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Proving Grounds II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larry Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romeo Platinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kruger comes to the cage accompanied by Cinderella Man-Eminem. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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240 lbs
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192 cm
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247 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Larry Kruger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Romeo Platinov!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Platinov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Platinov lunges at Kruger with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kruger's hand.
It looks like Larry Kruger has been cut.
Platinov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kruger's head.
Platinov throws a hook to the side of Kruger's head but Kruger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Platinov throws a lazy right hand but Kruger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Platinov cracks Kruger with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Platinov drops his shoulder and cracks Kruger with a huge uppercut! Kruger goes down! Can Platinov finish him?
Kruger is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Platinov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kruger keeping moving, preventing Platinov from controlling successfully.
Platinov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Platinov trying to control but Kruger is working from the bottom.
Platinov drops back looking for a leg! Kruger is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kruger manages to kick Platinov off! Platinov jumps back into Kruger's guard.
Platinov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger keeping moving, preventing Platinov from controlling successfully.
Kruger has a closed guard, preventing Platinov from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kruger just misses with a punch to the body.
Platinov misses with the combination.
Nice takedown defense from Platinov. No joy for Kruger on that attempt.
Kruger moves out of range as Platinov strikes.
Platinov misses with a few strikes there.
Platinov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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.
Platinov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Romeo Platinov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Platinov loads up on a big right hand but Kruger slips the punch.
Platinov looks gassed!
Kruger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Platinov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good exchange - Platinov coming out on top.
Larry Kruger's cut is getting worse.
Platinov throws a series of punches but Kruger avoids them all with ease.
Kruger tries to clinch up.
Kruger shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Platinov but Platinov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Larry Kruger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Platinov lands a jab-cross combination.
Kruger shoots in and drives through. Platinov sprawls well.
Platinov throws a series of strikes that have Kruger backpedaling.
Platinov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kruger.
Platinov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Platinov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kruger shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Platinov sprawls well. Platinov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kruger gets slowly back to his feet.
Platinov throws a right hand that Kruger ducks under and follows up with a left that Kruger also avoids with ease.
Horrible takedown by Kruger or perhaps it was just good defense by Platinov which made him look bad.
Kruger moves out of range of the strikes.
Platinov scores with a nice strike.
Platinov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kruger.
Nice sprawl there from Platinov as Kruger shoots in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Platinov catches Kruger right on the button with a cross.
Kruger wants to clinch.
Kruger blocks a jab.
Kruger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kruger shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Platinov sprawls well. Platinov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kruger gets slowly back to his feet.
Platinov throws a one two combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Platinov does no damage.
Platinov lands a nice shot that snaps Kruger's head back.
Platinov throws the left hand but Kruger avoids the punch easily.
Platinov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romeo Platinov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Larry Kruger's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Platinov stuffs the takedown attempt from Kruger. Kruger gets slowly back to his feet.
Kruger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Platinov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Some wild striking there from Platinov.
Kruger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Platinov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kruger wants to clinch.
Platinov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Platinov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Romeo Platinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruger defending well as Platinov loads up on a big left hand.
Platinov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Larry Kruger's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Platinov misses with a two punch combination.
Kruger walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kruger!
A decent looking cross lands there for Platinov.
Kruger misses with a looping left.
Platinov throws an overhand right that lands on Kruger's shoulder, as Kruger tries to avoid the shot.
No luck for Kruger with that takedown attempt.
Platinov throws an overhand right that lands on Kruger's shoulder, as Kruger tries to avoid the shot.
Platinov scores with a nice right hand.
Platinov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Platinov misses with a looping left.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kruger throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Platinov's waist but Platinov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kruger off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Larry Kruger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kruger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Platinov.
Kruger tries for a takedown but Platinov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Platinov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jeez, Larry Kruger's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Platinov misses with a straight right.
Platinov with a jab.
Platinov loads up on a big right hand but Kruger slips the punch.
Platinov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kruger tries for a takedown but Platinov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Platinov lands an overhand right.
Kruger is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kruger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Platinov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Platinov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Platinov misses its intended target.
Platinov fails to land with a series of punches.
Kruger moves out of range as Platinov strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger closes the distance and pushes Platinov back into the cage.
Kruger is trying to drag Platinov to the mat but Platinov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Platinov manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Platinov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kruger trying to control the position from guard on top but Platinov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Platinov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kruger wants to stand but Platinov is controlling his posture from full guard.
Platinov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kruger defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger trying to control the position from guard on top but Platinov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Platinov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kruger trying to control the position from guard on top but Platinov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kruger is looking to work some ground and pound but Platinov has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romeo Platinov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Larry Kruger's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Platinov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Platinov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kruger counters with a nice double leg into side control. Platinov won't be happy with that.
Kruger decides to stand back up.
Platinov throws out a loose jab but Kruger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Platinov lands with an uppercut that bounces Kruger off the cage and back into rage.
Kruger is trying hard to land a takedown here. Platinov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Platinov lunges at Kruger with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kruger's hand.
Kruger tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Platinov swivels and escapes.
Platinov looks to land a left hand but Kruger moved out of range nicely.
A combination from Platinov does no damage.
Kruger fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Platinov avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Larry Kruger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Platinov throws an overhand right that lands on Kruger's shoulder, as Kruger tries to avoid the shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Platinov misses.
Larry Kruger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Platinov connects with a jab.
Platinov misses with the combination.
Kruger tries to clinch up.
Platinov misses with a combination
and Kruger counters with a nice double leg into side control. Platinov won't be happy with that.
Kruger is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Platinov will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Platinov is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Platinov is not content to let Kruger control the position.
Platinov looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Platinov.
Kruger is looking to take a break and control but Platinov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kruger thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kruger blocks the strikes from Platinov.
Kruger trying to control the action but Platinov is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Platinov misses with a looping right.
Kruger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Platinov throws out the jab.
Platinov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Romeo Platinov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kruger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Platinov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kruger tries to close the distance and clinch but Platinov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kruger fails with the takedown.
A punch combination from Platinov misses.
Kruger shoots in for a takedown but Platinov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Platinov works over Kruger's head and body with a nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kruger moves away from the strike by Platinov.
Platinov leaves Kruger with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Platinov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kruger drops his hands momentarily and Platinov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kruger lands a jab to Platinov's midsection.
Kruger lands a nice hook to Platinov's body. Platinov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kruger moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Platinov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Romeo Platinov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Platinov misses with a hook.
Kruger shoots for a double leg takedown but Platinov sprawls well. He's pushed Kruger's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Platinov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Larry Kruger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Platinov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that's the end of the fight!
Larry Kruger showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Platinov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romeo Platinov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arttu Nieminen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markku Mikkola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Decent boxing
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arttu Nieminen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Markku Mikkola!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mikkola swinging wildly here.
Mikkola tries to clinch up.
Mikkola connects with a body shot.
Nieminen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mikkola swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nieminen misses the body punch
and Mikkola counters with a nice body shot.
Nieminen is breathing heavily.
Nieminen moves out of range as Mikkola throws a body kick.
Mikkola lands with a nice combination. Nieminen backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Arttu Nieminen has been cut.
Nieminen drives through and clinches with Mikkola against the cage.
Mikkola has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Nieminen uses from the top position.
Nieminen postures up in Mikkola's guard and throws a big left but Mikkola blocks it.
Nieminen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mikkola 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.
Nieminen decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikkola throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mikkola throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mikkola swinging wildly here.
Nieminen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mikkola, pushing him back against the cage.
Mikkola wants a takedown but no success here.
Mikkola goes for a takedown attempt but Nieminen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nieminen.
Some wild striking there from Mikkola.
Nieminen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mikkola sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mikkola.
Mikkola gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nieminen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mikkola gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arttu Nieminen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mikkola can't break the clinch.
Mikkola wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nieminen has him pressed against the cage.
Nieminen misses with an elbow strike.
Mikkola tightens his grip and picks Nieminen up, before dumping him to the ground. Nieminen manages to land in guard.
Nieminen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nieminen 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.
Mikkola wants to stand but Nieminen is controlling his posture from full guard.
Nieminen pushes Mikkola off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Mikkola.
Nieminen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mikkola tries to clinch
and Nieminen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mikkola won't be happy with that.
Nieminen in side control lands a decent elbow.
Nieminen stands up and beckons Mikkola to his feet.
Mikkola misses with an uppercut. Nieminen saw that one coming.
Mikkola tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nieminen counters with a nice uppercut.
Nieminen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nieminen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nieminen tries for a takedown but Mikkola sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikkola misses with a double jab
and Nieminen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nieminen.
Nieminen has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mikkola uses from the top position.
Nieminen has a closed guard, preventing Mikkola from standing up.
Mikkola throws a strike but Nieminen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mikkola looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nieminen is one step ahead there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nieminen working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Arttu Nieminen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arttu Nieminen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mikkola takes a swing at Nieminen's ribcage but misses.
Mikkola walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nieminen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mikkola throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nieminen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mikkola misses with a looping right.
Some wild striking there from Mikkola.
Nieminen looks for a takedown but Mikkola sprawls well.
Nieminen is looking to clinch but Mikkola is avoiding it.
Arttu Nieminen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nieminen moves into the clinch.
Nieminen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mikkola swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mikkola cracks Nieminen with an open hand slap.
Nieminen tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieminen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mikkola as he avoids it easily.
Mikkola scores a takedown into full mount!
Nieminen blocking the ground and pound.
Nieminen's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Nieminen somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Mikkola lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mikkola.
Mikkola tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nieminen counters with a three punch combo that has Mikkola backing up. Mikkola nods at Nieminen to acknowledge the strikes.
A slow jab from Mikkola misses its intended target.
Nieminen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mikkola's head.
Nieminen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mikkola.
Mikkola moves into range and clinches up with Nieminen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nieminen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nieminen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arttu Nieminen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mikkola's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mikkola will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nieminen tries to clinch up but Mikkola circles away and keeps his distance.
Mikkola displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nieminen.
Mikkola slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nieminen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mikkola closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nieminen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mikkola!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mikkola is in a horrible position here. Nieminen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieminen tries to control but Mikkola wriggling away.
Nieminen with a couple of short strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nieminen moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Mikkola has worked his arm free - good work by Mikkola!
Nieminen throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Mikkola works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's four 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.
Nieminen gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Mikkola misses the shot to the body.
Mikkola fails with a takedown attempt.
Nieminen pushes Mikkola up against the cage in a clinch.
Nieminen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arttu Nieminen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arttu Nieminen's cut.
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!
Nieminen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mikkola!
Mikkola is working to get back to half guard.
Nieminen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mikkola is looking to escape.
Nieminen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mikkola is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Poor strikes thrown by Nieminen there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieminen thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Mikkola wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Nieminen.
Nieminen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Nieminen punching from mount but Mikkola doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Nieminen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mikkola can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mikkola avoids a series of strikes thrown by Nieminen.
Nieminen throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mikkola because Nieminen loaded up on that one.
Nieminen throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mikkola because Nieminen loaded up on that one.
Nieminen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Mikkola wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Nieminen.
Nieminen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikkola is bucking up trying to escape but Nieminen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Nieminen cracks Mikkola with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Nieminen is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mikkola has managed to escape the submission attempt.
A nice elbow there by Nieminen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nieminen looking to control but Mikkola is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mikkola takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Markku Mikkola has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nieminen with good strikes from the mount here!
Nieminen working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mikkola throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arttu Nieminen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nieminen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arttu Nieminen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rik McRae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Liebenn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Liebenn struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Rik McRae could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Johnny Liebenn's chin.
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198 lbs
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193 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Counter striker
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rik McRae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Liebenn!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McRae misses with a kick to the body.
McRae drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McRae sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Liebenn's guard.
Liebenn wants to improve his position but McRae is controlling well.
McRae is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
McRae is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Liebenn has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Liebenn is desperately trying to improve his position but McRae has a good base and remains in mount.
Liebenn is trying to escape the mount but McRae keeps good control and instead manages to take Liebenn's back.
Will McRae go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
McRae is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Liebenn has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McRae has got one arm under Liebenn's chin. This could be trouble... Liebenn trying to control the other hand but McRae gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Liebenn has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rik McRae!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aarne Wind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Derkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregory Derkins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Solid chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aarne Wind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gregory Derkins!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Derkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Derkins turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Wind misses.
Derkins moves forwards but Wind connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wind avoids the head kick by Derkins.
Wind lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wind fails to land with a series of punches.
Wind shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wind throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wind shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Wind was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wind prevents Derkins from getting the reversal.
Wind misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Derkins is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Derkins is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Wind throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wind unloads with some shots from mount but Derkins bucks and avoids them well.
Wind lands a big shot there that rocks Derkins but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wind prevents Derkins from getting the reversal.
Derkins looks gassed!
Derkins is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Wind has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Derkins's face.
Derkins is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Wind with the ground and pound from mount.
Derkins sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derkins is trying to stand up here but Wind is controlling him well.
Wind working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wind trying to control the action but Derkins is working from the bottom.
Derkins is trying to stand back up but Wind is controlling him
Wind is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wind throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wind working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Derkins tries to get to full guard but Wind has control of the leg.
Wind missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Derkins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wind.
Wind prevents Derkins from standing back up.
Wind thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Derkins's head.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wind has a takedown stuffed.
Derkins stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aarne Wind. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Derkins goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Derkins clinches.
Derkins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Derkins lands a knee to the head.
Derkins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wind scores with a one two! Derkins had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wind is trying hard to land a takedown here. Derkins sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Derkins throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Derkins lands a nice shot that snaps Wind's head back.
Derkins throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Derkins scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aarne Wind 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.
Derkins keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Derkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wind swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wind jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wind misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Derkins.
Derkins scores with a leg kick.
Derkins fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wind.
Wind takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wind fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Derkins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Derkins tries to land a knee to the head but Wind blocks with his arms.
Derkins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Derkins lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wind on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Derkins tries to land a knee to the head but Wind blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wind wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aarne Wind. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Derkins throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wind blocks it with crossed arms.
Derkins breaks the clinch.
Wind shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Derkins but Derkins pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Derkins lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wind lands with a straight right. Derkins didn't see that one coming.
Wind misses with a takedown attempt - Derkins sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Derkins lands a head kick. Wind smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Derkins connects with a jab.
Derkins is looking to slow Wind down with leg kicks.
Derkins blocks a jab.
A head kick from Derkins lands but Wind takes it in his stride.
Wind tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wind throws a series of strikes that have Derkins backpedaling.
Derkins throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wind tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Derkins on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Derkins tries to clinch up.
Derkins clinches up with Wind and pushes him back against the cage.
Wind letting Derkins take a breather here.
Derkins misses with a knee to the head.
Wind looking for a takedown.
Wind takes a knee to the side of the body.
Derkins misses with a knee strike.
Wind drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Derkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wind throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wind avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wind avoids the head kick by Derkins.
Derkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wind looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Derkins wants to get back to his feet.
Wind with the ground and pound but Derkins uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Derkins pushes Wind off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Wind misses with a double jab
and Derkins counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Wind is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derkins looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Derkins slaps away a takedown attempt from Wind, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Derkins misses with a double jab.
Derkins throws a head kick that half lands.
Crunch! Derkins slams his shin into Wind's torso.
Wind throws a left and a right that both miss
and Derkins makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Wind really felt that one!
Derkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Derkins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wind can pounce on him.
Wind looks to land a combination but Derkins avoids it well.
Crunch! Derkins slams his shin into Wind's torso.
A slapping leg kick lands for Derkins.
Derkins lands a high kick!
Wind shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregory Derkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Derkins moves into range and clinches up with Wind.
Wind goes for a takedown in the clinch but Derkins prevents it.
Derkins throws a knee to the head but misses.
Derkins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wind has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Derkins missing with knees to the body.
Wind has Derkins pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Wind pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Derkins tumbling to the mat - Wind dives into Derkins's guard.
Wind working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wind trying to control but Derkins is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Derkins pushes Wind off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wind misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wind misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Derkins lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Aarne Wind is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Derkins throws a nice head kick!
Derkins is looking to clinch.
Wind ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Derkins moves away.
Wind is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Derkins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Derkins.
Derkins tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Derkins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wind is defending well for now.
Derkins tries to land a knee to the head but Wind blocks with his arms.
Wind managing to block the knees to the body from Derkins.
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.
Wind blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Derkins breaks the clinch.
Derkins wants to clinch up but Wind keeps it at a distance.
Crunch! Derkins slams his shin into Wind's torso.
Wind throws a sloppy head kick
and Derkins counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Derkins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wind ducks right into an uppercut from Derkins.
Wind decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Derkins moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wind loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wind lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derkins scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Derkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wind paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wind will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Derkins looks for the body kick but Wind saw that one coming.
Gregory Derkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wind throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Derkins.
Derkins lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wind's sensitive parts.
Derkins stalks Wind and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wind's face. Wind staggers backwards, shaken.
Wind swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Derkins makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Derkins throws a head kick but Wind moves out of range.
Wind misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Derkins moves out of range as Wind strikes.
Wind fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aarne Wind. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crunch! Derkins slams his shin into Wind's torso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derkins lands with a nice body kick.
Wind has his takedown stuffed
and Derkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Derkins cracks a nice hook into Wind's ribs.
Wind stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Derkins.
Derkins throws a one two combo.
Derkins scores with a leg kick.
Wind avoids the head kick by Derkins.
Derkins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wind to score with a decent uppercut.
Wind misses with a kick to the body
and Derkins counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wind has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Derkins finds it's way round the side to connect with Wind's head.
Derkins takes a swing at Wind's ribcage but misses.
Derkins takes one to the chin there.
Derkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Derkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gregory Derkins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Derkins has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregory Derkins!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaquille Oneil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Carwine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oneil comes to the cage accompanied by You Cant See me. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Brawler
Very confident |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shaquille Oneil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shane Carwine!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oneil sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Carwine to the ground! Oneil dives into full mount looking to finish!
Carwine is rocked!
It looks like Shane Carwine has been cut.
Carwine looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Oneil postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Carwine is out cold - huge knockout for Oneil!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Shaquille Oneil!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hello Chippy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Jauhaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jauhaja is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 2 pac : ambitionz az a ridah . I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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202 lbs
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hello Chippy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Jauhaja!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jauhaja uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chippy has time to react.
Jauhaja tries a head kick but it misses.
Chippy keeps the fight on the outside.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jauhaja.
Jauhaja scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jauhaja jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chippy keeps the fight on the outside.
Chippy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jauhaja defends it nicely.
Chippy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jauhaja lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jauhaja tries to clinch but Chippy moves out of range.
Chippy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jauhaja scores with a one two! Chippy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jauhaja fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chippy on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jauhaja lands a slapping body shot.
Chippy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fighters circle, before Jauhaja throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Chippy's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Jauhaja lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Jaakko Jauhaja!
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