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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tommi Mattila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilkka Wasama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wasama has chosen The Prodigy - Take Me to the Hospital as his entrance music. Tommi Mattila could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ilkka Wasama's chin.
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158 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Mattila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilkka Wasama!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wasama shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mattila napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wasama decides to stand back up. Wasama steps back and let's Mattila get back to his feet.
Ilkka Wasama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mattila looks to score with a jab to the body but Wasama is just out of range.
Wasama looks to score with a jab to the body but Mattila is just out of range.
Mattila fails with a takedown attempt.
Mattila tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wasama swivels and escapes.
Wasama throws a right hand that Mattila ducks under and follows up with a left that Mattila also avoids with ease.
Mattila fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommi Mattila. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wasama lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mattila is rocked!
It looks like Tommi Mattila has been cut.
Mattila slips a jab and a cross from Wasama.
Oh Mattila is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wasama misses with a series of wild punches.
Mattila avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mattila seems to have got his legs back now.
Mattila shoots in and bounces Wasama off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mattila trying to control the position from guard on top but Wasama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasama wants to stand but Mattila is controlling the position.
Wasama keeping moving, preventing Mattila from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mattila stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wasama swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wasama is controlling Mattila's posture.
Mattila advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mattila seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wasama does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mattila winds up and cracks Wasama with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wasama can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wasama is staying active underneath Mattila, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wasama is trying to stand.
Wasama keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Mattila is stalling here. Wasama is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Mattila seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Wasama has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
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.
Mattila regains half guard.
Mattila has one foot on Wasama's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Mattila tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wasama sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mattila somewhat.
Mattila dodges the punch combination from Wasama.
Mattila slips under a jab from Wasama.
Nice takedown defense from Wasama. No joy for Mattila on that attempt.
Wasama looks to land a right hand but Mattila moved out of range.
Wasama swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mattila counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Wasama!
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 Tommi Mattila will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tommi Mattila's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mattila is defended easily by Wasama.
Mattila moves out of range as Wasama strikes.
Wasama scores with a one two! Mattila had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wasama is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mattila.
Wasama with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mattila decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wasama's guard.
Mattila drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Wasama dives on top into guard.
Wasama postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wasama wants to get up but he can't break Mattila's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mattila escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wasama gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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!
Mattila trying to keep a closed guard but Wasama is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasama keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mattila's head.
Mattila avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wasama won't allow Mattila to get back to his feet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mattila is on top in guard.
Wasama looking for a sweep. Not yet Wasama, not yet.
Tommi Mattila overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wasama is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mattila keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mattila makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mattila.
Mattila pulls Wasama in close to prevent any damage.
Wasama is looking to work some ground and pound but Mattila has wrist control.
Wasama preventing the sweep.
Mattila is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wasama throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mattila manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wasama manages to get himself to full guard.
Mattila looking to sit in guard and control but Wasama gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wasama postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wasama wants to stand but Mattila has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Wasama throws a sloppy strike and Mattila has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Wasama is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Mattila!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tommi Mattila!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fredrick Moller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fyodor Taktarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taktarov has chosen Mind Shift as his entrance music. Fyodor Taktarov has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fredrick Moller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fyodor Taktarov!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taktarov misses with the combination.
Taktarov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Moller tries to avoid it but Taktarov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Moller to the ground. Moller escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Moller.
It looks like Fyodor Taktarov has been cut.
Taktarov is looking to clinch but Moller is avoiding it.
Moller moves into the clinch.
Taktarov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Moller pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Moller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taktarov tries to clinch up.
Taktarov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A punch lands to the side of Taktarov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moller lands a brutal head kick. Taktarov looks out on his feet and Moller throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Fredrick Moller!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keijo Lerppa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keijo Lerppa has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keijo Lerppa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lerppa shoots in looking for a takedown. Hunt tries to sprawl out of it but Lerppa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hunt manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hunt looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Lerppa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hunt circles away.
Lerppa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hunt avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keijo Lerppa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lerppa is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hunt's half guard.
Lerppa is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hunt is just riding it out for now. Lerppa eventually gives up the hold.
Lerppa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lerppa 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.
Hunt taking some punishment here, with Lerppa in his half guard.
Lerppa trying to pass the guard but Hunt defending well.
Lerppa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hunt doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lerppa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lerppa is looking for a kimura here.
Lerppa is looking for submissions but instead, Hunt has regained full guard.
Lerppa is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lerppa content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lerppa has gone for a leg lock! Hunt slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lerppa's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lerppa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lerppa looking for a guillotine here but Hunt defends easily.
Lerppa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lerppa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hunt gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hunt must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hunt landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lerppa wants to sweep here but Hunt controlling him for the moment.
Lerppa has his feet on Hunt's thighs here. He's pushed Hunt off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Hunt screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Keijo Lerppa!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ernest Bass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lisandro Licha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Licha comes into a darkened arena with his song building. In Bloom kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Lisandro Licha is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ernest Bass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lisandro Licha!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Licha scores with a hook.
Licha lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheers as Licha lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bass doesn't seem phased though.
Bass slips a jab and a cross from Licha.
Licha misses with a double jab.
Licha misses with a looping right.
Licha lands with a nice body punch.
Bass shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Licha napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Licha is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bass's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bass thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Licha is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bass pulls his head out easily.
Licha is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Licha is pressing down on Bass's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Licha tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bass is looking to work some ground and pound but Licha has wrist control.
Bass missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bass looks to throw the jab but Licha is out of range.
Licha throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bass throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bass avoids a punch combination nicely.
Licha throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Licha misses with a two punch combination.
Licha works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Licha bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bass's head.
Licha misses with a double jab.
Licha scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Licha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bass circles away quickly and effectively.
Licha misses with a hook. Bass ducked under it nicely.
Licha connects with a jab.
Licha with a jab.
Licha throws a leg kick but Bass sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Licha lands a nice looking body shot.
Bass shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bass is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bass trying to control the position from guard on top but Licha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bass throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Licha works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bass throws a strike but Licha rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Licha stopping the sweep attempt from Bass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Licha connects with a couple of short punches.
Licha throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bass utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Licha trying to control but Bass is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Licha is looking to work some ground and pound but Bass has wrist control.
Licha is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bass is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bass has escaped and now he's on top!
Licha keeping moving, preventing Bass from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bass's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bass works over Licha with some ground and pound from guard.
Bass knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Licha on the ground.
Licha looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Licha manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bass manages to get himself to full guard.
Licha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bass is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lisandro Licha 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.
Licha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Licha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bass has closed the distance and engaged Licha in a clinch.
Licha tries to pull guard but Bass holds him up against the cage and eventually Licha drops back down to his feet.
Licha wants to break free but Bass has control.
Licha tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bass smiles and moves away.
Lisandro Licha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bass wants to clinch up but Licha keeps it at a distance.
A low kick from Licha is predictable there
and Bass counters with a leg kick.
Bass gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bass avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bass throws a combination that misses
and Licha counters with an outside leg kick.
A combination from Licha does no damage.
Bass goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Bass checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Licha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bass sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bass closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Licha to the mat! Licha manages to get full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bass throws and elbow that misses. Licha uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bass's guard. Nice move by Licha!
Licha is looking to work some ground and pound but Bass has wrist control.
Licha advances position into side control!
Licha in side control, throwing shots but Bass defends.
Licha in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sloppy strikes there by Licha.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Licha goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bass rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Licha's guard! Nice work there by Bass!
Licha lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bass!
Licha throws some wild stikes that Bass manages to avoid easily.
Bass is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Licha trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Licha looking to ground and pound but Bass is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Licha putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Licha wants to control the pace but Bass is squirming around nicely.
Licha goes for an armbar but Bass turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Bass.
Bass works over Licha with some ground and pound from guard.
Bass decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Licha, up you get!
Lisandro Licha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Licha wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Licha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bass was well out of range. Poor timing from Licha.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Licha. Beautiful body shot.
Licha scores with a jab.
Licha lands a right hook to the body.
Licha misses with a combination
and Bass counters with a nice double leg into side control. Licha won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Licha is trying to control Bass's posture but Bass avoids it.
Licha is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bass's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Licha gets full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Licha throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bass is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lisandro Licha will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Licha swats away the attempt to clinch by Bass.
Bass looks to land a combination but Licha avoids it well.
Licha misses with a combination
and Bass counters with a stiff right hand.
Licha fails to land with a series of punches.
Licha scores with a hook to the body. Bass takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bass throws a right and a left that Licha avoids nicely.
Bass lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Licha circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bass avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bass takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice shot lands for Licha.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Licha turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Licha scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Licha lands a jab to the nose.
Licha swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Licha lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Licha connects with a right hand. Bass shakes it off.
Licha throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bass on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Licha takes a swing at Bass's ribcage but misses.
Licha sizes up Bass with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Licha lands with a good body shot.
Licha scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bass doesn't seem bothered though.
Licha catches Bass with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Licha connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Licha thuds a left hand into Bass's body.
Bass takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bass takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lisandro Licha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Licha scores with a body shot.
Bass tries to clinch up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Licha.
Bass takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Licha getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Licha lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bass at a distance.
Bass looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Licha scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Licha throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bass counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Licha moves into full guard.
Bass chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bass trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bass in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Licha keeping full guard, as Bass tries to pass.
Bass trying to control the position from guard on top but Licha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bass has gone for a leg lock! Licha slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bass's guard.
Licha throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bass works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Licha works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Licha looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Licha thows a huge punch but Bass dodges it nicely.
Ernest Bass has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bass on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bass avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Licha.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lisandro Licha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Licha 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight for Lisandro Licha!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Lisandro Licha!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Lisandro Licha!
Lisandro Licha wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Dostoevsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Routalempi (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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161 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vlad Dostoevsky!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Routalempi!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dostoevsky moves into the clinch successfully.
Routalempi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dostoevsky walks away with a smile on his face. Routalempi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Routalempi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dostoevsky's waist but Dostoevsky gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Routalempi off to one side.
Routalempi fails to land the takedown.
Vlad Dostoevsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pekka Routalempi.
Dostoevsky lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Pekka Routalempi has been cut.
Dostoevsky scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dostoevsky instigates a clinch.
Routalempi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Routalempi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dostoevsky walks away with a smile on his face. Routalempi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dostoevsky throws a series of punches but Routalempi moves out of range.
Dostoevsky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Routalempi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dostoevsky cracks Routalempi with an uppercut from hell and Routalempi crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Dostoevsky's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Routalempi is rocked!
Routalempi keeping full guard, as Dostoevsky tries to pass.
Routalempi is still in real trouble! Can Dostoevsky finish him?
Dostoevsky might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Routalempi keeping moving, preventing Dostoevsky from controlling successfully.
Routalempi seems to have recovered his senses.
Routalempi keeping full guard, as Dostoevsky tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Routalempi working for a triangle but Dostoevsky defends it easily.
Dostoevsky knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Routalempi on the ground.
Routalempi keeping moving, preventing Dostoevsky from controlling successfully.
Routalempi looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dostoevsky passes into half guard.
Routalempi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dostoevsky thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Routalempi's head.
Routalempi actively working from the bottom here.
Dostoevsky scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dostoevsky wants to lay and pray for a moment but Routalempi keeps working.
Routalempi works his way to full guard. Good work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dostoevsky accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Routalempi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Routalempi looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dostoevsky with a nice head shot there.
Dostoevsky slips nicely into half guard.
Routalempi is looking to improve his position.
Routalempi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dostoevsky has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dostoevsky tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Routalempi working to try and regain half guard.
Routalempi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dostoevsky trying to control but Routalempi is having none of it.
Routalempi is looking to get to half guard.
Dostoevsky is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Routalempi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dostoevsky dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Routalempi is bucking up trying to escape but Dostoevsky cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Dostoevsky unloading with bombs!
Dostoevsky postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Routalempi in real trouble here! The ref calls for Routalempi to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vlad Dostoevsky!
Vlad Dostoevsky retains his lightweight title!
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