having none of it.
jonnson controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommi Mattila dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mattila shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mattila is taking a breather. jonnson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Mattila is trying to control. jonnson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
jonnson is trying to maintain the position but Mattila is very close to passing his half guard.
jonnson is trying to stand back up but Mattila is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mattila frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mattila is breathing heavily.
jonnson can't escape the position.
Mattila controlling from mount.
jonnson is trying to escape the mount.
Mattila is going oldschool here, as he tries to force jonnson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so jonnson shrugs it off.
Mattila putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
jonnson wants to control but Mattila is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mattila goes for an armbar but jonnson turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from jonnson.
Mattila keeping moving, preventing jonnson from controlling successfully.
jonnson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
jonnson trying to control but Mattila is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
jonnson wants to stand and escape but instead Mattila has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
jonnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
jonnson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mattila is aware though and is defending well.
Mattila pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. jonnson is keeping the position for now.
jonnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
jonnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Mattila counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
jonnson is trying to keep Mattila in close.
Mattila 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.
jonnson trying to control the position.
Mattila working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of jonnson's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommi Mattila showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Mattila shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mattila showed some decent athleticism there.
jonnson tries to get to full guard but Mattila has control of the leg.
jonnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mattila pulls his head out easily.
Mattila passes to side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mattila thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on jonnson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mattila looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
jonnson struggling a bit here.
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.
jonnson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
jonnson is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Mattila is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
jonnson tries to lock up and control but Mattila gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
jonnson is looking to get to half guard.
Mattila takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
jonnson is squirming around, avoiding Mattila's attempts to control the action.
Mattila lands a big shot there that rocks jonnson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
jonnson tries to hold on but Mattila pushes him away.
Mattila has hold of jonnson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and jonnson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
jonnson wants to get back to his feet.
Mattila controlling the position easily from mount.
jonnson working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mattila lands with some vicious ground and pound - can jonnson hang on?
Mattila can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as jonnson is looking to escape.
Mattila working for a guillotine from mount but jonnson is in no mood to give up.
jonnson wants to hold on but Mattila pushes him away.
jons jonnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
jonnson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommi Mattila comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mattila 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight for Tommi Mattila!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Tommi Mattila!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Tommi Mattila!
Tommi Mattila wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Dostoevsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramoan Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Vlad Dostoevsky has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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159 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good knees
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vlad Dostoevsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ramoan Silva!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dostoevsky misses with a straight left.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dostoevsky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Silva closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dostoevsky did well to prevent Silva getting side control.
Silva controlling the action here.
Silva is trying to control. Dostoevsky wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Silva in particular looking to stall.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva is trying to control. Dostoevsky wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dostoevsky sees it coming and defends easily.
Silva looks gassed!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dostoevsky jabs at Silva's body.
Dostoevsky has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Dostoevsky lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Ramoan Silva has been cut.
Dostoevsky is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Dostoevsky.
Dostoevsky lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dostoevsky gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dostoevsky connects with a knee to the head.
Silva is rocked!
That has opened up Ramoan Silva's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dostoevsky works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Dostoevsky finish him?
Dostoevsky with a knee to the head.
Silva is trapped in a tight thai clinch here. Dostoevsky pulls him left and then right before unleashing a vicious knee to the head. Oh damn - Silva is out cold! That's some serious business! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Vlad Dostoevsky!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wanderlei Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wanderlei Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a head kick.
Edwards looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Edwards moves out of range easily.
Silva wants to clinch up but Edwards keeps it at a distance.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva tries to clinch but Edwards moves out of range.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Edwards shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva throws a head kick but Edwards moves out of range.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Edwards pushes him off.
Silva looks to land a combination but Edwards avoids it well.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Edwards.
Edwards circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva throws a head kick that Edwards semi-blocks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wanderlei Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva misses with a hook.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva wants to clinch up but Edwards keeps it at a distance.
Edwards shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Silva manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Edwards throws and elbow that misses. Silva uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Edwards's guard. Nice move by Silva!
Silva wants to pass the guard but Edwards is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Edwards somewhat.
Wanderlei Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Edwards.
Silva tries to clinch there but Edwards circles away.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Edwards to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Edwards has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Silva is proving hard to escape from.
Edwards with a nice head shot there.
Edwards must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to sinch up a triangle. Edwards throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Silva's body to avoid the submission. Silva has instead reached around Edwards's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Silva arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Wanderlei Silva!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Volk Han (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Turo Naama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turo Naama will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Counter striker
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Counter striker
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Volk Han!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Turo Naama!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Naama.
Han shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Naama is trying to defend but Han finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Naama is looking to escape.
Han is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Naama doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Han.
Han is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Han is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Naama makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Han fails to land the takedown.
Naama scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Volk Han has been cut.
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!
Han gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Han is breathing heavily.
Naama trying to control the position from guard on top but Han is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Naama makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Naama trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Han on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Han tries to get out of the position.
Han keeping moving, preventing Naama from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naama is in close to Han's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Han is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Naama is aware though and is defending well.
Naama throwing strikes but missing.
Naama throwing strikes from guard but Han blocks nicely.
Naama landing some decent shots from guard.
Naama landing with the ground and pound.
Naama must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Naama scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naama is looking to work some ground and pound but Han has wrist control.
Naama wants to control from the top but Han keeps moving.
Naama is working Han over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Naama working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Naama accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Naama postures up and lands a big shot to Han's brow.
Naama trying to control the position from guard on top but Han is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Naama might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Han kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Han keeping full guard, as Naama tries to pass.
Naama keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Han's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naama scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Naama accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Naama content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Naama distracts Han with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Naama throws a big right hand that misses.
Naama trying to control but Han is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Naama accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Naama scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Naama's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Naama postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Han looking for a guillotine here but Naama defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Turo Naama dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Volk Han's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Naama tries to bum rush Han with a series of wild strikes but Han uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Naama misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Han gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Naama counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Han!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naama with shots to the head and body - Han looks very uncomfortable down there.
Turo Naama has got the better of the ground game so far.
Han taking shots to the head.
Han is in all sorts of trouble here.
Naama is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Volk Han's cut is getting worse.
A nice elbow there by Naama.
Volk Han's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Volk Han's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Turo Naama!
Turo Naama is the new heavyweight champion!
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