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CEC 88 : Stronghold PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jussi Soikio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger D Roger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soikio comes to the cage accompanied by Beck - Loser. Roger is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jedi Mind Tricks - On the Eve of War (Instrumental). Roger D Roger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jussi Soikio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roger D Roger!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roger scores with a nice strike.
Roger lands a nice looking body shot.
Roger drops Soikio with a beautiful combination! Soikio stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Roger is looking for the KO!
Soikio is rocked!
Roger displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Soikio.
Roger connects with a looping right hand.
Oh Soikio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Soikio.
Soikio seems to have got his legs back now.
Roger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Soikio takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soikio takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roger stuns Soikio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Roger D Roger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soikio tries to score with a low kick but Roger moves his leg out of the way.
Roger lands a nice shot that snaps Soikio's head back.
Soikio shoots in and drives through. Roger sprawls well.
Soikio will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jussi Soikio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soikio is breathing heavily.
Roger keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Roger lands a big uppercut and Soikio crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Soikio looks OK. Roger waves Soikio back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soikio shoots in for a double leg but Roger sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Soikio circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Roger. Soikio falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Roger!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roger D Roger!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrea Dilja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arabian Beattie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beattie comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Danzig - Mother kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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160 lbs
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166 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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andrea Dilja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arabian Beattie!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beattie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dilja lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Beattie tries to close the distance and clinch but Dilja swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beattie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beattie tries to clinch up.
Arabian Beattie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beattie tries to clinch but Dilja is having none of it.
Beattie tries to clinch up but Dilja circles away and keeps his distance.
Beattie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dilja swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Beattie tries to clinch but Dilja is having none of it.
Decent striking displayed by Dilja there.
Dilja throws a good cross that connects.
Dilja paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beattie wants to clinch.
Beattie clinches.
Dilja stalling the fight.
Dilja gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Dilja breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beattie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beattie tries to clinch but Dilja is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilja moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dilja clinches.
Dilja lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beattie backwards.
Beattie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dilja pulls his leg out and moves away.
Beattie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Beattie wants to slow Dilja down by chopping away at his legs.
Beattie clinches but Dilja breaks the clinch
and Dilja cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dilja lands with a good body shot.
Beattie tries to clinch up
and Dilja counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Beattie looks gassed!
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!
Dilja throws a series of punches but Beattie avoids them all with ease.
Dilja closes the distance and clinches.
Beattie fails to pull guard.
Andrea Dilja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arabian Beattie.
Dilja on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Beattie lands an elbow just above Dilja 's eye.
Dilja blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilja wants to get back to striking at distance but Beattie won't allow it.
Beattie lands a good knee to the midsection. Dilja won't want to take too many of those.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Beattie.
Dilja is trying to break the clinch but Beattie is controlling him.
Dilja breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beattie clinches but Dilja breaks the clinch
and Dilja counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dilja scores with a nice strike.
Dilja pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dilja scores with a nice strike.
Beattie moves into range and clinches up with Dilja.
Beattie lands an elbow just above Dilja 's eye.
Beattie tries to land knees in the clinch but Dilja avoids the damage to the body.
Dilja stops a takedown attempt from Beattie.
Dilja is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Beattie lands a nice knee to the body.
Beattie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dilja blocks it with crossed arms.
Dilja manages to break the clinch.
Dilja misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beattie tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dilja counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dilja fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Beattie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dilja throws a head kick that misses.
Dilja lands with a right hand.
Dilja throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dilja lands with a right hand.
Dilja scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dilja throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Beattie tries to clinch but Dilja moves away
and Dilja counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dilja throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beattie darts in trying to clinch
and Dilja counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Andrea Dilja is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dilja bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Beattie wants to clinch
and Dilja counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilja with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dilja digs a good hook to Beattie's body.
Dilja moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Beattie is rocked!
Dilja closes the distance and clinches.
Dilja escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Beattie.
Dilja moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dilja scores with a three punch combo!
Beattie is still on wobbly legs! Can Dilja finish him?
Beattie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Beattie seems to have recovered his senses.
Beattie takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Beattie with a poor takedown
and Dilja makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dilja closes the distance and clinches.
Dilja has Beattie pressed against the cage.
Beattie crunches a lovely knee into Dilja's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrea Dilja 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.
Good standup being displayed there by Dilja as he connects with a hook.
Dilja lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Beattie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Beattie looks to clinch
and Dilja counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Beattie takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Beattie wants to clinch
and Dilja counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Andrea Dilja is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dilja closes the distance and clinches.
Beattie looking to throw knees to the head but Dilja is blocking nicely.
Dilja working hard to break the clinch.
Beattie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dilja tests Beattie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Beattie clinches but Dilja breaks the clinch
and Dilja counters with a left and a right that stings Beattie.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beattie blocks a head kick by Dilja.
Dilja lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dilja throws a head kick that misses.
Beattie tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dilja counters with a left and a right that stings Beattie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beattie is looking to clinch.
Beattie shoots in for a takedown but Dilja shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dilja digs a good body shot into Beattie's ribs.
Beattie tries to clinch up
and Dilja counters by clinching up.
Beattie manages to break the clinch.
Beattie closes the distance but Dilja moves to the side
and Dilja counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Beattie tries to clinch but Dilja moves away
and Dilja counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick misses from Beattie.
A shot to de liver by Dilja. Beautiful body shot.
Beattie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Beattie blocks a head kick by Dilja.
Dilja tries to clinch but Beattie is having none of it.
Dilja uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Beattie has time to react.
Dilja rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beattie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Beattie or perhaps it was just good defense by Dilja which made him look bad.
Dilja misses with a head kick.
Beattie closes the distance but Dilja moves to the side
and Dilja counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Beattie closes the distance and clinches.
Dilja on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dilja takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dilja is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beattie can do to turn this around?
Beattie misses with a knee to the head.
Dilja wants to get back to striking at distance but Beattie won't allow it.
Dilja is trying to break free.
Beattie lands a damaging elbow.
Beattie lands a nice elbow.
Dilja is looking to control Beattie's arms but Beattie gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dilja has his back to the cage.
Dilja takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Beattie.
Beattie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dilja avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beattie pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Beattie is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dilja is keeping busy.
Dilja breaks the clinch.
Dilja lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dilja dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dilja rushes Beattie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dilja breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A right-left combo lands from Dilja.
Beattie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dilja connects with a body shot.
Dilja has taken the fight to the clinch.
Beattie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dilja is defending well for now.
Dilja dodges an elbow strike from Beattie.
Beattie misses with a knee strike.
Dilja leaning against his opponent.
Dilja lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beattie throws an elbow that misses.
Dilja is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Beattie pushes off an throws an elbow but Dilja leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dilja breaks from the clinch.
Beattie looks to clinch
and Dilja counters with a nice body shot.
Dilja scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Beattie tries to clinch but Dilja moves away
and Dilja counters with a series of strikes. Beattie will be more careful next time no doubt.
Beattie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dilja scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dilja's corner calls for a 1-2. Dilja obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dilja jabs at Beattie's body.
Beattie tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dilja counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dilja circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dilja counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrea Dilja dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Dilja misses with a jab, cross combination.
A left and a right from Dilja both land. Nice combination.
Andrea Dilja is winning the standup battle so far.
Beattie tries to clinch up
and Dilja counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dilja throws a series of punches but Beattie moves out of range.
Beattie closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dilja counters with a nice uppercut.
Beattie drops his hands momentarily and Dilja takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Beattie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dilja tries to avoid it but Beattie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dilja to the ground. Dilja escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Beattie shoots in for a takedown but Dilja shows good takedown defense.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dilja.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dilja lands a nice hook to Beattie's body. Beattie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dilja's corner calls for a 1-2. Dilja obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dilja lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A lazy left from Dilja finds it's target.
Dilja tests Beattie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beattie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dilja throws a right and a left that Beattie avoids nicely.
Dilja will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Beattie throws a head kick but Dilja moves out of range.
Dilja fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Beattie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dilja lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Beattie clinches.
Beattie looking to throw knees to the head but Dilja is blocking nicely.
Beattie tries to pull guard but Dilja holds him up against the cage and eventually Beattie drops back down to his feet.
Andrea Dilja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arabian Beattie.
Beattie prevents Dilja from breaking the clinch.
Beattie stalling.
Beattie looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Beattie keeps control of Dilja as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Beattie throws an elbow that misses.
Beattie wants to stall.
Beattie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dilja tries to break the clinch but Beattie is controlling the position.
Nice body punch from Dilja.
Beattie looking to throw knees to the head but Dilja is blocking nicely.
Beattie lands an elbow just above Dilja 's eye.
Dilja wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Beattie has him pressed against the cage.
Dilja escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dilja tests Beattie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Arabian Beattie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dilja with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dilja swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Beattie clinches but Dilja breaks the clinch
and Dilja cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beattie throws a leg kick which misses Dilja's front leg but catches the back leg as Dilja tries to avoid it.
Beattie tries to clinch but Dilja moves away
and Dilja counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beattie shoots and misses
and Dilja counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dilja.
Dilja wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dilja manages to break the clinch.
Beattie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dilja displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Beattie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dilja throws a head kick but Beattie moves out of range.
Dilja throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Beattie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A left lands for Dilja.
Dilja closes the distance and clinches.
Dilja on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Beattie comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dilja is trying to break the clinch but Beattie has him pressed against the cage.
Dilja blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beattie scores with a knee to the head.
Dilja dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Beattie.
Beattie unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Beattie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Beattie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Beattie throws an elbow that misses.
Dilja wants to break free but Beattie has control.
Andrea Dilja is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dilja manages to break the clinch.
Dilja works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dilja goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Beattie is looking to score with low kicks.
Dilja drives through and clinches with Beattie against the cage.
Beattie connects with a knee to the head.
Dilja avoiding damage as Beattie throws knees to the body.
Beattie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dilja lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Beattie backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrea Dilja showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dilja 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrea Dilja!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between rolf rolfson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Cash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, rolf rolfson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Cash!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cash shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. rolfson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Cash cracks rolfson with a solid left hand.
Cash must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cash lands a couple of digs.
Cash pushing down on rolfson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
rolfson tries to get to full guard but Cash has control of the leg.
rolfson is trying to maintain the position but Cash is very close to passing his half guard.
Cash missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
rolfson works his way to full guard. Good work.
rolfson has momentary wrist control but Cash slips an elbow through the middle.
Cash postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! rolfson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Cash, into his guard.
Cash lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for rolfson!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cash goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now rolfson is on top in guard.
Cash wants to get back to his feet but rolfson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
rolfson stopping the sweep attempt from Cash.
rolfson advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
rolfson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cash looking for a sweep but rolfson has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
rolfson is stalling here but it's allowed Cash to get half guard.
rolfson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cash is trying to stand up here but rolfson is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Cash dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
rolfson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
rolfson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cash paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Some bone on bone action there as rolfson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cash scores a takedown into full mount!
Cash throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Cash breaks from rolfson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cash working away from the top, dropping strikes.
rolfson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
rolfson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cash throwing strikes here but rolfson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Cash lands a big shot there that rocks rolfson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
rolfson working to try and regain half guard.
Cash lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Cash connects with a massive shot to the dome!
rolfson tries to hold on but Cash pushes him away.
Cash controlling from mount.
Cash with a couple of short strikes.
Cash trying to control but rolfson is having none of it.
rolfson taking shots to the head.
Cash sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
rolfson is looking to improve his position but Cash isn't that keen on the idea.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cash cracks rolfson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
rolfson is in a horrible position here. Cash smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cash with good strikes from the mount here!
Cash trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cash wants to finish this one by submission but rolfson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Cash.
Cash avoids the attempt from rolfson to control.
Cash misses with some ground and pound and rolfson recovers position to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cash stalling away here and it's allowed rolfson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Cash wants to stand but rolfson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cash missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
rolfson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cash wants to control from the top but rolfson keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cash shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cash showed some decent athleticism there.
Cash thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed rolfson's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cash thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed rolfson's head.
Cash slips a nice elbow through rolfson's hands, connecting with rolfson's forehead.
Cash trying to control from half guard but rolfson is working away.
rolfson looking for submissions off his back.
Cash content to control rather than advance.
Cash wants to control but rolfson is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Cash showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
rolfson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cash.
Cash closes this distance looking for a takedown but rolfson circles away.
Cash shoots in but rolfson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
rolfson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cash swivels and escapes.
Johnny Cash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cash fails to land with a series of punches.
rolfson tries to clinch but Cash is having none of it.
rolf rolfson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cash throws a series of punches but rolfson avoids them all with ease.
rolfson lands a high kick!
Cash throws a nice looking combination but rolfson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cash shoots and misses
so rolfson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
rolf rolfson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Cash.
rolfson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cash's guard.
rolfson is trying to work for a kimura but Cash is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash trying to hold on to rolfson's head to control him but rolfson postures up.
rolfson wants to control but Cash is keeping him busy.
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.
Cash tries to roll over but rolfson keeps him under control.
rolfson trying to pass the guard but Cash defending well.
rolfson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
rolfson stops Cash from getting back to his feet.
Cash kicks off rolfson and gets to his feet.
rolfson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cash is fending him off so far but rolfson persists. Nope, Cash circles away and we're back to standing.
rolfson leaves Cash with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
rolfson dodges the punch combination from Cash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cash shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. rolfson is trying to defend but Cash finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
rolfson is trying to control but can't.
Cash looks to land a strike but rolfson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
rolfson keeping moving, preventing Cash from controlling successfully.
Johnny Cash is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cash might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control rolfson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
rolf rolfson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnny Cash has got the better of the ground game so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
rolf rolfson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cash 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 Tarja Halkonen 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... Johnny Cash!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Solid Snake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefano Arrigoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stefano Arrigoni acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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292 lbs
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Solid Snake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stefano Arrigoni!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snake cracks Arrigoni with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Arrigoni looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Snake finish him?
It looks like Stefano Arrigoni has been cut.
Stefano Arrigoni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arrigoni tries to clinch up.
Snake feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Arrigoni sprawling to the canvas! Arrigoni rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Snake finish him?!
Arrigoni is rocked!
Snake finds Arrigoni's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Arrigoni flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Snake lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Arrigoni will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Solid Snake!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olavi Neumann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Kuorma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Neumann might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pantera - Cowboys From Hell. Max Kuorma has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Olavi Neumann's chin.
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224 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olavi Neumann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Max Kuorma!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neumann lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kuorma misses with a double jab
and Neumann holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Neumann taking a breather.
Neumann lands with a short shot to the head.
Kuorma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Neumann lands a two punch combo.
Kuorma misses with a wild body shot.
Neumann takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kuorma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kuorma darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuorma lands with a punch from half guard.
Kuorma thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kuorma thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Neumann's head.
Kuorma wants to take a breather but Neumann is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Neumann makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Kuorma looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Neumann!
Kuorma goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Neumann is on top in guard.
Neumann trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuorma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neumann has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuorma looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kuorma wants to get back to his feet but Neumann passes into half guard.
Neumann is keen to just control but Kuorma is a slippery customer.
Kuorma wants to control but Neumann is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Neumann trying to control the pace.
Kuorma is holding on to half guard well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuorma trying to control but Neumann postures up.
Neumann trying to control from half guard but Kuorma is working away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kuorma can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kuorma is looking to escape.
Kuorma is looking to control Neumann's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kuorma avoid being mounted?
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Neumann tries to clinch but Kuorma is having none of it.
Neumann stuffs the takedown.
Kuorma takes a swing at Neumann's ribcage but misses.
Kuorma bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Neumann's head backwards.
Neumann slips a jab and a cross from Kuorma.
Neumann tries to clinch but Kuorma moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Neumann there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neumann tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kuorma swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Neumann falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kuorma scores with a counter punch that sends Neumann to the canvas! Kuorma smells blood - he's punishing Neumann with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Neumann has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Kuorma!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Beltran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorma Kirves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beltran comes to the cage accompanied by Big Poppa. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Max Beltran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jorma Kirves!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Kirves finds it's way through Beltran's defenses.
Beltran throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beltran fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kirves uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beltran.
Kirves scores with a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Beltran.
Beltran moves out of range of the strikes.
Kirves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kirves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Beltran shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kirves as he jumps to the side.
Kirves moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Beltran ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kirves moves away.
Kirves keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kirves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beltran.
Beltran showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kirves.
Kirves goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kirves throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Beltran's head.
It looks like Max Beltran has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirves lands an overhand right.
Max Beltran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beltran misses with a shot to the body
and Kirves counters with a left to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kirves. Beltran does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kirves throws a head kick but Beltran moves out of range.
Kirves lands a jab to Beltran's midsection.
Beltran connects with a single shot there.
Kirves scores with a punch to the head.
Kirves scores with a jab. Beltran acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kirves misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Beltran throws a hook but Kirves blocks it.
Beltran lands a jab to Kirves's midsection.
Beltran misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kirves finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Beltran is breathing heavily.
Kirves throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Beltran.
Beltran dips to his left and cracks Kirves with an uppercut!
Beltran closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Beltran misses with a wild body shot.
Beltran avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beltran looks to score with a jab to the body but Kirves is just out of range.
Kirves throws a hook but Beltran blocks it.
Kirves lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kirves scores with a jab to the body.
Kirves throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jorma Kirves is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beltran blocks a head kick by Kirves.
Kirves lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kirves jabs at Beltran's body.
Kirves fails to land with a series of punches.
Beltran tries to move into range but Kirves moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A punch combination from Kirves misses.
Kirves lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kirves lands a right hook to the body.
Kirves lands a head kick!
Kirves ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirves lands a slapping body shot.
Kirves lands the left hand.
Kirves with a hook.
Kirves lands a head kick. Beltran smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice body punch from Kirves.
Kirves works over Beltran's head and body with a nice combination.
Kirves lands a glancing blow to the side of Beltran's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head kick misses from Kirves.
Kirves lands a head shot.
Kirves stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Beltran is looking to wear down Kirves with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Beltran uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kirves.
Beltran takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kirves's corner calls for a 1-2. Kirves obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kirves avoids the body shot from Beltran.
Kirves scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Beltran doesn't seem bothered though.
Kirves throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Beltran's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beltran misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kirves counters with a stiff right hand.
Kirves throws a nice looking combination but Beltran bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kirves's corner calls for a 1-2. Kirves obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kirves goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Beltran is rocked!
Kirves throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Beltran stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kirves is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kirves lands a brutal head kick. Beltran looks out on his feet and Kirves throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Jorma Kirves!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tarja Halonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaba Wonton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wonton has chosen Dropkick Murphys - Im Shipping Up To Boston as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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215 lbs
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214 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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tarja Halonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shaba Wonton!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wonton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Halonen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wonton circles away.
Halonen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Halonen prevents Wonton from standing back up.
Halonen trying to control the pace.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Halonen lands a nice short elbow.
Halonen slips a nice elbow through Wonton's hands, connecting with Wonton's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halonen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wonton is trying to stand.
Wonton has hold of Halonen's hands but Halonen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Halonen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wonton keeps working.
Wonton is trying to stand up here but Halonen is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halonen is keen to just control but Wonton is a slippery customer.
Halonen is nestled in close to Wonton, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wonton pushes Halonen off looking to stand but Halonen dives back in and keeps control.
Wonton is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Halonen wants to pass to mount but Wonton is defending the position.
Halonen working Wonton over with strikes.
Halonen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Halonen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Halonen passes to full mount!
Halonen controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Halonen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wonton can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wonton is bucking up trying to escape but Halonen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Halonen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wonton's face.
It looks like Shaba Wonton has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halonen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That has opened up Shaba Wonton's cut even more.
Halonen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The cut above Shaba Wonton's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wonton is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Halonen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Halonen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wonton looks a forlorn figure.
Shaba Wonton's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Shaba Wonton's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tarja Halonen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rubert Kuminauha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ican Pumbleski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuminauha comes to the cage accompanied by Celine Dion - Just Walk Away. Pumbleski is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: STAIND. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
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278 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rubert Kuminauha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ican Pumbleski!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pumbleski loads up on a big right hand but Kuminauha slips the punch.
Pumbleski looks to land a right hand but Kuminauha moved out of range.
A slow jab from Pumbleski misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Pumbleski.
Pumbleski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pumbleski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pumbleski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kuminauha.
Pumbleski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuminauha manages to avoid it.
Kuminauha fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pumbleski misses the jab.
Pumbleski throws a looping overhand right but Kuminauha ducks down to avoid it.
Pumbleski misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuminauha scores with a decent looking hook.
Kuminauha throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pumbleski's waist but Pumbleski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kuminauha off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rubert Kuminauha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kuminauha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pumbleski misses the jab.
Kuminauha blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuminauha looks for a takedown but Pumbleski sprawls well.
Pumbleski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kuminauha.
Kuminauha shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Pumbleski manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pumbleski being controlled here, momentarily.
Kuminauha trying to control the position from guard on top but Pumbleski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuminauha missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pumbleski keeping full guard, as Kuminauha tries to pass.
Kuminauha has gone for a leg lock! Pumbleski slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kuminauha's guard.
Kuminauha tries to strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pumbleski trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuminauha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuminauha looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pumbleski wants to stand but Kuminauha has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Pumbleski looks gassed!
Kuminauha looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pumbleski is looking to stand up but Kuminauha won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kuminauha escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pumbleski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pumbleski stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Kuminauha shoots in but no luck this time.
Pumbleski swings for the body but Kuminauha moves out of range.
Kuminauha fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kuminauha shoots in looking for a takedown. Pumbleski tries to sprawl out of it but Kuminauha keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pumbleski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pumbleski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pumbleski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rubert Kuminauha dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kuminauha closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pumbleski circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Pumbleski as Kuminauha shoots in.
Pumbleski throws a hook but Kuminauha blocks it.
Kuminauha slips under a jab from Pumbleski.
Kuminauha shoots in for a takedown but Pumbleski shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rubert Kuminauha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pumbleski misses with a body shot.
Pumbleski misses with a hook.
Pumbleski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice sprawl there from Pumbleski as Kuminauha shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pumbleski misses with a body shot.
Kuminauha shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kuminauha was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pumbleski tries to improve his position but Kuminauha has taken his back! Kuminauha has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Pumbleski tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Kuminauha pushes Pumbleski away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rubert Kuminauha!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yrjo Puska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ari Vanhala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puska comes to the cage accompanied by GWB -rap. Vanhala has chosen Bad Religion - Generator as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yrjo Puska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ari Vanhala!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanhala fails with the takedown.
Vanhala will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vanhala waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Puska.
A big right from Vanhala misses.
Vanhala connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vanhala fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Puska avoids it really well and circles away.
Vanhala thows a body shot but no joy.
Vanhala misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Vanhala.
Vanhala looks to land a right hand but Puska moved out of range.
Puska misses with a body shot.
Ari Vanhala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puska throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vanhala counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanhala avoids the body shot from Puska.
Vanhala thows a body shot but no joy.
Puska gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Vanhala to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Puska is looking to sweep but instead, Vanhala has passed into half guard.
Vanhala is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Puska trying to get back to full guard but Vanhala takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Vanhala lands a big shot there that rocks Puska but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Puska is trying desperately to improve position.
Puska is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puska is bucking up trying to escape but Vanhala cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Puska is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vanhala with a couple of short strikes.
Vanhala with good strikes from the mount here!
Puska can't escape the position.
Vanhala is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Puska can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Vanhala has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Puska's face.
Vanhala raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puska is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanhala lands a nice shot to the head.
Puska regains half guard.
Puska is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Vanhala pulls his head out easily.
Vanhala trying to pass the guard but Puska defending well.
Puska has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vanhala is working away from the top position though.
Vanhala scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Puska works his way to full guard. Good work.
Puska has control of Vanhala's left arm, preventing Vanhala from doing any damage.
Puska throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puska keeping moving, preventing Vanhala from controlling successfully.
Puska is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vanhala is aware though and is defending well.
Puska is looking for a triangle but Vanhala pushes his legs off easily.
Vanhala distracts Puska with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Puska looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Vanhala passes into side control.
Puska is breathing heavily.
Check out the look on Vanhala's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ari Vanhala dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vanhala misses with a hook.
Vanhala looks to throw the jab but Puska is out of range.
A big left from Puska misses.
Puska slips under a jab.
Vanhala throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vanhala misses the shot to the body.
Puska throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vanhala sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Puska walks into a stiff left hand from Vanhala.
Vanhala lands a slapping body shot.
Puska cracks Vanhala with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vanhala misses with a looping right.
Puska tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vanhala was well out of range. Poor timing from Puska.
Puska throws a looping overhand right but Vanhala ducks down to avoid it.
Vanhala throws a left and a right that both miss
and Puska counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanhala lunges at Puska with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Puska's hand.
Vanhala lunges at Puska with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Puska's hand.
Vanhala lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vanhala throws a left and a right that both miss
and Puska counters with a right hand to the body.
Puska is looking to wear down Vanhala with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Puska displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vanhala throws out the jab.
A left lands for Puska.
Vanhala displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Puska throws out the jab.
Vanhala ducks under a wild hook from Puska.
Yrjo Puska is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Vanhala throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No joy there for Vanhala, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vanhala gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vanhala takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Vanhala misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puska misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Puska lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Puska.
Puska slips a jab from Vanhala.
Vanhala scores with a jab to the jaw.
A big right from Vanhala misses.
Horrible takedown by Vanhala or perhaps it was just good defense by Puska which made him look bad.
Vanhala thows a body shot but no joy.
Puska moves out of range as Vanhala strikes.
Vanhala takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vanhala misses the jab.
Puska staying out of range there.
Puska scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanhala keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puska displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vanhala throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vanhala. Puska does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puska slips a jab from Vanhala.
Puska scores with a hook to the body. Vanhala takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Puska missing with a left hand there. Vanhala was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vanhala digs a good hook to Puska's body.
A left lands for Puska.
Puska scores with a hook.
Puska missing with a left hand there. Vanhala was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vanhala with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vanhala is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Puska.
Vanhala looks to land a left hand but Puska moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanhala misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vanhala is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Puska.
Puska throws a shot from downtown. Vanhala moves away and avoids it.
Vanhala stalks Puska and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Puska's face. Puska staggers backwards, shaken.
Puska uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vanhala.
Puska fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vanhala swings for the body but Puska moves out of range.
A slow jab from Puska misses its intended target.
Puska blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Puska.
Vanhala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puska manages to avoid it.
Vanhala slips under a jab.
Puska pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vanhala misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Yrjo Puska will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jab by Vanhala.
Vanhala takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Puska moves away from the strike by Vanhala.
Vanhala misses with a looping left.
Puska lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice straight punches there by Puska. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Puska.
Puska is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Puska swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Vanhala misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Vanhala misses the target.
Puska swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vanhala looks to land a right hand but Puska moved out of range.
Vanhala bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vanhala missing with a left hand there. Puska was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanhala throws a big shot that misses.
Vanhala staying out of range there.
Puska thows a left - swing and a miss!
Puska lands with a good body shot.
Puska takes one on the button.
A slow jab from Puska misses its intended target.
Vanhala throws a predictable looking body shot
and Puska counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vanhala swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good shot there by Vanhala.
Puska scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Vanhala scores with a sloppy right hand. Puska should have avoided that one.
Puska connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vanhala momentarily.
Vanhala throws a predictable looking body shot
and Puska makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puska lands a lovely overhand right.
Vanhala pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vanhala digs a good body shot into Puska's ribs.
Vanhala misses with a looping right.
Vanhala misses with a jab to the body
and Puska cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Puska throws a shot from downtown. Vanhala moves away and avoids it.
Vanhala misses with a jab to the body
and Puska counters with a left and a right that stings Vanhala.
Puska comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puska stuffs the takedown.
Puska ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vanhala.
Vanhala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vanhala uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Puska.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanhala cracks a nice hook into Puska's ribs.
Vanhala fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A swing and a miss from Puska.
Vanhala misses the body punch
and Puska counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Puska - just one landing.
Puska ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Puska throws an overhand right that lands on Vanhala's shoulder, as Vanhala tries to avoid the shot.
Puska on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yrjo Puska is winning the standup battle so far.
Puska throws a hook but Vanhala blocks it.
Puska connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vanhala misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puska throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vanhala counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vanhala thuds his right hand into Puska's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Puska throws a combination that misses
and Vanhala counters with a series of strikes. Puska will be more careful next time no doubt.
Puska stuffs the takedown.
Yrjo Puska has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ari Vanhala.
Puska stuffs the takedown attempt from Vanhala. Vanhala gets slowly back to his feet.
Vanhala takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Puska lands a body shot.
Vanhala closes the distance and clinches up with Puska, looking for a takedown. Vanhala pushes Puska against the cage but Puska circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vanhala with a hook.
Vanhala uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Puska.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to de liver by Vanhala. Beautiful body shot.
Puska misses the shot to the body.
Puska looks to land a left hand but Vanhala moved out of range nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yrjo Puska showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Puska has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yrjo Puska!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Crockett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Soturi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soturi has chosen Insomnium - Down With the Sun as his entrance music. Sonny Crockett is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sonny Crockett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Soturi!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crockett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soturi was well out of range. Poor timing from Crockett.
Soturi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Soturi prevents Crockett from standing back up.
Still in half guard, Soturi seems content to control.
Crockett wants to get back to his feet.
Crockett is refusing to be controlled, as Soturi sits in half guard.
Soturi prevents Crockett from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soturi working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Crockett's thigh. Crockett counters though and makes it back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Soturi shoots in and drives through. Crockett sprawls well.
Crockett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Crockett keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Crockett fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Soturi on the side of the head.
It looks like Seppo Soturi has been cut.
Soturi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Crockett on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Crockett tries to get out of the position.
Crockett wants to get back to his feet.
Soturi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crockett wants to get back to his feet.
Soturi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Soturi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sonny Crockett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seppo Soturi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soturi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Crockett is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Soturi asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Soturi wants to control but Crockett is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soturi in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crockett is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Soturi is trying to ground and pound but Crockett uses the momentary lack of control by Soturi to regain half guard.
Crockett pushes Soturi off looking to stand but Soturi dives back in and keeps control.
Soturi controlling the pace.
Crockett wants to stand back up but Soturi manages to pass into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Soturi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seppo Soturi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Soturi shoots for a double leg takedown but Crockett sprawls well. He's pushed Soturi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Crockett throws a series of strikes that have Soturi backpedaling.
Crockett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Soturi shoots in for a takedown but Crockett shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Soturi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Crockett sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sonny Crockett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seppo Soturi.
Soturi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Soturi shoots for a takedown but Crockett saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Crockett stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Crockett wants it to stay on the feet.
Soturi gets a takedown into half guard.
Soturi stops Crockett from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crockett kicks Soturi off and gets back to his feet.
Soturi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Soturi tries for a takedown but Crockett sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Crockett throws a body punch but Soturi moves out of range.
Soturi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Crockett's waist but Crockett gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Soturi off to one side.
Soturi is breathing heavily.
Soturi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sonny Crockett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Crockett, as that shot connected.
Crockett goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Soturi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Crockett sprawls well. Crockett wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Soturi gets slowly back to his feet.
Crockett throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crockett buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Soturi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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!
Crockett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Soturi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Crockett but Crockett pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Crockett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crockett throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Soturi's head.
Both fighters circling a little - Crockett finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Crockett lands a head kick!
Sonny Crockett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crockett drops Soturi with a beautiful combination! Soturi stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Crockett is looking for the KO!
Soturi is rocked!
Crockett lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Soturi can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Crockett and Soturi drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Crockett.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sonny Crockett!
Sonny Crockett retains his welterweight title!
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
35% |
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