 |
BHFC 6 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Hamasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tino Joze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joze is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Linkin Park - In The End . Taylor Hamasaki had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
 |
|
 |
| 184 cm
23
216 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
|
184 cm
19
204 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taylor Hamasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tino Joze!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamasaki keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Joze looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hamasaki. Joze does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joze shoots for a takedown but Hamasaki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hamasaki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Joze's hands.
It looks like Tino Joze has been cut.
Hamasaki scores with a jab. Joze acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Joze wants to clinch up but Hamasaki keeps it at a distance.
Joze tries to clinch there but Hamasaki circles away.
Hamasaki blocks a head kick by Joze.
Joze fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hamasaki looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hamasaki trying to control from half guard but Joze is working away.
Nice strikes from Hamasaki there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hamasaki looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Joze with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Joze tries to get to full guard but Hamasaki has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Joze manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hamasaki lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Joze trying to keep a closed guard but Hamasaki is proving a slippery customer.
Hamasaki with a flurry of punches that miss.
Joze is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hamasaki is aware though and is defending well.
Joze is trying to keep Hamasaki in close.
Hamasaki wants to control from the top but Joze keeps moving.
Hamasaki lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Joze utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamasaki is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hamasaki working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Joze looks gassed!
Hamasaki throws a big right hand that misses.
Hamasaki thows a big elbow that misses.
Hamasaki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Joze is trying to keep Hamasaki in close.
Hamasaki wants to control from the top but Joze keeps moving.
Hamasaki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Joze is keeping the position for now.
Hamasaki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Joze throws a head kick that misses.
Hamasaki looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hamasaki working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hamasaki keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Joze's head.
Hamasaki throws a strike but Joze rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hamasaki keeping moving, preventing Joze from controlling successfully.
Joze stopping the sweep attempt from Hamasaki.
Hamasaki is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joze thows a big elbow that misses.
Hamasaki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hamasaki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hamasaki wants to stand but Joze is controlling the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Joze tries to clinch up but Hamasaki circles away and keeps his distance.
Hamasaki scores with a nice head shot.
Joze takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hamasaki wants to clinch.
Hamasaki rushes Joze and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joze jumps guard and drags Hamasaki to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hamasaki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taylor Hamasaki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tino Joze's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hamasaki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Hamasaki.
Joze lands with a right to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Hamasaki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Joze working aggressively here.
Joze fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joze tries to pull guard but Hamasaki won't allow it.
Joze throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Joze is trying to break the clinch but Hamasaki is controlling him.
Joze wants to break the clinch but can't.
Joze is looking to control Hamasaki's arms but Hamasaki gets an underhook and turns him. Now Joze has his back to the cage.
Hamasaki manages to break the clinch.
Hamasaki keeps the fight on the outside.
Joze looks to land a combination but Hamasaki avoids it well.
Joze is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joze throws the left hand but Hamasaki avoids the punch easily.
Hamasaki gets a clinch.
Hamasaki creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Joze swings wildly with an uppercut but Hamasaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hamasaki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hamasaki working hard to break the clinch.
Joze is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamasaki wants to get back to striking at distance but Joze won't allow it.
Hamasaki working hard to break the clinch.
Joze wants to get back to striking at distance but Hamasaki won't allow it.
Joze misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hamasaki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hamasaki tries to break the clinch but Joze is controlling the position.
Hamasaki has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Joze is trying to keep an underhook but Hamasaki manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Hamasaki lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Joze is looking to escape.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hamasaki lands a nice short elbow.
Joze is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hamasaki scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hamasaki is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hamasaki winds up and cracks Joze with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hamasaki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Joze's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamasaki scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Joze is trying to stand up here but Hamasaki is controlling him well.
Hamasaki thows a huge punch but Joze dodges it nicely.
Hamasaki thows a huge punch but Joze dodges it nicely.
Joze tries to kick Hamasaki off but Hamasaki keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hamasaki lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hamasaki is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ground and pound from Hamasaki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamasaki working the head and body with strikes.
Hamasaki looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hamasaki working the head and body with strikes.
Hamasaki seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hamasaki is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hamasaki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hamasaki takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hamasaki is thwarting Joze's attempts to control the position.
Taylor Hamasaki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Joze has hold of Hamasaki's hands but Hamasaki slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Hamasaki.
Hamasaki slips a nice elbow through Joze's hands, connecting with Joze's forehead.
Hamasaki slows the pace down in half guard.
Joze trying to control from the bottom.
Hamasaki looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hamasaki drops an elbow to the side of Joze's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hamasaki winds up and cracks Joze with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hamasaki lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taylor Hamasaki dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tino Joze's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hamasaki closes the distance and clinches.
Joze can't break the clinch.
Hamasaki has Joze pressed against the cage, preventing Joze from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Joze pulls guard successfully.
Hamasaki trying to control but Joze is working from the bottom.
Joze working a defensive guard here.
Hamasaki is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joze is trying to control the position but Hamasaki postures up.
Hamasaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Joze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joze is trying to control the position but Hamasaki postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hamasaki's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hamasaki lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hamasaki postures up and lands a big shot to Joze's brow.
Hamasaki stopping the sweep attempt from Joze.
Hamasaki chips away with some ground and pound.
Hamasaki cracks Joze with a solid left hand.
Hamasaki is pushing down on Joze's leg trying to pass to half guard. Joze is fighting to maintain full guard but Hamasaki has managed to sneak the leg through.
Joze trying to hold on to Hamasaki's head to control him but Hamasaki postures up.
Hamasaki drops an elbow to the side of Joze's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamasaki is controlling the pace.
Hamasaki working Joze over with strikes.
Hamasaki is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hamasaki not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hamasaki lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joze taking some punishment here, with Hamasaki in his half guard.
Joze avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hamasaki.
Hamasaki working over Joze with some ground and pound. Joze looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hamasaki looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Joze with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Joze wants to get back to his feet.
Taylor Hamasaki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hamasaki slows the pace down in half guard.
Joze is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamasaki not doing much here.
Hamasaki's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Taylor Hamasaki.
Joze clinches but Hamasaki breaks the clinch
and Hamasaki moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taylor Hamasaki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hamasaki 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taylor Hamasaki!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
51% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maks Smirnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maks Smirnov has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
 |
|
 |
| 210 cm
18
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
|
188 cm
20
233 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maks Smirnov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mirko Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic shoots in and bounces Smirnov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smirnov looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Filipovic lands a couple of digs.
Filipovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Smirnov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Filipovic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Filipovic's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Filipovic cracks Smirnov with a solid left hand.
Filipovic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Filipovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Smirnov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smirnov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Filipovic content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Filipovic distracts Smirnov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Filipovic scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic with a nice head shot there.
Filipovic scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Filipovic is stalling in the full guard.
Filipovic connects with a couple of short punches.
Filipovic won't allow Smirnov to get back to his feet.
Filipovic thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Filipovic is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Filipovic keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Smirnov's head.
Filipovic stands up over Smirnov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic lands a couple of elbows.
Smirnov is working an open guard so Filipovic takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Filipovic shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Filipovic showed some decent athleticism there.
Filipovic content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Filipovic is working for a kimura but Smirnov is defending it quite comfortably.
Filipovic postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Smirnov to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Filipovic counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Filipovic stalling.
Filipovic working the head and body with strikes.
Smirnov taking some punishment here, with Filipovic in his half guard.
Filipovic working over Smirnov with some ground and pound. Smirnov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Filipovic is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Smirnov tries to roll over but Filipovic keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic working over Smirnov with some ground and pound. Smirnov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Filipovic working the head and body with strikes.
Filipovic scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Well, if Filipovic is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Filipovic working over Smirnov with some ground and pound. Smirnov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Filipovic trying to control from half guard but Smirnov is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smirnov is defending against the submission attempts here by Filipovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Filipovic dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Filipovic looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Smirnov!
Filipovic is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Smirnov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Filipovic scoring with strikes but Smirnov is staying in there.
Filipovic looking to control but Smirnov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Smirnov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Filipovic takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Filipovic scoring with strikes but Smirnov is staying in there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov is in a horrible position here. Filipovic smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Filipovic cracks Smirnov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Filipovic has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Smirnov's face.
Smirnov has left one of his arms exposed and Filipovic doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Smirnov screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mirko Filipovic!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
96% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Sharmai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Lehnsherr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lehnsherr has chosen PURE EVIL! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
|
|
 |
| 165 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
|
210 cm
21
278 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Good knees
KO power |
|
BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pavel Sharmai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erik Lehnsherr!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharmai takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sharmai looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lehnsherr connects with a superb combination that knocks Sharmai out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Lehnsherr before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Sharmai!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Erik Lehnsherr!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Biff Tannen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
21
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
|
180 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
|
Good takedowns
Brawler
Intelligent |
|
| |
|
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, Biff Tannen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, TJ Grant!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tannen throws a series of punches but Grant avoids them all with ease.
Tannen moves into the clinch.
Grant takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like TJ Grant has been cut.
Tannen trying to land knees to the body.
Grant jumps guard but Tannen stands there with Grant around his waist. Grant gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Grant tries to pull guard but Tannen won't allow it.
Grant fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Biff Tannen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of TJ Grant.
Tannen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grant avoids it.
Tannen lands a nice elbow.
Tannen tries to land knees in the clinch but Grant avoids the damage to the body.
Tannen lands an elbow inside that Grant shrugs off.
Grant fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Grant jumps guard but Tannen stands there with Grant around his waist. Grant gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Grant tries to pull guard but Tannen won't allow it.
Grant blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tannen manages to break the clinch.
Tannen gets caught flat footed, as Grant shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Grant working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Grant slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tannen tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Tannen holding both Grant 's hands and preventing any damage.
Tannen is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Tannen doesn't escape.
Grant is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Tannen. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Grant throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Grant biding his time, looking for the opening.
Tannen looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Grant throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Tannen controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Grant tries to keep control of the position but Tannen is staying busy.
Grant has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Tannen is defending well but eventually Grant manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Tannen has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). TJ Grant!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
54% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Sherstikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lamar Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
|
|
 |
| 180 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
|
220 cm
20
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andrei Sherstikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lamar Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandez gets the takedown into side control.
Sherstikov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sherstikov looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Sherstikov seems a little lost for a moment, as Fernandez dominates the positioning.
Fernandez stands up and beckons Sherstikov to his feet.
Fernandez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fernandez decides to return to a standing position.
Sherstikov really is a fat lump.
Sherstikov dodges the punch combination from Fernandez.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fernandez.
Fernandez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fernandez drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fernandez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fernandez passes Sherstikov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fernandez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sherstikov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Fernandez.
Fernandez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Fernandez passes to side control.
Fernandez has hold of Sherstikov's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Sherstikov seems comfortable defending it but Fernandez has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Sherstikov is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Sherstikov is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Fernandez couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lamar Fernandez!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
66% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Christoph Schneider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kari Peippo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
 |
|
 |
| 165 cm
23
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
|
175 cm
21
172 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
KO power |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Powerful |
|
| |
|
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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Christoph Schneider!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kari Peippo!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peippo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Peippo with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Peippo working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Peippo looking to secure an arm triangle but Schneider defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peippo with shots to the head and body - Schneider looks very uncomfortable down there.
Peippo is working for a guillotine from mount but Schneider frees his head quite easily.
Peippo working for a submission but Schneider is keeping him at bay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peippo working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Peippo sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Schneider is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Peippo has hold of Schneider's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Schneider manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Peippo goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Schneider turns into him and now he's in Peippo's guard.
Schneider has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Peippo looks gassed!
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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Schneider throws a big right hand that misses.
Peippo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Peippo controls Schneider momentarily but Schneider frees himself.
Schneider scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Peippo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Schneider gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Peippo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Peippo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Schneider wants to stand but Peippo is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schneider postures up in Peippo's guard and throws a big left but Peippo blocks it.
Schneider tries to free his leg and advance position but Peippo is retaining full guard.
Peippo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Schneider knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Peippo on the ground.
Peippo 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schneider missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Schneider trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Schneider tries to clinch there but Peippo circles away.
Schneider fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schneider doesn't manage to clinch there - Peippo circles away.
Christoph Schneider seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schneider wants to clinch.
Peippo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schneider is working to get back to half guard.
Schneider on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Schneider tries to get out of the position.
Peippo working for a submission but Schneider is keeping him at bay.
Schneider tries to hold on but Peippo postures up.
Peippo landing strikes from the mount and Schneider is in trouble!
Peippo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peippo with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kari Peippo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Schneider fails with an attempt to clinch.
Peippo works over Schneider's head and body with a nice combination.
Schneider keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Peippo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Schneider throws a combination. Peippo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Schneider misses with a double jab
and Peippo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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!
Schneider not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Peippo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Schneider is trying to keep Peippo in close.
Peippo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Schneider's head.
Peippo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peippo has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Schneider is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Peippo yanks on the arm and Schneider is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Peippo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kari Peippo!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
86% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jari Valtamo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 195 cm
23
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
|
187 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Valtamo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Payne!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valtamo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Valtamo works Payne's body with a nice hook.
Payne looks gassed!
Valtamo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Payne takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from Valtamo.
Nice uppercut there from Valtamo.
Valtamo misses with a double jab.
Valtamo scores with a one two! Payne had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Valtamo throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Payne stumbling backwards into the cage! Payne bounces back off the cage towards Valtamo, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Valtamo lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Valtamo celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jari Valtamo!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Rooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hoger Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rooney comes to the cage accompanied by Prodigy - Spitfire. This should be a great matchup!
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
18
179 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
|
178 cm
23
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
|
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
|
| |
|
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jamie Rooney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hoger Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rooney shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gracie but Gracie pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rooney is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rooney pinned against the cage. Rooney gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rooney tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Rooney with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gracie decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rooney's guard.
Gracie trying to control but Rooney is working from the bottom.
Gracie lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Rooney keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rooney swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rooney has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gracie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gracie passes Rooney's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gracie trying to advance position but Rooney counters by regaining guard.
Gracie advances to half guard.
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.
Gracie wants to take a breather but Rooney is having none of it.
Rooney holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Gracie works his foot free and advances to mount.
Rooney is breathing heavily.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Rooney is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throwing strikes here but Rooney is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Gracie scoring with strikes but Rooney is staying in there.
Rooney wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
A nice elbow there by Gracie.
Gracie is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gracie goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Rooney turns into him and now he's in Gracie's guard.
Rooney wanted to stand there but Gracie had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rooney wants to stand and escape but instead Gracie has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Rooney keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hoger Gracie dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rooney closes the distance looking to clinch
so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Rooney keeps moving.
Gracie passes Rooney's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gracie is trying to control. Rooney wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie moves nicely into side control.
Rooney knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Rooney tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gracie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gracie passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Rooney!
Gracie is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Rooney has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Rooney!
Rooney is looking to stand up but Gracie won't let him.
Rooney drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gracie looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gracie looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gracie!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rooney knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gracie scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rooney knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rooney struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rooney is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Gracie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rooney, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hoger Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rooney shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rooney is thwarting Gracie's attempts to control the position.
Rooney is looking to pass Gracie's guard but actually Gracie recovers to full guard.
Rooney wanted to stand there but Gracie had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rooney drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gracie dives on top into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie passes Rooney's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rooney wants to get back to his feet.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rooney defending well though.
Gracie wants to control but Rooney is keeping him busy.
Gracie working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jamie Rooney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gracie uses his free foot to push down on Rooney's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rooney.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Rooney is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rooney is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Gracie unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Gracie has hold of Rooney's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Rooney manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Gracie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Rooney is squirming around nicely.
Rooney really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gracie content just to control the position here.
Gracie lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rooney hang on?
And that's the end of the fight!
Hoger Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gracie has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hoger Gracie!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
46% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
