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MMAHelsinki - 52 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reco Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Davis could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Reco Penn's chin.
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159 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Reco Penn!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Davis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Davis gets tackled into the cage by Penn. Penn maintains the clinch.
Penn tries a body shot but Davis blocks it.
Davis tries to break free but Penn pushes him back against the cage.
Penn lands a body shot.
Penn scores with a shoulder strike.
Penn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Penn misses with a punch to the body.
Penn lands with a right to the head.
Penn taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Penn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Penn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Davis is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Davis! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Penn is unloading with more strikes now! Davis drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reco Penn!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paez Paez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Left Knee (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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169 lbs
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174 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paez Paez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Left Knee!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paez avoids the head kick by Knee.
Paez takes one on the button.
Paez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Paez advances position into side control!
Knee manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Knee is trying to get back to full guard.
Paez seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Knee is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Paez Paez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Drederik Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jones Mfer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tatum comes to the cage accompanied by Time 4 Sum Aksion. Drederik Tatum has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drederik Tatum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jones Mfer!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatum misses with a straight left.
Mfer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mfer manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mfer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tatum's efforts to push away.
A nice left hand lands by Mfer.
Mfer lands a right hand.
Mfer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mfer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tatum backwards.
Mfer is pushing Tatum up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tatum definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mfer lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Mfer fails to land.
Tatum blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tatum is trying to break the clinch but Mfer is controlling him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mfer.
Mfer lands a nice shot to the body.
Mfer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mfer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tatum's efforts to push away.
Mfer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mfer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mfer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tatum up against the cage.
Tatum wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tatum is trying to break the clinch but Mfer has him pressed against the cage.
Tatum tries to circle away but Mfer has him pinned against the cage.
Tatum is looking to break free of the clinch but Mfer has double underhooks.
Tatum is looking to break free of the clinch but Mfer has double underhooks.
Mfer prevents Tatum from breaking the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Mfer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tatum is trying to break the clinch but Mfer has him pressed against the cage.
Tatum has had enough of the clinch but Mfer keeps him there for the moment.
Mfer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tatum wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tatum prevents a body shot from Mfer.
Mfer leaning against his opponent.
Mfer lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mfer swings wildly with an uppercut but Tatum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mfer scores with a shoulder strike.
Tatum is trying to break the clinch but Mfer has him pressed against the cage.
Mfer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mfer throws a head punch that misses.
Mfer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tatum backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mfer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mfer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tatum is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tatum is working for takedown but Mfer is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mfer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mfer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tatum backwards.
Mfer lands a hook that snaps the head of Tatum backwards.
Mfer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tatum has had enough of the clinch but Mfer keeps him there for the moment.
Tatum is looking to break free of the clinch but Mfer has double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Mfer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tatum looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mfer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tatum's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum has had enough of the clinch but Mfer keeps him there for the moment.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mfer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tatum is trying to break the clinch but Mfer has him pressed against the cage.
Tatum has had enough of the clinch but Mfer keeps him there for the moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mfer.
Mfer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tatum is trying to break the clinch but Mfer is controlling him.
Mfer lands with a right to the head.
Mfer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mfer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tatum blocking some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mfer prevents Tatum from breaking the clinch.
Mfer lands a nice uppercut.
Mfer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tatum wants to break free but Mfer has control.
Mfer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mfer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tatum's efforts to push away.
Mfer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mfer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tatum's efforts to push away.
Mfer's coach down at Holding Cell was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mfer's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Tatum breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mfer darts in and clinches Tatum up against the cage.
Mfer pushes Tatum back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mfer lands a shoulder strike.
Mfer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tatum manages to break the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Mfer.
Tatum walks into a jab.
Mfer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tatum throws a looping overhand right but Mfer ducks down to avoid it.
Tatum avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jones Mfer dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mfer throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Tatum misses the target.
Good standup being displayed there by Mfer as he connects with a hook.
Mfer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tatum counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tatum bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tatum throwing a counter right hand but Mfer manages to avoid it.
Mfer scores with a jab. Tatum acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tatum misses with an uppercut.
Mfer lands a really nice looking cross but Tatum seems unphased.
Jones Mfer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tatum paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mfer misses with a wild body shot.
Tatum was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mfer misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Tatum misses the target.
Mfer misses the shot to the body.
Mfer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mfer. Tatum does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer clobbers Tatum with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mfer throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Tatum to counter with a crisp jab.
Mfer takes a swing at Tatum's ribcage but misses.
Tatum is looking to counter punch.
Tatum lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jones Mfer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mfer cracks Tatum with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mfer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tatum throwing a counter right hand but Mfer manages to avoid it.
Tatum is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mfer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tatum.
Mfer misses with an uppercut. Tatum saw that one coming.
Tatum was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mfer throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Tatum to counter with a crisp jab.
Tatum moves out of range as Mfer strikes.
Tatum shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tatum was well out of range. Poor timing from Mfer.
Mfer misses with a looping left.
Mfer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tatum counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mfer misses with a left hand
and Tatum counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice defenses there by Mfer.
Mfer misses with a straight left.
Tatum is looking to counter punch.
Tatum walks into a straight right hand from Mfer.
Nice defenses there by Tatum.
Mfer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tatum connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mfer misses with a right hand
and Tatum counters with a nice uppercut.
Mfer misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Tatum misses the target.
Mfer misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum throws a lazy uppercut
and Mfer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tatum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mfer thuds his right hand into Tatum's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mfer swings widly with a right hand
and Tatum counters with a stiff right hand.
Mfer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tatum.
Tatum bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Tatum misses the target.
Mfer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mfer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tatum avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mfer thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Tatum on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mfer throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer pushes Tatum up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Mfer.
Nice body punch from Mfer.
Tatum wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mfer throws a head punch that misses.
Mfer avoiding damage.
Tatum wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mfer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mfer prevents Tatum from breaking the clinch.
Tatum is trying to break free.
Mfer has Tatum pressed against the cage, preventing Tatum from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tatum is trying to break the clinch but Mfer is controlling him.
Mfer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tatum looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tatum is trying to force a seperation but Mfer has the dominant position.
Mfer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mfer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jones Mfer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Tatum shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mfer misses with an uppercut.
Tatum was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mfer scores with a nice strike.
Mfer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tatum throws out the jab.
Mfer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mfer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tatum's elbow.
Mfer has Tatum pressed against the cage, preventing Tatum from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch on the inside from Mfer fails to land.
Mfer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tatum is trying to break the clinch but Mfer is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mfer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tatum has had enough of the clinch but Mfer keeps him there for the moment.
Mfer taking a breather.
Tatum looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mfer misses with a punch to the body.
Mfer leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum wants to break the clinch but can't.
Still in the clinch, Mfer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mfer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tatum wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mfer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tatum drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mfer pulls his leg out and moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Mfer misses the target.
Mfer misses with a hook
and Tatum counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mfer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tatum.
Tatum is looking to counter punch.
Mfer throws a right hand that misses
and Tatum counters with a straight right hand.
Mfer lands a really nice looking cross but Tatum seems unphased.
Mfer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tatum in his tracks.
Tatum moves away from the strike by Mfer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Mfer does it's job there.
Mfer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mfer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tatum throwing a counter right hand but Mfer manages to avoid it.
Mfer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mfer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Tatum misses the target.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mfer in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Mfer moves out of range as Tatum strikes.
Mfer misses with a right hand
and Tatum counters with a stiff right hand.
Mfer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mfer misses with a body punch
and Tatum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer lands a glancing blow to the side of Tatum's head.
Mfer scores with a spinning back kick!
Mfer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mfer. That's going to slow Tatum down.
Mfer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tatum cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Drederik Tatum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mfer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mfer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tatum sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tatum swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tatum throws a hook but Mfer blocks it.
Mfer lands with an uppercut that bounces Tatum off the cage and back into range.
Mfer connects with a single shot there.
Tatum on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer looks to throw the jab but Tatum is out of range.
Tatum waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mfer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mfer misses with a hook. Tatum ducked under it nicely.
Mfer drops his hands momentarily and Tatum takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mfer is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mfer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mfer slips under a jab.
Mfer just misses with a punch to the body.
That kick from Mfer tenderised Tatum's leg. Tatum is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mfer takes the fight into the clinch.
Tatum wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tatum misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jones Mfer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mfer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 26:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jones Mfer!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erik Bjorkman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Delamitri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Delamitri is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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210 lbs
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erik Bjorkman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Delamitri!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjorkman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Delamitri, pushing him back against the cage.
Delamitri tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bjorkman prevents a takedown attempt there.
Delamitri has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bjorkman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Erik Bjorkman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Delamitri.
Bjorkman manages to break the clinch.
Delamitri looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bjorkman misses with a hook
and Delamitri counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Delamitri chips away with some ground and pound.
Delamitri stands and throws Bjorkman's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Delamitri fails to land a wild elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Delamitri fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Delamitri thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Check out the look on Delamitri's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delamitri is working to tighten his grip on Bjorkman's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Bjorkman has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Delamitri is really squeezing tight and eventually Bjorkman passes out! Delamitri breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). David Delamitri!
Our winner, David Delamitri, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eero Haapasaari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antoni Vivaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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179 lbs
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180 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eero Haapasaari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Antoni Vivaldi!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vivaldi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vivaldi throws a counter combo.
Vivaldi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haapasaari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vivaldi moves away.
Vivaldi has his takedown stuffed
and Haapasaari counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Vivaldi has momentary wrist control but Haapasaari slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haapasaari landing some decent shots from guard.
Haapasaari drops back looking for a leg! Vivaldi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vivaldi manages to kick Haapasaari off! Haapasaari jumps back into Vivaldi's guard.
Haapasaari trying to control the position from guard on top but Vivaldi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haapasaari engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haapasaari missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Haapasaari is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vivaldi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Haapasaari. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vivaldi is looking to stand up but Haapasaari isn't so interested in that idea.
Haapasaari pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vivaldi is keeping the position for now.
Vivaldi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Haapasaari is controlling him.
Haapasaari 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.
Vivaldi wants to sweep here but Haapasaari controlling him for the moment.
Haapasaari is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Haapasaari has gone for a leg lock! Vivaldi slips out almost immediately though and dives into Haapasaari's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haapasaari wants to sweep but no luck.
Vivaldi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Haapasaari is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Haapasaari is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vivaldi tries to get to full guard but Haapasaari has control of the leg.
Haapasaari lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Haapasaari lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Haapasaari passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Vivaldi!
Vivaldi is trying to stand up.
Vivaldi is squirming around, avoiding Haapasaari's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haapasaari lands a couple of good shots and Vivaldi has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Vivaldi is trying to stand back up.
Vivaldi is trapped and Haapasaari is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Haapasaari wants to control but Vivaldi is keeping busy.
Haapasaari has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Vivaldi.
Haapasaari scores with strikes from the back.
Haapasaari tightening his grip on Vivaldi, looking for the choke.
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 crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vivaldi is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eero Haapasaari dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Vivaldi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haapasaari seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Vivaldi ducks under a wild hook from Haapasaari.
Vivaldi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Haapasaari has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've been informed that Vivaldi has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Vivaldi closes the distance and clinches up with Haapasaari, looking for a takedown. Vivaldi pushes Haapasaari against the cage but Haapasaari circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vivaldi lands a head kick!
Vivaldi shoots in for a takedown but Haapasaari shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vivaldi looks to throw a body kick
and Haapasaari counters with a shoot takedown. Vivaldi fights it but they end up in guard.
Vivaldi kicks Haapasaari off and gets to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vivaldi wants to clinch but Haapasaari slips to the side
so Haapasaari counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Haapasaari stands up over Vivaldi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Haapasaari connects with a couple of short punches.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vivaldi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Haapasaari postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Haapasaari is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haapasaari won't allow Vivaldi to get back to his feet.
Haapasaari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vivaldi can do to turn this around?
Haapasaari working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vivaldi's head.
Vivaldi is rocked!
Haapasaari drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Haapasaari as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Vivaldi screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Haapasaari! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Eero Haapasaari!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jim Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Kullervo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jim Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kullervo!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kullervo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harrison throws a big shot that misses.
Kullervo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sloppy strikes from Harrison. Those never looked like landing.
As Harrison backs off Kullervo throws a huge counter combo but Harrison manages to avoid it all.
Harrison blocks a head kick by Kullervo.
Kullervo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Harrison misses with the combination.
Kullervo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Harrison swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kullervo counters with a body kick.
Kullervo jabs at Harrison's body.
Kullervo misses with a straight right.
Kullervo misses with a looping right.
Harrison closes the distance and clinches.
Kullervo avoiding damage as Harrison throws knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harrison.
Harrison throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kullervo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kullervo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Harrison gets through Kullervo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kullervo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harrison misses with a punch to the body.
Kullervo trying to land knees to the body.
Kullervo lands with a light punch inside.
Harrison misses with a punch on the inside.
Kullervo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harrison backwards.
Harrison prevents a body shot from Kullervo.
Kullervo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harrison backwards.
Kullervo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kullervo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Harrison letting Kullervo take a breather here.
Harrison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kullervo lands a nice shot to the body.
Kullervo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harrison blocks it with crossed arms.
Kullervo tries a body shot but Harrison blocks it.
Kullervo tries to work over Harrison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kullervo lands a knee to the body.
Harrison struggles to land a body shot inside as Kullervo controls his hands.
Kullervo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Harrison is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kullervo avoiding damage as Harrison throws knees to the body.
Kullervo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kullervo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Harrison in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kullervo lands with a short shot to the head.
Harrison missing with knees to the body.
Harrison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kullervo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harrison wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kullervo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kullervo.
Kullervo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harrison trying to land knees to the body.
Harrison can't break the clinch.
Kullervo scores with a shot to the side of Harrison's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kullervo is leaning against Harrison and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kullervo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harrison's elbow.
Kullervo misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kullervo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harrison's brow.
Kullervo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kullervo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Harrison cracks Kullervo with a nice body shot.
Harrison tries to land a knee to the head but Kullervo blocks with his arms.
Harrison is trying to maintain a safe position but Kullervo gets an underhook and turns Harrison into the cage.
Harrison scores with a shot to the side of Kullervo's head.
Harrison working hard to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Kullervo.
Kullervo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kullervo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harrisons head.
Harrison can't find room to land a body shot as Kullervo controls the action.
Kullervo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kullervo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harrison's elbow.
Kullervo working Harrison over with knees to the body.
Kullervo lands with a right to the head.
Harrison blocks a body shot from Kullervo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kullervo lands with a short shot to the head.
A knee to the head by Kullervo.
Kullervo has a couple of punches blocked by Harrison.
Kullervo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kullervo.
Kullervo lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Kullervo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harrison.
A short body shot lands from Kullervo as the two fighters clinch.
Kullervo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kullervo lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kullervo lands an elbow that stopped Harrison in his tracks for a moment.
Kullervo landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kullervo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalle Kullervo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kullervo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kullervo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Harrison slips under a jab from Kullervo.
Harrison scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Harrison tries to clinch but Kullervo is having none of it.
Kullervo misses with an uppercut. Harrison saw that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Kullervo. Those never looked like landing.
Kullervo scores with a shot to the body.
Harrison tries to clinch up.
Kullervo throws a body kick that misses.
Kullervo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harrison misses with a leg kick.
Kalle Kullervo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kullervo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harrison.
Kullervo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kullervo lands the left hand.
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!
Kullervo tries to bum rush Harrison with a series of wild strikes but Harrison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kullervo digs a good body shot into Harrison's ribs.
Harrison wants to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison slips a straight right by Kullervo.
Harrison with a hook.
Kullervo clinches up with Harrison and pushes him back against the cage.
Kullervo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kullervo lands with a left to the head.
Harrison throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Harrison managing to block the knees to the body from Kullervo.
Harrison can't find room to land a body shot as Kullervo controls the action.
Harrison wants to stall.
Kullervo has Harrison pushed against the cage.
Kullervo can't find room to land a body shot as Harrison controls the action.
Knees to the body from Kullervo.
Harrison content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kullervo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harrison.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison avoiding damage as Kullervo throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harrison.
Harrison misses with a punch on the inside.
Kullervo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harrison.
Kullervo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kullervo blocks an elbow strike from Harrison.
Kullervo stalling the fight.
Kullervo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kullervo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Harrison's face.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kullervo in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kullervo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harrison's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Harrison.
Kullervo lands a left hand.
Harrison misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harrison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kullervo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harrison backwards.
Kullervo lands with a right to the head.
Harrison swings wildly with an uppercut but Kullervo uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kalle Kullervo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kullervo stalling the fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kullervo.
Kullervo works on Harrison's body with a couple of short punches.
Kullervo managing to block the knees to the body from Harrison.
Harrison tries a body shot but Kullervo blocks it.
Kullervo landing knees to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kullervo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harrison breaks the clinch.
The fighters circling - Harrison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harrison throws a chopping leg kick but Kullervo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It seemed like Kullervo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Kullervo misses the target.
Harrison throws a series of punches but Kullervo avoids them all with ease.
Kullervo moves away from the strike by Harrison.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kullervo lands a right hook to the body.
Kullervo connects with a body shot that sends Harrison's belly button to the back.
Jim Harrison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kullervo misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Kullervo finds it's way through Harrison's defenses.
Harrison looks to land a left hand but Kullervo moved out of range nicely.
Kullervo connects with a crisp jab.
Kullervo lands a big shot that drops Harrison! Can he finish him?
Harrison is rocked!
Kullervo drops back looking for a leg! Harrison is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Harrison manages to kick Kullervo off! Kullervo jumps back into Harrison's guard.
Oh Harrison is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kullervo throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalle Kullervo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kullervo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harrison seems to have got his legs back now.
Kullervo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kullervo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harrison connects with a looping right hand.
A big right from Kullervo misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harrison. Kullervo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kullervo digs a good body shot into Harrison's ribs.
Kullervo scores with a head kick. Harrison tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kullervo misses with a body shot.
Kullervo misses with a wild combination.
Kullervo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kullervo throws a sloppy head kick and Harrison moves out of range easily.
Harrison swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Harrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kullervo moves away.
Harrison misses with a few strikes there.
Kullervo throws a body shot but no joy.
Kullervo throws a series of punches but Harrison moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kullervo with a hook.
Kullervo throws a lazy right hand but Harrison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harrison scores with a jab. Kullervo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A jab from Harrison misses.
A combination from Harrison does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harrison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Kullervo misses.
Harrison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kullervo throws out a powerful jab.
Harrison throws a series of punches but Kullervo avoids them all with ease.
Kullervo throws a head kick but Harrison moves out of range.
Kullervo scoring well with a low kick there.
Harrison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kullervo tries to clinch up.
Kullervo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harrison.
Kullervo scores with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kullervo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Harrison has time to react.
Harrison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kullervo takes the fight into the clinch.
Harrison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kullervo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Harrison.
Still in the clinch, Kullervo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harrison misses with a body punch.
Harrison tries to break free but Kullervo pushes him back against the cage.
Kullervo scores with a hook to the body.
Harrison misses with the head strike.
Kullervo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harrison throws a head punch that misses.
Kullervo avoiding damage as Harrison throws knees to the body.
Kullervo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kullervo.
Kullervo cracks Harrison with a nice body shot.
A right hand to the body from Kullervo.
Kullervo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harrison backwards.
Kullervo lands with a right to the head.
Kullervo lands a good knee to the midsection. Harrison won't want to take too many of those.
A short body shot lands from Kullervo as the two fighters clinch.
Kullervo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kullervo.
Kullervo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harrison is rocked!
Kullervo is leaning against Harrison and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kullervo digs a right hand underneath Harrison's ribcage. Harrison let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kullervo misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kullervo scores with a hook to the body.
Kalle Kullervo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kullervo lands an elbow just above Harrison 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kullervo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oh Harrison is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kullervo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kullervo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harrison or not.
Kullervo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harrison.
Kullervo lands with a left to the head.
Kullervo digs a right hand underneath Harrison's ribcage. Harrison let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kullervo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jim Harrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice body punch from Kullervo.
Harrison seems to have got his legs back now.
Kullervo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kullervo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kullervo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Harrison in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Harrison takes a shot to the head.
Kullervo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kullervo drops Harrison with a big right hand! Kullervo charges in looking to finish - Harrison manages to keep Kullervo in his guard and seems to have recovered somewhat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kalle Kullervo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kullervo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kalle Kullervo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Veikkko Wainamoinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Starker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Starker comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Under Milk Wood kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veikkko Wainamoinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Starker!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wainamoinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Starker tries to clinch but Wainamoinen moves out of range.
Starker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wainamoinen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Starker tries to clinch but Wainamoinen moves away
and Wainamoinen counters with a straight right hand.
Starker tries to clinch
and Wainamoinen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wainamoinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Starker moves away.
Starker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wainamoinen throwing a counter right hand but Starker manages to avoid it.
Wainamoinen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Starker darts in trying to clinch
and Starker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wainamoinen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wainamoinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wainamoinen pushes Starker up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wainamoinen blocks an uppercut.
Wainamoinen blocks a body shot from Starker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starker lands a shot to the body.
Wainamoinen avoids a wild elbow strike from Starker.
Starker scores with a shoulder strike.
Starker misses with the head strike.
Starker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wainamoinen's elbow.
Starker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wainamoinen misses with a punch to the body.
Starker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Starker.
A body shot lands from Starker.
Starker told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Starker misses with some punches.
Wainamoinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Wainamoinen as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Starker as the two fighters clinch.
Wainamoinen is breathing heavily.
Starker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Veikkko Wainamoinen has been cut.
Starker lands an elbow inside that Wainamoinen shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wainamoinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Wainamoinen.
Starker struggles to land a body shot inside as Wainamoinen controls his hands.
Starker lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wainamoinen tries a body shot but Starker blocks it.
Starker blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Starker.
A right hook to the body lands for Starker.
A nice right hand lands inside from Starker.
Starker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Starker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wainamoinen is rocked!
Wainamoinen takes an elbow to the temple.
Oh Wainamoinen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Veikkko Wainamoinen's cut is getting worse.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Starker.
Starker lands a right hand.
Clinched against the cage, Starker lands a big elbow that drops Wainamoinen! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Wainamoinen is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Starker!
During a confident post fight interview, Paul Starker thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Whitey O Whitersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideo Sakurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hideo Sakurai has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Whitey O Whitersson's chin.
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Whitey O Whitersson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hideo Sakurai!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Whitersson misses with an uppercut
letting Sakurai counter with a right hand.
It looks like Whitey O Whitersson has been cut.
Sakurai takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sakurai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Whitersson moves away.
O Whitersson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sakurai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Whitersson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sakurai on the side of the head.
O Whitersson tries to clinch up
and Sakurai counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
O Whitersson misses the body punch
and Sakurai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Whitersson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sakurai.
Sakurai misses with a hook.
O Whitersson avoids the body shot from Sakurai.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Whitersson misses with a straight right.
Donk. O Whitersson catches Sakurai right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Whitersson gets a clinch.
Sakurai tries a body shot but O Whitersson blocks it.
Sakurai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sakurai tries to break the clinch but O Whitersson is controlling the position.
Sakurai working aggressively here.
Sakurai blocks a body shot from O Whitersson.
Sakurai prevents a body shot from O Whitersson.
Sakurai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Whitersson's elbow.
O Whitersson misses with a punch to the body.
Sakurai blocks a body shot from O Whitersson.
O Whitersson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sakurai blocking some punches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sakurai wants to break free but O Whitersson has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Whitersson lands a nice uppercut.
O Whitersson lands an uppercut.
Sakurai looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sakurai misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by O Whitersson.
O Whitersson misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from O Whitersson.
Sakurai lands a shot to the body.
O Whitersson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sakurai lands with a left to the head.
Sakurai can't find room to land a body shot as O Whitersson controls the action.
Sakurai is trying to break the clinch but O Whitersson is controlling him.
O Whitersson slows down the pace here.
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!
Sakurai lands a nice shot to the body.
Sakurai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from O Whitersson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Whitersson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A body shot lands from Sakurai.
O Whitersson struggles to land a body shot inside as Sakurai controls his hands.
Sakurai misses with a body punch.
O Whitersson swings wildly with an uppercut but Sakurai uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sakurai misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from O Whitersson.
Sakurai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
O Whitersson presses Sakurai against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A bit of stalling here from Sakurai.
O Whitersson lands with a short shot to the head.
O Whitersson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Sakurai - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Whitersson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sakurai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Whitersson throws a head punch that misses.
O Whitersson stalling the fight.
O Whitersson lands a hook that snaps the head of Sakurai backwards.
O Whitersson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from O Whitersson.
A frustrated look appears on Sakurai's face as he tries to break the clinch.
O Whitersson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Whitersson swings wildly with an uppercut but Sakurai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sakurai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sakurai is trying to break the clinch but O Whitersson is controlling him.
O Whitersson scores with a shoulder strike.
Sakurai misses with a hook to the ribs.
O Whitersson blocks a body shot from Sakurai.
Sakurai lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Whitey O Whitersson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Whitey O Whitersson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sakurai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Whitersson throws out the jab.
Sakurai takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Whitey O Whitersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Whitersson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sakurai counters with a straight right hand.
Nice jab there from O Whitersson.
A telegraphed right hand from Sakurai misses the target.
O Whitersson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
O Whitersson lands a nice shot that snaps Sakurai's head back.
We've been told by O Whitersson's head coaches at Odins Body Workshop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sakurai.
Sakurai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Whitersson moves away.
Sakurai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Sakurai misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Whitersson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sakurai under the eye.
O Whitersson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sakurai, pushing him back against the cage.
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!
Sakurai throws a head punch that misses.
O Whitersson can't find room to land a body shot as Sakurai controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakurai blocks a body shot from O Whitersson.
O Whitersson misses with the head strike.
Sakurai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O Whitersson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sakurai can do to turn this around?
Sakurai tries to throw a body punch but O Whitersson avoids it by throwing Sakurai back against the cage.
O Whitersson tries a body shot but Sakurai blocks it.
O Whitersson tries to work over Sakurai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from O Whitersson.
Sakurai misses with a punch on the inside.
O Whitersson working aggressively here.
O Whitersson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
O Whitersson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sakurai's elbow.
O Whitersson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Whitey O Whitersson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
O Whitersson tries to throw a body punch but Sakurai avoids it by throwing O Whitersson back against the cage.
Sakurai misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by O Whitersson.
Sakurai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sakurai letting O Whitersson take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Whitersson tries to throw a body punch but Sakurai avoids it by throwing O Whitersson back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Sakurai.
O Whitersson throws a head punch that misses.
Sakurai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sakurai misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from O Whitersson.
O Whitersson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Whitersson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
O Whitersson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
O Whitersson misses with the head strike.
O Whitersson blocks a body shot from Sakurai.
O Whitersson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sakurai backwards.
Sakurai cracks O Whitersson with a nice body shot.
Sakurai misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Whitersson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
O Whitersson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from O Whitersson on the inside.
A shot in the inside from O Whitersson.
Sakurai tries to throw a body punch but O Whitersson avoids it by throwing Sakurai back against the cage.
A short right from O Whitersson.
O Whitersson misses with a punch to the body.
Sakurai blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from O Whitersson.
Sakurai tries to work over O Whitersson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
O Whitersson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sakurai misses with a hook to the ribs.
O Whitersson tries a body shot but Sakurai blocks it.
O Whitersson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Whitersson blocks a body shot from Sakurai.
A short right hand to the side of the head by O Whitersson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai is leaning against O Whitersson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sakurai breaks from the clinch.
Sakurai throws out a powerful jab.
Hideo Sakurai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Sakurai. Those never looked like landing.
O Whitersson misses with a wild combination.
O Whitersson lands a nice shot that snaps Sakurai's head back.
A jab from O Whitersson misses.
A big left from Sakurai misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by O Whitersson!
O Whitersson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sakurai throws a hook to the side of O Whitersson's head but O Whitersson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Whitey O Whitersson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Whitey O Whitersson's cut.
That's time! O Whitersson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
O Whitersson misses with a combination
and Sakurai counters with a stiff right hand.
O Whitersson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sakurai.
Sakurai works the jab nicely.
O Whitersson is rocked!
O Whitersson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sakurai now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Oh O Whitersson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jab by O Whitersson.
O Whitersson seems to have got his legs back now.
O Whitersson misses with a looping left.
A countering left hand to the body from Sakurai misses.
O Whitersson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sakurai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakurai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Whitersson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sakurai.
Sakurai circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sakurai counters with a nice right hand that sends O Whitersson toppling to the canvas! O Whitersson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Sakurai finish him?!
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Whitersson moves into the clinch.
Sakurai misses with a body punch.
O Whitersson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
O Whitersson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sakurai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Whitersson's elbow.
O Whitersson scores with a hook to the body.
Sakurai can't find room to land a body shot as O Whitersson controls the action.
O Whitersson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
O Whitersson avoiding damage.
Sakurai struggles to land a body shot inside as O Whitersson controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from O Whitersson.
O Whitersson wants to stall.
O Whitersson pushes Sakurai back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai tries to work over O Whitersson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
O Whitersson scores with a shoulder strike.
O Whitersson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, O Whitersson scores with a nice short uppercut.
O Whitersson blocks a body shot from Sakurai.
Sakurai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Whitersson's elbow.
Sakurai manages to break the clinch.
O Whitersson misses with a shot to the body
and Sakurai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakurai misses with a right hand
and O Whitersson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
O Whitersson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sakurai.
O Whitersson lands an uppercut.
Sakurai lands a shot to the body.
Sakurai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Sakurai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai misses with the head strike.
O Whitersson tries to throw a body punch but Sakurai avoids it by throwing O Whitersson back against the cage.
Sakurai throws a head punch that misses.
O Whitersson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sakurai backwards.
O Whitersson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sakurai's elbow.
Sakurai prevents a body shot from O Whitersson.
O Whitersson can't find room to land a body shot as Sakurai controls the action.
O Whitersson misses with a punch on the inside.
O Whitersson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Whitersson throws a head punch that misses.
O Whitersson tries to throw a body punch but Sakurai avoids it by throwing O Whitersson back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as O Whitersson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Whitersson.
Sakurai tries to throw a body punch but O Whitersson avoids it by throwing Sakurai back against the cage.
Sakurai prevents a body shot from O Whitersson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai working hard to break the clinch.
O Whitersson lands with a left to the head.
O Whitersson tries to work over Sakurai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sakurai tries to work over O Whitersson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
O Whitersson tries to throw a body punch but Sakurai avoids it by throwing O Whitersson back against the cage.
O Whitersson tries a body shot but Sakurai blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Sakurai.
Sakurai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
O Whitersson misses with a punch to the body.
Sakurai gets through O Whitersson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
O Whitersson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sakurai wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
O Whitersson tries to throw a body punch but Sakurai avoids it by throwing O Whitersson back against the cage.
Sakurai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sakurai misses with a hook to the ribs.
O Whitersson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Whitey O Whitersson did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Whitey O Whitersson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sakurai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but O Whitersson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sakurai dodges the punch combination from O Whitersson.
Sakurai now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sakurai circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sakurai makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
O Whitersson misses with a double jab
and Sakurai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakurai lands with a shot to the body.
Sakurai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sakurai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Whitersson moves into the clinch successfully.
O Whitersson is leaning against Sakurai and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sakurai is trying to break the clinch but O Whitersson is controlling him.
O Whitersson misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Whitersson lands a shoulder strike.
Stalling in the clinch from O Whitersson.
Sakurai manages to break the clinch.
O Whitersson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sakurai appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
O Whitersson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sakurai tests O Whitersson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
No joy there for O Whitersson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
O Whitersson misses with a lunging right hand
and O Whitersson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai scores with a body shot.
Whitey O Whitersson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Whitersson misses with a combination
and Sakurai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Whitersson throws a lazy uppercut
and Sakurai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
O Whitersson misses with a hook
and Sakurai counters with a stiff right hand.
Sakurai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Whitersson.
O Whitersson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Whitersson is looking to clinch but Sakurai is avoiding it.
O Whitersson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sakurai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
O Whitersson blocks a jab.
Sakurai fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sakurai throws a hook to the side of O Whitersson's head but O Whitersson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
O Whitersson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sakurai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Whitersson.
Sakurai circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sakurai counters with a nice right hand that sends O Whitersson toppling to the canvas! O Whitersson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Sakurai finish him?!
O Whitersson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sakurai.
Sakurai appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sakurai grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! O Whitersson takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Sakurai cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hideo Sakurai! Hideo Sakurai retains his lightweight title!
After the fight, Hideo Sakurai was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Sepulveda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khal Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sepulveda comes to the cage accompanied by Llorando se Fue. Stark comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Prophecy by Six Feet Under kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Khal Stark will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alejandro Sepulveda!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Khal Stark!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sepulveda shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Stark's guard.
Stark is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Sepulveda presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Sepulveda lands with a left to the head.
Sepulveda lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stark won't allow Sepulveda to pass to mount.
Stark slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sepulveda tries to free his leg and advance position but Stark is retaining full guard.
Stark manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sepulveda manages to get himself to full guard.
Sepulveda throws his legs up looking for a submission but Stark uses it to pass to side control.
Sepulveda is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at LOD-Guts & Glory Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Sepulveda manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Stark wants to take a breather but Sepulveda is having none of it.
Sepulveda is pressing down on Stark's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sepulveda working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stark doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stark manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Stark stands up over Sepulveda, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stark is in close to Sepulveda's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stark preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stark lands a couple of digs.
Sepulveda isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Stark stacks Sepulveda on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Stark!
Sepulveda might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sepulveda tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Stark wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Stark is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sepulveda is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sepulveda is looking to reverse the position.
Stark is putting a hurting on Sepulveda here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sepulveda sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark works his way into side control.
Stark works to advance to full mount. Sepulveda defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Sepulveda regains half guard.
Sepulveda is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sepulveda looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Stark keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sepulveda gets full guard.
Stark postures up and lands a big shot to Sepulveda's brow.
Stark avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sepulveda escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stark gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sepulveda 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.
Stark is stalling in the full guard.
Sepulveda has his foot on Stark's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stark works his way back into a safe position though.
Stark trying to control but Sepulveda is working from the bottom.
Stark with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sepulveda is looking to cinch up a triangle. Stark throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Sepulveda's body to avoid the submission. Sepulveda has instead reached around Stark's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Sepulveda arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Alejandro Sepulveda!
Alejandro Sepulveda retains his bantamweight title!
Alejandro Sepulveda decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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