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BS:H 4 - Quarterly Report PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jin Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pertti Pakkaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
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222 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jin Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pertti Pakkaaja!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pakkaaja as he jumps to the side.
Pakkaaja is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kim.
Pakkaaja lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Jin Kim has been cut.
The fighters circling - Pakkaaja throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kim has a takedown stuffed.
Kim on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kim shoots in for a takedown but Pakkaaja shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jin Kim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kim ducks under a wild hook from Pakkaaja.
Pakkaaja moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pakkaaja swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kim.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pakkaaja digs a good hook to Kim's body.
Kim is breathing heavily.
Pakkaaja feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Kim sprawling to the canvas! Kim rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Pakkaaja finish him?!
Kim is rocked!
Pakkaaja punishes Kim's body with a nice straight punch.
Oh Kim is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pakkaaja lands a brutal uppercut that launches Kim off his feet! Kim tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pertti Pakkaaja!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dee Dude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Dee Dude has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dee Dude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manny Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dude.
Jackson slaps away a takedown attempt from Dude, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dude shoots in but Jackson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dee Dude. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dude tries to get to full guard but Jackson has control of the leg.
Jackson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dude does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dude is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dude trying to control from the bottom.
Dude is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dude won't allow Jackson to pass to mount.
Jackson is trying to control. Dude wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dude is positioning himself well to prevent Jackson advancing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dude shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jackson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dude is looking for a sweep. Jackson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dude is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jackson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jackson's back!
Dude not allowing Jackson to control his hands.
Jackson preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Dude.
Dude is breathing heavily.
Dude looking for the RNC.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Dude's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Jackson tries to escape but Dude has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Jackson trying to control the action but Dude just sinks the hooks in.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson holding both Dude 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jackson is in bad spot here.
Dude is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Jackson defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Jackson trying to control the hands but Dude won't let him.
Jackson is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Dude is staying active.
Dude is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to break free.
Jackson needs to remain patient if he's going to get out of this sticky situation.
Jackson fending off the submission attempt from Dude.
Jackson just trying to survive but Dude is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Jackson defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Jackson tries to roll but Dude sticks to his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Manny Jackson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dude wants to improve his position but Jackson is controlling well.
Dude is working hard here to advance position.
Dude is refusing to be controlled, as Jackson sits in half guard.
Jackson tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Jackson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson working Dude over with strikes.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Dude makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dude.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Jackson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dude is on top in guard.
Dude controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dude'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.
Dude trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
Dude showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dude being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to sweep here but Dude controlling him for the moment.
Dude postures up.
Dude passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jackson sneaks back into half guard.
Dude is trying to control the action in half guard but Jackson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jackson pushes Dude off looking to stand but Dude dives back in and keeps control.
Dude stalling away here and it's allowed Jackson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dude. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dude drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Dude seems to have locked his on tight now - Jackson screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Dude, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Dee Dude!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Make Perkele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Make Perkele has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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193 cm
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Make Perkele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tom Jones!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Perkele circles away.
Perkele lands a nice looking body shot.
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Tom Jones has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perkele misses with the combination.
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jones looks gassed!
Jab from Perkele.
Perkele digs a good hook to Jones's body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perkele looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Perkele dances in with a quick combination. Jones is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Perkele snaps Jones's head back. Jones stumbles backwards against the cage. Perkele steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Jones's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Jones just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Make Perkele!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Jackowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ainsley Clearly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piotr Jackowski had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. On his way into the cage it seems that Piotr Jackowski has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Piotr Jackowski seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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212 lbs
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210 lbs
4 - 11 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Piotr Jackowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ainsley Clearly!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clearly lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jackowski takes a step back to recover.
Jackowski is breathing heavily.
A jab from Clearly finds it's way through Jackowski's defenses.
Clearly tries to clinch but Jackowski is having none of it.
Clearly rushes Jackowski and presses him up against the cage.
Jackowski can't get the takedown.
A left hand lands to the body for Clearly.
The referee is keeping an eye on Clearly - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Clearly scores with a shot to the side of Jackowski's head.
Clearly slowing the pace effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clearly scores with a shoulder strike.
Clearly lands a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Clearly.
Clearly is pushing Jackowski up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short right from Clearly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clearly manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Clearly stops a takedown attempt from Jackowski.
Clearly holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Clearly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jackowski being controlled against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ainsley Clearly.
Clearly looks to land a combination but Jackowski avoids it well.
Clearly scores with a jab. Jackowski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Clearly drops Jackowski with a beautiful combination! Jackowski stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Clearly is looking for the KO!
Jackowski is rocked!
It looks like Piotr Jackowski has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clearly measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Jackowski! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Ainsley Clearly!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daavid Haapalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keiko Nakatomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daavid Haapalainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keiko Nakatomi!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haapalainen slips a straight right by Nakatomi.
Haapalainen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nakatomi throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nakatomi. Haapalainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nakatomi throws a hook but Haapalainen avoids it easily.
Keiko Nakatomi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nakatomi, as that shot connected.
Haapalainen moves in looking to clinch but Nakatomi pushes him off.
Haapalainen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nakatomi.
Nakatomi swats away the attempt to clinch by Haapalainen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haapalainen moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakatomi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fighters circling - Nakatomi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haapalainen throws a shot from downtown. Nakatomi moves away and avoids it.
Haapalainen misses with a combination
and Nakatomi counters with a crisp one two that drops Haapalainen! Nakatomi thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Haapalainen to his feet! Haapalainen is in big trouble!
Haapalainen is rocked!
Nakatomi throws a hook to the side of Haapalainen's head but Haapalainen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nakatomi drops Haapalainen with a huge uppercut! Haapalainen drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Nakatomi is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keiko Nakatomi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rocko Itleri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Marcelo Garcia enters the cage!
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170 lbs
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169 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocko Itleri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcelo Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Itleri misses.
Garcia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Itleri misses with a series of wild punches.
Itleri closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Garcia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Garcia drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Itleri misses with a punch to the body.
Itleri working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Itleri.
Itleri lands a left hand.
Itleri manages to break the clinch.
Itleri is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Garcia hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rocko Itleri!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Ranta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistar Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alistar Parker has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommy Ranta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alistar Parker!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker shoots in for a takedown but Ranta shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ranta misses with a double jab.
Parker scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ranta pushes Parker off looking to stand but Parker dives back in and keeps control.
Ranta is looking to get back to is feet but Parker passes into side control.
Parker working the head and body with strikes.
Ranta throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
A thudding body kick lands there by Parker!
Ranta throws a series of punches but Parker moves out of range.
Ranta throws a right and a left that Parker avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ranta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ranta throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tommy Ranta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ranta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ranta scores with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ranta. Parker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parker shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ranta is trying to defend but Parker finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Parker is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ranta doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Parker.
Parker seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ranta is trying to stand.
Ranta looking for submissions off his back.
Ranta is breathing heavily.
Ranta gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parker 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.
Parker trying to control the position from guard on top but Ranta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A combination from Ranta does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Alistar Parker has been cut.
Ranta misses with a two punch combination.
Parker slips a jab and a cross from Ranta.
Ranta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parker shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ranta defends it nicely.
Ranta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Parker circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ranta lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
No joy there for Ranta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Parker slips a jab and a cross from Ranta.
Parker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ranta as he avoids it easily.
Tommy Ranta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alistar Parker.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Ranta.
Parker clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Ranta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alistar Parker's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ranta loads up on a big right hand but Parker slips the punch.
Ranta misses with an uppercut. Parker saw that one coming.
Tommy Ranta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ranta throws a nice looking combination but Parker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A right-left combo lands from Ranta.
Ranta misses with a series of wild punches.
Parker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ranta throws a series of punches but Parker avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ranta throws a hook but Parker blocks it.
Parker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ranta throws a big shot that misses.
Ranta keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ranta throws a right and a left that Parker avoids nicely.
Ranta stuffs the takedown attempt from Parker. Parker gets slowly back to his feet.
Tommy Ranta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alistar Parker.
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.
Ranta stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ranta wants it to stay on the feet.
Ranta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Parker is defended easily by Ranta.
Parker ducks under a wild hook from Ranta.
Ranta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ranta misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ranta stuffs the takedown attempt from Parker. Parker gets slowly back to his feet.
Parker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Parker is breathing heavily.
Parker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ranta lands a big uppercut and Parker crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Parker looks OK. Ranta waves Parker back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Parker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ranta throws a shot from downtown. Parker moves away and avoids it.
Parker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ranta.
Parker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ranta's waist but Ranta gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Parker off to one side.
Ranta throws a nice looking combination but Parker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ranta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ranta looks to land a combination but Parker avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Ranta dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alistar Parker's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Parker falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Ranta counter with a right hand.
Ranta throws a nice looking combination but Parker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Parker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ranta.
Parker is looking to clinch but Ranta is avoiding it.
Ranta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ranta misses with a combination
and Parker counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker wants to control but Ranta is keeping him busy.
Ranta is looking to improve his position.
Parker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Parker working the head and body with strikes.
Parker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ranta tries to roll over but Parker keeps him under control.
Ranta tries to kick Parker off but Parker keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Parker throwing shots but Ranta is blocking nicely.
Ranta actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Parker throws a series of punches but Ranta moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ranta swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Parker counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Parker.
Ranta wants to get back to striking at distance but Parker won't allow it.
Ranta can't break the clinch.
Ranta is trying to break the clinch but Parker has him pressed against the cage.
Parker lands a nice shot to the body.
Parker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ranta wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ranta is trying to break the clinch but Parker is controlling him.
Parker stalling against the cage.
Ranta has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Parker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Parker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ranta misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ranta misses with a double jab
and Parker counters with a takedown into side control.
Parker throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Parker misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Parker prevents Ranta from escaping the position.
Parker is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ranta knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ranta bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Parker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ranta.
Alistar Parker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ranta throws a hook to the side of Parker's head but Parker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A low kick from Ranta misses
and Parker counters by clinching up.
Parker has Ranta pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ranta manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ranta is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ranta is looking to break free of the clinch but Parker has double underhooks.
Ranta wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Parker has him pressed against the cage.
Parker has Ranta pressed against the cage, preventing Ranta from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ranta manages to break the clinch.
Tommy Ranta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Parker fails with the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alistar Parker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ranta has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Ranta!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zaney Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thorstein Olafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olafsson has chosen Twilight of the Thunder God as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zaney Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thorstein Olafsson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olafsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bob throws a hook but Olafsson avoids it easily.
Bob scores with a jab to the body.
Bob tries to clinch but Olafsson moves out of range.
Bob tries to close the distance and clinch but Olafsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bob tries to close the distance and clinch up but Olafsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bob throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bob fails with an attempt to clinch.
Olafsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bob moves away.
Olafsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Olafsson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Olafsson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bob is looking to improve his position but Olafsson isn't that keen on the idea.
Bob wants to control but Olafsson is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Olafsson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bob regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob trying to control but Olafsson postures up.
Bob keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bob is doing well to control the position and prevent Olafsson from advancing to side control.
Ground and pound from Olafsson.
Bob moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Olafsson is working Bob over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bob trying to keep a closed guard but Olafsson is proving a slippery customer.
Bob wants to sweep here but Olafsson controlling him for the moment.
Olafsson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bob tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bob is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Olafsson wants to stand but Bob has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bob is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bob fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bob moves in looking to clinch but Olafsson pushes him off.
Bob is looking to clinch but Olafsson is avoiding it.
Bob tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bob looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bob tries to close the distance and clinch but Olafsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bob wants to clinch up but Olafsson keeps it at a distance.
Bob fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bob fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob is looking to clinch but Olafsson is avoiding it.
Bob moves in looking to clinch but Olafsson pushes him off.
Bob tries to clinch but Olafsson moves out of range.
Olafsson lands with a straight right. Bob didn't see that one coming.
Bob fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bob fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bob wants to clinch up but Olafsson keeps it at a distance.
Bob is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Olafsson punishes Bob's body with a nice straight punch.
Bob misses with a few strikes there.
Bob fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bob misses with a jab to the body
and Olafsson counters with a nice body shot.
Bob closes the distance looking to clinch
and Olafsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bob thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olafsson blocks a jab.
Zaney Bob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bob tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Olafsson counters with a one-two to the body.
Bob closes the distance looking to clinch
and Olafsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bob takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bob throws a combination that misses
and Olafsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bob closes the distance but Olafsson moves to the side
and Olafsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bob darts in trying to clinch
and Olafsson counters with a three punch combo that has Bob backing up. Bob nods at Olafsson to acknowledge the strikes.
Bob closes the distance but Olafsson moves to the side
and Olafsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thorstein Olafsson dominated that round.
That's time! Bob's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bob falls off balance throwing a combination
and Olafsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bob wants to clinch but Olafsson slips to the side
and Olafsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bob wants to clinch but Olafsson slips to the side
and Olafsson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bob's guard.
Bob looking for a sweep. Not yet Bob, not yet.
Bob looking to control.
Olafsson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Olafsson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bob is on top in guard.
Olafsson can't keep his opponent in guard - Bob advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Olafsson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bob throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bob works his way into side control.
Bob tries to advance to mount but Olafsson denies him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob working the ground and pound from side control.
Bob looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Olafsson is avoiding damage well.
Bob misses with the ground and pound.
Bob has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bob is working Olafsson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bob in side control, throwing shots but Olafsson defends.
Olafsson is looking for a sweep.
Bob misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Olafsson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bob.
Bob fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Olafsson looking for a sweep but Bob has passed into full mount! Oh no!
A nice elbow there by Bob.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olafsson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bob misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Olafsson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bob sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Olafsson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bob goes for an armbar but Olafsson turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Olafsson.
Olafsson preventing the sweep.
Olafsson trying to control but Bob is working from the bottom.
Bob looking to control but Olafsson passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olafsson trying to control the action but Bob is working from the bottom.
Bob is trying to get back to full guard.
Bob is working hard here to advance position.
Bob has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Olafsson is working away from the top position though.
Olafsson controlling the action here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bob swings away with a body shot that misses
and Olafsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bob moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bob clinches but Olafsson breaks the clinch
and Bob takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Olafsson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Olafsson counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob falls off balance throwing a combination
and Olafsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bob thinking.
Bob ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bob clinches but Olafsson breaks the clinch
and Olafsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bob stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bob wants it to stay on the feet.
Bob clinches but Olafsson breaks the clinch
and Olafsson counters with a shoot takedown. Bob fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Olafsson working some strikes from top position.
Olafsson tries to stand but Bob is controlling from the bottom.
Bob is trying to keep Olafsson in close.
Olafsson wants to stand but Bob has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thorstein Olafsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bob tries to clinch but Olafsson moves away
and Olafsson counters with a left to the body.
Olafsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bob tries to clinch
and Olafsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Olafsson misses with a double jab.
Bob looks to clinch
and Olafsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Olafsson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bob tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Olafsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bob fails to land with a series of punches.
Bob closes the distance but Olafsson moves to the side
and Olafsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Bob closes the distance looking to clinch
and Olafsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Olafsson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Olafsson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olafsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bob looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thorstein Olafsson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Olafsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bob is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bob manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bob is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Olafsson has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Olafsson!
Bob trying to keep a closed guard but Olafsson is proving a slippery customer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bob is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olafsson wants to hit a switch here but Bob passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Olafsson there!
Bob throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Olafsson because Bob loaded up on that one.
Olafsson is in a horrible position here. Bob smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bob is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Olafsson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Olafsson shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Olafsson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bob lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
It looks like Thorstein Olafsson has been cut.
Olafsson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bob landing strikes from the mount and Olafsson is in trouble!
Bob is landing with some decent strikes but Olafsson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Olafsson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bob looking to finish with strikes here!
Bob is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Olafsson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bob postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Olafsson looks a forlorn figure.
Olafsson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bob cracks Olafsson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Thorstein Olafsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olafsson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Olafsson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Olafsson is in a horrible position here. Bob smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The referee warns Olafsson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bob scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Olafsson?
Bob looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bob trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bob sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Zaney Bob has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Olafsson tries to hold on but Bob pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zaney Bob showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Olafsson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thorstein Olafsson!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orange Chicken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul The Ribber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Ribber has chosen Oh no you didn't as his entrance music. Paul The Ribber told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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205 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Orange Chicken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul The Ribber!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chicken looks to throw the jab but The Ribber is out of range.
Chicken scores a takedown into full mount!
Chicken goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now The Ribber is on top in guard.
The Ribber is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chicken looking for a guillotine here but The Ribber defends easily.
Chicken is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The Ribber wants to get up but he can't break Chicken's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chicken keeping moving, preventing The Ribber from controlling successfully.
Chicken not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chicken looking for a sweep. Not yet Chicken, not yet.
Chicken wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The Ribber is stalling in the full guard.
The Ribber drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and The Ribber jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Chicken is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. The Ribber is aware though and is defending well.
Chicken tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The Ribber sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chicken controls The Ribber momentarily but The Ribber frees himself.
The Ribber trying to control but Chicken is working from the bottom.
Chicken escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. The Ribber gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chicken escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. The Ribber gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chicken wants to sweep here but The Ribber controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Ribber trying to control the position from guard on top but Chicken is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Ribber looking to sit in guard and control but Chicken gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chicken trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The Ribber working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chicken doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chicken manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The Ribber is trying to control the position but Chicken postures up.
Chicken got a little sloppy there for a moment and The Ribber has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chicken has managed to get both his arms back between The Ribber's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Chicken throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Ribber works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The Ribber pushes Chicken up against the cage in a clinch.
Chicken working hard to break the clinch.
The Ribber wants a takedown.
Chicken is struggling to control the position.
Chicken is trying to break the clinch but The Ribber has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Ribber tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chicken smiles and moves away.
Chicken tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orange Chicken dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A punch combination from The Ribber misses.
Orange Chicken is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chicken falls off balance throwing a combination
so The Ribber counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The Ribber stands up over Chicken, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chicken looking for a guillotine here but The Ribber defends easily.
The Ribber tries to stand but Chicken is controlling from the bottom.
Chicken is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The Ribber looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The Ribber wants to stand but Chicken has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chicken has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but The Ribber can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The Ribber is looking to stand up but Chicken won't let him.
Chicken keeping moving, preventing The Ribber from controlling successfully.
Chicken is trying to control the position but The Ribber postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Chicken throws a sloppy body shot
and The Ribber counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chicken working a defensive guard here.
The Ribber with a flurry of punches that miss.
The Ribber must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The Ribber throwing strikes but missing.
Chicken keeping moving, preventing The Ribber from controlling successfully.
The Ribber wants to stand but Chicken has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The Ribber preventing the sweep.
The Ribber scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The Ribber would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Chicken has managed to clinch.
Chicken is trying to break free.
Chicken has clasped his hands together around The Ribber's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The Ribber is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Chicken is trying to get an arm triangle but The Ribber is defending well.
The Ribber manages to get back to half guard.
The Ribber slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The Ribber keeping moving, preventing Chicken from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Ribber looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chicken looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Chicken works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The Ribber actively working from the bottom here.
Chicken sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The Ribber is trying to control but Chicken passes into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul The Ribber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Chicken feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The Ribber looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Chicken passes The Ribber's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The Ribber trying to control here.
The Ribber tries to roll over but Chicken keeps him under control.
Chicken is just content to waste time from the top position. The Ribber takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The Ribber trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Ribber tries to strike from the bottom.
The Ribber lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Chicken trying to control but The Ribber is working from the bottom.
Chicken looking to sit in guard and control but The Ribber gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chicken is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Chicken trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The Ribber is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chicken keeping moving, preventing The Ribber from controlling successfully.
The Ribber stands and steps away. Chicken gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Chicken swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and The Ribber counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Chicken trying to control but The Ribber postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Chicken manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Ribber stopping the sweep attempt from Chicken.
Chicken has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but The Ribber can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Paul The Ribber has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Ribber throwing strikes but missing.
Chicken keeping moving, preventing The Ribber from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The Ribber avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The Ribber trying to control the position from guard on top but Chicken is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Ribber trying to stand up but can't free himself from Chicken's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chicken tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and The Ribber counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Chicken!
The Ribber content just to control the position here.
The Ribber is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Chicken has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Chicken!
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul The Ribber comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think The Ribber has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul The Ribber!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marko Mihic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asser Toropainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mihic comes into the arena with L.L. Cool J - Mama said Knock you Out blaring out of the sound system. Toropainen has chosen Paleface-Syntynyt rellestää as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Marko Mihic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Asser Toropainen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toropainen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mihic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Toropainen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Toropainen scores with a jab. Mihic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Marko Mihic has been cut.
Mihic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mihic is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mihic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Toropainen misses with a few strikes there.
An inside leg kick lands from Toropainen.
Toropainen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mihic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mihic on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Toropainen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mihic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Toropainen.
Toropainen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Toropainen working the head and body with strikes.
Toropainen lands with a punch from half guard.
Toropainen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Toropainen slips a nice elbow through Mihic's hands, connecting with Mihic's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toropainen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Toropainen landing strikes from the mount.
Mihic defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Toropainen.
Mihic is working to get back to half guard.
Toropainen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Toropainen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Toropainen content just to control the position here.
Toropainen wants to control the pace but Mihic is squirming around nicely.
Toropainen looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toropainen has hold of Mihic's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Mihic manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Toropainen fails to move to back control.
Toropainen with the ground and pound from mount.
Toropainen has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Mihic is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Asser Toropainen!
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