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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Rosberg (ranked 5197 p4p, 5235 weight class) and Jari Virta (ranked 417 p4p, 420 weight class). Jari Virta is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Rosberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Virta!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Virta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rosberg.
It looked like Rosberg wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rosberg throws a poor cross that misses
and Virta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rosberg misses with a looping right.
Virta throws out a counter right but Rosberg avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rosberg.
A big right from Rosberg misses.
Virta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rosberg.
Virta throws out a counter right but Rosberg avoids it with no problem.
Rosberg ducks under a wild hook from Virta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rosberg throws a looping overhand right but Virta ducks down to avoid it.
Rosberg throws the left hand but Virta avoids the punch easily.
Virta throws out a counter right but Rosberg avoids it with no problem.
Virta slips a jab from Rosberg.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Virta! But no joy.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Virta blocks a jab.
Virta swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virta misses with a hook.
Rosberg swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rosberg throws a right hand that misses
and Virta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rosberg misses with a hook
and Virta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've been informed that Virta has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Rosberg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rosberg looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Virta misses with an uppercut.
Virta misses with a hook.
Virta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rosberg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Virta! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Virta dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rosberg throws a jab when Virta was well out of range.
A slow jab from Virta misses its intended target.
Rosberg was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Virta staying out of range there.
Virta looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rosberg throws a looping overhand right but Virta ducks down to avoid it.
Virta swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Virta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rosberg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Rosberg wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virta slips a straight right by Rosberg.
It seemed like Virta was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Virta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rosberg.
Rosberg misses with an uppercut. Virta saw that one coming.
Virta looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Virta misses.
Rosberg throwing a counter right hand but Virta manages to avoid it.
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.
Virta misses with a looping right.
Virta misses with an uppercut.
Rosberg throwing a counter right hand but Virta manages to avoid it.
Rosberg misses with a straight left.
Virta looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Virta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rosberg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosberg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Rosberg.
Virta defending well as Rosberg loads up on a big left hand.
Rosberg lands a head shot.
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.
Rosberg looks to land a right hand but Virta moved out of range.
Virta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rosberg.
It seemed like Virta was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rosberg throws a jab but it's blocked by Virta.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Virta! But no joy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rosberg slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kalle Rosberg dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Virta throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rosberg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rosberg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rosberg throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rosberg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Virta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rosberg.
Kalle Rosberg is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virta throws a lazy uppercut
and Rosberg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rosberg is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Virta slips under a jab from Rosberg.
Virta missing with a left hand there. Rosberg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rosberg is looking to counter punch.
Virta misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rosberg throws a hook to the side of Virta's head but Virta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Virta looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rosberg throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Virta throws a poor cross that misses
and Virta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rosberg ducks under a wild hook from Virta.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virta throws out a loose jab but Rosberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Rosberg wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Virta ducks under a wild hook from Rosberg.
Virta misses with a hook
and Rosberg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rosberg throws a hook to the side of Virta's head but Virta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Virta looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
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.
Rosberg slips under a jab.
Virta misses with a left hand
and Rosberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Virta slips a jab from Rosberg.
Virta looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kalle Rosberg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rosberg 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kalle Rosberg!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Koski (ranked 5249 p4p, 5183 weight class) and Olavi Eriksson (ranked 520 p4p, 514 weight class). The key to victory for Ispa Koski has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ispa Koski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olavi Eriksson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Koski throws a right hand that misses
and Eriksson counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koski misses with a hook
and Eriksson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Eriksson throws a right hand that misses
and Koski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Eriksson misses.
A little feinted left hand from Koski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Koski throws an off balance right hand
and Eriksson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Eriksson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Eriksson misses with a right hand
and Koski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Eriksson misses with a straight left.
Koski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Eriksson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Eriksson throws a jab when Koski was well out of range.
Koski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Koski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Eriksson.
Koski misses with a hook
and Eriksson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Eriksson to counter with a crisp jab.
Koski connects with a looping right hand.
Eriksson slips a jab from Koski.
Eriksson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Eriksson misses with a lunging right hand
and Koski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski misses with a lunging right hand
and Koski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Eriksson misses with a left hand
and Koski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koski misses with a hook
and Eriksson counters with a nice uppercut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Koski throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Eriksson counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Olavi Eriksson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Eriksson misses with an uppercut
and Koski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koski misses with a hook
enabling Eriksson to counter with a crisp jab.
Eriksson misses with a left hand
and Eriksson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eriksson ducks under a wild hook from Koski.
Eriksson misses with a hook
letting Koski counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eriksson throws an off balance right hand
and Koski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Koski.
Koski looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Eriksson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Koski swings widly with a right hand
and Eriksson counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski throws an off balance right hand
and Eriksson counters with a nice uppercut.
Koski loads up on a big right hand but Eriksson slips the punch.
Eriksson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Koski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Eriksson counters with a stiff right hand.
Eriksson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koski.
Eriksson misses with a left hand
and Koski counters with a stiff right hand.
Eriksson misses with a left hand
and Koski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Eriksson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson misses with a hook
letting Koski counter with a right hand.
Koski throws a right hand that misses
and Eriksson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Eriksson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Koski finds it's way round the side to connect with Eriksson's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Koski dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Eriksson misses with a left hand
and Koski counters with a straight right hand.
Koski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Eriksson misses with a right hand
and Koski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koski takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eriksson misses with a hook
and Koski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koski is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Koski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eriksson throws out the jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Eriksson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Koski throws out a loose jab but Eriksson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Eriksson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Koski throws a jab but it's blocked by Eriksson.
A little jabbing left from Eriksson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
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.
A jab from Eriksson finds it's way through Koski's defenses.
Koski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Eriksson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Eriksson throws out a counter right but Koski avoids it with no problem.
Eriksson slips a jab from Koski.
Eriksson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Eriksson throws an off balance right hand
enabling Koski to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson misses with an uppercut
letting Koski counter with a right hand.
Koski misses with a left hand
letting Eriksson counter with a right hand.
Eriksson swings widly with a right hand
and Koski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koski misses with an uppercut
and Eriksson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski throws a hook but Eriksson blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Eriksson! But no joy.
Koski scores with a jab.
Eriksson throws a poor cross that misses
and Koski counters with a straight right hand.
Ispa Koski is winning the standup battle so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Koski slips a straight right by Eriksson.
It looked like Koski wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ispa Koski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Koski 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ispa Koski!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Salo (ranked 5184 p4p, 5236 weight class) and Paska Pentele (ranked 549 p4p, 555 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Salo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paska Pentele!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Salo cracks Pentele with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A left lands for Salo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pentele throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Salo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Salo throws a jab when Pentele was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pentele misses with a left hand
enabling Salo to counter with a crisp jab.
Pentele throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Salo to counter with a crisp jab.
Salo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pentele momentarily.
Salo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Salo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pentele misses with an uppercut
and Salo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pentele lands a jab.
A slow jab from Salo misses its intended target.
Jab by Salo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salo connects with a jab.
Pentele misses with a left hand
and Salo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pentele misses with a lunging right hand
and Salo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Salo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pentele! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salo misses with an uppercut. Pentele saw that one coming.
It seemed like Pentele was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Salo throws a hook but Pentele avoids it easily.
Pentele looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pentele misses with a lunging right hand
and Salo counters with a straight right hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pentele throws a right hand that misses
enabling Salo to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Salo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice uppercut there from Salo.
Pentele throws a poor cross that misses
and Salo counters with a nice uppercut.
Salo misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pentele misses with a left hand
and Salo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pentele looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Salo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pentele can do to turn this around?
Pentele rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Salo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pentele misses with a lunging right hand
and Pentele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pentele misses with an uppercut
and Salo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pentele misses with an uppercut
and Salo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pentele rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Salo counters with a stiff right hand.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pentele in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pentele drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pentele slips a straight right by Salo.
Pentele throws a hook but Salo blocks it.
Pentele misses with a hook
enabling Salo to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pentele takes a jab right on the kisser.
Salo lands a jab to the nose.
Pekka Salo is winning the standup battle so far.
Salo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Pentele might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Salo has got the better of the exchanges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pentele walks into a stiff left hand from Salo.
Salo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pentele takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pentele has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters circling - Salo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pentele! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Salo dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice uppercut there from Salo.
Pekka Salo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters circle momentarily. Salo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circling - Salo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Salo scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pentele misses with a right hand
and Salo counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Salo misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Salo.
Salo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pentele misses with a lunging right hand
and Salo counters with a stiff right hand.
Pentele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pentele misses with an uppercut
enabling Salo to counter with a crisp jab.
Pentele misses with a hook
and Salo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pentele steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Salo.
Salo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salo misses with an uppercut.
Pentele throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Salo counters with a straight right hand.
Pentele misses with a lunging right hand
and Salo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salo misses the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pekka Salo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Salo 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:24
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:24
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pekka Salo!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Hakkinen (ranked 5161 p4p, 5196 weight class) and Timo Forssell (ranked 414 p4p, 416 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ispa Hakkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Forssell!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Forssell throws a looping overhand right but Hakkinen ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hakkinen scores with a jab to the head.
Forssell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Hakkinen as he connects with a hook.
Forssell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hakkinen.
Hakkinen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Forssell misses with a straight right.
Forssell throws a looping overhand right but Hakkinen ducks down to avoid it.
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.
Hakkinen scores with a nice right hand.
Forssell throws an overhand right that lands on Hakkinen's shoulder, as Hakkinen tries to avoid the shot.
Forssell throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Hakkinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Forssell throws a looping overhand right but Hakkinen ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hakkinen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Forssell's hands.
Hakkinen throws a hook but Forssell avoids it easily.
Hakkinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Forssell.
Nice uppercut lands for Hakkinen. That snapped Forssell's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forssell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Forssell misses with a looping left.
Hakkinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Forssell.
An attempted straight right counter from Hakkinen misses the target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Forssell missing with a left hand there. Hakkinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hakkinen throwing a counter right hand but Forssell manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Hakkinen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Forssell throws a poor cross that misses
and Hakkinen counters with a straight right hand.
Hakkinen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hakkinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ispa Hakkinen is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Forssell misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forssell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hakkinen lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakkinen throws a hook but Forssell blocks it.
Hakkinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hakkinen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Forssell misses with a hook. Hakkinen ducked under it nicely.
Hakkinen is looking to counter punch.
Hakkinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Forssell can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hakkinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Forssell misses with a lunging right hand
and Forssell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Forssell misses with a right hand
and Hakkinen counters with a straight right hand.
Forssell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Forssell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forssell defending well as Hakkinen loads up on a big left hand.
Hakkinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Hakkinen lands with a cross.
Forssell swings widly with a right hand
and Hakkinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hakkinen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hakkinen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Forssells jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jab, jab by Hakkinen - just one landing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Forssell misses with a straight right.
Hakkinen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Hakkinen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A big left from Forssell misses.
Ispa Hakkinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hakkinen throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Forssell misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forssell throws the left hand but Hakkinen avoids the punch easily.
Forssell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hakkinen.
It seemed like Forssell was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Forssell looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forssell defending well as Hakkinen loads up on a big left hand.
Hakkinen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Forssell. Forssell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Forssell misses with a lunging right hand
and Hakkinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Hakkinen loads up on a big right hand but Forssell slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forssell takes one on the button.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hakkinen throws a lazy right hand but Forssell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Forssell! But no joy.
Forssell misses the jab.
Hakkinen throws a looping overhand right but Forssell ducks down to avoid it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Forssell might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hakkinen has got the better of the exchanges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hakkinen misses its intended target.
Forssell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Forssell throws a hook but Hakkinen avoids it easily.
Hakkinen misses with an uppercut. Forssell saw that one coming.
Forssell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Forssell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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.
Forssell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hakkinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Forssell slips a jab from Hakkinen.
Hakkinen throws a hook but Forssell blocks it.
Forssell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Forssell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Forssell ducks under a wild hook from Hakkinen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ispa Hakkinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hakkinen 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ispa Hakkinen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aro Niemi (ranked 5162 p4p, 5163 weight class) and Atturi Holgerson (ranked 556 p4p, 557 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Aro Niemi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Atturi Holgerson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Holgerson swings widly with a right hand
and Niemi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Niemi.
Niemi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Holgerson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niemi cracks Holgerson with an open hand slap.
Niemi scores with a decent looking hook.
Holgerson misses with a lunging right hand
and Niemi counters with a stiff right hand.
Niemi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Holgersons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niemi lunges at Holgerson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Holgerson's hand.
Niemi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Holgerson.
Niemi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jab by Niemi.
Niemi cracks Holgerson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holgerson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Niemi connects with a looping right hand.
Holgerson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Holgerson misses with a lunging right hand
and Holgerson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niemi lands a head shot.
Holgerson swings widly with a right hand
letting Niemi counter with a right hand.
Niemi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Holgerson misses with an uppercut
and Niemi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aro Niemi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Niemi scores with a nice right hand.
Niemi with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Holgerson.
A little feinted left hand from Niemi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Niemi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holgerson can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niemi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Holgerson on the side of the head.
Niemi cracks Holgerson with an open hand slap.
Aro Niemi is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Niemi - just one landing.
Holgerson misses with a hook.
Holgerson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Niemi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good standup being displayed there by Niemi as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niemi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Niemi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Holgerson throws out the jab.
Holgerson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Holgerson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niemi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Niemi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Holgerson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Holgerson throws a jab when Niemi was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Niemi misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holgerson misses with a left hand
and Niemi counters with a straight right hand.
Niemi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Niemi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Niemi, as that shot connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aro Niemi dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Niemi throws a lazy right hand but Holgerson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Holgerson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Aro Niemi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Niemi throws the left hand but Holgerson avoids the punch easily.
Holgerson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Niemi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holgerson throws a lazy uppercut
and Niemi counters with a stiff right hand.
Niemi throws a lazy right hand but Holgerson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Holgerson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holgerson swings widly with a right hand
and Niemi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Holgerson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Niemi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Holgerson momentarily.
Niemi lands a jab.
Niemi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niemi lands a jab to the nose.
Nice straight punches there by Niemi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Niemi.
Niemi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Holgerson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holgerson walks into a left hand.
Holgerson misses with a lunging right hand
letting Niemi counter with a right hand.
Niemi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Niemi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Niemi does it's job there.
Niemi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A big left from Niemi misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aro Niemi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Niemi 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:24
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:24
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aro Niemi!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phol Hunter (ranked 4302 p4p, 5969 weight class) and Mikael Johansson (ranked 513 p4p, 614 weight class). The key to victory for Phol Hunter has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 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 London, Phol Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikael Johansson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Hunter looks to throw the jab but Johansson is out of range.
Hunter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hunter throws a jab when Johansson was well out of range.
Johansson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter throws a lazy right hand but Johansson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hunter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johansson throws out a counter right but Hunter avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johansson momentarily.
Johansson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunter throws out the jab.
Johansson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hunter's jab looks to have found its range, popping Johansson under the eye.
Johansson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson ducks under a wild hook from Hunter.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johansson! But no joy.
Hunter throws a hook to the side of Johansson's head but Johansson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johansson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hunter lands a head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phol Hunter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hunter 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 10:8
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 10:8
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 10:8
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phol Hunter!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mursk Ispa (ranked 4471 p4p, 5185 weight class) and Usko Raikkonen (ranked 525 p4p, 574 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 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 London, Mursk Ispa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Usko Raikkonen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
The fighters circling - Ispa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Raikkonen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Ispa misses.
Raikkonen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ispa.
Raikkonen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ispa misses with a left hand
enabling Raikkonen to counter with a crisp jab.
Raikkonen slips under a jab from Ispa.
Raikkonen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ispa throws an off balance right hand
and Raikkonen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ispa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Raikkonen misses.
Ispa throwing a counter right hand but Raikkonen manages to avoid it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Raikkonen throws a lazy right hand but Ispa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ispa throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Raikkonen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ispa swings widly with a right hand
and Raikkonen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Usko Raikkonen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Raikkonen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 9:10
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 9:10
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Usko Raikkonen!
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