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MMAHelsinki - 3 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Bodahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joakim Jarnkrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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200 lbs
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192 cm
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Bodahl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joakim Jarnkrok!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jarnkrok misses with a kick to the body.
Bodahl bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jarnkrok tries to buck Bodahl off but Bodahl is having none of it.
Bodahl landing a few strikes.
Jarnkrok really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bodahl. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Bodahl has hold of Jarnkrok's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Jarnkrok seems comfortable defending it but Bodahl has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Jarnkrok is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Jarnkrok is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Bodahl couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jan Bodahl!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rickard Franzen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommie Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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195 lbs
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198 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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, Rickard Franzen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommie Larsson!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franzen shoots in and drives through. Larsson sprawls well.
Larsson gets a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Larsson decides to pull guard.
Franzen wants to stand but Larsson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Franzen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Larsson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Franzen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Larsson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Larsson wants to sweep but no luck.
Franzen throws a strike but Larsson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Larsson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franzen looking for a sweep. Not yet Franzen, not yet.
Franzen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Franzen, up you get!
Tommie Larsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Larsson moves into the clinch.
Franzen throws a punch but it's blocked by Larsson.
Franzen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Franzen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Larsson jumps guard.
Larsson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Larsson wants to stand but Franzen is controlling the position.
Franzen throws a strike but Larsson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Franzen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Larsson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Franzen is trying to keep Larsson in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson is fighting to break Franzen's control of his arms but Franzen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Larsson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Franzen throws a low kick but Larsson moves out of range easily.
Franzen misses with a straight right.
Larsson tries to land a body kick
and Franzen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Franzen moves out of range of the body kick.
Larsson moves into range and clinches up with Franzen.
Larsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Franzen looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Larsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larsson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Larsson throws a sloppy head kick and Franzen moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franzen moves in looking to clinch but Larsson pushes him off.
Rickard Franzen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franzen lands with a slapping head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Franzen misses the target.
Larsson moves away from the strike by Franzen.
Larsson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Rickard Franzen has been cut.
Franzen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Larsson throws a body kick that misses.
Franzen throws a big counter combination but Larsson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Franzen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Larsson has time to react.
Larsson pushes Franzen up against the cage in a clinch.
Franzen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Larsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Franzen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Franzen throws an off balance right hand
and Larsson counters with a left to the body.
Larsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Franzen misses the target.
Larsson lands a big head kick that sends Franzen tumbling to the mat! Larsson takes a step backwards and waves Franzen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Franzen tries to throw a body punch but Larsson avoids it by throwing Franzen back against the cage.
Larsson jumps guard and drags Franzen to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Larsson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Franzen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Franzen throws a big elbow that misses.
Franzen trying to control the position from guard on top but Larsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Franzen postures up in Larsson's guard and throws a big left but Larsson blocks it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Larsson is on top in guard.
Larsson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Franzen, up you get!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommie Larsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rickard Franzen'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.
Franzen swats away the attempt to clinch by Larsson.
Larsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Larsson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Franzen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Franzen avoiding damage.
Larsson jumps guard but Franzen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Larsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larsson tries to clinch but Franzen moves out of range.
Larsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Franzen moves into range and clinches up with Larsson.
Larsson has Franzen pushed against the cage.
Franzen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rickard Franzen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommie Larsson.
Franzen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Larsson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Franzen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Franzen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Larsson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Larsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Larsson stopping the sweep attempt from Franzen.
Franzen has control of Larsson's left arm, preventing Larsson from doing any damage.
Franzen looking for a sweep. Not yet Franzen, not yet.
Franzen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Franzen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Franzen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Franzen missing with a left hand there. Larsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Larsson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Franzen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Larsson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Larsson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Larsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Larsson.
Larsson misses with the combination.
Franzen throws a big counter combination but Larsson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Franzen gets tackled into the cage by Larsson. Larsson maintains the clinch.
Franzen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Larsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tommie Larsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Larsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Larsson is looking to clinch but Franzen is avoiding it.
Larsson ducks under a wild hook from Franzen.
Nice jab there from Franzen.
Franzen dodges the punch combination from Larsson.
Franzen throws an overhand right that lands on Larsson's shoulder, as Larsson tries to avoid the shot.
Larsson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franzen throws the left hand but Larsson avoids the punch easily.
Larsson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Franzen wants to clinch up but Larsson keeps it at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Larsson. That's going to slow Franzen down.
Franzen throws a jab but it's blocked by Larsson.
Nice cross by Franzen.
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!
Larsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Franzen.
Larsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Franzen. Franzen obviously looking to wear him down.
Franzen swings for the body but Larsson moves out of range.
Franzen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Franzen moves in looking to clinch but Larsson pushes him off.
Tommie Larsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Larsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Franzen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Franzen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Larsson clinches with his opponent.
Larsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommie Larsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rickard Franzen'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. And we move into the final round!
Larsson throws a head kick that Franzen semi-blocks.
Larsson works over Franzen's head and body with a nice combination.
Larsson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Larsson connects with a nice cross there... Franzen is looking wobbly and Larsson recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Franzen to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Larsson jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tommie Larsson!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lance Armsslow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stu Gotz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Stu Gotz was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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125 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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142 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Lance Armsslow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stu Gotz!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gotz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Armsslow counters by moving into the clinch.
Armsslow looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Armsslow blocks an elbow strike from Gotz.
Armsslow putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gotz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gotz is trying to break free.
Gotz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Armsslow breaks the clinch.
Gotz throws a right hand that Armsslow ducks under and follows up with a left that Armsslow also avoids with ease.
Gotz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gotz stuffs the takedown attempt from Armsslow. Armsslow gets slowly back to his feet.
Stu Gotz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gotz misses with a two punch combination.
No luck for Armsslow with that takedown attempt.
Gotz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gotz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gotz misses with a double jab.
Armsslow really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Gotz! Armsslow is backing up but he can't get away as Gotz lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Armsslow and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Stu Gotz!
A victorious Stu Gotz thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Holbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Mariel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego Mariel has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, William Holbert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Diego Mariel!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holbert drops Mariel with a beautiful combination! Mariel stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Holbert is looking for the KO!
Mariel shoots in looking for a takedown but Holbert manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mariel's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mariel get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Mariel stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Holbert runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). William Holbert!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nicodemus Adamantium (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Hilkemoeller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hilkemoeller has chosen The Fugees - Ready or not as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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177 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nicodemus Adamantium!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simon Hilkemoeller!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hilkemoeller with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Adamantium to score with a decent uppercut.
Adamantium moves into the clinch successfully.
Hilkemoeller wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hilkemoeller is trying to break free.
Adamantium lands a shot to the body.
Hilkemoeller can't break the clinch.
Adamantium keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hilkemoeller's efforts to push away.
Adamantium lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hilkemoeller backwards.
A hook to the body from Adamantium.
Hilkemoeller tries to break free but Adamantium pushes him back against the cage.
Adamantium working Hilkemoeller over with knees to the body.
Hilkemoeller wants to break the clinch but can't.
Adamantium lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Adamantium taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adamantium keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hilkemoeller's efforts to push away.
Adamantium connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Simon Hilkemoeller has been cut.
Hilkemoeller is trying to push Adamantium away but Adamantium has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Adamantium lands a knee to the body.
Adamantium lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilkemoeller can't break the clinch.
Hilkemoeller wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hilkemoeller tries to circle away but Adamantium has him pinned against the cage.
Hilkemoeller wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hilkemoeller is looking to break free of the clinch but Adamantium has double underhooks.
Hilkemoeller wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hilkemoeller being controlled against the cage.
Adamantium unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hilkemoeller wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Adamantium has him pressed against the cage.
Hilkemoeller wants to break the clinch but can't.
Adamantium will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hilkemoeller up against the cage.
Adamantium crunches a lovely knee into Hilkemoeller's ribcage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Adamantium.
Adamantium lands a knee to the head.
Adamantium using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hilkemoeller letting Adamantium take a breather here.
Adamantium slowing the pace effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Adamantium to work.
Adamantium utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hilkemoeller wants to get back to striking at distance but Adamantium won't allow it.
Hilkemoeller wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Adamantium has him pressed against the cage.
Adamantium holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hilkemoeller is trying to break the clinch but Adamantium has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Adamantium.
Adamantium unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hilkemoeller lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hilkemoeller tries to break the clinch but Adamantium is controlling the position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Adamantium.
Hilkemoeller looks winded!
Adamantium lands a good knee to the midsection. Hilkemoeller won't want to take too many of those.
Adamantium effectively controlling the action here.
Adamantium lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hilkemoeller.
Adamantium lands a knee to the body.
Hilkemoeller being controlled against the cage.
Adamantium connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hilkemoeller's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilkemoeller takes a knee to the side of the body.
Adamantium unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hilkemoeller lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Adamantium stalls.
Adamantium softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Adamantium lands a knee to the body.
Adamantium landing knees to the head.
Adamantium digs a right hand underneath Hilkemoeller's ribcage. Hilkemoeller let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Adamantium.
Adamantium unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Adamantium lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Adamantium's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Adamantium content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hilkemoeller takes a knee to the side of the body.
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!
Adamantium working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adamantium lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Adamantium's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Adamantium is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Adamantium is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Adamantium cracks Hilkemoeller with a nice body shot.
Hilkemoeller wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Adamantium pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nicodemus Adamantium.
Adamantium scores with a kick to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicodemus Adamantium dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Simon Hilkemoeller's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hilkemoeller takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Adamantium scores with a head kick.
Adamantium ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Adamantium - that will leave a mark!
A jab from Adamantium does it's job there.
Adamantium explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Adamantium throws a nice head kick!
Hilkemoeller is rocked!
A head kick misses from Adamantium.
Hilkemoeller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hilkemoeller is still on wobbly legs! Can Adamantium finish him?
Crunch! Adamantium slams his shin into Hilkemoeller's torso.
Hilkemoeller seems to have recovered his senses.
Hilkemoeller tries to keep at a distance but Adamantium has taken the fight into the clinch.
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!
Adamantium pushes Hilkemoeller back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamantium prevents Hilkemoeller from breaking the clinch.
Adamantium using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Come on Adamantium - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Adamantium putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hilkemoeller in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Adamantium controlling the action here for a moment.
A knee to the head by Adamantium.
That has opened up Simon Hilkemoeller's cut even more.
Knees in the clinch landing for Adamantium.
Adamantium keeps control of Hilkemoeller as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nicodemus Adamantium has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Adamantium.
Adamantium leaning his opponent against the cage.
Adamantium connects with a knee to the head.
Hilkemoeller is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Adamantium lands a good knee to the midsection. Hilkemoeller won't want to take too many of those.
Hilkemoeller is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Adamantium takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The referee is keeping an eye on Adamantium - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Adamantium gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Adamantium throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from Adamantium.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adamantium stalling in the clinch.
Hilkemoeller has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Adamantium putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hilkemoeller in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hilkemoeller is trying to break the clinch but Adamantium has him pressed against the cage.
Adamantium landing knees to the body.
Adamantium leaning his opponent against the cage.
Adamantium unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hilkemoeller takes a knee to the side of the body.
Adamantium stalls.
Adamantium throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A knee to the head by Adamantium.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamantium with a knee to the head.
Adamantium lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Adamantium lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hilkemoeller backwards.
Adamantium is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hilkemoeller can do to turn this around?
Adamantium holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Adamantium lands a knee to the body.
Adamantium landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Adamantium lands a body shot in the clinch.
Adamantium stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Adamantium connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hilkemoeller's face.
Adamantium landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Adamantium landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Adamantium crunches a lovely knee into Hilkemoeller's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adamantium lands a hook that snaps the head of Hilkemoeller backwards.
Adamantium taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Adamantium connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hilkemoeller's face.
Nice body punch from Adamantium - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilkemoeller takes a knee to the side of the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Adamantium.
Adamantium unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hilkemoeller lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Adamantium unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Adamantium stalling against the cage.
Adamantium landing knees to the head.
The cut above Simon Hilkemoeller's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A bit of stalling here from Adamantium.
Hilkemoeller is trying to break the clinch but Adamantium is controlling him.
Knees to the body from Adamantium.
Adamantium putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hilkemoeller in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hilkemoeller is trying to break the clinch but Adamantium is controlling him.
Hilkemoeller takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adamantium is pushing Hilkemoeller up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Adamantium manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicodemus Adamantium dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Simon Hilkemoeller's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Adamantium lands a nice hook to Hilkemoeller's body. Hilkemoeller takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Adamantium.
Adamantium scores with a nice body kick.
Adamantium connects with a crisp jab.
Adamantium throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hilkemoeller's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adamantium pushes Hilkemoeller away with a front kick.
Adamantium lands a jab to the nose.
Adamantium lands with a kick to the temple. Hilkemoeller shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamantium looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nicodemus Adamantium is winning the standup battle so far.
A thudding body kick lands there by Adamantium!
Adamantium clinches.
Hilkemoeller has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Adamantium.
Adamantium landing knees to the head.
Hilkemoeller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Adamantium dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Adamantium leaning his opponent against the cage.
Adamantium landing knees to the head.
Adamantium working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Adamantium scores with a knee to the head.
Hilkemoeller wants to get back to striking at distance but Adamantium won't allow it.
Hilkemoeller is trying to push Adamantium away but Adamantium has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Adamantium lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Simon Hilkemoeller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilkemoeller wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hilkemoeller has had enough of the clinch but Adamantium keeps him there for the moment.
Adamantium displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hilkemoeller up against the cage.
Adamantium landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hilkemoeller is looking to break free of the clinch but Adamantium has double underhooks.
Adamantium leaning his opponent against the cage.
Adamantium lands a knee to the body.
Adamantium lands a nice shot to the body.
Adamantium scores a nice knee to the body.
Adamantium stalling.
Adamantium lands a body punch.
Hilkemoeller takes a knee right on the jaw!
Adamantium connects with a knee to the head.
Adamantium is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamantium unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hilkemoeller lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Adamantium lands a nice knee to the body.
Adamantium pushes Hilkemoeller back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adamantium putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hilkemoeller in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Adamantium lands a nice knee to the body.
Adamantium crunches a lovely knee into Hilkemoeller's ribcage.
Adamantium landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Adamantium - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Adamantium unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hilkemoeller lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Adamantium scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Adamantium manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hilkemoeller letting Adamantium take a breather here.
Hilkemoeller wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilkemoeller working hard to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Adamantium.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adamantium landing knees to the head.
Adamantium landing knees to the head.
Simon Hilkemoeller's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Adamantium controlling the action here for a moment.
Adamantium stalling in the clinch.
Hilkemoeller tries to break the clinch but Adamantium is controlling the position.
Adamantium taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Adamantium slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nicodemus Adamantium.
Adamantium feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hilkemoeller's calf.
Adamantium lands with an uppercut that bounces Hilkemoeller off the cage and back into range.
Adamantium looks to land a body kick but Hilkemoeller moved away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hilkemoeller! But no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicodemus Adamantium showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Adamantium has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:24
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:24
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicodemus Adamantium!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kim Sun Ju (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Sampson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Sampson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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145 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kim Sun Ju!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Sampson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ju goes for a double leg but Sampson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sampson continues to drive forward.
Sampson goes for a double leg but Ju avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ju continues to drive forward.
Ju fails to land the takedown.
Ju fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sampson avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kim Sun Ju. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ju is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sampson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ju changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sampson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ju decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sampson to his feet.
Sampson misses with a head kick.
Ju shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ju showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sampson trying to hold on to Ju's head to control him but Ju postures up.
Ju stands up out of the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sampson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ju pinned against the cage. Ju gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice takedown defense from Sampson. No joy for Ju on that attempt.
Ju looks for a takedown but Sampson sprawls well.
Sampson looks for a takedown but Ju sprawls well.
Ju half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sampson tries to clinch but Ju moves out of range.
Sampson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sampson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ju defends it nicely.
Ju throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sampson was covering up waiting for the punch and Ju finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sampson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ju drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ju is pushing down on Sampson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sampson is fighting to maintain full guard but Ju has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ju is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
It looks like Ju is going to stand back up.
Ju stands up from half guard.
Kim Sun Ju seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ju with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sampson counters with a series of strikes. Ju will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ju keeps Sampson at a distance using the push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ju tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sampson swivels and escapes.
Ju darts in looking for a takedown but Sampson gets double underhooks and turns Ju into the cage.
Ju is breathing heavily.
Sampson tries to clinch but Ju moves out of range.
Sampson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ju as he jumps to the side.
Ju half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sampson shoots in but Ju avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ju tries for a takedown but Sampson circles away easily
and Sampson counters with a series of strikes. Ju will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ju closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sampson did well to prevent Ju getting side control.
Sampson kicks Ju off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sampson misses with a takedown attempt - Ju sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ju fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sampson avoids it really well and circles away.
Sampson unleashes a big counter combination but Ju bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sampson forces Ju back against the cage and clinches.
Ju wants a takedown but no success here.
Ju tries for a takedown but Sampson manages to get underhooks.
Ju has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sampson after a bit of a struggle.
Ju is looking for a takedown.
Ju is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ju wants a takedown but no success here.
Sampson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ju.
Sampson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Sampson 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.
Sampson feints a jab promting Ju to slip. Sampson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ju slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sampson stuffs the takedown.
Sampson dives in for a single leg takedown but Ju sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ju shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ju decides to return to a standing position.
Sampson shoots in for a takedown but Ju shows good takedown defense.
Sampson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sampson slaps away a takedown attempt from Ju, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sampson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ju paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ju shoots in and gets a takedown into Sampson's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ju postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sampson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ju, into his guard.
Ju looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sampson connects with a couple of short punches.
Sampson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ju keeping moving, preventing Sampson from controlling successfully.
Ju is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sampson is controlling him.
Sampson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ju is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Sampson dives into side control.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
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.
Ju wants to get back to his feet but Sampson drags him back down.
Ju bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Ben Sampson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sampson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ju shoots in for a double leg but Sampson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kim Sun Ju. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sampson tries to clinch up.
Sampson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ju pinned against the cage. Ju gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sampson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ju fails with the takedown
and Sampson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sampson scores with a shot to the body.
Ju gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sampson counters with a right hand to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sampson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ju - the referee stops the clock and Sampson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ju. Sampson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ju moves into the clinch.
Ju wants to take the fight to the mat but Sampson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sampson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Sampson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Ju pushing down on Sampson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ju escapes and gets back to his feet.
Sampson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ju paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ju went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sampson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ju closes the distance and pushes Sampson back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ju is trying to drag Sampson to the mat but Sampson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sampson pulls Ju into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sampson is on top in guard.
Ju 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.
Ju working for a triangle but Sampson defends it easily.
Ju looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ben Sampson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Sampson tries to clinch but Ju is having none of it.
Ju clinches with his opponent.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ju keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sampson's efforts to push away.
Ju gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sampson.
Ju works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Ju gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ju shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sampson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ju feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sampson's calf.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sampson gets tackled into the cage by Ju. Ju maintains the clinch.
Sampson gets control of Ju's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sampson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ju avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ju stands and steps away. Sampson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ju shoots in looking for a takedown. Sampson tries to sprawl out of it but Ju keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sampson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Despite the aggression on Sampson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sampson misses with a takedown attempt - Ju sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sampson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ju feinted with a counter takedown.
Kim Sun Ju has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Sampson.
Ju scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ju clinches.
Ju is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sampson is defending well.
Ju tries to score a body lock takedown but Sampson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sampson successfully pulls guard.
Ju has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ju looking to pass the guard.
Ju stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Sampson throws a shot to the body.
Sampson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ju pushes Sampson up against the cage in a clinch.
Ju tries to score a body lock takedown but Sampson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sampson can't get the takedown.
Sampson tries to break free but Ju pushes him back against the cage.
Ju has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sampson after a bit of a struggle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ju jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sampson walks away with a smile on his face. Ju gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ju shoots in for a takedown but Sampson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ju blocks the body kick.
Ju appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sampson wants to clinch up but Ju keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sampson lands a slapping body shot.
Sampson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sampson fails with a takedown attempt.
Ju fails with a takedown attempt.
Sampson tries to close the distance and clinch but Ju swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ju.
Sampson tries to clinch but Ju moves out of range.
Ju dives in and grabs Sampson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sampson pushes down on Ju's head and hops out.
Sampson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ju rather than just go for the knockout.
A left and a right from Sampson both land. Nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ju keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ju throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sampson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ju defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sampson.
Ju lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sampson takes a step back to recover.
Ju dives in and grabs Sampson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sampson pushes down on Ju's head and hops out.
Sampson shoots in for a takedown but Ju shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ju shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ju stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Sampson to get to his feet.
Kim Sun Ju has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ju stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ju wants it to stay on the feet.
Ben Sampson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sampson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ju.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kim Sun Ju.
I think Sampson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Sampson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Selassie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Strongson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Strongson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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225 lbs
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Victor Selassie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruce Strongson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Strongson. Those never looked like landing.
Strongson misses with a hook.
Selassie moves into range and clinches up with Strongson.
Strongson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Strongson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Strongson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Selassie pulls Strongson into guard.
Selassie doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Selassie has his foot on Strongson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Strongson works his way back into a safe position though.
Strongson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Selassie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Selassie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Selassie has his hands on Strongson's head, controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strongson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Selassie is proving hard to escape from.
Selassie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Selassie trying to control from half guard but Strongson is working away.
Strongson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Selassie scores with a couple of nice shots.
Strongson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Selassie.
Well, if Selassie is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Strongson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Selassie scores with a couple of nice shots.
Strongson holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Selassie works his foot free and advances to mount.
Selassie 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.
Selassie is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Selassie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Strongson is desperately trying to improve his position but Selassie has a good base and remains in mount.
Selassie landing shots from mount.
Selassie unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strongson is trying to stand up.
Strongson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Selassie controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Selassie lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Strongson is desperately trying to improve his position but Selassie has a good base and remains in mount.
Strongson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Selassie.
Selassie cracks Strongson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Selassie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Strongson is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Selassie content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strongson working to try and regain half guard.
Strongson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Selassie lands a nice shot to the head.
Strongson wants to hold on but Selassie pushes him away.
Selassie wants to finish this one by submission but Strongson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Selassie.
Strongson wants to control but Selassie is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Strongson is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Selassie dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Strongson misses with a few strikes there.
Selassie clobbers Strongson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Bruce Strongson has been cut.
A jab from Selassie misses.
Strongson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Selassie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Selassie blocks a head kick by Strongson.
Selassie swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A combination from Strongson does no damage.
Selassie throws a series of punches but Strongson avoids them all with ease.
Nice uppercut there from Strongson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Selassie, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Selassie shoots in for a takedown but Strongson shows good takedown defense.
Selassie tries to clinch but Strongson moves out of range.
Strongson tries a head kick but it misses.
Selassie stuffs the takedown attempt from Strongson. Strongson gets slowly back to his feet.
Selassie swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Selassie looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Selassie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Strongson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Selassie closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Strongson quickly recovers to half guard.
Selassie looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Selassie is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Selassie wants to take a breather but Strongson is having none of it.
Selassie winds up and cracks Strongson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Selassie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Strongson can do to turn this around?
Selassie moves nicely into side control.
Selassie in side control lands a decent elbow.
Selassie moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Selassie prevents Strongson from escaping the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Strongson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Selassie looks up at the clock and then as Strongson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Selassie smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Selassie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Strongson keeps working.
Selassie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Strongson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Strongson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strongson can't do much from the bottom here.
Selassie lands a few punches from side control.
Strongson trying to remain calm as Selassie controls from the top position.
Selassie has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Selassie cracks Strongson with a big right hand but Strongson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Selassie is staying tight to Strongson's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Selassie scores with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Selassie staying calm.
Victor Selassie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Selassie wants to control but Strongson is keeping him busy.
Strongson wants to control but Selassie postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Strongson is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Selassie is staying active.
Selassie controlling from side mount.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Selassie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Strongson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Strongson throws a sloppy head kick and Selassie moves out of range easily.
Selassie slips a jab and a cross from Strongson.
Strongson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Strongson wants to get back to his feet but Selassie passes into half guard.
Strongson is looking to control Selassie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Strongson avoid being mounted?
Selassie with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strongson tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Selassie manages to move to mount!
Strongson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Selassie lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Strongson hang on?
BOOM! Selassie connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Selassie wants to control the pace but Strongson is squirming around nicely.
Selassie cracks Strongson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Selassie lands a nice shot to the head.
Selassie has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Strongson's face.
Selassie is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Strongson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Selassie controlling the position easily from mount.
Selassie looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Selassie is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Strongson is surviving well by controlling Selassie's body position as best he can.
Selassie controlling the pace for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Selassie cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Selassie looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That has opened up Bruce Strongson's cut even more.
Strongson is trying to escape the mount.
Strongson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The cut above Bruce Strongson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bruce Strongson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Victor Selassie!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Ignacio Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scottie McHaggardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jose Ignacio Mendez has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jose Ignacio Mendez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Scottie McHaggardy!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez swinging wildly here.
Mendez tries to move into range but McHaggardy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McHaggardy throws a hook to the side of Mendez's head but Mendez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mendez ducks under a wild hook from McHaggardy.
A quick step to the side and Mendez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jose Ignacio Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McHaggardy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mendez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mendez tries to clinch up.
Mendez misses with a jab, cross combination.
It seemed like McHaggardy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A head kick by Mendez misses
and Mendez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McHaggardy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendez throws a head kick but McHaggardy moves out of range.
Mendez tries to clinch but McHaggardy is having none of it.
McHaggardy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McHaggardy avoids the head kick by Mendez.
A slow jab from McHaggardy misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez works over McHaggardy's head and body with a nice combination.
Mendez lands a slapping body shot.
McHaggardy misses with an uppercut. Mendez saw that one coming.
Mendez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McHaggardy scores with a jab to the head.
Mendez moves away from the strike by McHaggardy.
Mendez misses with a head kick.
McHaggardy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mendez.
McHaggardy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mendez tries to clinch there but McHaggardy circles away.
A big left from Mendez misses.
McHaggardy 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.
A nice combination there by Mendez.
Mendez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McHaggardys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mendez tries to move into range but McHaggardy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mendez throws a right hand that misses
and McHaggardy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mendez is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McHaggardy digs a good body shot into Mendez's ribs.
McHaggardy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mendez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McHaggardy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mendez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mendez clobbers McHaggardy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mendez throws a head kick that misses.
McHaggardy lands a lovely overhand right.
Mendez throws a head kick that misses.
Mendez misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters circling - McHaggardy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mendez throws a quick counter head kick but McHaggardy was just out of range.
McHaggardy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mendez tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McHaggardy cracks Mendez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Jose Ignacio Mendez has been cut.
Mendez throws a sloppy body shot
and McHaggardy counters with a stiff right hand.
Mendez lands a nice hook to McHaggardy's body. McHaggardy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mendez misses with an uppercut.
A combination from Mendez does no damage.
McHaggardy throws out a loose jab but Mendez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mendez lands a high kick!
Mendez throws a sloppy head kick and McHaggardy moves out of range easily.
McHaggardy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mendez is rocked!
Mendez is aggressively charging in as McHaggardy backs up avoiding any damage. McHaggardy tosses out a jab and Mendez runs right into it face first! Mendez is out cold! McHaggardy dropped down on all fours and is barking in Mendez's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Scottie McHaggardy!
Scottie McHaggardy is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rolf Eriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Royal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rolf Eriksson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Derek Royal's chin.
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220 lbs
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214 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rolf Eriksson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Derek Royal!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eriksson blocks a head kick by Royal.
Royal moves out of range of the strikes.
Eriksson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Royal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Royal misses with a series of wild punches.
Royal misses with a wild combination.
Royal stalks Eriksson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Eriksson's face. Eriksson staggers backwards, shaken.
We've been hearing reports that Eriksson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Eriksson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Royal clobbers Eriksson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Eriksson dodges the punch combination from Royal.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Royal keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Royal throws a nice looking combination but Eriksson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Eriksson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Royal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royal throws a head kick that misses
and Eriksson counters with a crisp one two that drops Royal! Eriksson thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Royal to his feet! Royal is in big trouble!
Royal is rocked!
Royal throws an overhand right that lands on Eriksson's shoulder, as Eriksson tries to avoid the shot.
Eriksson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Royal is still on wobbly legs! Can Eriksson finish him?
Eriksson feints and as Royal raises his hands in defense, Eriksson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Royal pulls Eriksson in close to his closed guard and prevents Eriksson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Royal looks winded!
Eriksson trying to control but Royal is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Royal trying to keep a closed guard but Eriksson is proving a slippery customer.
Royal seems to have recovered his senses.
Eriksson trying to control the position from guard on top but Royal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Royal wants to get back to his feet but Eriksson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson passes Royal's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Eriksson lands strikes from half guard.
Eriksson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Royal keeps working.
Eriksson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Royal has managed to free his arm - good work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eriksson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Royal does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Eriksson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson is looking to take a break and control but Royal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Royal is looking to escape.
Eriksson seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Royal is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rolf Eriksson!
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