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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mariusz Pudzianowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pate Moukari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pudzianowski comes to the cage accompanied by Vader-God is dead. 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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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mariusz Pudzianowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pate Moukari!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pudzianowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moukari fails with the takedown.
Moukari has a takedown stuffed.
Pudzianowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Moukari.
Pudzianowski gets a takedown into half guard.
Pudzianowski content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Moukari is looking for a sweep. Pudzianowski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Pudzianowski seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Moukari for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moukari is trying to get back to full guard.
Moukari is trying to control but Pudzianowski passes into side control!
Moukari gets back to half guard.
Pudzianowski stops Moukari from getting back to his feet.
Moukari really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pudzianowski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Moukari has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pudzianowski is working away from the top position though.
Moukari trying to get back to full guard but Pudzianowski takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pudzianowski looking to finish Moukari with some ground and pound. This is bad for Moukari!
It looks like Pate Moukari has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pudzianowski takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Moukari wants to hold on but Pudzianowski pushes him away.
Pudzianowski trying to control but Moukari is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moukari is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Moukari tries to control Pudzianowski's body but Pudzianowski pushes him off. Moukari squirms to his side and now Pudzianowski has his back!
Moukari wants to control his opponent's hands but Pudzianowski gets his hands free.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Pudzianowski. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
That has opened up Pate Moukari's cut even more.
I really don't envy Moukari right now.
Moukari is having to fend off submission attempts from Pudzianowski, who is looking to sink in the choke. Pudzianowski doesn't have the hooks in though and Moukari manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
Pudzianowski is breathing heavily.
Moukari advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski tries to improve position but can't.
Pudzianowski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pudzianowski tries to get out of the position.
Pudzianowski sneaks back into half guard.
Moukari stands up and beckons Pudzianowski to join him on the feet.
Moukari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moukari misses with a takedown
and Pudzianowski counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Moukari!
Mariusz Pudzianowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pate Moukari.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moukari is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mariusz Pudzianowski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pate Moukari's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Moukari fails with the takedown
and Pudzianowski counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Moukari's guard now.
Pudzianowski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Moukari wants to hit a switch here but Pudzianowski passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Moukari there!
Moukari is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pudzianowski wants to control the pace but Moukari is squirming around nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moukari tries to hold on but Pudzianowski pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moukari might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pudzianowski kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Pudzianowski working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Moukari is looking to get to half guard.
Moukari is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Moukari manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Moukari is looking to control Pudzianowski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Moukari avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pudzianowski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Moukari defending well though.
Moukari is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Moukari looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pudzianowski is thwarting Moukari's attempts to control the position.
Moukari tries to kick Pudzianowski off but Pudzianowski keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Moukari is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pudzianowski's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pudzianowski's back!
Pudzianowski covering up well under a series of strikes from Moukari.
Moukari trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
The referee is taking a good look at Pudzianowski as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Moukari!
Pudzianowski showing good submission defense here.
Moukari is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Pudzianowski has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Mariusz Pudzianowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Moukari.
Moukari scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Pudzianowski is looking for a way out.
Moukari tries to keep control of the position but Pudzianowski is staying busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moukari missing with strikes.
A lull in the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mariusz Pudzianowski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pate Moukari's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Moukari looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pudzianowski is fending him off so far but Moukari persists. Nope, Pudzianowski circles away and we're back to standing.
Moukari shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pudzianowski pinned against the cage. Pudzianowski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Moukari moves away from the strike by Pudzianowski.
Some bone on bone action there as Pudzianowski checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pudzianowski checks a leg kick nicely.
Pudzianowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moukari wants to clinch.
Moukari shoots in for a takedown but Pudzianowski shows good takedown defense.
Mariusz Pudzianowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pate Moukari.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moukari moves in looking to clinch but Pudzianowski pushes him off.
A punch combination from Pudzianowski misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moukari misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pudzianowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moukari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pudzianowski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Moukari misses with a takedown attempt - Pudzianowski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A big right from Pudzianowski misses.
Moukari shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pudzianowski but Pudzianowski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pudzianowski wants to clinch up but Moukari keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moukari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pudzianowski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Moukari.
Pudzianowski throws a nice looking combination but Moukari bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Moukari throws a half hearted mid kick.
Moukari moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski gets underhooks to prevent Moukari's takedown attempt.
Moukari tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pudzianowski smiles and moves away.
Moukari shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pudzianowski's guard.
Pudzianowski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Moukari is one step ahead there.
Moukari won't allow Pudzianowski to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moukari tries to stand but Pudzianowski is controlling from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moukari tries to free his leg and advance position but Pudzianowski is retaining full guard.
Moukari thows a big elbow that misses.
Moukari pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pudzianowski is keeping the position for now.
Moukari postures up in Pudzianowski's guard and throws a big left but Pudzianowski blocks it.
Pudzianowski might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Moukari tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pudzianowski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Moukari somewhat.
Moukari tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pudzianowski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Moukari tries to get to full guard but Pudzianowski has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
A thudding body kick lands there by Moukari!
Moukari shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pudzianowski but Pudzianowski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Moukari throws a sloppy head kick and Pudzianowski moves out of range easily.
Moukari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pudzianowski.
Moukari looks to score with a jab to the body but Pudzianowski is just out of range.
Moukari tries to clinch up.
Moukari tries to clinch but Pudzianowski is having none of it.
Moukari shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pate Moukari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pudzianowski paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mariusz Pudzianowski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pudzianowski, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Mariusz Pudzianowski!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Mariusz Pudzianowski!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Mariusz Pudzianowski!
Mariusz Pudzianowski wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Heikki Mela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caleb Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Heikki Mela has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Heikki Mela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Caleb Cohen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mela doesn't manage to clinch there - Cohen circles away.
Mela tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cohen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mela as he jumps to the side.
Cohen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mela's half guard.
Cohen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mela has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cohen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mela defends it well.
Mela tries to roll over but Cohen keeps him under control.
Cohen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mela is just riding it out for now. Cohen eventually gives up the hold.
Mela is staying active underneath Cohen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen works his way into side control.
Mela struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cohen tries for a kimura but Mela is defending well.
Mela is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Cohen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cohen fails to take his opponent's back.
Cohen trying to control but Mela is having none of it.
Cohen wants to finish this one by submission but Mela is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Cohen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mela wants to hold on but Cohen pushes him away.
Cohen has control of Mela's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Mela regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cohen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mela is looking to improve his position but Cohen isn't that keen on the idea.
Mela tries to lock up and control but Cohen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cohen controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen looking to secure an arm triangle but Mela defends it well.
Cohen looking to control but Mela is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cohen moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Mela has worked his arm free - good work by Mela!
Cohen looks gassed!
Cohen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mela tries to bench press Cohen off him but Cohen keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cohen trying to control the position but Mela is working away.
You can see the frustration on Mela's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cohen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cohen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mela keeps working.
Mela is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cohen is looking to take a break and control but Mela is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caleb Cohen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mela defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cohen.
Mela gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cohen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mela is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cohen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cohen trying to control the position from guard on top but Mela is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cohen controlling from the top position.
Mela keeping moving, preventing Cohen from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen stays in close to Mela's body and controls the position.
Mela is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mela fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cohen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cohen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cohen lands in his opponent's guard.
Cohen wants to control from the top but Mela keeps moving.
Cohen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cohen won't allow Mela to sweep him here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cohen content to stall in guard here.
Mela has his foot on Cohen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cohen works his way back into a safe position though.
Cohen drops back looking for a leg! Mela is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mela manages to kick Cohen off! Cohen jumps back into Mela's guard.
Cohen drops back looking for a leg! Mela is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mela manages to kick Cohen off! Cohen jumps back into Mela's guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mela gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen thows a big elbow that misses.
Cohen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mela looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mela being controlled here, momentarily.
Let's hope that Cohen has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Mela keeping moving, preventing Cohen from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cohen content to stall in guard here.
Cohen drops back looking for a leg! Mela is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mela manages to kick Cohen off! Cohen jumps back into Mela's guard.
Mela wants to sweep here but Cohen controlling him for the moment.
Cohen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cohen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mela knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cohen on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cohen is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caleb Cohen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cohen drives through and clinches with Mela against the cage.
Cohen gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Cohen is trying to control. Mela wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cohen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mela defends it well.
Cohen wants to control but Mela is keeping him busy.
Mela is trying to control but can't.
Cohen is trying to control. Mela wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cohen prevents Mela from improving his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mela is in trouble now - Cohen has advanced to mount!
Cohen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Caleb Cohen just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mela gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cohen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mela trying to control the position.
Cohen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mela is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cohen drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mela dives on top into guard.
Cohen is looking for a triangle but Mela pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cohen has Mela pulled in close to control his posture.
Cohen is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Mela has his hands clasped together but Cohen extends an breaks Mela's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Cohen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Caleb Cohen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Florian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles Bennett will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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164 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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kenny Florian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charles Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett tries to clinch but Florian moves out of range.
Bennett keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bennett misses with a takedown attempt - Florian sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Florian misses with a takedown attempt
and Bennett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick misses from Bennett.
Bennett gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Florian taking a breather.
Bennett is trying to drag Florian to the mat but Florian just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bennett tries to pull guard but Florian holds him up against the cage and eventually Bennett drops back down to his feet.
Kenny Florian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Bennett.
Florian tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nice body punch from Bennett.
Bennett has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Florian uses from the top position.
Bennett striking off his back but it's not causing Florian any problems.
Bennett is looking for a triangle but Florian pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Florian passes Bennett's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Florian is looking to advance position but Bennett won't allow it.
Bennett trying to control but Florian postures up.
Florian is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Bennett is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kenny Florian!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shinya Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Shinya Aoki has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shinya Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miguel Torres!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Aoki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Torres wants to get back to his feet but Aoki is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Aoki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Aoki is looking to work some ground and pound but Torres has wrist control.
Torres wriggles free and stands up.
Horrible takedown by Aoki or perhaps it was just good defense by Torres which made him look bad.
Miguel Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aoki tries for a takedown but Torres sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Torres throws a series of punches but Aoki avoids them all with ease.
Aoki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Torres's waist but Torres gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Aoki off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinya Aoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice straight punches there by Torres. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Torres.
Torres lands an overhand right.
Aoki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Torres defends it nicely.
Aoki is breathing heavily.
Torres lands with a hook. Aoki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Torres scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres stuffs the takedown.
Torres misses with a two punch combination.
Torres keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Aoki shoots in and drives through. Torres sprawls well.
Torres connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Torres scores with a three punch combo!
Torres lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Torres takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Decent striking displayed by Torres there.
Torres cracks Aoki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Torres closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Aoki is rocked!
Torres drops Aoki with a huge uppercut! Aoki drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Torres is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miguel Torres!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandr Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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20
280 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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25
285 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommy Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aleksandr Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Karelin circles away.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Karelin has eaten all the pies!
Karelin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gunn!
Gunn's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Gunn takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Karelin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Karelin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gunn working to try and regain half guard.
Karelin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin with a couple of short strikes.
Karelin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gunn tries to hold on but Karelin pushes him away.
Karelin get's back to his feet.
Gunn doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Karelin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Karelin cracks Gunn with a solid left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Karelin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin stops Gunn from standing up.
Karelin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gunn is keeping the position for now.
Gunn looking to control.
Karelin stopping the sweep attempt from Gunn.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karelin content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Gunn has locked up a guillotine! Gunn's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Karelin is holding on here and Gunn must be using up a lot of energy. Karelin has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Gunn gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tommy Gunn!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sho Fukamachi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micheal Cyde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fukamachi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Genki Sudo world order mindshift. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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139 lbs
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135 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sho Fukamachi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Micheal Cyde!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fukamachi is looking to clinch but Cyde is avoiding it.
Fukamachi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cyde tries to bench press Fukamachi off him but Fukamachi keeps the position.
Fukamachi trying to control the action but Cyde is working from the bottom.
Fukamachi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cyde tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fukamachi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cyde is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Fukamachi off and has taken his back!
Cyde gets his hands free as Fukamachi looks to control.
Fukamachi has hold of Cyde's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts.
Cyde is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fukamachi holding both Cyde 's hands and preventing any damage.
Fukamachi turns into Cyde and is now in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyde 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.
Fukamachi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Fukamachi tries to free his leg and advance position but Cyde is retaining full guard.
Cyde looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fukamachi trying to control the position from guard on top but Cyde is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cyde is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fukamachi is aware though and is defending well.
Fukamachi sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cyde's guard.
Fukamachi is looking to take a break and control but Cyde is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fukamachi content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukamachi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cyde has managed to free his arm - good work.
Fukamachi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cyde is just riding it out for now. Fukamachi eventually gives up the hold.
Fukamachi perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyde is staying active underneath Fukamachi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Sho Fukamachi just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Fukamachi scores a takedown into full mount!
Fukamachi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fukamachi is breathing heavily.
Fukamachi throwing strikes here but Cyde is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Cyde really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fukamachi putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cyde is squirming around, avoiding Fukamachi's attempts to control the action.
Fukamachi punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cyde tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fukamachi moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Cyde has worked his arm free - good work by Cyde!
Fukamachi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cyde keeps working.
Fukamachi lands a decent elbow from side control.
Fukamachi tries to move to mount but Cyde blocks the move with his legs.
Cyde is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sho Fukamachi 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.
Cyde stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cyde wants it to stay on the feet.
Fukamachi fails with the takedown.
Sho Fukamachi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cyde stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sho Fukamachi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cyde shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Fukamachi is trying to defend but Cyde finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cyde seems to be looking for submissions.
Fukamachi trying to hold on to Cyde's head to control him but Cyde postures up.
Cyde is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fukamachi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cyde is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyde thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fukamachi trying to keep a closed guard but Cyde is proving a slippery customer.
Fukamachi has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Cyde off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Cyde fails with the takedown
and Fukamachi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fukamachi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cyde escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fukamachi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fukamachi working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukamachi controlling from the top position.
Cyde can't keep his opponent in guard - Fukamachi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fukamachi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Fukamachi passes the guard and advances to mount!
Fukamachi putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fukamachi controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukamachi moves to take his opponent's back.
Fukamachi is persistently looking for the submission but Cyde is defending it well.
Cyde is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
You can see the frustration on Cyde's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Cyde is taking damage to the body and head.
A lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fukamachi tightening his grip on Cyde, looking for the choke.
Fukamachi working for the choke.
Fukamachi is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Cyde defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Cyde is keeping busy.
Sho Fukamachi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sho Fukamachi dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Fukamachi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fukamachi is pushing down on Cyde's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cyde is fighting to maintain full guard but Fukamachi has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fukamachi seems to be working for a kimura but Cyde defends the submission attempt.
Cyde looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Fukamachi seems content to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cyde moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cyde working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fukamachi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukamachi looking to sit in guard and control but Cyde gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cyde is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Cyde stopping the sweep attempt from Fukamachi.
Fukamachi uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Fukamachi has his takedown stuffed
and Cyde counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Fukamachi!
Fukamachi is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukamachi wants to get back to his feet.
Cyde with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Fukamachi manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Fukamachi trying to control from the bottom.
Fukamachi is positioning himself well to prevent Cyde advancing to mount.
Fukamachi tries to kick Cyde off but Cyde keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukamachi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cyde is working away from the top position though.
Cyde is working for a kimura but Fukamachi is defending it quite comfortably.
Fukamachi pushes Cyde off looking to stand but Cyde dives back in and keeps control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fukamachi has his takedown stuffed
and Cyde counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cyde.
Fukamachi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fukamachi pushes Cyde off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Cyde shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fukamachi as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fukamachi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fukamachi in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Cyde tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fukamachi staying calm.
Cyde manages to work his way to half guard, despite Fukamachi's best efforts.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sho Fukamachi.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fukamachi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Sho Fukamachi!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Sho Fukamachi!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Sho Fukamachi!
Sho Fukamachi wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Soldier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Franks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franks has chosen Unicorns Theme as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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19
238 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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23
246 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin |
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Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Soldier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ron Franks!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Franks moves into the clinch.
Franks takes an elbow to the temple.
Franks fails to pull guard.
Soldier prevents Franks from breaking the clinch.
Franks connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Mike Soldier has been cut.
Franks is trying to force a seperation but Soldier has the dominant position.
Franks jumps guard but Soldier stands there with Franks around his waist. Franks gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Soldier effectively controlling the action here.
Soldier lands an elbow inside.
Franks is trying to break free.
Franks is working for takedown but Soldier is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mike Soldier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ron Franks.
Franks jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Soldier walks away with a smile on his face. Franks gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Franks is looking to clinch but Soldier is avoiding it.
Franks tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Soldier counter with a right hand.
Franks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Soldier swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Soldier lands a left and a right that send Franks crashing to the mat, dazed. Soldier thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Franks is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soldier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Soldier clinches.
Franks can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soldier misses with an elbow strike.
Franks breaks the clinch.
A combination from Soldier does no damage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Soldier, right into the meat.
Franks closes the distance but Soldier moves to the side
and Soldier counters with a two punch combo.
Soldier has closed the distance and engaged Franks in a clinch.
Franks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Franks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Soldier slows down the pace here.
Soldier gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Franks tries to pull guard but Soldier holds him up against the cage and eventually Franks drops back down to his feet.
Franks fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franks working hard to break the clinch.
Franks working aggressively here.
Franks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Franks wants to break free but Soldier has control.
Franks tries a body shot but Soldier blocks it.
Soldier blocks the elbow strike.
Soldier displaying some good clinch control by pressing Franks up against the cage.
Franks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Franks pulls guard.
Franks wants to stand and escape but Soldier is having none of it.
Franks is wriggling around but Soldier manages to pass to half guard.
Soldier keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Franks wants to get back to his feet.
Franks looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soldier wants to free his trapped foot but Franks is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Franks keeping control of the position.
Soldier tries to stand and escape but Franks is controlling the position.
Franks is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Franks tries to get to full guard but Soldier has control of the leg.
Franks tries to kick Soldier off but Soldier keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Franks controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Franks can do anything to dispel that myth.
Soldier tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Franks won't allow Soldier to pass to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soldier decides to stand up.
Soldier is looking to clinch.
Soldier fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Franks, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Soldier dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Soldier's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Soldier circles away from the clinch attempt
and Soldier counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Franks darts in trying to clinch
and Soldier counters with a two punch combo.
Soldier lands with a straight right. Franks didn't see that one coming.
Soldier gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Soldier blocks the elbow strike.
Franks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Soldier could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Soldier pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Soldier throws an elbow that misses.
Franks cracks Soldier with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franks lands a hook that snaps the head of Soldier backwards.
Franks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Franks keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Franks forces Soldier back against the cage and clinches.
Soldier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Franks wants to get back to striking at distance but Soldier won't allow it.
Soldier gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Franks misses with a punch to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Soldier as Franks tries to tie him up.
Franks misses with a punch on the inside.
Franks wants to get back to striking at distance but Soldier won't allow it.
Franks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ron Franks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soldier tries to close the distance and clinch up but Franks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Soldier throws a head kick that misses.
Soldier throws a head kick that half lands.
Soldier tries to clinch up but Franks circles away and keeps his distance.
Mike Soldier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Franks tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Soldier lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Franks is breathing heavily.
Franks misses with a combination
and Soldier counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franks tries to pull guard but Soldier won't allow it.
Soldier pushes off an throws an elbow but Franks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Franks is trying to break the clinch but Soldier has him pressed against the cage.
Soldier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Ron Franks has been cut.
Soldier lands an elbow that stopped Franks in his tracks for a moment.
Franks is trying to break free.
Franks drops down looking for an ankle pick but Soldier pulls his leg out and moves away.
Soldier has closed the distance and engaged Franks in a clinch.
Franks being controlled against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Soldier.
Soldier lands a nice elbow.
Franks working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soldier blocks a body shot from Franks.
Franks tries to pull guard but Soldier holds him up against the cage and eventually Franks drops back down to his feet.
Mike Soldier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ron Franks.
Soldier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Franks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Soldier taking a breather.
Soldier lands a nice elbow.
Franks tries to pull guard but Soldier won't allow it.
Franks has had enough of the clinch but Soldier keeps him there for the moment.
Soldier blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Franks tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Soldier just stands there and leans against the cage.
Soldier throws an elbow that misses.
Soldier pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Soldier.
Franks is looking to break free of the clinch but Soldier has double underhooks.
Franks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Soldier misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Soldier lands a damaging elbow.
Soldier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Franks working hard to break the clinch.
Soldier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Soldier creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Franks's defenses.
Soldier avoiding damage as Franks throws knees to the body.
Soldier creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Franks's defenses.
Franks jumps guard but Soldier stands there with Franks around his waist. Franks gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Franks pushes off an throws an elbow but Soldier leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Franks drops down looking for an ankle pick but Soldier pulls his leg out and moves away.
Soldier scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soldier closes the distance and clinches.
Franks tries to break free but Soldier pushes him back against the cage.
Franks avoids a wild elbow strike from Soldier.
Franks tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Soldier just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Soldier dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Soldier jabs at Franks's body.
Nice shot by Soldier.
Franks wants to clinch
and Soldier counters with a straight right hand.
Franks is still on wobbly legs! Can Soldier finish him?
Soldier moves into the clinch.
Franks seems to have recovered his senses.
Soldier throws an elbow but it misses.
Franks throws an elbow but it misses.
Franks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Franks avoids the elbow strike from Soldier, against the cage.
Soldier lands an elbow just above Franks 's eye.
Soldier lands an elbow just above Franks 's eye.
Franks fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Soldier stalling.
Soldier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Soldier misses with an elbow over the top.
Franks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Soldier content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Franks blocks an elbow strike from Soldier.
Soldier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Franks can do to turn this around?
Soldier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soldier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Franks jumps guard but Soldier stands there with Franks around his waist. Franks gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Soldier - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Soldier creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Franks's defenses.
Franks misses with an elbow over the top.
Franks is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mike Soldier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ron Franks.
Soldier lands a nice elbow.
Soldier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Soldier avoids a wild elbow strike from Franks.
Franks has had enough of the clinch but Soldier keeps him there for the moment.
Soldier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Franks.
Nice elbow from Soldier.
Soldier lands an elbow that stopped Franks in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soldier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Franks avoids the elbow strike from Soldier, against the cage.
Soldier gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Franks is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Franks tries to break free but Soldier pushes him back against the cage.
Franks tries to pull guard but Soldier holds him up against the cage and eventually Franks drops back down to his feet.
Franks misses with the head strike.
Soldier gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Soldier creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Soldier comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Franks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Franks is trying to force a seperation but Soldier has the dominant position.
Franks tries to pull guard but Soldier holds him up against the cage and eventually Franks drops back down to his feet.
Soldier gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Soldier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soldier creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Franks tries to break the clinch but Soldier is controlling the position.
Franks misses with the head strike.
Franks tries to pull guard but Soldier holds him up against the cage and eventually Franks drops back down to his feet.
Franks fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Franks tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nice elbow from Soldier.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Soldier just misses with a elbow thrown towards Franks's brow.
Soldier is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Franks missing with knees to the body.
Franks drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Soldier is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Soldier avoiding damage as Franks throws knees to the body.
Franks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Soldier tries to close the distance and clinch up but Franks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Franks tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Soldier counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Franks thinking.
Soldier connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Franks tumbling to the canvas! Soldier pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Franks was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mike Soldier!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Puska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and NewJack Warrior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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139 lbs
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134 lbs
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Puska!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, NewJack Warrior!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puska throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puska fails to land the takedown.
Warrior uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puska.
Puska shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Puska was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Warrior is trying desperately to improve position.
Puska controlling the position easily from mount.
Puska quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Puska but it's paid off an Warrior is forced to tap! Nice work by Puska.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mike Puska!
Mike Puska retains his bantamweight title!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sigge Furst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and urho olamo (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sigge Furst!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, urho olamo!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
olamo slips a jab and a cross from Furst.
Furst takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Furst looks to land a combination but olamo avoids it well.
Sigge Furst seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Furst is breathing heavily.
olamo moves into the clinch.
olamo lands a shoulder strike.
olamo lands a right hand.
olamo scores with a shot to the side of Furst's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Come on olamo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right from olamo.
olamo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Furst wants to break free but olamo has control.
olamo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Furst backwards.
Good body shot from olamo.
olamo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Furst can't find room to land a body shot as olamo controls the action.
olamo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Furst backwards.
olamo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Furst backwards.
olamo lands a right hand.
olamo drops Furst onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Furst is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Furst is rocked!
The fighters are playing wrist control here with Furst pressed against the cage. olamo frees himself up cracks olamo with an uppercut straight from the bowels of hell! Furst crumples to the floor, out cold! olamo jumps onto the cage and takes in the roar of the crowd! That was nasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). urho olamo!
urho olamo is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cees Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cees Overeem could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Junior Dos Santos's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cees Overeem!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Junior Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem is looking to clinch but Dos Santos is avoiding it.
Dos Santos scores with a jab.
Dos Santos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dos Santos scores with a jab.
Overeem wants to clinch up but Dos Santos keeps it at a distance.
Dos Santos tests Overeem's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Overeem tries to clinch up but Dos Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Overeem tries to bum rush Dos Santos with a series of wild strikes but Dos Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Overeem tries to clinch there but Dos Santos circles away.
Dos Santos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dos Santos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dos Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Overeem takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dos Santos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Overeem throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Overeem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dos Santos scores with a nice right hand.
Overeem is looking to clinch.
Overeem moves in looking to clinch but Dos Santos pushes him off.
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dos Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem tries to clinch up.
Overeem tries to clinch up.
Overeem takes one on the button.
Overeem is looking to clinch but Dos Santos is avoiding it.
Overeem doesn't manage to clinch there - Dos Santos circles away.
Dos Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Overeem.
Cees Overeem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Overeem throws a head kick that misses.
Dos Santos lands a jab to the head.
Dos Santos with a hook.
Dos Santos scores with a body shot.
Dos Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
Overeem tries to clinch up.
Dos Santos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Overeem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Overeem tries to clinch up.
A combination from Dos Santos does no damage.
Overeem misses with an uppercut. Dos Santos saw that one coming.
Dos Santos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Overeem wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dos Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Overeem throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dos Santos counters with a nice uppercut.
Dos Santos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Overeem.
Overeem tries to clinch
and Dos Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
Dos Santos lands with a good body shot.
Overeem closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dos Santos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Overeem thinking.
Overeem fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dos Santos on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Overeem walks into a stiff left hand from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Overeem darts in trying to clinch
and Dos Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Overeem walks into a jab.
Dos Santos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dos Santos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Overeem on the side of the head.
Dos Santos cracks Overeem with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Overeem tries to clinch up
and Dos Santos counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Overeem tries to clinch up
enabling Dos Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot lands for Dos Santos.
Dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dos Santos counters with a left to the body.
Overeem moves forwards but Dos Santos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Overeem on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Overeem takes one on the button.
Dos Santos cracks Overeem with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Overeem closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dos Santos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Overeem tries to clinch
and Dos Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Overeem on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Overeem is rocked!
Dos Santos drops Overeem with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Overeem! Dos Santos dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junior Dos Santos!
Junior Dos Santos is the new heavyweight champion!
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