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QFC Tournament 981 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Damion Boyer (ranked 4777 p4p, 3050 weight class) and TJ Perkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boyer kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hands down the best. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Damion Boyer!
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 Perkins!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Boyer enables Perkins to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Boyer manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Boyer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Perkins on the ground.
Boyer wants to get back to his feet but Perkins is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Perkins trying to control but Boyer is working from the bottom.
Perkins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boyer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Perkins controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Perkins trying to control but Boyer is working from the bottom.
Perkins stands up from guard. Let's bang!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkins closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Boyer quickly recovers to half guard.
Boyer is refusing to be controlled, as Perkins sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkins working the head and body with strikes.
Perkins working over Boyer with some ground and pound. Boyer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Perkins seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perkins is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Perkins stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Boyer to get to his feet.
Boyer throws a series of punches but Perkins moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkins avoids the head kick by Boyer.
A countering left hand to the body from Perkins misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Perkins goes for a takedown in the clinch but Boyer prevents it.
Boyer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Perkins fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Perkins shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Boyer manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Perkins distracts Boyer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Boyer looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Perkins working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkins trying to control but Boyer is working from the bottom.
Perkins stands and steps away. Boyer gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Perkins gets a double leg takedown into Boyer's guard.
Boyer is breathing heavily.
Perkins is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Perkins passes Boyer's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Perkins wants to control but Boyer is keeping him busy.
Perkins stands up out of the half guard.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Perkins.
Perkins shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Perkins drops an elbow to the side of Boyer's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boyer is not content to let Perkins control the position.
Perkins 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TJ Perkins dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Perkins manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Boyer on his heels. He'll look to pass Boyer's guard now, I'm sure.
Perkins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boyer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Perkins is in close to Boyer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Perkins controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Perkins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Perkins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boyer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Boyer wants it to stay on the feet.
Boyer goes for a double leg but Perkins avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Perkins continues to drive forward.
Boyer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boyer misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boyer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Perkins.
Perkins fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Damion Boyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of TJ Perkins.
Perkins closes the distance and pushes Boyer back into the cage.
Perkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Perkins shoots in but Boyer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Boyer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boyer scores with a head kick. Perkins tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Perkins manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A lazy body kick from Perkins
and Boyer counters with a left and a right that stings Perkins.
Perkins tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Boyer defends well and Perkins ends up having to push Boyer into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Perkins has closed the distance and engaged Boyer in a clinch.
Boyer misses with a knee to the head.
Boyer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyer throws a head kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Perkins.
Perkins shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Boyer's guard.
Boyer is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Perkins presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Perkins tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Boyer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Perkins tries to pull guard but Boyer won't allow it.
Boyer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Perkins can't find room to land a body shot as Boyer controls the action.
Boyer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Perkins taking a breather.
Boyer misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkins leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Boyer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Perkins drags the fight down to the ground.
Perkins is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Perkins trying to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damion Boyer dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Boyer tries to clinch but Perkins moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Boyer.
Boyer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perkins clinches up against the cage.
Boyer manages to break the clinch.
Boyer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boyer wants to clinch up but Perkins keeps it at a distance.
Perkins shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Perkins closes the distance and clinches.
Perkins tries to pull guard but Boyer forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyer manages to break the clinch.
Perkins swats away the attempt to clinch by Boyer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boyer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyer misses with a two punch combination.
Perkins gets the takedown into side control.
Perkins has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Perkins closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Boyer wants to stand back up but Perkins manages to pass into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkins lands a few punches from side control.
Perkins has an Americana. Boyer didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Perkins is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Perkins hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). TJ Perkins!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aleksanteri Rehn (ranked 5726 p4p, 5495 weight class) and Not Funny (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.
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aleksanteri Rehn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Not Funny!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rehn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Funny looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rehn moves into the clinch.
Funny is trying to break the clinch but Rehn has him pressed against the cage.
Rehn is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Funny to keep the fight standing.
Funny prevents the takedown attempt.
Funny breaks the clinch.
Rehn throws a sloppy head kick and Funny moves out of range easily.
Rehn misses with a takedown
and Funny counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksanteri Rehn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rehn shoots for a takedown but Funny saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Funny looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Funny slips a jab from Rehn.
Funny circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Funny counter with a right hand.
It looks like Aleksanteri Rehn has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rehn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Funny throws out a counter right but Rehn avoids it with no problem.
Rehn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Funny throws a counter combo.
Rehn misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Funny! But no joy.
Rehn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Funny as he avoids it easily.
Rehn misses with a takedown attempt
and Funny counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rehn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Funny but Funny pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Funny looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Not Funny is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rehn throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Funny tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rehn is in Funny's guard.
Funny wants to stand but Rehn is controlling the position.
Rehn trying to control the position from guard on top but Funny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Funny is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Funny can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rehn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Funny is looking to stand up but Rehn isn't so interested in that idea.
Rehn trying to control the position from guard on top but Funny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Funny really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rehn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Funny wants to stand and escape but Rehn is having none of it.
Rehn distracts Funny with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funny is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Funny keeping moving, preventing Rehn from controlling successfully.
Rehn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rehn won't allow Funny to get back to his feet.
Funny can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rehn controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Funny wants to get back to his feet but Rehn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rehn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rehn landing with the ground and pound.
Rehn trying to control the position from guard on top but Funny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Funny wants to stand and escape but Rehn is having none of it.
That's four 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.
Rehn stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Rehn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Funny swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Funny keeps the fight on the outside.
A swing and a miss from Rehn.
Rehn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Funny manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Funny! But no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rehn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Funny sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rehn shoots in but no luck this time.
Funny looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Aleksanteri Rehn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aleksanteri Rehn's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rehn drives through and clinches with Funny against the cage.
Funny is trying to break the clinch but Rehn is controlling him.
Funny breaks from the clinch.
Rehn looking to score a takedown here. Funny is defending well but Rehn drives through and ends up in Funny's guard.
Funny is looking to stand back up but Rehn counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Funny.
Rehn 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.
Rehn escapes and gets back to his feet.
Rehn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Funny is fending him off so far but Rehn persists. Nope, Funny circles away and we're back to standing.
Funny looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Funny circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rehn tries to clinch there but Funny circles away.
Funny is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rehn with a body shot.
Rehn shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Funny manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Funny has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Rehn has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rehn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rehn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Funny as he jumps to the side.
Rehn darts in and clinches Funny up against the cage.
Funny breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rehn.
Rehn is looking to take a break and control but Funny is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Funny wants to get back to his feet but Rehn drags him back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rehn wants to control but Funny is keeping him busy.
Funny tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Funny is squirming around, avoiding Rehn's attempts to control the action.
Rehn lands a big elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Funny tries to buck Rehn off but he can't manage it.
Rehn jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Funny manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Aleksanteri Rehn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Funny wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Rehn working the head with strikes.
Rehn moves into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funny wants to try and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rehn working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rehn has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Funny's face.
Rehn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Funny can do to turn this around?
Rehn won't let Funny get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Rehn stands up from mount. Strange move.
Rehn clinches.
Funny blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rehn pushes Funny back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Funny's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rehn looks to clinch
and Funny counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rehn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Funny tries to avoid it but Rehn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Funny to the ground. Funny escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
It seemed like Funny was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksanteri Rehn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rehn misses with a takedown attempt
and Funny counters with a stiff right hand.
Rehn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rehn tries to clinch there but Funny circles away.
Rehn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Funny as he jumps to the side.
It seemed like Funny was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rehn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Funny! But no joy.
Aleksanteri Rehn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rehn misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksanteri Rehn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aleksanteri Rehn's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rehn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Funny keeps the fight on the outside.
Rehn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Funny throws a counter combo.
Rehn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Funny circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Funny! But no joy.
Rehn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rehn doesn't manage to clinch there - Funny circles away.
Rehn darts in looking for a takedown but Funny gets double underhooks and turns Rehn into the cage.
Funny looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksanteri Rehn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rehn tries to clinch
letting Funny counter with a right hand.
Funny might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rehn fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rehn shoots and misses
and Funny counters with a stiff right hand.
Not Funny seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Funny avoids a kick to the body.
Funny looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rehn rushes Funny and presses him up against the cage.
Funny tries to break the clinch but Rehn is controlling the position.
Funny gets underhooks to prevent Rehn's takedown attempt.
Funny gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rehn.
Funny escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rehn shoots in and drives through. Funny sprawls well.
Rehn misses with a takedown attempt - Funny sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rehn doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Funny counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rehn thinking.
Rehn fails with the takedown.
Rehn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Funny looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rehn is looking to clinch.
Rehn moves into the clinch.
Rehn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Funny gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Funny tries to break the clinch but Rehn is controlling the position.
Funny escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rehn.
Rehn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rehn fails with a takedown attempt.
Funny looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rehn fails with the takedown
and Funny cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rehn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Funny looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rehn tries to clinch
and Funny counters with a straight right hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rehn is looking to clinch but Funny is avoiding it.
Rehn with a lazy takedown attempt
and Funny cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Not Funny comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rehn 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Not Funny!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Not Funny!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Not Funny!
Not Funny wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ashley Beheerman (ranked 4967 p4p, 4665 weight class) and Tourney Guy (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.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ashley Beheerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tourney Guy!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beheerman moves into the clinch.
A short right from Guy.
Guy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Beheerman.
A right handed body shot lands from Guy.
Beheerman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Guy lands a left hand.
Guy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Guy pushes Beheerman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Guy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Guy.
Guy lands a left hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Guy works on Beheerman's body with a couple of short punches.
Beheerman is breathing heavily.
Guy lands a left hand.
Guy digs a right hand underneath Beheerman's ribcage. Beheerman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Still in the clinch, Guy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Guy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beheerman backwards.
Guy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beheerman pulls guard successfully.
Guy wants to stand but Beheerman is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Guy wants to stand and escape but instead Beheerman has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Beheerman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Guy wants to stand but Beheerman is controlling the position.
Beheerman pushing down on Guy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy pushes Beheerman off looking to stand but Beheerman dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beheerman tries to pass to full mount but Guy defends it.
Beheerman passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Guy!
Beheerman stands up from mount. Strange move.
Beheerman rushes Guy and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy pushes Beheerman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Guy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Guy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Beheerman takes a shot to the head.
Guy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beheerman backwards.
Guy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beheerman is trying to drag Guy to the mat but Guy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A short body shot lands from Guy as the two fighters clinch.
Beheerman has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Guy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ashley Beheerman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guy pushes Beheerman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Guy lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tourney Guy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Guy wants to clinch
and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Guy throws a jab but it's blocked by Beheerman.
Beheerman shoots in for a takedown but Guy shows good takedown defense.
Beheerman misses with a body shot.
Beheerman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No luck for Beheerman with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ashley Beheerman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Guy as Beheerman shoots in.
Beheerman misses with a takedown
and Guy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy works on Beheerman's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice body punch from Guy.
Guy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beheerman backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Guy.
Guy pushes Beheerman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Guy - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Guy - that landed with a thud.
Guy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beheerman backwards.
Guy lands with a light punch inside.
Tourney Guy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A body shot lands from Guy.
A right hand to the body from Guy.
Guy lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guy lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Guy.
Guy lands with a short shot to the head.
Guy lands a hook that snaps the head of Beheerman backwards.
Beheerman is rocked!
Guy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oh Beheerman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Guy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guy has a couple of punches blocked by Beheerman.
A hook to the body from Guy.
Guy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Guy.
Guy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Guy.
Beheerman seems to have got his legs back now.
A short right from Guy on the inside.
A short right from Guy on the inside.
Guy lands a big right hand that drops Beheerman! The killer instinct kicks in and Guy finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Guy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tourney Guy!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vin Johnson (ranked 4730 p4p, 4889 weight class) and Alvin Jack (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.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vin Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alvin Jack !
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body. Jack takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Jack avoids them all with ease.
Jack moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson avoiding damage as Jack throws knees to the body.
Jack jumps guard but Johnson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jack has picked Johnson up - he's going for a ride! Jack dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Johnson has one foot on Jack 's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
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!
Jack has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Johnson.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Johnson.
Jack misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jack shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but Jack keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johnson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Johnson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jack .
Jack should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Johnson lands a nice looking body kick.
Johnson scores with a push kick.
Jack shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jack was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Johnson is pushing Jack 's head away, looking to escape. Jack manages to hold on to the position though.
Johnson bucks up and tries to throw Jack off but instead Jack has got his back!
Johnson is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Johnson is trying to get back to his feet but Jack has full control of the position and if anything, Johnson has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jack on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Jack controls the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jack has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Johnson! Can he survive? No! He's out! Jack gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Alvin Jack !
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Big Ben (ranked 4776 p4p, 4728 weight class) and Jalmar Pukki (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.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Big Ben!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jalmar Pukki!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Ben - just one landing.
It looks like Jalmar Pukki has been cut.
Pukki shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ben knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pukki on the ground.
Pukki is working for a kimura but Ben is defending it quite comfortably.
Ben is trying to stand back up but Pukki is controlling him
Pukki looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pukki stops Ben from getting back to his feet.
Pukki is trying to work for a kimura but Ben is defending well.
Ben tries to kick Pukki off but Pukki keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pukki looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pukki is trying for a kimura here. Ben looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Pukki wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jalmar Pukki!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benito Rummy (ranked 5409 p4p, 4752 weight class) and Brock Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ali has chosen Feeling as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Benito Rummy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brock Ali!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rummy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ali momentarily.
Ali doesn't manage to clinch there - Rummy circles away.
Rummy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rummy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rummy lands a nice shot that snaps Ali's head back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rummy.
Nice straight punches there by Rummy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rummy.
Rummy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rummy tries to land a body kick
and Ali counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ali postures up.
Rummy controlling Ali's posture.
Ali postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ali trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rummy working a defensive guard but Ali passes into half guard.
Ali tries to pass to full mount but Rummy defends it.
Rummy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ali on the ground.
Rummy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rummy desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Rummy trying to hold on to Ali's head to control him but Ali postures up.
Ali content to control rather than advance.
Ali wants to pass to mount but Rummy is defending the position.
Ali lands with a punch from half guard.
Ali is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rummy is just riding it out for now. Ali eventually gives up the hold.
Ali lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rummy could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rummy moves into full guard.
Ali keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rummy's head.
Rummy trying to control the position.
Rummy wants to sweep here but Ali controlling him for the moment.
Rummy has his hands on Ali's head, controlling the position.
Ali engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rummy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ali is one step ahead there.
Ali pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rummy is keeping the position for now.
Ali throwing strikes from guard but Rummy blocks nicely.
Ali is looking to work some ground and pound but Rummy has wrist control.
Ali pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rummy is keeping the position for now.
Rummy trying to control the position.
Rummy looking for a sweep. Not yet Rummy, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ali sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
No luck for Ali with that takedown attempt.
Ali bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ali blocks a head kick by Rummy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rummy.
A combination from Ali does no damage.
Rummy looks to land a left hand but Ali moved out of range nicely.
Ali misses with a few strikes there.
Rummy lands a jab to the head.
Ali blocks a jab.
Some wild striking there from Rummy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Benito Rummy will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rummy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ali is looking for a takedown.
Ali is stalling here.
Rummy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rummy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ali is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rummy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Rummy finds it's way through Ali's defenses.
Ali moves forwards but Rummy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ali is rocked!
Ali leaves his chin hanging out and Rummy seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Ali crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Benito Rummy!
In his post fight interview, Benito Rummy started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Brock Ali stepped up to the mic, saying 'a rematch'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Lee (ranked 5680 p4p, 2871 weight class) and Jeffy Jeffy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeffy has chosen Jeffy-why as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kyle Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeffy Jeffy!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee tries to clinch up.
Jeffy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee gets caught napping as Jeffy dives in and scores a takedown. Lee manages to retain guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Lee is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jeffy defends well.
Jeffy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jeffy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee being controlled here, momentarily.
Jeffy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeffy sitting in guard here, content to control.
It looks like Jeffy might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Jeffy trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Jeffy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jeffy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lee looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Jeffy from controlling successfully.
Lee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jeffy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jeffy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lee trying to strike off his back.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jeffy clinches up with Lee and pushes him back against the cage.
Lee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jeffy effectively controlling the action here.
Jeffy avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
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.
Lee jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jeffy walks away with a smile on his face. Lee gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jeffy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jeffy seems keen to control Lee's posture.
Lee wants to control from the top but Jeffy keeps moving.
Jeffy lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Jeffy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jeffy Jeffy will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jeffy 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.
Lee is trying to control the position but Jeffy postures up.
Jeffy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lee managing to control the position.
Lee being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lee wants to stand and escape but Jeffy is having none of it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jeffy moves into the clinch successfully.
Lee prevents Jeffy from breaking the clinch.
Jeffy decides to pull guard.
Jeffy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jeffy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jeffy wants to sweep here but Lee controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeffy has his foot on Lee's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lee works his way back into a safe position though.
Jeffy is breathing heavily.
Lee trying to control but Jeffy is working from the bottom.
Lee works over Jeffy with some ground and pound from guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jeffy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jeffy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lee.
Jeffy pulls Lee in close to his closed guard and prevents Lee from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lee throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Jeffy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Jeffy pushes him off.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Lee takes the fight into the clinch.
Jeffy wants to break free but Lee has control.
Lee jumps guard but Jeffy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lee fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lee takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeffy prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jeffy throws an elbow but misses.
Jeffy blocks a body shot from Lee.
Lee looking to stall.
Jeffy has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lee uses from the top position.
Lee is looking to work some ground and pound but Jeffy has wrist control.
Lee controls from within his opponent's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffy Jeffy 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!
Jeffy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lee tries to pull guard but Jeffy won't allow it.
Lee goes for a takedown attempt but Jeffy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lee looks for a takedown but Jeffy sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee wants to clinch up but Jeffy keeps it at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lee.
Jeffy has Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jeffy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jeffy has hold of one of Lee's legs. Lee is fighting the takedown attempt but Jeffy gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeffy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lee is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Jeffy has his hands clasped together but Lee extends and breaks Jeffy's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Lee.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kyle Lee!
The defeated Jeffy Jeffy had this to say: 'Loser'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Diego Guerva (ranked 2977 p4p, 4966 weight class) and Barak Of Trellheim (ranked 286 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.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Diego Guerva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Barak Of Trellheim!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Of Trellheim shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Guerva defends it nicely.
Guerva stuffs the takedown.
Of Trellheim closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Guerva bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Of Trellheim fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Diego Guerva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barak Of Trellheim.
Guerva looking to score a takedown here. Of Trellheim is defending well but Guerva drives through and ends up in Of Trellheim's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Of Trellheim is trying to keep Guerva in close.
Guerva is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerva'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.
Of Trellheim keeping moving, preventing Guerva from controlling successfully.
Guerva showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Guerva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Of Trellheim trying to keep a closed guard but Guerva is proving a slippery customer.
Of Trellheim is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Guerva is aware though and is defending well.
Guerva is stalling in the full guard.
Guerva has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Guerva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Guerva working some strikes from top position.
Guerva takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Guerva seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Guerva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Guerva being controlled here momentarily.
Guerva trying to control but Of Trellheim is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerva is really struggling to control Of Trellheim but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Guerva slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Of Trellheim controls Guerva momentarily but Guerva frees himself.
Guerva showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Guerva wants to pass the guard but Of Trellheim is keeping the position.
That's four 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.
Of Trellheim has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Guerva should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Of Trellheim has tightened it up now! Guerva should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Barak Of Trellheim!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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