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SFF 45: Eyes on the Prize PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timzi Turpasauna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Braydon Key (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turpasauna comes to the cage accompanied by WTF Collective. Key has chosen Highway to Hell - AC/DC as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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221 lbs
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220 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timzi Turpasauna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Braydon Key!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turpasauna throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Key sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turpasauna will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Turpasauna moves out of range as Key strikes.
Key tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Turpasauna paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Key throws a leg kick but Turpasauna sees it coming and moves out of range.
Turpasauna swats away the attempt to clinch by Key.
Braydon Key seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Key lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Turpasauna at a distance.
Key throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turpasauna lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Key misses with a double jab.
Turpasauna works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Turpasauna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Key.
Turpasauna shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Key as he avoids it easily.
Key scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
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!
Key tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Key throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Turpasauna on the side of the head.
Turpasauna jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turpasauna walks straight into a right hand from Key - that's dropped him! Key jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Turpasauna from any more punishment! Turpasauna complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Braydon Key!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ian Axsome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Empire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Empire is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Protectors of the Earth. Roman Empire is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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198 lbs
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181 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ian Axsome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roman Empire!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axsome scores with a nice strike.
Axsome tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice combination there by Empire.
It looks like Ian Axsome has been cut.
Empire tries to clinch
and Axsome cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Axsome misses with a combination
and Empire counters with a nice uppercut.
Axsome is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Axsome swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Empire counters by moving into the clinch.
Axsome misses with some punches.
Axsome lands a hook that snaps the head of Empire backwards.
Axsome has a couple of punches blocked by Empire.
Empire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Empire closes the distance looking to clinch
and Axsome counters with a one-two to the body.
Empire swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Empire tries to clinch there but Axsome circles away.
Axsome darts in trying to clinch
and Empire counters with a straight right hand.
Oh Axsome is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Empire is looking for a takedown. Wow, that's a brutal slam - Axsome is in big trouble! Empire is landing strikes from the mount and this one is all over! The ref jumps in to save a confused looking Axsome. Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Roman Empire!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Bachelor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osmo Soininvaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Bachelor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Osmo Soininvaara!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soininvaara looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Soininvaara takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Soininvaara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Soininvaara.
Soininvaara misses with a straight right.
Bachelor throws the left hand but Soininvaara avoids the punch easily.
Bachelor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bachelor slips under a jab from Soininvaara.
Soininvaara closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Soininvaara takes one on the button.
Soininvaara jabs Bachelor right on the nose. Bachelor blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right-left combo lands from Soininvaara.
Soininvaara misses with a hook. Bachelor ducked under it nicely.
Soininvaara misses with a body shot.
Soininvaara has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bachelor throws a right hand that Soininvaara ducks under and follows up with a left that Soininvaara also avoids with ease.
Soininvaara tests Bachelor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circling - Soininvaara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Soininvaara smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bachelor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bachelor is rocked!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bachelor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oh Bachelor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bachelor moves in looking to clinch but Soininvaara pushes him off.
Bachelor seems to have got his legs back now.
Bachelor moves in looking to clinch but Soininvaara pushes him off.
Bachelor tries to clinch up but Soininvaara circles away and keeps his distance.
Soininvaara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bachelor.
Bachelor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soininvaara.
Bachelor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Soininvaara connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
John Bachelor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soininvaara fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bachelor, pushing him back against the cage.
Soininvaara lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Soininvaara - that landed with a thud.
Soininvaara is working Bachelor over against the cage.
Bachelor is breathing heavily.
Bachelor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Bachelor.
A body shot lands from Soininvaara.
Bachelor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bachelor has a couple of punches blocked by Soininvaara.
A hook to the body from Soininvaara.
Soininvaara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soininvaara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Soininvaara scores with the left hand. Bachelor knows he should have avoided that one.
Soininvaara digs a good hook to Bachelor's body.
Soininvaara lands a left and a right that send Bachelor crashing to the mat, dazed. Soininvaara thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bachelor missing with a left hand there. Soininvaara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Soininvaara! Bachelor is backing up but he can't get away as Soininvaara lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Bachelor and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Osmo Soininvaara!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sulevi Sammalharju (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Sibelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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169 lbs
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165 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sulevi Sammalharju!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jean Sibelius!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sammalharju throws a shot from downtown. Sibelius moves away and avoids it.
Sammalharju misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sammalharju scores with a hook to the body. Sibelius takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sammalharju misses the jab.
Sibelius takes a swing at Sammalharju's ribcage but misses.
Sibelius ducks under a wild hook from Sammalharju.
Nice takedown defense from Sammalharju. No joy for Sibelius on that attempt.
A big right from Sammalharju misses.
A swing and a miss from Sammalharju.
Sibelius misses with a wild body shot.
Sibelius fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sammalharju avoids it really well and circles away.
Sibelius ducks under a wild hook from Sammalharju.
Sibelius takes a swing at Sammalharju's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the body from Sibelius misses
and Sammalharju counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Jean Sibelius has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sibelius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sammalharju.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sibelius. Sammalharju does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sammalharju will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Decent striking displayed by Sammalharju there.
Sammalharju fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sammalharju misses with a wild body shot.
Sibelius looks to land a right hand but Sammalharju moved out of range.
Sammalharju thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sammalharju tests Sibelius's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sibelius is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sammalharju rather than just go for the knockout.
Sibelius shoots for a double leg takedown but Sammalharju sprawls well. He's pushed Sibelius's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sulevi Sammalharju has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Sibelius.
Sammalharju jabs Sibelius right on the nose. Sibelius blinks but takes it well.
Sammalharju missing with a left hand there. Sibelius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sammalharju throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sammalharju avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius scores a takedown into full mount!
Sibelius fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sibelius working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sammalharju is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sibelius throwing strikes but Sammalharju recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Sammalharju avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sibelius.
Sibelius not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sammalharju gets back to full guard.
Sibelius trying to control but Sammalharju is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sibelius is fighting to break Sammalharju's control of his arms but Sammalharju is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sammalharju looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sibelius is one step ahead there.
Sammalharju keeping moving, preventing Sibelius from controlling successfully.
Sibelius missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sammalharju has control of Sibelius's left arm, preventing Sibelius from doing any damage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sibelius trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sammalharju looking to land some kicks to the body here.
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.
Sammalharju throws a head kick that misses.
Sammalharju connects with a solid leg kick.
Sammalharju throws a jab but it's blocked by Sibelius.
Sammalharju waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sibelius.
Sulevi Sammalharju is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some bone on bone action there as Sibelius checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sibelius moves out of range of the leg kick from Sammalharju.
Sibelius shoots in for a takedown but Sammalharju shows good takedown defense.
Sibelius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sammalharju.
Sammalharju misses with a low kick.
Sammalharju missing with a left hand there. Sibelius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sibelius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sammalharju manages to avoid it.
Sammalharju gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sibelius throws a big right hand that misses.
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 Sulevi Sammalharju will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jean Sibelius's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sibelius just misses with a punch to the body.
Sammalharju slips under a jab from Sibelius.
Sibelius closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sibelius scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sibelius is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sammalharju is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sibelius with the ground and pound but Sammalharju regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Sibelius thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sammalharju wants to get back to full guard.
Sammalharju trying to control here.
Sibelius passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sammalharju!
That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Sibelius connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sibelius lands a heavy elbow.
Sibelius goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Sammalharju turns into him and now he's in Sibelius's guard.
Sammalharju stopping the sweep attempt from Sibelius.
Sibelius bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sammalharju's guard.
Sibelius working some strikes from top position.
Sibelius forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius passes the guard and advances to mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sammalharju tries to hold on but Sibelius postures up.
Sibelius looking to control but Sammalharju is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sibelius landing punches.
Sammalharju tries to hold on but Sibelius pushes him away.
Sibelius working the ground and pound effectively.
Sibelius is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Sammalharju is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jean Sibelius!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yuoki Akamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Minota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akamara comes into the arena with Illuminati blaring out of the sound system. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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155 lbs
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153 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yuoki Akamara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joseph Minota!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akamara scores with a hook.
Minota changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Akamara tries to avoid it but Minota manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Akamara to the ground. Akamara escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Minota looks for a takedown but Akamara sprawls well.
Minota shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Akamara but Akamara pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yuoki Akamara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Minota.
Minota fails with a takedown attempt.
Akamara stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Akamara wants it to stay on the feet.
Minota fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Akamara avoids it really well and circles away.
Minota looks gassed!
Akamara scores with a nice head shot.
Akamara lands a nice hook to Minota's body. Minota takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Akamara connects with a looping right hand.
Minota takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Akamara scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Joseph Minota seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Minota on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Akamara stuffs the takedown attempt from Minota. Minota gets slowly back to his feet.
Minota takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Akamara bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Akamara 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 fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Akamara keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Minota's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akamara controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Akamara lands a couple of elbows.
Akamara postures up and lands a big shot to Minota's brow.
Akamara stands and throws Minota's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Minota seems a little lost for a moment, as Akamara dominates the positioning.
Akamara lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Minota down.
Akamara scoring with punches from side control.
Minota is trying to control Akamara's posture but Akamara avoids it.
Akamara takes a little break here. Minota wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akamara wants to control but Minota is keeping him busy.
Minota is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Akamara controls the position.
Akamara grinds an elbow into Minota's temple.
Akamara is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Akamara working the body and head with strikes.
Minota is working to avoid the ground and pound but Akamara connects with a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akamara works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Akamara landing strikes.
Akamara working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
You can see the frustration on Minota's face as Akamara controls the position.
Akamara seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Minota for as long as he can get away with.
Minota can't do much from the bottom here.
Akamara takes a little break here. Minota wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Minota is not content to let Akamara control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Akamara working the ground and pound from side control.
Akamara 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akamara looks up at the clock and then as Minota takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Akamara smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
A lull in the action here.
Akamara working away.
Minota is letting Akamara control him for a moment.
Minota tries to improve position but can't.
Akamara is staying tight to Minota's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuoki Akamara dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Minota misses with a takedown
and Akamara counters with a takedown into side control.
Akamara working the body and head with strikes.
Akamara throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Minota can't do much from the bottom here.
Minota tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Akamara wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Minota's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Akamara looks up at the clock and then as Minota takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Akamara smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Akamara trying to control the position but Minota is working away.
Akamara is putting a hurting on Minota here, landing some big shots from side control.
Akamara tries for a kimura but Minota is defending well.
Minota is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akamara wants to lay and pray for a moment but Minota keeps working.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Minota can't do much from the bottom here.
Minota takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Akamara working the ground and pound.
Akamara landing a few strikes.
You can see the frustration on Minota's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Akamara in side control lands a decent elbow.
Akamara wants to control but Minota is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akamara tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Akamara trying to control the position but Minota is working away.
Minota is trying to get back to half guard.
Akamara scores with a couple of short elbows.
Minota on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Minota takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akamara creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akamara controlling the position.
Akamara creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
A lull in the action here.
Minota is looking for a sweep.
Minota is not content to let Akamara control the position.
Minota is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Minota struggling a bit here.
Minota trying to remain calm as Akamara controls from the top position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Akamara lands a nice forearm strike.
Minota takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Minota seems a little lost for a moment, as Akamara dominates the positioning.
Minota takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Minota is looking for a sweep.
Akamara trying to control the position but Minota is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuoki Akamara dominated that second round.
That's time! Akamara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Akamara feints and as Minota raises his hands in defense, Akamara changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Akamara advances position into side control!
Minota struggling a bit here.
Minota tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Akamara working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Minota struggling a bit here.
Minota takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akamara is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Minota has escaped the position, nice work there.
Minota takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Minota is trying to control Akamara's posture but Akamara avoids it.
Minota tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Akamara wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Minota is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Akamara working the ground and pound from side control.
Akamara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Minota can do to turn this around?
Minota is trying to control Akamara's posture but Akamara avoids it.
Akamara is looking to take a break and control but Minota is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yuoki Akamara overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Akamara wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Minota, who protects the arm well.
Akamara landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Akamara wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Minota, who protects the arm well.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Minota tries to improve position but can't.
Akamara wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Minota, who protects the arm well.
Akamara misses with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akamara controlling the position.
Minota struggling a bit here.
Minota tries to improve position but can't.
Akamara cracks Minota with a big elbow.
Akamara wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Minota, who protects the arm well.
Minota is looking for a sweep.
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.
Minota is letting Akamara control him for a moment.
Akamara wants to control but Minota is keeping him busy.
Minota tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Akamara wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Akamara working the ground and pound from side control.
Akamara grinds an elbow into Minota's temple.
Minota wants to control but Akamara postures up.
Joseph Minota has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Minota might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Akamara kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Yuoki Akamara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Akamara is looking to take a break and control but Minota is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuoki Akamara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Akamara has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:25
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuoki Akamara!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Grey had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Grey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Helio Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grey wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Grey tries to work over Gracie's front leg with a kick but Gracie checks it.
Grey swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Grey lands a head shot.
Gracie misses with the combination.
Grey lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grey on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Grey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Gracie throws out a leg kick but Grey moves out of range and Gracie only half commits.
Gracie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Grey throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grey lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grey throws a leg kick but Gracie moved away.
Gracie looks for the body kick but Grey saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie motions for Grey to come forward. Gracie throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grey misses the body punch
and Gracie counters with a straight right hand.
Gracie misses with a body shot
and Grey makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That kick from Grey tenderised Gracie's leg. Gracie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grey looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie throws a lazy head kick
and Grey finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Grey throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Grey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Grey swinging wildly here.
Grey lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gracie throws a leg kick that is checked
and Grey counters with a low kick, right behind Gracie 's knee.
Grey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Grey.
Grey tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a hook to the body
and Grey counters with a head kick. That will keep Gracie thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A solid leg kick lands there for Grey.
Grey tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gracie counters with a nice low kick that buckles Grey's knee momentarily.
A low kick from Gracie misses
and Grey counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gracie thinking.
Grey throws a sloppy head kick
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
Grey is looking to score with low kicks.
Grey thumps Gracie with a low kick.
Grey looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grey.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gracie. Grey shrugs it off though.
Grey scores with a head kick.
Grey blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Grey.
Grey blocks the body kick.
Grey is looking to chop away at Gracie's legs.
Gracie moves out of range as Grey strikes.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Grey has Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grey throws a lazy head kick
and Gracie counters with a body kick.
Grey throws a head kick that misses
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gracie misses with a leg kick
and Grey counters with a leg kick.
Gracie is looking to slow Grey down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey throws the kick towards the body but Gracie avoids it.
Grey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grey, right into the meat.
Grey throws a head kick that misses
and Gracie counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tony Grey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grey has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gracie.
Gracie lands a lovely overhand right.
Gracie throws a leg kick
and Grey counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Grey tries to score with a low kick but Gracie moves his leg out of the way.
A low kick from Grey misses
and Gracie counters with a good, hard body kick but Grey shrugs it off.
Gracie misses with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grey misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gracie counters with a three punch combo that has Grey backing up. Grey nods at Gracie to acknowledge the strikes.
Grey connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gracie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helio Gracie dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Grey lands a head kick. Gracie smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice body punch from Gracie.
Gracie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Grey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grey swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grey throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick by Gracie misses
and Grey counters with an outside leg kick.
Grey misses the shot to the body.
Grey takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gracie scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Grey scores with a head kick.
Grey connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Gracie.
Grey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
A jab lands there for Gracie.
Grey throws a lazy head kick
and Gracie counters with a body kick that stops Grey in his tracks momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie connects with a body shot.
Gracie misses with a body kick.
Grey moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Grey tries to clinch but Gracie moves away
and Gracie counters with a slapping leg kick.
Grey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie throws out a powerful jab.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Grey throws a leg kick
and Gracie makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Grey really felt that one!
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey wants to clinch
and Gracie counters with a series of strikes. Grey will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Grey avoids them all with ease.
Gracie takes a swing at Grey's ribcage but misses.
Gracie stalks Grey and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Grey's face. Grey staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Tony Grey has been cut.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Grey is looking to wear down Gracie with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gracie thumps Grey with a low kick.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grey moves away.
A low kick from Grey is predictable there
and Gracie counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grey moves away.
A head kick by Grey misses
and Gracie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grey tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Grey fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grey. That did some damage!
Gracie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gracie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie lands with a shot to the body.
Gracie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Grey counters with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gracie darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gracie with a jab.
Gracie throws a head kick but Grey moves out of range.
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Grey ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Grey does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie lands a jab to Grey's midsection.
A head kick by Grey misses
and Gracie counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Grey thinking.
Grey will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie lands a slapping body shot.
Gracie connects with a right hand. Grey shakes it off.
Gracie lunges at Grey with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Grey's hand.
Gracie scores with a kick to the midsection.
Grey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gracie looks for the body kick but Grey saw that one coming.
Gracie throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gracie lands a leg kick that knocks Grey off balance momentarily.
Gracie lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helio Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tony Grey's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gracie lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grey at a distance.
Gracie slips under a jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gracie.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grey slips a jab and a cross from Gracie.
Grey thows a leg kick but Gracie checks it
and Gracie counters with a nice body kick.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Grey tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Grey in his tracks.
Grey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Grey looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Grey with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gracie to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Grey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Grey wants to clinch.
Grey swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gracie counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Grey moves out of range of the body kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Grey avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Grey.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Grey is just out of range.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Grey fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grey thows a leg kick but Gracie checks it
and Gracie counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grey, right into the meat.
Gracie throws a low kick but Grey avoids it.
Gracie throws a low kick but Grey avoids it.
Grey throws a sloppy head kick
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Gracie throws a sloppy body shot
and Grey counters with a stiff right hand.
Gracie connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
A lazy left from Grey finds it's target.
Gracie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grey circles away quickly and effectively.
Grey scores with a leg kick.
Grey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Grey.
Gracie misses with a body shot
and Grey counters with a nice leg kick.
Grey ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Gracie drops his hands momentarily and Grey takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Grey with a nice cross.
Grey clinches but Gracie breaks the clinch
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Grey.
Gracie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gracie thuds his shin into the meat of Grey's side.
Grey looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Nice body punch from Gracie.
Tony Grey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grey tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gracie makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gracie scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie checks a low kick from Grey.
Gracie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gracie lands a jab to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Helio Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gracie winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 26:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Helio Gracie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pelle Paniikki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCall's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Biffy Clyro - Living Is A Problem Because Everything Dies. Paniikki has chosen N'sync - Bye Bye Bye as his entrance music. Pelle Paniikki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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World class 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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommy McCall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pelle Paniikki!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCall is looking to slow Paniikki down with leg kicks.
McCall looks to land a left hand but Paniikki moved out of range nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Paniikki.
Paniikki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McCall as he avoids it easily.
McCall throws a body punch but Paniikki moves out of range.
McCall missing with a left hand there. Paniikki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paniikki checks a low kick from McCall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McCall throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McCall looks to land a right hand but Paniikki moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paniikki fails with a takedown attempt.
Tommy McCall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pelle Paniikki.
Paniikki fails to land the takedown.
Tommy McCall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from McCall.
McCall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Paniikki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McCall looks to land a left hand but Paniikki moved out of range nicely.
McCall throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from McCall misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCall. Paniikki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paniikki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McCall can pounce on him.
McCall scores with a shot to the body.
McCall thumps Paniikki with a low kick.
Paniikki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McCall but McCall pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Paniikki misses with a takedown attempt - McCall sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Paniikki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from McCall.
McCall throws a big shot that misses.
McCall misses with a looping right.
Paniikki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
McCall stuffs the takedown.
Paniikki blocks a low kick nicely.
McCall feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Paniikki's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCall is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McCall cracks Paniikki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Paniikki slips a straight right by McCall.
McCall buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice body punch from Paniikki.
McCall clobbers Paniikki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A nice leg kick lands there from McCall.
Paniikki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Paniikki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy McCall dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Paniikki shoots in for a double leg but McCall sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice sprawl there from McCall as Paniikki shoots in.
Paniikki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McCall lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Paniikki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McCall defends it nicely.
Tommy McCall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pelle Paniikki.
Paniikki fails with a takedown attempt.
McCall feints and then cracks Paniikki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Paniikki down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paniikki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McCall tries to avoid it but Paniikki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McCall to the ground. McCall escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tommy McCall is winning the standup battle so far.
McCall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Paniikki shoots in and drives through. McCall sprawls well.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McCall.
Paniikki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Paniikki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCall.
Paniikki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for McCall. That snapped Paniikki's head back.
Paniikki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Paniikki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McCall throws a low kick but it's checked well by Paniikki.
Paniikki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McCall missing with a left hand there. Paniikki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McCall shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McCall throws a good cross that connects.
A chopping leg kick lands by McCall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCall ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McCall looks to throw the jab but Paniikki is out of range.
McCall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paniikki was well out of range. Poor timing from McCall.
McCall misses with a wild body shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Paniikki.
Paniikki looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Paniikki is breathing heavily.
McCall is looking to regain half guard here but Paniikki keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paniikki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Paniikki is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but McCall is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Paniikki tries to move to full mount but McCall actually manages to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy McCall dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
McCall throws a nice inside leg kick.
McCall lands a glancing blow to the side of Paniikki's head.
McCall throws a big shot that misses.
Paniikki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McCall defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Paniikki blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paniikki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice defenses there by Paniikki.
McCall misses with a low kick as Paniikki jumps back.
McCall connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Paniikki's hands.
Paniikki misses with a takedown attempt - McCall sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tommy McCall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pelle Paniikki.
A slow jab from McCall misses its intended target.
A solid leg kick lands there for McCall.
That's two 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.
McCall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paniikki.
McCall motions for Paniikki to come forward. McCall throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McCall throws a nice outside leg kick.
McCall attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McCall defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Paniikki.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McCall.
McCall misses with an uppercut. Paniikki saw that one coming.
Paniikki shoots in for a double leg but McCall sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Paniikki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McCall, right into the meat.
Paniikki closes this distance looking for a takedown but McCall circles away.
Paniikki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McCall lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A cross from McCall lands.
Paniikki has a takedown stuffed.
Tommy McCall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCall lands with a hook. Paniikki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Paniikki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McCall lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paniikki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McCall. McCall obviously looking to wear him down.
Paniikki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCall.
Paniikki staying out of range there.
McCall throws a nice inside leg kick.
Paniikki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McCall lands a leg kick that knocks Paniikki off balance momentarily.
McCall throws a leg kick which misses Paniikki's front leg but catches the back leg as Paniikki tries to avoid it.
McCall thumps Paniikki with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy McCall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McCall, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:25
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy McCall!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Corpus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Dragunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dragunov has chosen Respirar você - Capital Inicial as his entrance music. Ivan Dragunov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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20
266 lbs
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278 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Corpus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Dragunov!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragunov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Corpus throws out the jab.
Dragunov is looking to clinch but Corpus is avoiding it.
John Corpus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dragunov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Corpus looks to land a combination but Dragunov avoids it well.
Corpus throws a right hand that Dragunov ducks under and follows up with a left that Dragunov also avoids with ease.
Dragunov tries to clinch up but Corpus circles away and keeps his distance.
Corpus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dragunov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dragunov wants to control but Corpus is keeping him busy.
Corpus knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dragunov on the ground.
Dragunov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Corpus wants to get back to his feet.
Dragunov working the head and body with strikes.
Dragunov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Corpus tries to roll over but Dragunov keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corpus is trying is best to control the position here.
Well, if Dragunov is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ivan Dragunov was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Dragunov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dragunov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Corpus keeps working.
Dragunov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dragunov is trying to work for a kimura but Corpus is defending well.
Dragunov decides to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragunov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dragunov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Corpus as he jumps to the side.
Corpus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Corpus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dragunov circles away quickly and effectively.
Dragunov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Corpus misses with a double jab.
Dragunov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Corpus throws a right hand that Dragunov ducks under and follows up with a left that Dragunov also avoids with ease.
Dragunov shoots in for a takedown but Corpus shows good takedown defense.
John Corpus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Dragunov.
Dragunov lands a glancing blow to the side of Corpus's head.
Dragunov gets the takedown into side control.
Corpus can't do much from the bottom here.
Dragunov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Dragunov stalls from top position.
Corpus is looking for a sweep.
Corpus manages to get back to half guard.
Dragunov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Corpus has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dragunov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Corpus defends it well.
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.
Corpus avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dragunov.
Dragunov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Corpus defending well though.
Corpus looks like he's trying to stand up.
Corpus wants to improve his position but Dragunov is controlling well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dragunov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dragunov is pressing down on Corpus's thigh, looking to free his foot. Corpus is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Dragunov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dragunov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Corpus sprawls well. Corpus wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dragunov gets slowly back to his feet.
Corpus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corpus has closed the distance and engaged Dragunov in a clinch.
Dragunov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Corpus has Dragunov up against the cage in a clinch.
Corpus presses Dragunov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dragunov pulls guard effortlessly.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dragunov is on top in guard.
Dragunov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Corpus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dragunov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Corpus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragunov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Corpus wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Corpus manages to get back to half guard.
Corpus on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Corpus tries to get out of the position.
Dragunov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Corpus defends it well.
Dragunov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dragunov moves nicely into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dragunov in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Corpus is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ivan Dragunov!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rawrl Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rawrl Castro has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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182 lbs
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178 lbs
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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
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rawrl Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maximus Scott!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Scott.
Scott scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Some bone on bone action there as Scott checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A lazy left from Scott finds it's target.
Scott scores with a jab. Castro acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Castro lands a nice looking body kick.
A big left from Scott misses.
Castro misses with a head kick.
Scott keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Castro throws a leg kick but Scott sees it coming and moves out of range.
Scott misses the shot to the body.
Castro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Castro slips a jab from Scott.
Castro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scott connects with a crisp jab.
Castro slips under a jab from Scott.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Scott throws out the jab.
Scott throws a shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Scott there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Castro misses with a kick to the body.
Scott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A good leg kick by Castro.
Castro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Scott throws out the jab.
Scott fails to land with a series of punches.
Scott misses with the body kick
and Castro counters with a nice low kick that buckles Scott's knee momentarily.
Scott with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Scott misses with a looping left.
Scott lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Scott looks to score with a jab to the body but Castro is just out of range.
Scott lands a nice leg kick that just misses Castro's sensitive parts.
Castro is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro throws a head kick but Scott moves out of range.
Scott throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by Scott.
Nice shot by Scott.
Scott blocks a low kick nicely.
Scott looks to score with a jab to the body but Castro is just out of range.
Scott throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Castro on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Scott. Scott obviously looking to wear him down.
Scott lands a nice looking body shot.
Castro dodges the punch combination from Scott.
Scott wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Scott stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Maximus Scott is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro takes one to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Scott misses.
Scott scores with a hook.
Scott with a nice cross.
Castro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Scott cracks Castro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Scott jabs at Castro's body.
Decent striking displayed by Scott there.
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!
Scott clobbers Castro with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A solid leg kick lands there for Scott.
Scott works over Castro's head and body with a nice combination.
Castro is rocked!
It looks like Rawrl Castro has been cut.
Scott scores with a nice strike.
Oh Castro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Scott lands a left and a right that send Castro crashing to the mat, dazed. Scott thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Scott ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Scott scores with a jab to the body.
Castro seems to have got his legs back now.
Scott lunges at Castro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Castro's hand.
Scott lands a nice shot to the body.
Scott scores with a shot to the body.
Castro takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Scott punishes Castro's body with a nice straight punch.
Scott lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Scott lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Scott dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Castro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A lazy left from Scott finds it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Scott dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rawrl Castro'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.
Scott swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Castro counters with a thumping low kick.
Castro throws a leg kick that is checked
and Scott counters with a good low kick that Castro was not able to check.
Scott lands a jab-cross combination.
Scott looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Scott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castro moves out of range of the strikes.
Maximus Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scott uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Castro has time to react.
Scott thuds a left hand into Castro's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scott cracks a nice hook into Castro's ribs.
Good standup being displayed there by Scott as he connects with a hook.
Scott changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Scott works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Scott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castro.
Scott bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Castro's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Scott.
Scott scores with a decent looking hook.
Scott lands with a good body shot.
Castro is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Scott misses with a body shot.
Castro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Castro walks into a left hand.
Scott smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Scott ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scott connects with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Scott.
Scott tried to score with a low kick but Castro checks it.
Scott throws a nice inside leg kick.
Castro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Scott has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Scott connects with a nice looking jab.
Scott scores with a body shot.
Scott fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Castro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Castro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Scott's corner calls for a 1-2. Scott obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Scott throws a nice outside leg kick.
Castro on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Scott scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Scott throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Scott lands a nice shot to the body.
Maximus Scott seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Castro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Scott can pounce on him.
Scott lands a nice looking body shot.
Castro looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Scott digs a good body shot into Castro's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott stuns Castro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Scott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castro moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Scott.
Castro shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Scott scores with a jab to the head.
Scott lands a big head kick that sends Castro tumbling to the mat! Scott takes a step backwards and waves Castro back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Castro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Scott throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Castro stumbling backwards into the cage! Castro bounces back off the cage towards Scott, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Scott lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Scott celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Maximus Scott!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Kala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Papa Smurf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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26
180 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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22
176 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kala!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Papa Smurf!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kala misses with a wild body shot.
Smurf swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kala scores with a jab to the head.
Kala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smurf moves away.
Smurf is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kala.
Smurf misses with a looping left.
Smurf connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kala momentarily.
Smurf lands with a good body shot.
Kala throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Smurf was covering up waiting for the punch and Kala finishes the takedown easily into 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.
Smurf is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Smurf passes into side control, despite Kala's attempt to control the position.
Kala tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kala tries to buck Smurf off but Smurf is having none of it.
Kala 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.
Kala is trying to work for a sweep but Smurf has mounted him!
Kala really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kala is working hard here to advance position.
Kala tries to lock up and control but Smurf gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kala is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kala wants to control but Smurf is having none of it.
Kala is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kala tries to hold on but Smurf postures up.
Kala is working to get back to half guard.
Smurf wants to control the pace but Kala is squirming around nicely.
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 fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kala is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kala tries to lock up and control but Smurf gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kala bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Kala looking to pass the guard.
Kala throws a strike but Smurf rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kala manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Papa Smurf 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.
Kala misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Smurf counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kala misses the shot to the body.
Smurf getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Smurf throws a shot from downtown. Kala moves away and avoids it.
Smurf slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Smurf misses the jab.
Kala connects with a body shot.
Smurf throws out a loose jab but Kala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smurf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kala ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kala shoots and misses
letting Smurf counter with a right hand.
Kala misses with a shot to the body
and Smurf counters with a stiff right hand.
Kala misses the shot to the body.
Smurf jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kala misses with a wild body shot.
Smurf 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.
Kala throws a body punch but Smurf moves out of range.
Kala takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Papa Smurf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kala misses with a body shot.
Kala is looking to wear down Smurf with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Smurf misses with a body punch
and Kala counters with a left to the body.
Smurf misses with a wild combination.
Kala shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smurf counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Smurf throws a one two combo.
It looks like Kalle Kala has been cut.
Smurf lands a slapping body shot.
Smurf throws a combination that misses
and Kala cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smurf connects with the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Smurf. Kala does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smurf connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smurf looks to land a right hand but Kala moved out of range.
Kala misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smurf.
Smurf lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kala at a distance.
Smurf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kala misses with a jab to the body
and Smurf counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smurf lands with a hook. Kala tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A combination from Smurf does no damage.
A shot to the body from Smurf misses
and Kala counters with a left to the body.
Smurf goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kala ducks right into an uppercut from Smurf.
Smurf misses with an uppercut.
Papa Smurf seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smurf lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kala backs up against the cage.
Smurf takes a swing at Kala's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kala fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalle Kala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smurf swings for the body but Kala moves out of range.
Smurf missing with a left hand there. Kala was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kala misses with a hook to the body
and Smurf counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smurf looks to score with a jab to the body but Kala is just out of range.
Smurf lands a jab to Kala's midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kala. Smurf does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smurf missing with a left hand there. Kala was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kala gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Smurf.
Smurf throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kala counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kala fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Smurf.
Kalle Kala's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smurf looks to land a left hand but Kala moved out of range nicely.
Smurf misses the body punch
and Kala counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smurf regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kala.
Smurf keeping moving, preventing Kala from controlling successfully.
Kala is looking to advance position but Smurf has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Kala throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kala is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Papa Smurf showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kalle Kala's cut.
That's time! Kala's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A big left from Smurf misses.
Smurf lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Smurf staying out of range there.
Kala uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smurf.
Kala looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Smurf!
Kala looking to land elbow strikes but Smurf uses the position to regain half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Smurf manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kalais looking to pass into half guard but Smurf pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Smurf is in guard.
Kala manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smurf manages to get himself to full guard.
Kala trying to control the position from guard on top but Smurf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smurf is pulling down on Kala's head to control his posture.
Kala tries to free his leg and advance position but Smurf is retaining full guard.
Smurf wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Smurf is trying to control the position but Kala postures up.
Kala is looking to advance position but Smurf has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Kala is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kala regains half guard.
Smurf passes to full mount!
Kala flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kala really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Smurf tries to control but Kala wriggling away.
Kala working to try and regain half guard.
Kalle Kala overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Papa Smurf just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Kalle Kala's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Smurf scores with a jab to the body.
Smurf works the jab nicely.
Smurf ducks right into an uppercut from Kala.
Smurf looks to land a left hand but Kala moved out of range nicely.
Kala keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kala throws a looping overhand right but Smurf ducks down to avoid it.
Smurf thows a body shot but no joy.
Smurf throws a combination that misses
and Kala counters with a takedown into side control.
Kala working the strikes but Smurf uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Kala scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kala trying to advance position but Smurf counters by regaining guard.
Kala wants to pass the guard but Smurf is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kala is looking to work some ground and pound but Smurf has wrist control.
Kala trying to control but Smurf is working from the bottom.
Smurf preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kala trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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.
Kala postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smurf preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kala throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smurf works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kala looking to sit in guard and control but Smurf gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kala bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smurf's guard.
Kala scoring with some ground and pound.
Kala trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kala postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kala pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smurf is keeping the position for now.
Kala trying to move into half guard but instead Smurf has managed to sweep!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kala is on top in guard.
Kala throws a big right hand that misses.
Smurf keeping full guard, as Kala tries to pass.
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.
Smurf working a defensive guard here.
Kala throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smurf works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kala trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kala won't allow Smurf to sweep him here.
Kala trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kala loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kala wants to pass the guard but Smurf is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalle Kala had his way with Papa Smurf in that round.
The cut man is working on Kalle Kala's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Smurf throws a series of punches but Kala moves out of range.
Kala keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kala displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smurf throws out the jab.
Kala keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kala misses with a takedown
enabling Smurf to counter with a crisp jab.
Smurf throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kala counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smurf looks to throw the jab but Kala is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smurf scores with a nice strike.
Smurf throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kala counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kala changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smurf tries to avoid it but Kala manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smurf to the ground. Smurf escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Smurf lands with a hook. Kala tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smurf with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smurf throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smurf looks to land a left hand but Kala moved out of range nicely.
Smurf stuffs the takedown attempt from Kala. Kala gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalle Kala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kala on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Smurf throws a body punch but Kala moves out of range.
Smurf connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Smurf lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Smurf throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kala counters with a nice body shot.
Smurf looks to land a right hand but Kala moved out of range.
Papa Smurf is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smurf throws a jab but it's blocked by Kala.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smurf misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smurf waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kala.
Nice jab there from Smurf.
Smurf missing with a left hand there. Kala was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kala shoots in for a double leg but Smurf sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kala defending well as Smurf loads up on a big left hand.
Smurf throws a jab but it's blocked by Kala.
Kala lands with a shot to the body.
Kala shoots for a double leg takedown but Smurf sprawls well. He's pushed Kala's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kala tries for a takedown but Smurf circles away easily
and Smurf counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Smurf looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kala swings away with a body shot that misses
and Smurf counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Papa Smurf is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kala looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smurf scores with a jab. Kala acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kala takes a swing at Smurf's ribcage but misses.
Smurf lands with a hook. Kala tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kala swings for the body but Smurf moves out of range.
Kala walks into a straight right hand from Smurf.
Smurf smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Smurf looks to throw the jab but Kala is out of range.
Smurf throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kala counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kalle Kala has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A swing and a miss from Smurf.
Kala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smurf was well out of range. Poor timing from Kala.
Kala misses with a body shot
and Smurf connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smurf connects with a body shot.
That's four 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.
Smurf scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Smurf misses with a body shot
and Kala counters with a single leg into guard. Smurf didn't expect that.
Kala wants to pass the guard but Smurf is keeping the position.
Kala works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kala looks to land a strike but Smurf avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Kala throws a strike but Smurf rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Smurf avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Papa Smurf comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smurf 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 46:49
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 46:49
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Papa Smurf!
Papa Smurf is the new welterweight champion!
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